Country info: Czech Republic (Česká republika)

Rail companies: CD (České dráhy) 

Czech Rail Network Map

Currency: 1 euro = app. 25.8 Czech koruna (CZK)

Train travel in Czech Republic: train types, tickets, fares, discounts & other info

National Train Service:

Train types in Czech Republic: Local, 'Accelerated', Fast, Express, InterCity, EuroCity/EuroNight & Super City trains

• Local or Osobní (marked as Os on CD website) – local/suburban trains serving short distance routes, no seat reservation required
• 'Accelerated' or Spěšný (marked as Sp on CD website) - regional trains serving medium distance routes, no seat reservation required
• Fast or Rychlík (marked as R on CD website) - long distances trains serving major Czech cities & towns, seat reservation is not compulsory, but can be made
• Express (marked as Ex on CD website) - long distance express trains serving major Czech cities, seat reservation is not compulsory, but can be made
• InterCity (marked as IC on CD website) – domestic & international trains serving major cities, seat reservation is not compulsory, but can be made
• EuroCity/Euronight (marked as EC/EN on CD website) – international daytime & overnight trains, seat reservation is not compulsory (unless couchette, sleeper), but can be made
• SuperCity (marked SC on CD website) – domestic and international daytime pendolino trains, seat reservation required

*Seat reservations are 200 CZK in SuperCity trains (SC) and 35 CZK in all other types of trains. Sleeper reservations (within Czech Republic on CD & ZSSK trains): 6 berth couchette - 140 CZK, 4 berth - 210 CZK, sleeper - 280 CZK (Tourist), 420 CZK (Double) & 980 CZK (Single)

Discounts, special offers & ways to save money for passengers traveling in Czech Republic (CD/RegioJet):

• First Minute Česko (Včasná jízdenka, previously known as SporoTickets): special discounted tickets for journeys within Czech Republic (between 114 selected cities), can be purchased online (from CD eShop), from CD ticket machines or ticket coutners at the stations (if >1 day in advance). First Minute Česko tickets sold with principle - earlier you purchase, the cheaper you travel, meaning that for instance you travel from Prague to Brno where full fare ticket is 340 CZK, First Minute Česko tickets bought in advance start from only 180 CZK or from Prague to Plzen it's 156 vs. 90 CZK etc.
• Action Ticket (Akční jízdenka): special offer ticket (one way & return) for travel between selected cities (Prague – Ostrava region/Zlín; Prague-Brno; Prague-Hradec Králové; Prague-Plzeň; Brno-Olomouc; Brno – Prostějov; Brno – Uherské Hradiště & Brno – Zlín). For instance 'Action Tickets' from Brno to Prague is just 210 CZK one way or 420 CZK return, while full fare price ticket for the same connection is 340 CZK or Ostrava to Prague 295 vs. 465 CZK etc.  
• Return Ticket discount (Zpáteční jízdenka): passengers can as well receive 5% discount on all the full fare tickets, if purchase return ticket within Czech Republic (CD return tickets are valid for two days)
• Group Ticket discount (Skupinová jízdenka): when traveling in groups of 2 and more, first passenger pays full fare price, second passengers receives an automatic 30% discount, while third and each additional passenger receive a 50% discount. Discount is valid only for 2nd class tickets & can be combined with Return Ticket discount
• All Day Ticket (Celodenní jízdenka, previously known as CD-NET): day pass for the entire Czech Rail network or just one Czech region. Passenger can travel the whole day with no limitation of distance or number of trains used, 2nd class only. All Day Ticket can be purchased for any day. All Day Ticket for the whole Czech Republic is 550 CZK, All-day region Central Bohemia ticket is 225 CZK, All-day region Ústí nad Labem/South Moravia/Moravia-Silesia tickets are 200 CZK, All-day region South Bohemia/Plzeň/Pardubice/Hradec Králové/Olomouc tickets are 175 CZK & All-day region Karlovy Vary/Liberec/Vysočina/Zlín tickets are 150 CZK. Map of Czech regions can be found here 
• Group Weekend Ticket (Skupinová víkendová jízdenka, previously known as SONE): group/family pass for the entire Czech Rail network or just one Czech region during whole day on Saturday, Sunday or state holidays, valid up to for 2 adults + 3 children, without limitation of distance or number of trains used. Group Weekend Ticket for the whole Czech Republic is 600 CZK (or 700 CZK with city transport (MHD) pass in Prague), Group Weekend region Central Bohemia ticket is 275 CZK (or 400 CZK with city transport (MHD) pass in Prague), Group Weekend Ústí nad Labem/South Moravia/Moravia-Silesia tickets are 250 CZK, Group Weekend region South Bohemia/Plzeň/Pardubice/Hradec Králové/Olomouc tickets are 225 CZK & Group Weekend region Karlovy Vary/Liberec/Vysočina/Zlín tickets are 200 CZK. Map of Czech regions can be found here
• RegioJet: passengers planning to travel on the line Zilina-Havirov-Ostrava-Prague besides using CD train can as well travel with private rail company RegioJet (associated with already well-known Student Agency bus company), while competing with CD, RegioJet tends to offer a pretty good fares on their train tickets. So best thing to do is just to compare offers (First Minute, Action Ticket) of CD and Regio Jet for the time & day you want to travel

