There are 5 ways to get from Vienna to Prachatice by bus, train, or car
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Bus via Cicenice
best- Take the bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to České Budějovicebus N1291
6h 21mKč 613–897Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to České Budějovicebus
- Take the bus from Ceske Budejovice Central Bus Station to Pisek Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Písek,aut.nádr. to Prachatice,aut.nádr.bus 407
7h 40mKč 592–927Train
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbftrain Rjx / ...
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Ceske Budejovicetrain Ec
6h 37mKč 1,149–2,883Drive 231.7 km
- Drive from Vienna to Prachaticecar 231.7 km
3h 11mKč 950–1,372Train via Wien Westbahnhof
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Linz/Donau Hbftrain 11964 / ...
- Take the train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Ceske Budejovicetrain Ec
6h 38mKč 1,207–2,592
Vienna to Prachatice by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Vienna to Prachatice is to bus via Cicenice which costs 600 Kč - 900 Kč and takes 6h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Vienna to Prachatice is to drive which takes 3h 11m and costs 950 Kč - 1 400 Kč.
No, there is no direct bus from Vienna station to Prachatice. However, there are services departing from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz and arriving at České Budějovice via . The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 21m.
No, there is no direct train from Vienna to Prachatice. However, there are services departing from Wien Hbf and arriving at Prachatice via Linz/Donau Hbf, Ceske Budejovice and Číčenice station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 6h 37m.
The distance between Vienna and Prachatice is 285 km. The road distance is 231.7 km.
The best way to get from Vienna to Prachatice without a car is to bus via Cicenice which takes 6h 21m and costs 600 Kč - 900 Kč.
It takes approximately 6h 21m to get from Vienna to Prachatice, including transfers.
Vienna to Prachatice bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz.
Vienna to Prachatice train services, operated by Railjet, depart from Wien Hbf station.
The best way to get from Vienna to Prachatice is to bus via Cicenice which takes 6h 21m and costs 600 Kč - 900 Kč. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 1 100 Kč - 2 900 Kč and takes 6h 37m.
What companies run services between Vienna, Austria and Prachatice, Czechia?
FlixBus operates a bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to České Budějovice 4 times a week. Tickets cost Kč 480–750 and the journey takes 3h 50m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Wien Hbf to Prachatice via Linz/Donau Hbf, Ceske Budejovice, Cicenice, and Číčenice station in around 6h 37m.
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Wien Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 750–1,700
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
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- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Wien Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 490–900
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 480–900
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Website
- ÖBB Intercity
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Wien Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Kč 210–250
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Wien Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,000–1,200
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Ceske Budejovice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Kč 700–800
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Ceske Budejovice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Kč 700–800
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Wien Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 420–600
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Wien Hbf to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 500–950
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Ceske Budejovice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Kč 600–1,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 850–1,500
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Train from Linz/Donau Hbf to Ceske Budejovice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Kč 600–1,000
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- [email protected]
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Linz/Donau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- Kč 850–1,400
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to České Budějovice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 480–750
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Vienna, Central Station Südtiroler Platz to České Budějovice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 480–750
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Ceske Budejovice Central Bus Station to Pisek Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Kč 110–170
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Ceske Budejovice Central Bus Station to Pisek Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 75–130
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +420 234 704 560
- [email protected]
- Website
- pid
Bus from Písek,aut.nádr. to Prachatice,aut.nádr.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 29–40
- Website
- pid
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Booking & Getting There
Vienna to Prachatice bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at České Budějovice station.
Vienna to Prachatice train services, operated by Railjet, arrive at Linz/Donau Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Vienna to Prachatice is 232 km. It takes approximately 3h 11m to drive from Vienna to Prachatice.
There are 295+ hotels available in Prachatice.