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3 budget ways to travel from Prague to Český Krumlov


A trip from Prague to beautiful UNESCO Český Krumlov takes roughly 3 hours and there are several budget-friendly options on how to travel there. If you wake up early enough, Český Krumlov can be just a day trip from Prague. I´d like to share with you 3 way how to get to Český Krumlov as cheap as possible.

In this article you learn how to get to Český Krumlov on a budget. We wrote this article to give you the best tips from them on how to travel from Prague to Český Krumlov and how to find your shuttle, bus or train easily.

In order to find your train or bus schedule in the Czech republic visit www.idos.cz. Idos has also it’s own mobile app. Czech it out 🙂

Shuttle, buses or trains get you to Český Krumlov

Logo of Český Krumlov company CK Shuttle.
  1. Shuttle (from 40 EURO per person) – this is the most convenient option as it’s door to door service. Shuttles drive from Prague, Salzburg, Hallstadt to Český Krumlov on daily basis. Book your shuttle to Český Krumlov on CK Shuttlebus or CK Shuttle.
  2. Bus (from 3 to 14 EURO) – the cheapest option and also very convenient. Buses go straight from Prague to Český Krumlov main bus station.  The main bus stop is only 10 minutes away from the center of Český Krumlov on feet which makes travelling by bus really practical. Buses go to Český Krumlov every hour.
    There are two companies going from Prague to Český Krumlov regularly and it´s necessary to book your bus tickets online in advance. Regiojet or Flix Bus are two companies offering straight bus connection from Prague to Český Krumlov. They have similar prices, a bus ticket to Český Krumlov costs from 8-10 EURO. 
    SAVE TIME! When leaving Český Krumlov back to Prague we recommend leaving from a bus stop right behind Český Krumlov castle called Špičák. Buses stop at the main bus station first and arrive to Špičák 5 minutes later. The stop is much closer to the center of the town than the main bus station. 

  3. Train (8 EURO) – trains in the Czech Republic are not the fastest but they are reliable and you can see beautiful nature while going from Prague to Český Krumlov. Some trains go directly from Prague to Český Krumlov but sometimes you have to transfer in České Budějovice. We recommend taking a bus from České Budějovice to Český Krumlov because the bus station is really close to Český Krumlov historical center (unlike the train station). Changing to bus it´s not a big deal – the bus station in České Budějovice is just across the street from the train station on top of „Mercury” shopping mall.

Czech railways

 

You can save your time and discover the town on a WISEMAN FREE TOUR that runs daily at 10:30 AM or 2 PM and the tour ends just 5 minutes away from Špičák bus stop.