Czechia
HungaryPrague to Budapest shipping route.
531 km by road, about 5 h 30 min in transit.
Road Distance Between Cities: Prague and Budapest
City to City Driving Distance on the map, along the road network.
PragueRoadBudapestTrucking transit time
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| City to City Driving Distance | 531 km (330 mi) |
| Straight line | 442 km |
| Transit time | 5 h 30 min |
| Hours at the wheel | 5 h 30 min |
| Ferry | No |
| Assumption | 9 driving hours a day |
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About the Prague to Budapest shipping route by road
Prague to Budapest by road: 531 km of driving distance, south east from Czechia to Hungary. The straight line is 442 km.
Transit time for one driver is about 5 h 30 min. The trip fits into one driver's shift, so the truck can load and deliver on the same day.
Road freight on Prague to Budapest is booked as FTL (a full truck for one shipper) or LTL and groupage (you pay for the pallet places you use). FTL is faster and safer for high value goods; groupage is cheaper for a few pallets but adds consolidation time. The trip crosses from Czechia into Hungary, so the truck travels on a CMR consignment note, with no customs declarations inside the EU single market.
By rail the same trip is 578 km and takes about 19 h 18 min at freight train speed.
Of 33 road routes from Prague in this directory, Budapest is the 5th shortest. Closer destinations: Poznan (458 km), Munich (418 km) and Vienna (407 km).
FAQ
What is the driving distance from Prague to Budapest?
531 km by road (442 km in a straight line).
What is the trucking transit time from Prague to Budapest?
About 5 h 30 min for one driver at 9 driving hours a day (5 h 30 min at the wheel). A two-driver team is faster.
Is the return route the same?
The reverse route Budapest to Prague has its own page with the same distance and route.
More city to city driving distance
- Prague to
Berlin349 km - Prague to
Vienna407 km - Prague to Munich418 km
- Prague to
Poznan458 km - Prague to Frankfurt551 km
- Prague to Hamburg642 km
- Vienna to Budapest244 km
Lviv to Budapest584 km- Munich to Budapest658 km
Bucharest to Budapest856 km- Warsaw to Budapest872 km
- Poznan to Budapest876 km
How we count: road distance on the truck network, 9 driving hours a day with rest periods. Engine navo-distance-time 0.3.0. See all road distance between cities or the Shipping Routes Directory.