International Train Service:

a) Regular discounts

• 55% off Czech Republic - Slovakia connections
• 50% for Czech Republic - Lithuania connections
• 40% off Czech Republic - Poland - tariff MOST (50% for groups); Czech Republic - Hungary (only connections from Prague to Budapest & from Brno to Budapest)
• 30% off Czech Republic - Hungary, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, FYR Macedonia (all via Slovakia)
• 30% off Czech Republic – Russia/Ukraine connections (including via Slovakia)
• 20% off Czech Republic - Latvia connections

Passengers can also take advantage of special Multilateral Agreement between a number of Central European railway companies. It allows to get 30% (or 40% for youth<26 years old and 50% for groups more than 6 passengers) discount from regular SCIC-NRT/TCV tariff fare on any return ticket purchased for connections between countries participants of the tariff Agreement (Czech Republic (CD), Hungary (MAV), Romania (CFR), Poland (PKP), Slovakia (ZSSK), Bulgaria (BZD), Serbia (ZS) and FYR Macedonia (MZ)

Though at the same time potential passengers need to be careful and also consider possible bilateral agreements between Czech Railways (CD) and rail companies in other countries (those might be cheaper at the end). In case of Czech Republic it's cheaper to purchase tickets to Poland, Slovakia and Budapest with a help of other discounts (MOST tariff for Poland, special discount Czech Republic-Slovakia (called 'sousedská přeprava') and special discount Prague/Brno-Budapest (called 'relačni slevy')

b) Special offers (SparSchiene)

Ticket offers with limited number of tickets per each departure (purchase in advance required):

• Germany: from Prague to Berlin (29 euro), from Prague to Dresden (one way 19 euro & 22 euro return); from Brno to Berlin (39 euro); from Brno to Dresden (29 euro); from Prague to Munich (19 euro); from Plzen to Munich (14 euro); from Prague to Hamburg (39 euro); from Brno to Hamburg (49 euro); from Prague to Nurnberg (19 euro); from Plzen to Nurnberg (16 euro); from Prague to Stralsund (39 euro); from Brno to Stralsund (49 euro); from Prague to Leipzig (29 euro); from Prague to Erfurt (39 euro); from Prague to Frankfurt am Main (49 euro); from Prague to Regensburg (14 euro); from Plzen to Regensburg (9 euro); from Cheb to Nurnberg (11 euro); Marianske Lazne to Nurnberg (13 euro)
• Austria: from Prague to Vienna (19 euro); from Brno to Vienna (9 euro); from Ostrava to Vienna (19 euro); from Prague to Linz (19 euro); from Prague to Innsbruck/Graz/Salzburg (29 euro); from Prague to Graz (29 euro); from Prague to Klagenfurt, Villach (39 euro); from Prague to Vienna with EuroNight 476/477 'Metropol' trains, seats from 29 euro,  6 berth couchettes 39 euro, 4 berth couchette 49 euro, 3 bed sleeper 59 euro, double sleeper 69 euro & single sleeper 139 euro
• Denmark: from Prague to Copenhage (København) & from Prague to Århus via Hamburg (seats from 59 euro); from Prague to Copenhagen (CityNightLine overnight train), 6 berth couchettes 49 euro, 4 berth couchette 59 euro, double sleeper 79 euro, single sleeper 139 euro, double sleeper deluxe 119 euro & single sleeper deluxe 199 euro
• Netherlands: from Prague to Amsterdam (CityNightLine overnight train 456/457 'Phoenix' via Berlin, Dortmund, Cologne, Düsseldorf) seats from 29 euro, 6 berth couchettes 49 euro, 4 berth couchette 59 euro, double sleeper 79 euro, single sleeper 139 euro, double sleeper deluxe 119 euro & single sleeper deluxe 199 euro
• Hungary: from Prague to Budapest (seats from 19 euro in 2nd class or 35 euro in 1st class, couchettes 6 bed - 29 euro, couchette 4 bed - 39 euro, sleepers 3 bed (T3) - 49 euro, sleeper double - 59 euro & sleeper single - 99 euro)
• Poland: from Prague to Warsaw (24 euro); from Prague to Wroclav (17 euro); from Prague to Klodzko (14 euro); from Pardubice to Wroclav (11 euro); from Pardubice to Klodzko (8 euro)
• Slovenia: from Prague to Ljubljana (seats from 29 euro)
• Slovakia (daytime service): from Prague to Bratislava (15 euro); from Prague to Žilina (16 euro); from Prague to Martin (17 euro); from Prague to Zvolen, Banska Bystrica, Poprad-Tatry, Nove Zamky (20 euro); from Prague to Košice (22 euro) & many other destinations in Slovakia from Prague, Brno, Ostrava, Pardubice, Přerov, Ústí nad Labem, Olomouc, Otrokovice
• Slovakia (overnight service): Cheb – Usti/Plzeň – Prague – Zilina – Poprad – Kosice (6 berth couchettes 27 euro, 4 berth couchette 30 euro & 3 bed sleepers (T3) 32 euro); Prague - Zilina - Poprad - Kosice - Humenné (6 berth couchettes 27 euro, 4 berth couchette 30 euro & 3 bed sleepers (T3) 32 euro)
• Switzerland: from Prague to Zurich (CityNightLine overnight train 458/459 'Canopus' via Dresden, Leipzig, Frankfurt, Basel) seats from 29 euro, 6 berth couchettes 49 euro, 4 berth couchette 59 euro, double sleeper 79 euro, single sleeper 139 euro, double sleeper deluxe 119 euro & single sleeper deluxe 199 euro

