European travel tips on how to get to Vienna from Prague by train and bus: prices, timetables, useful links. Find out how to easily and inexpensively get to the capital of Austria.
Since your trip passes through the capitals of the Czech Republic and Austria, it will certainly be useful for you to learn about the free museums in Vienna and Prague.
How to get to Vienna from Prague by train
The capital of Austria is easily accessible by train: from Prague to Vienna there are 7 direct trains. All of them depart from the central station of Prague - Praha hl.n. The earliest trains, EC 71 Gustav Mahler and EC 73 Smetana, leave at 04:39 and 06:39, respectively. Travel time is 4 hours 45 minutes. In addition, there are also night flights, for example, the train EN 477 Metropol / 407 2, which departs from Prague at 23:45. Train schedule Prague-Vienna see here: www.cd.cz/spojeni. To download the train schedule, you need to register in the system.
Look for interesting excursions on the Sputnik and Tripster websites. Individual and group, no crowds of tourists and in Russian.
Train tickets to Vienna are most profitable to buy electronic (only for the second class), they cost an average of 19 euros (540 CZK). Here you can calculate the cost of your ticket.
The cost of ordinary paper tickets for the Prague - Vienna train is not indicated, it is proposed to call and inquire.
How to get to Vienna from Prague by bus
The cheapest way to travel by buses of the Czech company Student Agency... A bus ticket from Prague to Vienna will cost € 16.20 if you are under 26 years old. For those over 26 years old, the ticket will cost 18 euros. The ticket can be purchased online here: bustickets.studentagency.eu. It is not necessary to print it, you can only write down the number and tell it to the conductor.
Student Agency buses are very comfortable: comfortable seats, multimedia computers, free Wi-Fi and sockets, as well as meals on long-distance flights.
It is worth noting that Student Agency has a great option to save time and money. It is called Credit ticket and is valid if you open your account in the system, from which you will pay for trips.
To find out how much a discounted ticket will cost, you need to put a tick in front of the inscription in the search form "Our tip! The cheapest traveling with credit ticket", and the system will give you routes with discounted prices. In order to receive a discount, you need to register, log in to the system using your username and deposit at least 300 kroons into your account.
A bus ticket Prague - Vienna can also be purchased on the website of the well-known Eurolines company - elines.cz. However, the ticket price is slightly higher than that of the Student Agency: for people between the ages of 26 and 59, the ticket costs 590 kroons (21.14 euros), and for those under 26, the ticket costs 19 euros (531 kroons). ... There are also different rates for different age groups.
In addition, for those who do not know how to get to Vienna from Prague, the following resource will be useful, where you can also search for train and bus tickets: jizdnirady.idnes.cz.
Transfer Prague - Vienna
Another way to get from Prague to Vienna is a private transfer. You can order it on the Kiwi Taxi service. Travel time is approximately 3.5 hours. You can choose a car of any class - from economy to premium; it is also possible to order multi-seat cars (minivans and minibuses).
Book your Vienna hotel in advance with Roomguru. Cost - from $ 50 per night for two.
Car rent
The best way to travel is by car. You can rent a car on the Rentalcars.com website. The rental price depends on the class of the car and starts from $ 40 per day.
Enjoy your travels!
