How to Get from Prague to Munich
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Payment details · no deposit, pay at the end of the trip if you like
Munich is 380 kilometres from Prague — about four and a quarter hours by road. This is the one route out of Prague where the train is the worst option rather than the obvious one, and it is worth understanding why before you book anything. This page compares every way to make the trip; if you have already decided on a car, prices and booking are on the Prague to Munich transfer page.
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Route from Prague to Munich
Why the train is slow here
Prague and Munich are no further apart than Prague and Vienna, but the railway between them was never modernised. The direct service runs on a single-track line through the Bohemian Forest, with a change of traction at the border, and takes around six hours — longer than the trip to Vienna over a shorter distance. On every other route out of Prague the train is competitive. On this one it is not.
The four options compared
| Option | Time | Roughly | What it is really like |
|---|---|---|---|
| Train | ~6 h | €25–50 | Direct but slow, single track most of the way. Pretty scenery through the Bohemian Forest and a very long afternoon. Choose it only if the journey itself is the point. |
| Coach | ~5 h | €15–30 | Faster than the train and cheaper — the sensible budget option on this route, which is unusual. Departures from Florenc, arrival at Munich’s central bus station beside the Hackerbrücke. |
| Flying | ~1 h in the air | varies | Looks quick, is not. Munich Airport sits thirty kilometres outside the city, so add the transfers at both ends and you are back to most of a day. |
| Private transfer | ~4 h 15 | 350 € per car | The fastest way to do it on the ground, door to door. Priced per car, with stops in Plzeň, Regensburg or Nuremberg at no extra charge. |
Which one should you take
Travelling alone and counting every euro? The coach. On this route it beats the train on both time and price, which almost never happens.
Two or more, or with luggage? A transfer. Divided by three or four people it is close to the coach in cost and nearly an hour quicker than anything else, and you leave when you want rather than when Flixbus does.
Flying into Munich and continuing to Prague? This is the common case, and the airport makes it worse: MUC is thirty kilometres north-east of the city, so every public route to Prague starts by going back into Munich. A car collects you at the terminal and drives east.
Want the journey to be part of the trip? Then the road, with stops. See below.
Stops worth making
Plzeň — forty minutes out of Prague, home of Pilsner Urquell. The brewery tour is about two hours, and you are not the one driving.
Regensburg — a UNESCO old town on the Danube with a medieval stone bridge, almost exactly halfway and barely off the motorway.
Nuremberg — the castle and the old town, and in December one of the oldest Christmas markets in Germany.
None of them costs extra on a transfer; they simply make the day longer. Tell us when you book and we plan the timing around them.
Our transfer: hotel pick-up in Prague at the time you choose, door-to-door in Munich or straight to the airport — 350 € for the whole car, one way.
See the Prague to Munich transfer → · or the day trip with the driver waiting →
Practical notes
Take your passport. Both countries are in the Schengen area, but Germany runs temporary checks at its land borders, the Czech one included, so the police may stop your car, coach or train at Rozvadov–Waidhaus or soon after it. Every passenger needs a passport or national ID card.
German motorways are free for cars and much of the A6 and A9 has no speed limit; you still need a Czech vignette for the D5 as far as the border.
Oktoberfest changes everything. From mid-September to the first weekend of October, Munich hotels, trains and coaches fill months ahead and the last kilometres into the city are slow. Book early and allow extra time.
The currency changes. Prague uses Czech crowns, Munich uses euros. Cards work almost everywhere on both sides; change nothing at the border.
Going the other way: Munich to Prague
The railway is just as bad in this direction — that is the one thing worth repeating. There is no fast line between the two cities, so the coach beats the train northbound exactly as it does southbound, and the road beats both.
What makes the return different is who takes it. A large share of it is people arriving into Munich Airport and continuing to Prague, which is a different problem from getting between two city centres: you land with luggage, possibly late, and the coach station is not where you are.
If you are doing this leg by car, see the Munich to Prague transfer.
Arriving at Munich Airport
Munich Airport is thirty kilometres north-east of the city, and every public route to Prague starts by going back into Munich: the S1 or S8 to the Hauptbahnhof takes about forty minutes, and then the coach or the train. Count on six to seven hours from landing to Prague, and more if the flight is late and you miss a connection. A car from the terminal drives east directly and takes about four and a half — details on the Munich to Prague transfer page.
Frequently asked questions
How long does it take to get from Prague to Munich?
About four and a quarter hours by road for 380 kilometres. The train takes around six, the coach about five.
Why is the train from Prague to Munich so slow?
The line was never modernised. It is single track through the Bohemian Forest with a change of traction at the border, so six hours is normal.
Is there a direct train from Prague to Munich?
Yes, but it takes around six hours on a single-track line through the Bohemian Forest. The coach is roughly an hour faster and usually cheaper.
What is the cheapest way from Prague to Munich?
The coach, at roughly €15–30 booked ahead. On this route it is both cheaper and faster than the train.
Can we stop in Regensburg or Nuremberg?
Yes. A short stop costs nothing extra on a transfer; longer waiting is quoted when you book.
Where does the coach to Munich leave from in Prague?
From Florenc, Prague’s main bus station. It arrives at Munich’s central bus station (ZOB) beside the Hackerbrücke S-Bahn stop, one stop from the Hauptbahnhof.
How do I get from Munich Airport to Prague?
By public transport, take the S-Bahn into Munich first (about forty minutes), then the coach or the train — six to seven hours in all. By car from the terminal it is about four and a half.
Going by car
Decided on a car? Prices for every class, Munich Airport pick-ups and online booking are on the Prague to Munich transfer page. Questions first? Write to us on +420 773 477 799 (WhatsApp, Viber, Telegram) or cz@cztransfer.com.
