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Moser Museum
Glass museum presenting the history, craftsmanship, and design legacy of Moser, one of the Czech Republic’s best-known luxury glassmakers.
Cheapest price
$7
Average price
$8
Fastest journey
1 h 30 m
Average duration
1 h 54 m
Buses per day
4
Distance
100 km
The best way to find a cheap bus ticket from Prague Vaclav Havel Airport to Karlovy Vary is to book your journey as far in advance as possible and to avoid traveling at rush hour.
The average ticket from Prague Vaclav Havel Airport to Karlovy Vary will cost around $8 if you buy it on the day, but the cheapest tickets can be found for only $7.
Of the 4 buses that leave Prague Vaclav Havel Airport for Karlovy Vary on Fri, Jul 10, 4 travel direct so it’s quite easy to avoid journeys where you’ll have to change along the way.
On Fri, Jul 10 the direct buses cover the 100 km distance in an average of 1 h 54 m but if you time it right, some buses will get you there in just 1 h 30 m .
On Fri, Jul 10 the slowest buses will take 3 h 5 m and usually involve a change or two along the way, but you might be able to save a few pennies if you’re on a budget.








Omio recommends booking the bus as it is the most popular option from Prague Vaclav Havel Airport to Karlovy Vary among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the bus with prices starting from $4. For those with little time consider booking a bus which can get you there in 1h 50m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of $4, and a train costs an average of $6.
Distance: 62 miles (100 km)
Most popular Bus | Train | Driving |
|---|---|---|
$9 Average price Cheapest | $14 Average price | $35 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
2h 20m Average total duration Fastest 1h 50m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 4h 0m Average total duration 3h 30m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 1h 16m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
![]() Most popular bus company | ![]() Most popular train company | Your own car or car rental |
Direct Options | Direct Options | Direct Options |
This is compared to other travel options from Prague Vaclav Havel Airport to Karlovy Vary:
A bus is $5 (€4) less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Prague Vaclav Havel Airport to Karlovy Vary costing on average $14 (€11).
Other travel options to Karlovy Vary take longer:
Train takes on average 3h 30m.
Tickets start at around $9 (€7) compared to roughly $35 (€28) in fuel and tolls — a saving of about $26 (€21). The journey takes 1h 50m versus 1h 16m by car, so you'll arrive a bit later, but you can use the time productively rather than spending it behind the wheel. No parking to sort, no fuel stops, and most coaches have Wi-Fi and power outlets.
Direct services are operated by FlixBus.
Driving is worth considering if you're on a tight schedule, travelling as a group (where fuel costs split several ways), or want the flexibility to stop along the way.
| Operator | Departure Time | Arrival Time | Duration | Departure days | Cheapest price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 06:15AM | Arrival Time 09:00AM | Duration 2h45 | Departure days Mon, Thu | Cheapest price $16 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 07:50AM | Arrival Time 10:55AM | Duration 3h05 | Departure days Wed, Fri | Cheapest price $7 |
Operator RegioJet a.s. | Departure Time 08:00AM | Arrival Time 09:45AM | Duration 1h45 | Departure days Mon, Thu, Sun | Cheapest price $8 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 08:50AM | Arrival Time 11:55AM | Duration 3h05 | Departure days Mon, Thu, Sun | Cheapest price $18 |
