Pardubice to Košice

Compare trains, coaches, flights and ferries from Pardubice to Košice. From €23.83, fastest 4h 4m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Travelling from Pardubice to Košice costs €23.83 at the cheapest and takes 4h 4m door to door at the fastest, across 2 modes and 2 operators. The route covers 487 km. Cheapest is by Coach, fastest is by Train.

Checked 9 September 2026Priced for 28 September 2026One passenger, all fees included

At a glance

Distance
487 km
Fastest
4h 4m
Average
5h 59m
Services per day
6
Cheapest
€23.83
CO2 per passenger
14.6 kg
Door to door

Every way to make this journey

Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on 28 September 2026.

Door to door means the whole journey, including reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. Fares are the cheapest sold on each mode.
ModeDoor to doorMovingAt the endsFromCO2Per day
Train4h 5m3h 21m44m€69.6416.1 kg5
Coach7h 15m6h 31m44m€27.1313.1 kg1
  • 4h 5mFastest, by Train
  • €27.13Cheapest, by Coach
  • 13.1 kgLowest CO2, by Coach
  • 487 kmDistance travelled
Real services

The cheapest and the fastest on 28 September 2026

Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.

Cheapest€23.83
  1. FlixBus FB119806:506h 31m13:21Heřmanův Městec, nádražíKošice, AS

Door to door 7h 15mCO2 13.1 kgChanges 0Changeable for a fee

Fastest€65.24
  1. České Dráhy D828806:363h 21m09:57Pardubice hlavní nádražíKošice railway station

Door to door 4h 5mCO2 16.1 kgChanges 0Refundable

Today's real departures

Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modelled until our booking connectors are live.

Today's real departures
OperatorServiceDepartsArrivesTakes
České dráhy, a.s.2 changesSp 147608:0516:538h 54m
ARRIVA vlaky s.r.o.3 changesR 106609:0316:537h 56m
České dráhy, a.s.2 changesSp 147810:0518:238h 24m
České dráhy, a.s.3 changesOs 535910:1918:238h 10m
ARRIVA vlaky s.r.o.2 changesR 106811:0318:427h 45m
Dopravní podnik města Pardubic a.s.1 changes65501013:3321:187h 57m
Dopravní podnik města Pardubic a.s.2 changes65501013:3321:177h 56m

Prices over the next three weeks

Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of travelling are marked.

Cheapest fare by mode and day for Pardubice to Košice
Cheapest fare by mode and day for Pardubice to KošiceThu10 SeptFri11 SeptSat12 SeptSun13 SeptMon14 SeptTue15 SeptWed16 SeptThu17 SeptFri18 SeptSat19 SeptSun20 SeptMon21 SeptTue22 SeptWed23 Sept
Coach€82.68€59.58€51.88€52.98€45.28€34.83€47.48€40.33€45.83€38.68€43.63€27.13€32.63€36.48
Train€159.84€138.39€121.34€111.44€81.74€104.84€89.99€89.44€88.89€78.44€85.04€69.64€76.79€72.94

Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €23.83

Arriving in September changes what you want from a room in Košice. It is not a thing we sell, so here is who does.

A hotel room

Rooms within reach of Košice railway station

Hotels and flats near the centre, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.

Partner links. We do not sell accommodation. We earn a commission when a booking completes, and it never changes what you pay.

Booking window

When to book Pardubice to Košice

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €24.3890 days
  2. €25.4860 days
  3. €23.2845 days
  4. €28.2330 days
  5. €24.9321 days
  6. €36.4814 days
  7. €47.487 days
  8. €51.883 days
  9. €82.681 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €23.28.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 255 percent. The dearest point is €82.68, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€82.68€23.281371421304560

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 45 days ahead. You are inside that window.

Day of the week

Which departure day costs least

Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.

  1. €43.63Sun
  2. €27.13Mon
  3. €32.63Tue
  4. €36.48Wed
  5. €40.33Thu
  6. €45.83Fri
  7. €39.23Sat
Across the year

How the fare moves month by month

The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.

  1. €34.83Sept
  2. €33.18Oct
  3. €26.58Nov
  4. €21.63Dec
  5. €27.68Jan
  6. €23.28Feb

The route

PardubicePardubiceKošiceKošice
The journey

What the journey actually looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

Direct or connecting
33% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 67% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 487 km against 423 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Ostrava, Zlín, Olomouc, Bielsko-Biala. The gap between arriving and leaving is 91 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 11 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
First and last departure
The first service of the day leaves Pardubice at 06:36 and the last at 07:30, across 5 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Terminals

Where you leave from and where you arrive

The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.

