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Prague → Zurich

1 a weekfastest 14h49České dráhyIntercity

Direct trains · no change

  • 18:31 → 09:20+1
    EC 458 Intercity
    Praha hlavní nádraží → Zürich HB · via Dresden, Leipzig, Frankfurt, Mannheim
    14h4914 stops
    Runs: Only Sat 3 Octopen data confirms only these dates; it may run on othersČeské dráhy ↗
  • 18:31 → 09:50+1
    EC 458 Intercity
    Praha hlavní nádraží → Zürich HB · via Dresden, Leipzig, Frankfurt, Mannheim
    15h1914 stops
    Runs: Only Fri 2 Octopen data confirms only these dates; it may run on othersČeské dráhy ↗

Local times at each station. From official open timetable data (czptt, de_delfi) for 28 Sep – 25 Oct 2026; timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. How we build this.

Door to door vs flying

The plane is faster by 10h58
Train · fastest direct15h00
  • To Praha hlavní nádraží1 min
  • Before departure10 min
  • EC 45814h49
Plane · nonstop PRG–ZRH4h02
  • To Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)35 min
  • Check-in & security1h30
  • Flight PRG–ZRH1h25
  • Landing to exit20 min
  • From ZRH12 min

From city centre to city centre unless you pick otherwise. Getting to stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Airport: check-in & security 1h30 before, 20 min to get out after landing. Flight time is typical for the distance. Nonstop airlines: Swiss International Air Lines.