Amsterdam to Prague

Netherlands to Czech Republic by rail

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Amsterdam to Prague by train: by day or by night

	By day	By night
Time	About 11–12.5 h	About 12 h 17
Changes	One, in Berlin	None: direct
Trains	DB ICE to Berlin (5 h 42), then ČD EuroCity “ComfortJet” along the Elbe	European Sleeper
Night train times	—	Amsterdam 22:34 → Prague 10:51, three times a week
Fares from (2026)	€47 through ticket	€49 seat, €79 couchette, €109 sleeper
Booking	EuroCity seats €5.50–6.90, recommended; compulsory mid-June to late August. nsinternational.com	Berths must be booked. europeansleeper.eu

Amsterdam to Prague is about 1,000 km by rail, and there are two ways to do it. By day, an ICE runs to Berlin (5 h 42 since November 2025) and a EuroCity "ComfortJet" continues down the Elbe valley to Prague. By night, the European Sleeper runs direct. It is a crowdfunded Belgian–Dutch train, and it brought back the direct link in March 2024.

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Route facts

Duration (day)	≈ 11–12.5 h with one change in Berlin; NS International lists from €47¹
Duration (night)	≈ 12 h 17 direct: Amsterdam 22:34 → Prague 10:51, three times weekly²
Distance	624 km Amsterdam–Berlin + 388 km Berlin–Prague³
Operators	DB ICE + ČD EuroCity (day); European Sleeper cooperative (night)⁴
Reservations	EC seat reservations (€5.50–6.90) recommended; mandatory mid-June–late Aug. Night berths must be booked⁴
Fares (2026)	Through tickets from €47; sleeper from €49 seat / €79 couchette / €109+ sleeper. Book at nsinternational.com / europeansleeper.eu¹

Height along the route

The height of the track, from AWS Open Data terrain tiles along Trainmap's route. Through tunnels and over bridges, which come from OpenStreetMap, the line runs straight from one end to the other. The highest station is Praha hl.n., at 199 m.

Scenic highlights

Elbe Valley. South of Dresden the line follows the Elbe through Saxon Switzerland. The day EuroCity passes here, and so does the night train in the morning. Side to sit: left going south from Berlin, right going north, on the river side (Seat 61).⁴

Stations on this route

Amsterdam
Berlin Hbf
Dresden Hbf
Praha hl.n.

European Sleeper was founded in 2021 by two Dutch rail entrepreneurs. It raised €500,000 in about fifteen minutes of crowdfunding, ran its first Brussels–Berlin train in May 2023 and reached Prague on 26 March 2024 (Wikipedia). By day, the EuroCity ComfortJets cover the 388 km from Berlin to Prague in under 4 hours, with fares from €18.99.