Pardubice

Rail
  • Pardubice hlavní nádraží
  • Pardubice-Rosice nad Labem (train station)
  • Holice
Coach
  • Heřmanův Městec, nádraží
  • Heřmanův Městec, náměstí
Air
  • PED

Košice

Rail
  • Košice railway station
  • Košice-Predmestie railway station
  • Barca
Coach
  • Košice, AS
  • Košice, Autobusová stanica
Air
  • KSC

KSC is not in Košice, and the road in from it is the part of the trip nobody plans. We sell the flight and stop at the terminal door.

A taxi rank outside an airport terminal

Getting from KSC into Košice?

Settled in advance, so the ride into Košice costs what it said it would rather than what the rank says.

Partner links. We do not operate transfers. We earn a commission on a booking, and the fare is the same as going direct.

Carriers

Who runs this route

Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.

Every operator we sell on this corridor. Speed is the carrier's own typical cruising speed, not the average over this route.
OperatorFromFastestTypical speedFlexibilityOn board
České Dráhy€60.294h 4m140 km/hRefundablePower sockets, Wi-Fi
FlixBus€23.837h 10m72 km/hChangeablePower sockets, Toilets, Wi-Fi
  • České Dráhy
  • FlixBus
The price

What the fare is made of

Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.

The cheapest Coach fare we sell on 2026-09-28, broken into its parts. Nothing is added after this.
PartAmountShare
Operator fare€18.5078%
Taxes€1.858%
Supplier fees€1.496%
Our service fee€1.998%
Total you pay€23.83100%

The train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.

Left luggage lockers

Somewhere to leave the bags in Košice?

Shops, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the opening hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.

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Questions about Pardubice to Košice

The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.

How long does it take to get from Pardubice to Košice?

The fastest journey from Pardubice to Košice takes 4h 4m door to door, of which 3h 21m is spent moving, on the Train. Most services take around 5h 59m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

How much does it cost to travel from Pardubice to Košice?

The cheapest fare from Pardubice to Košice is €23.83, checked on 28 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €61.67. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.

What is the cheapest way to get from Pardubice to Košice?

The cheapest way from Pardubice to Košice is by Coach, at €27.13 for one passenger on 28 September 2026. That journey takes 7h 15m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.

What is the fastest way to get from Pardubice to Košice?

The fastest way from Pardubice to Košice is by Train, at 4h 5m door to door. Only 3h 21m of that is spent moving; the remaining 44m is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. The cheapest fare on that mode is €69.64.

When should I book Pardubice to Košice?

Fares from Pardubice to Košice bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €23.28. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 255 percent, measured on 28 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Pardubice to Košice?

Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Pardubice to Košice, at €27.13. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on 28 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Pardubice to Košice?

December is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Pardubice to Košice, at €21.63 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.

Who runs services from Pardubice to Košice?

2 operators sell services from Pardubice to Košice across 2 modes: České Dráhy, FlixBus. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.

Is there a direct service from Pardubice to Košice?

33 percent of the services we sell from Pardubice to Košice are direct. The rest connect at Ostrava, Zlín, Olomouc, Bielsko-Biala, with about 91 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.

How much CO2 does the journey from Pardubice to Košice produce?

Travelling from Pardubice to Košice by Coach produces about 13.1 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Train produces about 16.1 kg, roughly 1 times as much for one passenger.

Which station or terminal do services from Pardubice to Košice use?

Services from Pardubice to Košice by Train leave from Pardubice hlavní nádraží and arrive at Košice railway station. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.

Can I change or refund a ticket from Pardubice to Košice?

2 of the 2 operators we sell from Pardubice to Košice allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.

Where these numbers come from

Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.

Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modelled number pass for a filed one.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Pardubice to Košice on 9 September 2026: 487 km of route against 423 km in a straight line, 6 services a day, 2 operators, a cheapest fare of €23.83, and 4h 4m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

Plenty of what is worth seeing sits outside Košice and elsewhere in Slovakia. None of it is ours to sell.

A guided tour group

What to book in Košice before you go

The tickets worth having in advance, because the queue at the door is usually the whole morning.

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