Cheapest and fastest land ways to travel from Cologne to Prague?
I am planning to travel from Cologne (Köln) to Prague. Some one suggested me to search for some cheap flight. But, I want to avoid this. What are the other best possibilities to travel from Köln to Prague (best means cheap and time saving)?
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Do you know about Mitfahrergelegenheit (Carpool)? Though it's more than just carpooling, it includes buses and trains. This website is a good start. From my experience and experiences of others, it's mostly safe and you also get to meet new people.
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How do I get from Prague to Cologne?
The fastest way to get from Prague to Cologne is to fly which takes 3h 52m and costs 1 100 K\u010d - 5 500 K\u010d. Is there a direct bus between Prague and Cologne? Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Prague N\xe1m\u011bst\xed M\xedru and arriving at Cologne Unter Kaster.Can I take a train to Prague?
Taking the train from Vienna to Prague is super easy. Railjet, which operates mainly in Austria, is also one of the nicest train lines in Europe \u2013 and it ranks among the fastest trains in Europe!Is there a direct train from Munich to Prague?
There are 7 direct trains from Munich to Prague each day.Can you take a train from Poland to Prague?
Is there a direct train between Poland and Prague? Yes, there is a direct train departing from Warszawa Centralna and arriving at Praha Hlavni Nadrazi. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 8h 47m.Fast \u0026 Cheap: From Prague Airport to the City Centre for just 1.2 EUR (2021 Honest Guide)
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The fastest option is to take an ICE train to Nuremberg and travel onward by bus from there. Total travel time is around 7.5 hours. The ICE trains as well as most buses between Nuremberg and Prague are sold through Bahn.de, if you book well in advance you can get tickets for around €40, buying on departure at the station can cost upwards of €150. There is also a slower direct overnight train with similar pricing.
There several bus companies that offer direct buses from Cologne to Prague for around €30 to €60 euros regardless of time of booking. At least four different bus companies travel overnight and one by day. Travel time is 10-12 hours. Busbud lists departures and prices (full disclosure: I work on this project).
If you don't mind the organizational work, carpooling is an option, BlaBlaCar and Carpooling.co.uk are the main sites.
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You have got some good answers already but if you want to explore what's possible with the train, one nifty tool is the DB “Sparpreis finder”. It's basically another interface to their booking engine but instead of specifying a time and seeing a handful of detailed connections ordered chronologically, you can specify a date and see all connections ordered by fare. You can also navigate easily from one day to the next. It's particularly useful if you are somewhat flexible regarding the date and want to find the cheapest discount fares on your route.
NB: My link is in German, I don't know if it's available in English. Most options should be self-explaining, the only somewhat counterintuitive thing is that to search trains to Prague, you first need to click “Start oder Ziel außerhalb Deutschlands” (point of departure or arrival outside Germany”), then leave “Ziel außerhalb Deutschlands” (destination outside Germany”) selected and choose “Tschechische Republik (CZE)”. When you come back to the main screen, the destination field will have been replaced with a list of Czech train stations.
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