Operator RegioJet a.s. | Departure Time 09:00AM | Arrival Time 10:45AM | Duration 1h45 | Departure days Mon, Thu, Sun | Cheapest price $9 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 09:20AM | Arrival Time 03:10PM | Duration 5h50 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $10 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 09:50AM | Arrival Time 02:00PM | Duration 4h10 | Departure days Sun | Cheapest price $19 |
Operator RegioJet a.s. | Departure Time 10:00AM | Arrival Time 11:45AM | Duration 1h45 | Departure days Mon, Thu, Sun | Cheapest price $12 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 10:20AM | Arrival Time 04:05PM | Duration 5h45 | Departure days Tue, Sat | Cheapest price $7 |
Operator RegioJet a.s. | Departure Time 11:00AM | Arrival Time 12:45PM | Duration 1h45 | Departure days Mon, Thu, Sun | Cheapest price $12 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 11:20AM | Arrival Time 05:05PM | Duration 5h45 | Departure days Mon, Thu, Sun | Cheapest price $16 |
Operator RegioJet a.s. | Departure Time 12:00PM | Arrival Time 01:45PM | Duration 1h45 | Departure days Mon, Thu, Sun | Cheapest price $12 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 12:20PM | Arrival Time 02:55PM | Duration 2h35 | Departure days Sat | Cheapest price $9 |
Operator RegioJet a.s. | Departure Time 01:00PM | Arrival Time 02:45PM | Duration 1h45 | Departure days Mon, Thu, Sun | Cheapest price $12 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 01:20PM | Arrival Time 05:05PM | Duration 3h45 | Departure days Mon, Thu | Cheapest price $16 |
Operator RegioJet a.s. | Departure Time 02:00PM | Arrival Time 03:45PM | Duration 1h45 | Departure days Mon, Thu, Sun | Cheapest price $12 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 02:30PM | Arrival Time 04:00PM | Duration 1h30 | Departure days Fri, Sat | Cheapest price $8 |
Operator RegioJet a.s. | Departure Time 03:00PM | Arrival Time 04:45PM | Duration 1h45 | Departure days Mon, Thu, Sun | Cheapest price $12 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 03:30PM | Arrival Time 05:00PM | Duration 1h30 | Departure days Mon, Thu, Sun | Cheapest price $8 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 03:45PM | Arrival Time 06:25PM | Duration 2h40 | Departure days Tue, Wed | Cheapest price $8 |
Operator RegioJet a.s. | Departure Time 04:00PM | Arrival Time 05:45PM | Duration 1h45 | Departure days Mon, Thu, Sun | Cheapest price $10 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 04:45PM | Arrival Time 07:25PM | Duration 2h40 | Departure days Mon, Thu, Sun | Cheapest price $8 |
Operator RegioJet a.s. | Departure Time 05:00PM | Arrival Time 06:45PM | Duration 1h45 | Departure days Mon, Thu, Sun | Cheapest price $12 |
Operator RegioJet a.s. | Departure Time 06:00PM | Arrival Time 07:45PM | Duration 1h45 | Departure days Mon, Thu, Sun | Cheapest price $10 |
Operator RegioJet a.s. | Departure Time 07:00PM | Arrival Time 08:45PM | Duration 1h45 | Departure days Mon, Thu, Sun | Cheapest price $12 |
Operator RegioJet a.s. | Departure Time 08:00PM | Arrival Time 09:45PM | Duration 1h45 | Departure days Mon, Thu, Sun | Cheapest price $9 |
Operator RegioJet a.s. | Departure Time 09:00PM | Arrival Time 10:45PM | Duration 1h45 | Departure days Mon, Thu, Sun | Cheapest price $8 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 09:30PM | Arrival Time 11:00PM | Duration 1h30 | Departure days Wed, Fri, Sat | Cheapest price $8 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 10:30PM | Arrival Time 12:00AM | Duration 1h30 | Departure days Fri, Sat | Cheapest price $8 |
Operator FlixBus | Departure Time 11:30PM | Arrival Time 01:00AM | Duration 1h30 | Departure days Mon, Thu, Sun | Cheapest price $8 |
The table below shows live departures for Prague Vaclav Havel Airport to Karlovy Vary buses for today, Thursday, July 9. You can also manually refresh the results below to see updated bus journeys.
