About this route
Route overview
The KTW -> PRG inter-airport route is the gateway from Upper Silesia into Czechia: Pyrzowice is the closest major Polish airport to Prague, so the route is the natural answer for passengers catching a long-haul out of PRG (CSA, Delta to New York JFK, Korean Air to Seoul, Emirates to Dubai). 420 km via the A1 from Pyrzowice to Gliwice, then A4 to the Cieszyn border (Schengen — no checks in practice, although the border bridge throttles traffic on weekends), then the D48 to Ostrava and the Czech D1 to Prague Ruzyne, 4 h 30 min - 5 h off-peak. Bottlenecks are the Cieszyn border bridge on Friday afternoons and Sunday evenings (up to 30 min added) and the D1 around Brno and the Prague outskirts during the 7-9 and 16-19 peaks. We recommend a 4 hour buffer for long-haul out of PRG. The service operates 24/7. Mercedes E-Class from EUR 1,750 for 1-3 passengers, V-Class from EUR 2,150 for 4-6 with luggage. The route is also popular for PL+CZ multi-stop tours and EU delegations Brussels -> Prague -> Katowice.