Prague to Basel bus: 2 a day, fastest 9h40

2 a dayfastest 9h40☾ 2 overnight busesFlixBus🇨🇿 Czechia → 🇨🇭 Switzerland

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PraguePlzeňRegensburgFreisingMunichZurichBasel· 574 km as the crow flies

19:30 → 05:10⁺¹
FlixBus N872 ☾ Overnight
Prague (Central Bus Station Florenc) → Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) · via Nuremberg, Freiburg
9h402 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 19:30 → 04:10+1)Book on FlixBus ↗
23:50 → 11:20⁺¹
FlixBus N199 ☾ Overnight
Prague (Main Railway Station) → Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street) · via Plzeň, Regensburg, Freising, Munich…
11h306 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sat 24 Oct: 23:50 → 10:20+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

☾ Overnight: leave 19:30, arrive 05:10

The plane is 6h07 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct10h22

To Prague (Central Bus Station Florenc)13 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N8729h40
From Basel SBB (Meret Oppenheim-Street)14 min

Train · fastest direct13h02

To Praha hlavní nádraží1 min
Before departure10 min
EC 45812h50
From Basel SBB1 min

Plane · nonstop PRG to BSL4h15

To Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)35 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight PRG to BSL1h30
Landing to exit20 min
From BSL20 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?

1 a daydirect trains, fastest 12h50

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

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Flying instead?

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

easyJetPRG→BSLBook direct ↗

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Prague to Basel?

Yes. 2 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Prague to Basel?

The fastest takes 9h40; the slowest 11h30, for 574 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 19:30 and the latest at 23:50, local time in Prague. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Prague to Basel?

Yes: 2 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 19:30 arriving 05:10 the next morning.

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