There are 8 ways to get from Zurich to Pilsen by bus, train, car, or plane
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Bus
best- Take the bus from Zurich to Plzeňbus
7h 15mKč 950–2,100Train
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bregenztrain Ec
- Take the train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbftrain 88
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Plzen Hlavni Nadrazitrain Re
9h 33mKč 4,121–15,164Drive 542.8 km
- Drive from Zurich to Pilsencar 542.8 km
6h 6mKč 2,281–3,294Fly Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague, bus
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane ZRH - PRG
- Take the bus from Prague to Plzeňbus
5h 36mKč 2,364–5,278Train, bus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to St. Gallentrain Ic5 / ...
- Take the bus from St. Gallen Lagerstrasse to Pilsen Central Bus Stationbus : Lyon - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
9h 15mKč 1,123–3,402Fly Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane ZRH - MUC
- Take the train from Freising to Plzen Hlavni Nadrazitrain
7h 29mKč 4,474–13,678Train to Basel, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, bus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane BSL - PRG
- Take the bus from Prague to Plzeňbus
7h 5mKč 2,327–8,021Fly Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport, bus
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane ZRH - DRS
- Take the bus from Dresden to Plzeň,Terminál Hlavní nádražíbus
7h 5m
Zurich to Pilsen by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Pilsen is to bus which costs 950 Kč - 2 100 Kč and takes 7h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Pilsen is to fly and bus which takes 5h 36m and costs 2 300 Kč - 5 500 Kč.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Zurich and arriving at Plzeň. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 7h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Zurich to Pilsen. However, there are services departing from Zürich HB and arriving at Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi via Bregenz, Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof and Muenchen Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 33m.
The distance between Zurich and Pilsen is 557 km. The road distance is 542.8 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Pilsen without a car is to bus which takes 7h 15m and costs 950 Kč - 2 100 Kč.
The bus from Zurich to Plzeň takes 7h 15m including transfers and departs twice daily.
Zurich to Pilsen bus services, operated by Nobless Line, depart from Zurich station.
Zurich to Pilsen train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Zürich HB station.
The best way to get from Zurich to Pilsen is to bus which takes 7h 15m and costs 950 Kč - 2 100 Kč. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 4 100 Kč - 16 000 Kč and takes 9h 33m.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Pilsen, Czechia?
Nobless Line operates a bus from Zurich to Plzeň once daily. Tickets cost Kč 2,059 and the journey takes 7h 15m. Four other operators also service this route. Alternatively, you can take a train from Zürich HB to Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi via Bregenz, Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof, München Hbf, and Muenchen Hbf in around 9h 33m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,000–7,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,100–7,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,100–8,000
Flights from Basel to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,000–5,000
Flights from Basel to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,000–14,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 3,400–9,500
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 3,400–9,500
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,200–3,800
Flights from Zurich Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,100–8,000
Flights from Zurich Airport to Dresden Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,900–8,500
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Basel to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,000–5,000
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,000–7,500
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Basel to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- Kč 3,500–14,000
Train from Zürich HB to Bregenz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,000–3,100
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to St. Gallen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- Kč 700–2,200
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- Kč 750–2,300
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 850–3,900
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,100–2,100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 821 899 825 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
Train from Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- Arverio Bayern GmbH
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- [email protected]
- Website
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,200–8,000
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Freising to Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,900–7,000
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
- Phone
- +41 71 554 00 00
- Website
- Thurbo
Train from Zürich HB to St. Gallen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 270–550
- Schedules at
- Thurbo
- 2nd Class Ticket
- Kč 270–360
- 1st Class Ticket
- Kč 450–550
- Phone
- +420 602 333 369
- [email protected]
- Website
- noblessline.cz
Bus from Zurich to Plzeň
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 2,059
- Schedules at
- noblessline.cz
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Zurich to Plzeň
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,100–2,100
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Zurich to Plzeň
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Dresden to Plzeň,Terminál Hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zurich to Plzeň
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 1,000–1,700
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Prague to Plzeň
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 160–270
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Prague to Plzeň
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- Kč 160–270
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Zurich to Plzeň
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 950–1,400
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from St. Gallen Lagerstrasse to Pilsen Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- Kč 850–1,200
- Website
- RegioJet
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More Questions & Answers
Zurich to Pilsen bus services, operated by Nobless Line, arrive at Plzeň station.
Zurich to Pilsen train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Bregenz station.
Yes, the driving distance between Zurich to Pilsen is 543 km. It takes approximately 6h 6m to drive from Zurich to Pilsen.
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