There are 6 ways to get from Zilina to Prague by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Žilina to Praha hl.n.train Sc 240 / ...
4h 45mKč 460–1,000Bus
- Take the bus from Žilina to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus 915
6h 20mKč 900–1,400Drive 392.7 km
- Drive from Žilina to Praguecar 392.7 km
4h 31mKč 1,613–2,330Train, bus, fly
- Take the train from Zilina to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain
- Take the bus from Bratislava Main Train Station to Vienna Airportbus
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane VIE - PRG
6h 10mKč 2,276–6,332Train via Ostrava
- Take the train from Zilina to Ostrava-Svinovtrain Ec / ...
- Take the train from Ostrava-Svinov to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain Ic / ...
5h 28mKč 465–2,440Train via Nádraží Zahradní Město
- Take the train from Zilina to Praha-Zahradni Mestotrain Ic
6h 6mKč 583–950
Zilina to Prague by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zilina to Prague is to train which costs 460 Kč - 1 000 Kč and takes 4h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Zilina to Prague is to drive which takes 4h 31m and costs 1 600 Kč - 2 400 Kč.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Žilina and arriving at Praha, ÚAN Florenc. Services depart five times a week, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 6h 20m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Žilina and arriving at Praha hl.n.. Services depart five times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 4h 45m.
The distance between Zilina and Prague is 456 km. The road distance is 392.7 km.
The best way to get from Zilina to Prague without a car is to train which takes 4h 45m and costs 460 Kč - 1 000 Kč.
The train from Žilina to Praha hl.n. takes 4h 45m including transfers and departs five times a day.
Zilina to Prague bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Žilina station.
Zilina to Prague train services, operated by Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK), depart from Žilina station.
The best way to get from Zilina to Prague is to train which takes 4h 45m and costs 460 Kč - 1 000 Kč. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 900 Kč - 1 400 Kč and takes 6h 20m.
What companies run services between Zilina, Slovakia and Prague, Czechia?
Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK) operates a train from Žilina to Praha hl.n. 3 times a day. Tickets cost Kč 500–1,000 and the journey takes 4h 45m. Two other operators also service this route. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Žilina to Praha, ÚAN Florenc 5 times a week. Tickets cost Kč 900–1,400 and the journey takes 6h 20m.
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,900–5,500
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- [email protected]
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Žilina to Praha hl.n.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Kč 500–1,000
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Zilina to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 230–430
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Zilina to Ostrava-Svinov
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 130–240
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Ostrava-Svinov to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- Kč 410–750
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Žilina to Praha hl.n.
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 500–900
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Zilina to Ostrava-Svinov
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Kč 130–230
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Ostrava-Svinov to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 410–700
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Zilina to Praha-Zahradni Mesto
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 550–950
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- [email protected]
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Žilina to Praha hl.n.
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 460–700
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Zilina to Ostrava-Svinov
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 110–170
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Ostrava-Svinov to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 350–550
- Website
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Ostrava-Svinov to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 750–1,200
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Ostrava-Svinov to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- Kč 900–1,700
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Ostrava-Svinov to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,141
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Žilina to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 900–1,400
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +421 2 55 422 734
- [email protected]
- Website
- Slovak Lines
Bus from Bratislava Main Train Station to Vienna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- Kč 210–330
- Website
- Slovak Lines
- [email protected]
- Website
- levitour.sk
Bus from Bratislava Main Train Station to Vienna Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 180–240
- Schedules at
- levitour.sk
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Booking & Getting There
Zilina to Prague bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Praha, ÚAN Florenc station.
Zilina to Prague train services, operated by Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK), arrive at Praha hl.n. station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zilina to Prague is 393 km. It takes approximately 4h 31m to drive from Zilina to Prague.
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