Hamburg to Prague bus: 5.3 a day, fastest 8h15

5.3 a dayfastest 8h15☾ 2 overnight busesFlixBus🇩🇪 Germany → 🇨🇿 Czechia

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HamburgSoltauHanoverBrunswickLeipzigChemnitzPrague· 491 km as the crow flies

05:00 → 13:15
FlixBus 1926
Hamburg central bus station → Prague (Main Railway Station) · via Berlin
8h152 stops
Runs: Daily from Fri 6 Nov, not Wed 11 Nov, Thu 12 NovBook on FlixBus ↗
07:30 → 15:50
FlixBus N1908
Hamburg central bus station → Prague (Main Railway Station) · via Berlin, Dresden
8h203 stops
Runs: Tue, Fri, SatBook on FlixBus ↗
09:50 → 20:20
FlixBus 182
Hamburg central bus station → Prague (Central Bus Station Florenc) · via Soltau, Hanover, Brunswick, Leipzig…
10h3010 stops
Runs: Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
10:30 → 21:00
FlixBus 1926
Hamburg central bus station → Prague (Central Bus Station Florenc) · via Berlin, Leipzig, Dresden
10h303 stops
Runs: Only Mon 19 Oct, Wed 21 Oct, Sat 24 Oct, Mon 26 Oct, Wed 28 Oct…Book on FlixBus ↗
13:20 → 21:40
FlixBus N160
Hamburg central bus station → Prague (Central Bus Station Florenc) · via Berlin, Dresden
8h204 stops
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
16:30 → 02:50⁺¹
FlixBus N66
Hamburg central bus station → Prague (Main Railway Station) · via Hanover, Brunswick, Magdeburg, Halle…
10h205 stops
Runs: Wed to Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗
19:00 → 06:55⁺¹
FlixBus N881 ☾ Overnight
Hamburg central bus station → Prague (Main Railway Station) · via Bremen, Hanover, Hildesheim, Brunswick…
11h557 stops
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, SunThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 19:00 → 05:55+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
23:00 → 08:00⁺¹
FlixBus N70 ☾ Overnight
Hamburg central bus station → Prague (Central Bus Station Florenc) · via Berlin, Dresden
9h005 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 23:00 → 07:00+1)Book on FlixBus ↗

Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: FlixBus (file of 11 Oct 2026). Checked Sun 18 Oct 2026; they cover 18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026. Timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. Contains FlixBus timetable data (FlixMobility, transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. How we build this.

Bus, train or plane

Fastest door to door: the plane (4h20). The bus takes 4h35 longer.

Bus · fastest direct8h55

To Hamburg central bus station13 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus 19268h15
From Prague (Main Railway Station)12 min

Train · fastest direct6h03

Before departure10 min
rj 3835h52
From Praha hlavní nádraží1 min

Plane · nonstop HAM to PRG4h20

To Hamburg (HAM)30 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight HAM to PRG1h25
Landing to exit20 min
From PRG35 min

City centre to city centre. Getting to stops, stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Bus: be at the stop 15 min before. Plane: check-in and security 1h30 before, then getting out after landing; flight time typical for the distance. Train: pickthetrain's door-to-door time.

Train instead?

3.2 a daydirect trains, fastest 5h41

České dráhy. No change of train, from the operators' official timetables.

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Flying instead?

1 airline fly Hamburg to Prague nonstop. Book on the airline's own site:

easyJet from 2026-10-26HAM→PRGBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Hamburg to Prague?

Yes. 5.3 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Hamburg to Prague?

The fastest takes 8h15; the slowest 11h55, for 491 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 05:00 and the latest at 23:00, local time in Hamburg. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Hamburg to Prague?

Yes: 2 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 19:00 arriving 06:55 the next morning.

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