Berlin to Prague Route Board

One line runs south out of Berlin, down the Elbe through Saxon Switzerland and across the border into Bohemia. Pick your travel day to see which of the direct trains actually run, where the line is cut, and how many hours you would really get in Prague if you came back the same evening.

Your travel day out of Berlin

Train runs Bus replaces the train

Direct trains that day, Berlin Hbf to Praha hl.n.

The bus, for comparison

FlixBus lists around 25 departures a day from Berlin, with a fastest scheduled run of 3 hours 40 minutes. RegioJet runs the same corridor from Südkreuz.
Buses leave from several points across Berlin and land at Florenc, which is two metro stops out from the old town rather than a walk from it.
The bus is the one that keeps running when the railway does not, and it takes the motorway, so its risk is traffic rather than trackwork.

Scheduled times checked on 7 September 2026, and the Monday engineering work on the German side of the border runs until 12 December 2026. Confirm your exact date before you book at int.bahn.de.