| Provider | Departs | Duration | Arrives | Transfers | Tickets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(Prague -> Karlovy Vary) | 8:00 AM Praha, Letiště Václava Havla | 1h45 | 9:45 AM Karlovy Vary, Dolní Nádraží | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 8:50 AM Praha, Letiště Václava Havla | 5h10 | 2:00 PM Karlovy Vary, Dolní Nádraží | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 8:50 AM Praha, Letiště Václava Havla | 4h05 | 12:55 PM Karlovy Vary, Tržnice | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 8:50 AM Praha, Letiště Václava Havla | 3h05 | 11:55 AM Karlovy Vary, Tržnice | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 8:50 AM Praha, Letiště Václava Havla | 3h10 | 12:00 PM Karlovy Vary, Dolní Nádraží | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 8:50 AM Praha, Letiště Václava Havla | 5h05 | 1:55 PM Karlovy Vary, Tržnice | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 8:50 AM Praha, Letiště Václava Havla | 4h10 | 1:00 PM Karlovy Vary, Dolní Nádraží | 1 transfer | |
(Prague -> Karlovy Vary) | 9:00 AM Praha, Letiště Václava Havla | 1h45 | 10:45 AM Karlovy Vary, Dolní Nádraží | 0 transfersDirect | |
(Prague -> Karlovy Vary) | 10:00 AM Praha, Letiště Václava Havla | 1h45 | 11:45 AM Karlovy Vary, Dolní Nádraží | 0 transfersDirect | |
(Prague -> Cheb) | 11:00 AM Praha, Letiště Václava Havla | 1h45 | 12:45 PM Karlovy Vary, Dolní Nádraží | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 11:20 AM Praha, Letiště Václava Havla | 2h40 | 2:00 PM Karlovy Vary, Dolní Nádraží | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 11:20 AM Praha, Letiště Václava Havla | 4h40 | 4:00 PM Karlovy Vary, Dolní Nádraží | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 11:20 AM Praha, Letiště Václava Havla | 4h35 | 3:55 PM Karlovy Vary, Tržnice | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 11:20 AM Praha, Letiště Václava Havla | 2h35 | 1:55 PM Karlovy Vary, Tržnice | 1 transfer | |
(Prague -> Karlovy Vary) | 12:00 PM Praha, Letiště Václava Havla | 1h45 | 1:45 PM Karlovy Vary, Dolní Nádraží | 0 transfersDirect | |
(Prague -> Karlovy Vary) | 1:00 PM Praha, Letiště Václava Havla | 1h45 | 2:45 PM Karlovy Vary, Dolní Nádraží | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 1:20 PM Praha, Letiště Václava Havla | 2h40 | 4:00 PM Karlovy Vary, Dolní Nádraží | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 1:20 PM Praha, Letiště Václava Havla | 3h45 | 5:05 PM Karlovy Vary, Tržnice | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 1:20 PM Praha, Letiště Václava Havla | 3h50 | 5:10 PM Karlovy Vary, Dolní Nádraží | 1 transfer | |
FlixBus · FlixBus | 1:20 PM Praha, Letiště Václava Havla | 2h35 | 3:55 PM Karlovy Vary, Tržnice | 1 transfer | |
(Prague -> Karlovy Vary) | 2:00 PM Praha, Letiště Václava Havla | 1h45 | 3:45 PM Karlovy Vary, Dolní Nádraží | 0 transfersDirect | |
(Prague -> Cheb) | 3:00 PM Praha, Letiště Václava Havla | 1h45 | 4:45 PM Karlovy Vary, Dolní Nádraží | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 3:30 PM Praha, Letiště Václava Havla | 1h30 | 5:00 PM Karlovy Vary, Dolní Nádraží | 0 transfersDirect | |
(Prague -> Karlovy Vary) | 4:00 PM Praha, Letiště Václava Havla | 1h45 | 5:45 PM Karlovy Vary, Dolní Nádraží | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 4:45 PM Praha, Letiště Václava Havla | 2h40 | 7:25 PM Karlovy Vary, Tržnice | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 4:45 PM Praha, Letiště Václava Havla | 2h45 | 7:30 PM Karlovy Vary, Dolní Nádraží | 0 transfersDirect | |
