Czechia
GermanyPrague to Hamburg shipping route.
642 km by road, about 6 h 36 min in transit.
Road Distance Between Cities: Prague and Hamburg
City to City Driving Distance on the map, along the road network.
PragueRoadHamburgTrucking transit time
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| City to City Driving Distance | 642 km (399 mi) |
| Straight line | 492 km |
| Transit time | 6 h 36 min |
| Hours at the wheel | 6 h 36 min |
| Ferry | No |
| Assumption | 9 driving hours a day |
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About the Prague to Hamburg shipping route by road
A truck from Prague to Hamburg drives 642 km. That is the driving distance on roads open to heavy goods vehicles, against 492 km as the crow flies.
Transit time for one driver is about 6 h 36 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 Hamburg 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 Germany, so the truck travels on a CMR consignment note, with no customs declarations inside the EU single market.
By rail the same trip is 640 km and takes about 21 h 18 min at freight train speed.
Of 33 road routes from Prague in this directory, Hamburg is the 7th shortest. Closer destinations: Frankfurt (551 km), Budapest (531 km) and Poznan (458 km).
FAQ
What is the driving distance from Prague to Hamburg?
642 km by road (492 km in a straight line).
What is the trucking transit time from Prague to Hamburg?
About 6 h 36 min for one driver at 9 driving hours a day (6 h 36 min at the wheel). A two-driver team is faster.
Is the return route the same?
The reverse route Hamburg 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
Budapest531 km - Prague to Frankfurt551 km
- Berlin to Hamburg289 km
Copenhagen to Hamburg334 km- Duisburg to Hamburg375 km
Amsterdam to Hamburg466 km- Frankfurt to Hamburg480 km
- Rotterdam to Hamburg502 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.