City to city
Warsaw to Prague by train
Warszawa Centralna → Praha hlavní nádraží
- Fastest
- ≈ 8h 14m
- Typical
- ≈ 9h 08m
- Direct trains
- Yes
- Fewest changes
- 0
- Operators
- PKP Intercity, Leo Express, České dráhy, a.s., RegioJet,a.s.
Trains link Warsaw (Warszawa Centralna) and Prague (Praha hlavní nádraží) in about 8h 14m at best, with no changes needed.
How long does the train from Warsaw to Prague take?
The fastest trains cover Warsaw to Prague in about 8h 14m; a typical journey takes around 9h 08m.
Is there a direct train from Warsaw to Prague?
Yes: direct trains run between Warszawa Centralna and Praha hlavní nádraží.
Is the train or a flight faster from Warsaw to Prague?
A typical flight works out roughly 5h 15m quicker door to door (about 4h 10m against 9h 30m by train, once airport time is counted) — but the train emits about 3× less CO₂e, even on conservative official emission factors.
- Train, door to door
- ≈ 9h 30m
- Flight, door to door
- ≈ 4h 10m (est.)
- CO₂e per passenger
- ~22 kg train · ~70 kg plane
Flight time and emissions are transparent estimates, not airline schedules — method, factors and all 109 compared pairs on Train vs plane in Europe.
Legendary routes through Warsaw or Prague
- EIP Pendolino Warsaw → Kraków
- EIP Pendolino Warsaw → Gdańsk
- Railjet Prague → Vienna
- European Sleeper Brussels → Prague
Sleepers too: night trains from Warsaw · night trains from Prague.
More trains from Warsaw
- Warsaw → Łódź ≈ 1h 05m · direct
- Warsaw → Poznań ≈ 2h 18m · direct
- Warsaw → Gdańsk ≈ 2h 25m · direct
- Warsaw → Katowice ≈ 2h 30m · direct
- Warsaw → Kraków ≈ 2h 47m · direct
- Warsaw → Wrocław ≈ 3h 35m · direct
More train routes in Poland · Czechia · Austria.
Journey figures are typical values sampled from public European schedule data; exact times vary by day. Always check the operator when booking.