Prague to Agios Nikolaos, Chalkidiki by train
Travel from Prague (Czech Republic) to Agios Nikolaos, Chalkidiki (Greece) by train (1312km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
To travel by train from Prague in the Czech Republic to Agios Nikolaos, Chalkidiki in Greece, the main route leads via Hungary and Serbia. Please read the following information and blog posts.
There are two main routes. Compare them and decide which one feeds your needs best.
- 1Prague (Czech Republic) - Budapest (Hungary) - Belgrade (Serbia) - Thessaloniki (Greece) - Agios Nikolaos, Chalkidiki (Greece)
- 2Prague (Czech Republic) - Budapest (Hungary) - Belgrade (Serbia) - Sofia (Bulgaria) - Thessaloniki (Greece) - Agios Nikolaos, Chalkidiki (Greece)
1312 km
How to use the following information: we show you the best routes and where to buy tickets. On longer routes you may need more than one ticket. Book your tickets step by step as explained. If you have questions about the route from Prague to Agios Nikolaos, Chalkidiki, please ask in our forum. Of course, sometimes there are as well other travel routes possible.
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train connections : popular connections travelled by other users
Agios Nikolaos, Chalkidiki - Prague / Prague - Alexandroupoli / Prague - Larissa / Prague - Patras / Prague - Piraeus / Prague - Thessaloniki / Pilsen - Athens / Pilsen - Thessaloniki / Brno - Athens / Budweis - Athens1 Prague (Czech Republic) - Budapest (Hungary) - Belgrade (Serbia) - Thessaloniki (Greece) - Agios Nikolaos, Chalkidiki (Greece)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
1a Travelling from Prague (Czech Republic) to Budapest (Hungary)
Travel from Prague to Budapest by direct day train or overnight train. The journey time is seven hours. The ticket price starts at 16 EUR. There are a minimum of 10 train connections available per day. The train route is served by Eurocity trains of CD and MAV and by Regiojet trains. You have these three travel options:
1) Eurocity train by CD (Czech railways) and MAV (Hungarian railways). The journey time is 7 hours. The train ticket price starts at 21 EUR in 2nd class and 37 EUR in 1st class.
2) The Regiojet train with a journey time of 7 hours. The train ticket price starts at 16 EUR in 2nd class and at 25 EUR in 1st class.
3) The overnight train "Metropol" EN477 has a journey time of 10:45 hours. The departure time in Prague is 21:45. The arrival time in Budapest at 08:30. The following service classes are available:
- shared compartments with 6 or 4 beds. The toilet and a wash room is at the end of the corridor. The ticket price starts at 29/34 EUR.
- private sleeper compartments with 3, 2 or 1 bed. The deluxe compartments offer a private shower and toilet. The standard compartments have toilet and shower at the corridor of the wagon. The ticket price starts at 41 EUR for a 2-bed compartment.
Where to buy a ticket from Prague to Budapest?
Check times&prices 
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
EuroCity (EC)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
EN476/572 Budapest - Prague / IC573/EN477 Prague - Budapest
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Budapest - Prague
1b Travelling from Budapest (Hungary) to Belgrade (Serbia)
Travel from Hungary to Serbia by direct train on the route from Budapest to Belgrade.
There are saver fare tickets available from 15 EUR.
2021: the direct route Budapest to Novi Sad and on to Belgrade is under construction. The best option is to travel by train from Budapest to Zagreb and from Zagreb to Belgrade if you want to avoid changes and buses.
Find the exact train schedules and buy your train tickets via the given booking websites.
Where to buy a ticket from Budapest to Belgrade?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
EuroCity (EC)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
G 341 Budapest - Belgrade
train company:
MÁV Magyar Államvasutak - MÁV START
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Belgrade - Budapest / Budapest - Novi Sad
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
rail.cc Deutsche Bahn
1c Travelling from Belgrade (Serbia) to Thessaloniki (Greece)
Travel from Belgrade to Thessaloniki by direct overnight train. The journey time is 16 hours.
