Fastest€44.89
- ČD D383706:401h 59m08:39Praha hlavni nadraziOstrava hlavni nadrazi
Door to door 2h 43mCO2 9.2 kgChanges 0Refundable
Prague to Ostrava train
Trains from Prague to Ostrava start at €37.19 and take 2h 43m at their fastest.
The Trains from Prague to Ostrava starts at €37.19 and takes 2h 43m door to door, run by 4 operators over 278 km, with around 13 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 60 days before departure.
- 2h 43mDoor to door
- 1h 59mMoving
- €37.19From
- 9.2 kgCO2
The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Rail operators
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest |
|---|---|---|
 ČD | €30.04 | 2h 40m |
 České Dráhy | €30.59 | 2h 41m |
 Magyar Államvasutak | €32.24 | 2h 40m |
 PKP | €31.14 | 2h 40m |
The train gets you into Ostrava. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
Rooms within reach of Ostrava hlavni nadrazi
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When to book Prague to Ostrava
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €15.5890 days
- €11.7360 days
- €13.9345 days
- €15.0330 days
- €17.7821 days
- €22.1814 days
- €26.587 days
- €27.683 days
- €33.181 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €11.73.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 183 percent. The most expensive point is €33.18, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 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.
- €19.43Sun
- €17.78Mon
- €16.68Tue
- €17.78Wed
- €22.18Thu
- €20.53Fri
- €21.63Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Prague
Rail
- Praha hlavni nadrazi
- Praha hl.n.
- Úžice
Ostrava
Rail
- Ostrava hlavni nadrazi
- Ostrava střed
- Ostrava-Hrušov
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
- 96% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 4% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 278 km against 278 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 Pardubice. The gap between arriving and leaving is 67 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 14 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is ours to fix and you are rebooked at no charge.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Prague at 06:36 and the last at 16:56, across 13 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Trains against the other ways to make this journey
The same corridor, door to door, with every mode that runs it.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 2h 43m | 1h 59m | 44m | €37.19 | 9.2 kg | 13 |
| Flight | 3h 58m | 48m | 3h 10m | €37.31 | 70.4 kg | 2 |
| Coach | 4h 26m | 3h 42m | 44m | €16.68 | 7.5 kg | 9 |
Questions about Prague to Ostrava
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 Train from Prague to Ostrava take?
The Train from Prague to Ostrava takes 2h 43m door to door, of which 1h 59m is spent moving. The route runs 278 km. The difference between the two times is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end, which every time on this page includes.
How much does the Train from Prague to Ostrava cost?
The Train from Prague to Ostrava starts at €37.19 for one passenger, checked on September 28, 2026. A typical fare is €39.39. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Train from Prague to Ostrava?
4 operators run the Train from Prague to Ostrava: ČD, České Dráhy, Magyar Államvasutak, PKP. Between them they file around 13 departures a day. The operator table on this page compares them on fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.
Which terminal does the Train from Prague to Ostrava use?
The Train from Prague to Ostrava leaves from Praha hlavni nadrazi and arrives at Ostrava hlavni nadrazi. 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.
Is the Train the best way from Prague to Ostrava?
Traveling from Prague to Ostrava by Coach costs €16.68 and takes 4h 26m door to door, against 2h 43m by Train. Which is better depends on whether the money or the hours matter more on this trip. The comparison table on this page shows every mode side by side.
When should I book the Train from Prague to Ostrava?
Fares for the Train from Prague to Ostrava bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €11.73. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 183 percent, measured on September 28, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Train from Prague to Ostrava produce?
The Train from Prague to Ostrava produces about 9.2 kg of CO2 per passenger over 278 km, which works out at roughly 33 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 Train from Prague to Ostrava?
Operators on the Train from Prague to Ostrava publish Power outlets, Wi-Fi. That is what 4 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 2h 43m door to door. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
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 modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Prague to Ostrava on September 10, 2026: 278 km of route against 278 km in a straight line, 13 services a day, 4 operators, a cheapest fare of €37.19, and 2h 43m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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What to book in Ostrava before you go
Timed entry, guided walks and half-day trips out of Ostrava, with free cancellation on most of it.
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