This guide on how to get from Prague to Karlovy Vary It will help you organize the transfer to this beautiful spa city in the easiest and most comfortable way.
Located in the beautiful region of Bohemia, the tourist city is perfect for a day trip from Prague to be just over 100 kilometers west.
During the visit we recommend getting lost in its streets observing its striking pastel-colored houses that will transfer you to the past, when famous characters such as Beethoven, Sigmund Freudo or Karl Marx, came to the city to undergo different treatments in their thermal and medicinal waters.
Based on the experience of our trip to the Czech Republic, in which we visited this city, we explain the different options of to get to Karlovy Vary from Prague, so you can choose the one that best suits your needs. We start!
How to get from Prague to Karlovy Vary by bus
The cheapest way to go from Prague to Karlovy Vary It is to take one of the buses that leave every hour from the central bus station (Florenc) or from the Hradčanská station, which take just over two hours.
To get to Prague's central bus station from the center you must take bus 207, trams 3 and 8 or metro lines B (yellow) and C (red), while Hradčanská station is well connected to the center thanks to metro line A (Verde) and trams 2 and 18.
Once at the station you can choose between the buses of the Flixbus company that leave from 8:30 to 18:30 and cost less than 5 euros and those of the Regiojet company that extend the schedule until 20:30 and cost less than 7 Euros
These comfortable buses will leave you at the Tržnice or Terminal stops, located about 15 minutes walk or 5 minutes by taxi from the historic center.
Another little advisable option would be to take the train from Hlavni Nadrazi station which takes more than 3 hours and costs more than the bus.
Karlovy Vary
How to get to Karlovy Vary on tour
A more comfortable and interesting way isgo from Prague to Karlovy Vary With this day trip with a guide in Spanish with which you will know better the history of the city and you will not miss any important points of interest.
This private transport leaves the door of the Billa supermarket, located at the beginning of V Celnici street and near the Náměstí Republiky metro stop on line B (Yellow).
Tips for visiting Karlovy Vary
Once you are clear how to get to Karlovy VaryIf you plan to stay one night, we recommend you book the hotel at the maximum time in advance, especially in high season.
We stayed at the Boston Hotel, located a few meters from the spa area and with a very complete breakfast.
Among the places you can not miss during a walk through Karlovy Vary are the colonnade of the Market, the colonnade of the Mill, the Colonnade of the Park, the famous Fountain of Vridlo, The Tower of Diana, the Thermal Hotel, the Municipal Theater , the Church of Maria-Magdalena, the Orthodox Church of Peter and Paul and the beautiful houses on the banks of the Teplá River as the former headquarters of the Knights of Malta and Mozart.
If you have more extra time in Prague we recommend you check this post of the best excursions in Prague and know some of the other wonders to see in the Czech Republic.
How to get from Prague to Karlovy Vary
