Train from Prague to Krakow

Hi,

Are there any trains running from Prague to Krakow? At what times and for how much? Thanks for the help!

:)

Emily

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Yes there are. Times here: www.idos.cz and it takes c. 8 hours.

If you get the day train it costs €19 - book on-line at www.cd.cz (English button towards the top right). The night train costs more because you have to pay for a sleeping berth/couchette, but you can%26#39;t get that one on-line. Buy in Prague on the day, or the day before if you wish.

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how much does the couchette cost? will it cost more to book the train in Prague rather than booking it online? I can%26#39;t understand the website in Czech.

Thanks for your help

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https:/… you can book the day train here (in English). To be perfectly honest I am not sure how much the couchette would cost, but it shouldn%26#39;t be more than €50 all in. Maybe there is somebody here who has done the trip recently (and who didn%26#39;t buy their ticket from Rail Europe, in which case they paid about 100% too much!)

Hope this helps!

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thanks!

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We just did this trip in September.

We did not find the site for ordering on-line, so we bought round-trip tickets in the train station in Prague the day before the trip. We took a day train, stopping in Katowice. The change was not difficult. The signs are not good, but people are friendly and helpful and we chose a connection that left us 30 minutes to figure things out. There are also a few non-stop trains, but the times were not convenient for us.

The EuroCity train (Prague-Katowice and Katowice-Prague) requires a seat reservation. In Prague they were only able to reserve our seats for the trip leaving from there. We had to make the other reservation in Krakow.

The round-trip tickets, including reservations, cost about $100 a piece (2nd class).

The EC train is quite comfortable; the Polish train is older and you have to find a seat, but that part of the journey is relatively short.