Important note: this direct overnight train only runs in the summer months June to September. If the this train is not available you have to travel from Belgrade to Sofia. And from Sofia to Thessaloniki. Please search for these train connections to find details.
The departure time in Belgrade (Topcider) is 18:30. The arrival time in Thessaloniki is 10:30.
The overnight train offers one wagon with seats and one couchette-car with 6 beds per compartment. The couchette-car is recommended. Buy train tickets for 35 EUR. The supplement for the couchette-car is 8 EUR per person. Usually there is enough free seats and berths available even on the day of departure. Ask the train conductor to optimize the occupancy of the couchette compartments if you want to have more space. Just be friendly.
Where to buy a ticket from Belgrade to Thessaloniki?
The following links could be interesting for you.
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
B 334 Thessaloniki - Belgrade / B335 Belgrade - Thessaloniki
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Thessaloniki - Belgrade
1d Travelling from Thessaloniki (Greece) to Agios Nikolaos, Chalkidiki (Greece)
Train tickets for Greece can be bought locally or online. Advance tickets for Intercity connections are cheaper than normal fare and are available online only.
Where to buy a ticket from Thessaloniki to Agios Nikolaos, Chalkidiki?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Inter City (IC) / Proastiakos (P)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
B 334 Thessaloniki - Belgrade / B335 Belgrade - Thessaloniki / T 600 Athens - Alexandroupoli / T 601 Alexandroupoli - Athens
bus: Bus connections that might be helpful.
Athens - Istanbul / Thessaloniki - Istanbul / Thessaloniki - Skopje
ferry: Ferry connections that might be helpful.
Patras - Ancona / Patras - Bari
train company:
OSE TRAINOSE / BLUE Blue Star Ferries / MINO Minoan Lines / METU Metro Turizm / CRZH Crazy Holidays
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Agios Nikolaos, Chalkidiki - Thessaloniki / Athens - Alexandroupoli / Athens - Igoumenitsa / Athens - Iraklion / Athens - Larissa / Athens - Patras / Athens - Piraeus / Athens - Thessaloniki / Thessaloniki - Athens / Thessaloniki - Larissa / Thessaloniki - Patras
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
rail.cc Deutsche Bahn / OSE
2 Prague (Czech Republic) - Budapest (Hungary) - Belgrade (Serbia) - Sofia (Bulgaria) - Thessaloniki (Greece) - Agios Nikolaos, Chalkidiki (Greece)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
2a Travelling from Prague (Czech Republic) to Budapest (Hungary)
Travel from Prague to Budapest by direct day train or overnight train. The journey time is seven hours. The ticket price starts at 16 EUR. There are a minimum of 10 train connections available per day. The train route is served by Eurocity trains of CD and MAV and by Regiojet trains. You have these three travel options:
1) Eurocity train by CD (Czech railways) and MAV (Hungarian railways). The journey time is 7 hours. The train ticket price starts at 21 EUR in 2nd class and 37 EUR in 1st class.
2) The Regiojet train with a journey time of 7 hours. The train ticket price starts at 16 EUR in 2nd class and at 25 EUR in 1st class.
3) The overnight train "Metropol" EN477 has a journey time of 10:45 hours. The departure time in Prague is 21:45. The arrival time in Budapest at 08:30. The following service classes are available:
- shared compartments with 6 or 4 beds. The toilet and a wash room is at the end of the corridor. The ticket price starts at 29/34 EUR.
- private sleeper compartments with 3, 2 or 1 bed. The deluxe compartments offer a private shower and toilet. The standard compartments have toilet and shower at the corridor of the wagon. The ticket price starts at 41 EUR for a 2-bed compartment.
Where to buy a ticket from Prague to Budapest?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
EuroCity (EC)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
EN476/572 Budapest - Prague / IC573/EN477 Prague - Budapest
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Budapest - Prague
2b Travelling from Budapest (Hungary) to Belgrade (Serbia)
Travel from Hungary to Serbia by direct train on the route from Budapest to Belgrade.
