Book early and save: Yes
Online bookings open: 3 months ahead of the travel date
Book 1st class ticket journey tickets on DB and your seat reservation is included - but they're optional when booking 2nd class tickets, or if you will be travelling with a 1st or 2nd class rail pass.
When making an online booking, check that you’re looking at booking info for the direct trains.
On the DB booking site look for journeys that have:
- 0 in the Chg. column
- EC (and only EC) in the Products column.
This is a journey on which finding the cheapest tickets can be a quest, so it can help if you can also be flexible with your travel date(s).
Our step-by-step guide to booking train tickets (and reservations) on the DB (German national railways) website is available HERE.
Ticket Provider | Approximate Cost | |
---|---|---|
DB Bahn | from €27.90 | |
Omio | from €27.90 | |
Trainline | from €29 | |
cd.cz | from 938 CZK |
Final Destination: Budapest or Praha/Prag (German spelling)
All trains also call at: Dresden, Bad Schandau and Decin
Arriving in Praha/Prague:
Don't assume that you have to leave the train at Praha hl.n. - the main station in the city.
These trains first call at Praha-Holešovice and this station has easier connections (by tram) to some parts of the city, particularly by the river - including The King Charles Bridge.
Like Praha hl.n. station it is also served by Line C of the Prague Metro, so if your final destination in the city is located along Line C, you'll have a quicker journey if you leave the train at Praha-Holešovice.
It takes more than 10 minutes for these trains to travel on to Praha hl.n from Praha-Holešovice.
The train journey from Hamburg to Prague/Prag:
Type of Scenery: River
Star Rating: **
The majority of the journey by this EC train from Hamburg to Prague isn't particularly scintillating.
Between Berlin and Dresden you will be travelling across flat farm land, but try to stay awake!
The highlight of the journey is the final 90 mins between Dresden and Prague.
The train travels through the beautiful Elbe River valley, but sit on the left of the train (when facing the direction of travel) for the best views.
Final Destination: Budapest or Praha/Prag (German spelling)
All trains also call at: Dresden, Bad Schandau and Decin
Arriving in Praha/Prague:
Don't assume that you have to leave the train at Praha hl.n. - the main station in the city.
These trains first call at Praha-Holešovice and this station has easier connections (by tram) to some parts of the city, particularly by the river - including The King Charles Bridge.
Like Praha hl.n. station it is also served by Line C of the Prague Metro, so if your final destination in the city is located along Line C, you'll have a quicker journey if you leave the train at Praha-Holešovice.
It takes more than 10 minutes for these trains to travel on to Praha hl.n from Praha-Holešovice.
The train journey from Hamburg to Prague/Prag:
Type of Scenery: River
Star Rating: **
The majority of the journey by this EC train from Hamburg to Prague isn't particularly scintillating.
Between Berlin and Dresden you will be travelling across flat farm land, but try to stay awake!
The highlight of the journey is the final 90 mins between Dresden and Prague.
The train travels through the beautiful Elbe River valley, but sit on the left of the train (when facing the direction of travel) for the best views.
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