Essen to Prague bus
Buses from Essen to Prague start at $25.68.
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The Buses from Essen to Prague starts at $25.68, run by 1 operator over 542 km. Fares bottom out about 45 days before departure.
- 8h 37mDoor to door
- 7h 53mMoving
- $55.56From
- 00:15 to 06:20First and last departure
- 2Per day
- 18.4 kgCO2
8h 37m
7h 53m
$55.56
00:15 to 06:20
2
18.4 kg12Go issues the ticket, and you book it here on Orlero.
Buying this trip
Pick a departure for Essen to Prague and pay on tickets.orlero.com, our booking site.
The price is the one 12Go sets, with every fee shown before you pay.
Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about $75.42Thu8
- about $54.79Fri9
- about $45.70Sat10
- about $54.19Sun11
- about $48.12Mon12
- about $46.31Tue13
- about $41.45Wed14
- about $52.97Thu15
- about $49.94Fri16
- about $51.16Sat17
- about $48.12Sun18
- about $36.60Mon19
- about $39.63Tue20
- about $28.71Wed21
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
Bus operators
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 FlixBus | $25.68 | 7h 48m | 72 km/h | Changeable | Power outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi |
The bus gets you into Prague. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
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When to book Essen to Prague
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- $29.3190 days
- $31.7560 days
- $26.2845 days
- $28.1030 days
- $37.2021 days
- $28.7114 days
- $41.457 days
- $45.703 days
- $75.421 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at $26.28.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 187 percent. The most expensive point is $75.42, 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.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- $48.12Sun
- $36.60Mon
- $39.63Tue
- $37.20Wed
- $52.97Thu
- $49.94Fri
- $45.70Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
Essen
Bus- Essen Freiheit
- Essen Hbf
Prague
- Praha Florenc
- Nádraží Modřany
What the journey looks like
- Direct or connecting
- 25% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 75% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 542 km against 542 km in a straight line, a detour of 0 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Köln, Leipzig, Dresden. The gap between arriving and leaving is 51 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 18 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.
Questions about Essen to Prague
The questions people actually ask about this trip, 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 the Coach from Essen to Prague take?
The Coach from Essen to Prague covers 542 km. Each operator's own departure and arrival times for the date you pick are in the search at the top of this page, beside the total price.
How much does the Coach from Essen to Prague cost?
The Coach from Essen to Prague starts at $25.68 for one passenger, as of October 7, 2026. A typical fare is $25.68. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Coach from Essen to Prague?
One operator runs the Coach from Essen to Prague: FlixBus. The operator table on this page sets out fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.
Which terminal does the Coach from Essen to Prague use?
The Coach from Essen to Prague leaves from Essen Freiheit and arrives at Praha Florenc. Allow about 44m for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one. That time is already inside every door to door figure quoted on this page.
When should I book the Coach from Essen to Prague?
Fares for the Coach from Essen to Prague bottom out around 45 days ahead, at $26.28. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 187 percent, measured on October 7, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Coach from Essen to Prague produce?
The Coach from Essen to Prague produces about 18.4 kg of CO2 per passenger over 542 km, which works out at roughly 34 grams per passenger kilometer. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveler, not for the vehicle.
What is provided on board the Coach from Essen to Prague?
Operators on the Coach from Essen to Prague publish Power outlets, Restrooms, Wi-Fi. That is what 1 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Observed service A carrier record names this operator on this pair, carried through unchanged.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labeled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon
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