(Prague -> Cheb) | 5:00 PM Praha, Letiště Václava Havla | 1h45 | 6:45 PM Karlovy Vary, Dolní Nádraží | 0 transfersDirect | |
(Prague -> Karlovy Vary) | 6:00 PM Praha, Letiště Václava Havla | 1h45 | 7:45 PM Karlovy Vary, Dolní Nádraží | 0 transfersDirect | |
(Prague -> Cheb) | 7:00 PM Praha, Letiště Václava Havla | 1h45 | 8:45 PM Karlovy Vary, Dolní Nádraží | 0 transfersDirect | |
(Prague -> Karlovy Vary) | 8:00 PM Praha, Letiště Václava Havla | 1h45 | 9:45 PM Karlovy Vary, Dolní Nádraží | 0 transfersDirect | |
(Prague -> Karlovy Vary) | 9:00 PM Praha, Letiště Václava Havla | 1h45 | 10:45 PM Karlovy Vary, Dolní Nádraží | 0 transfersDirect | |
FlixBus | 11:30 PM Praha, Letiště Václava Havla | 1h30 | 1:00 AM Karlovy Vary, Dolní Nádraží | 0 transfersDirect | |
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Buses from Prague Vaclav Havel Airport to Karlovy Vary run on average 24 times per day, taking around 1h 50m. Cheap bus tickets for this journey start at $4 (€3) if you book in advance.
There are 15 buses per day. The earliest bus runs at 06:00, the last at 22:30. The fastest bus covers the 62 miles (100 km) distance in 1h 30m.
Distance 62 miles (100 km) |
Average bus duration 1h 50m |
Cheapest ticket price $4 (€3) |
Buses per day 24 |
Direct buses 15 |
Fastest bus 1h 30m |
First bus 6:00 AM |
Last bus 10:30 PM |
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Discover the best of Karlovy Vary — top attractions, local food, transport tips, budget advice, and currency essentials. Plan your perfect Karlovy Vary trip today.
Glass museum presenting the history, craftsmanship, and design legacy of Moser, one of the Czech Republic’s best-known luxury glassmakers.
Museum on the history and production of Becherovka, with historic cellars and exhibitions on the famous Karlovy Vary herbal liqueur.
Regional museum with exhibits on the spa town’s history, archaeology, and cultural development, useful for understanding the city beyond the colonnades.
The best-known promenade in Karlovy Vary, lined with grand spa buildings and ideal for classic walks, photos, and access to major sights.
Popular viewpoint above the town with classic views over the Teplá valley and the spa center, often featured in visitor photos.
Central park area near the spa zone, appreciated for relaxed walks, greenery, and easy access to the Park Colonnade.
Karlovy Vary’s signature bread dumpling, made with herbs and cubes of bread. It is a classic local side dish served with roast meats and creamy Czech sauces.
The city’s famous herbal liqueur, created in Karlovy Vary in the early 19th century. Its bittersweet flavor and spa-town heritage make it the area’s best-known drink.
Thin, crisp spa wafers filled with sugar, nut, vanilla, or chocolate flavors. They are one of Karlovy Vary’s most iconic edible souvenirs and a long-standing spa tradition.
Well-known fine dining restaurant focused on modern seasonal cuisine and elegant tasting menus. Stylish setting and one of the city’s standout upscale dining options.
Established restaurant near the spa center known for refined Czech and international dishes, professional service, and a classic grand-hotel atmosphere.
Popular casual venue serving Czech and Central European dishes with generous portions and a lively, relaxed atmosphere. A dependable choice for hearty local food.
Generally moderate by Czech standards. Spa hotels cost more, but everyday meals, coffee, and local transport are fairly priced.
About 10% is standard in restaurants if service is good. Round up in cafés and taxis. Tip in cash or tell staff the total before card payment.
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