There are saver fare tickets available from 15 EUR.
2021: the direct route Budapest to Novi Sad and on to Belgrade is under construction. The best option is to travel by train from Budapest to Zagreb and from Zagreb to Belgrade if you want to avoid changes and buses.
Find the exact train schedules and buy your train tickets via the given booking websites.
Where to buy a ticket from Budapest to Belgrade?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
EuroCity (EC)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
G 341 Budapest - Belgrade
train company:
MÁV Magyar Államvasutak - MÁV START
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Belgrade - Budapest / Budapest - Novi Sad
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
rail.cc Deutsche Bahn
2c Travelling from Belgrade (Serbia) to Sofia (Bulgaria)
Travel from Belgrade to Sofia by direct day train connection. In off-season (October to May) you have to change trains in Nis and Dimitrovgrad. Sometimes an overnight train is offered as well.
The journey time from Belgrade to Sofia by direct day train is 11:30 hours. Train tickets are available from 21 EUR in 2nd class. Buy your ticket locally at the railway station. The departure time in Belgrade (Topcider) is 09:15. The arrival time in Sofia is 20:45.
If no direct train is available, you have to travel in several steps:
1. Belgrade to Nis. It might be the case that you have to stay overnight in Nis.
2. Nis to Dimitrovgrad.
3. Dimitrovgrad to Sofia.
Find the exact schedules via the booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Belgrade to Sofia?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Sofia - Belgrade
2d Travelling from Sofia (Bulgaria) to Thessaloniki (Greece)
Travel from Sofia to Thessaloniki by direct day train. The journey time is 8:30 hours. Buy your train ticket for 35 BGN (18 EUR) at the train station in Sofia.
The departure time in Sofia is 15:00. The arrival time in Thessaloniki is 23:30. There are always seats available therefore it is no problem to buy the ticket at the day of departure.
Note (2022/2023): currently the train traffic is interrupted and you have to travel by bus. The bus ticket price is 15-20 EUR. Buy it via the given links or on union-ivkoni.com
No discount with Interrail/Eurail.
Where to buy a ticket from Sofia to Thessaloniki?
Buy the train ticket at a railway station. Note: in some countries you have to pay a service fee at the ticket counter. The ticket can be purchased at a station in the country of departure, also sometimes in other countries.
The following links could be interesting for you.
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Thessaloniki - Sofia
2e Travelling from Thessaloniki (Greece) to Agios Nikolaos, Chalkidiki (Greece)
Train tickets for Greece can be bought locally or online. Advance tickets for Intercity connections are cheaper than normal fare and are available online only.
Where to buy a ticket from Thessaloniki to Agios Nikolaos, Chalkidiki?
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Inter City (IC) / Proastiakos (P)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
B 334 Thessaloniki - Belgrade / B335 Belgrade - Thessaloniki / T 600 Athens - Alexandroupoli / T 601 Alexandroupoli - Athens
bus: Bus connections that might be helpful.
Athens - Istanbul / Thessaloniki - Istanbul / Thessaloniki - Skopje
ferry: Ferry connections that might be helpful.
Patras - Ancona / Patras - Bari
train company:
OSE TRAINOSE / BLUE Blue Star Ferries / MINO Minoan Lines / METU Metro Turizm / CRZH Crazy Holidays
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Agios Nikolaos, Chalkidiki - Thessaloniki / Athens - Alexandroupoli / Athens - Igoumenitsa / Athens - Iraklion / Athens - Larissa / Athens - Patras / Athens - Piraeus / Athens - Thessaloniki / Thessaloniki - Athens / Thessaloniki - Larissa / Thessaloniki - Patras
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
rail.cc Deutsche Bahn / OSE
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Do you have questions about the connection between Prague and Agios Nikolaos, Chalkidiki? Does something not work as it should? Just ask in our forum and get competent answers from our rail travel experts.
Eurail: if you want to travel this route by Eurail instead of train tickets, have a look here for reservation fees and further information.