*"One-way online tickets can be purchased only from the Czech Republic and not in the opposite direction. To purchase an online ticket in the direction to Czech Republic it is necessary to purchase an online ticket from the Czech Republic, thus have two one way tickets (there & back), both online tickets must be presented for inspection & stamping to the Czech Railways' on-board crew or CD station counter

Czech Railways (CD) also allow purchase of discounted tickets where final destination outside Czech Republic is not the same (meaning that passenger can purchase tickets from Prague to Berlin there & from Munich to Prague back, from Prague to Vienna there & from Linz to Prague back etc.), matters only destination country and not the exact city. As result passengers only responsibility is to validate return ticket prior to leaving Czech Republic, otherwise the ticket will not be valid

c) CityStars (must be purchased at least 3 days in advance, except CityStars to Slovakia)

• City Star Slovakia - from Prague to Bratislava (40,2 euro); from Prague to Kosice (65,2 euro); from Prague to Poprad-Tatry (57,4 euro) etc.
• City Star Austria - Prague-Wien (68,20 euro); Prague-Salzburg (80,40 euro)
  
• City Star Germany – Prague-Berlin (89,70 euro); Prague-Dresden (38,70 euro)
• City Star Hungary from Prague to Budapest for 2 passengers - 157,8 euro, for 3 - 225,2 euro
• City Star Denmark
• City Star Netherlands
• City Star Switzerland
• City Star Romania
• City Star Slovenia
• City Star FYR Macedonia
• City Star Serbia
• City Star Bulgaria
• City Star Greece
• City Star Croatia – Prague-Split (160.4 euro)
• City Star Montenegro

Local and short distance cross-border connections from Czech Republic to neighboring countries:

• Group Weekend Ticket purchased in Czech Republic from CD ticket counter (NOT online via eShop) is valid till Austrian border stations Gmünd, Hohenau, Retz & Summerau
• Wien Spezial (Vienna Special) – from Brno to Vienna return (36.4 euro), from Breclav to Vienna return (28, 4 euro), from Brno to Hohenau return (14,4 euro), from Breclav to Hohenau return (6,4 euro) + 3,4 euro for additional day pass for the whole Vienna city transport
• EURegio Austria - from České Budějovice to Linz return (457 CZK); from Plzeň to Vienna return (711 CZK); from Znojmo to Vienna return (469 CZK); from Brno to Vienna (551 CZK); from České Budějovice to Vienna (904 CZK); from České Velenice to Gmünd (32 CZK); from Břeclav to Gänserndorf (275 CZK)

• Group Weekend Ticket purchased in Czech Republic from CD ticket counter (NOT online via eShop) is valid till German border stations Bad Brambach, Bärenstein, Furth im Wald, Johanngeorgenstadt, Klingenthal, Schirnding, Schöna & Zittau
• SONE +Germany – similar offer as Group Weekend Ticket (see above), but includes neighboring regions of Germany (see map here). SONE+DB price is 700CZK (if valid for the whole Czech network) or from 300 to 350 CZK (if valid within one Czech region only)
• All Day Ticket +Germany - similar offer as All Day region Ticket (see above), but includes neighboring regions of Germany (see map here). Plzeň/Karlovy Vary/Ústí/Liberec regions + Germany Tickets cost from 250 to 300 CZK depenging on Czech region
• Labe-Elbe Ticket: one-day network pass valid for several operators (rail, buses, municipal) in neighboring regions of Czech Republic and Germany. Labe-Elbe Ticket can be used in a specified area on both sides of the border. Labe-Elbe one-day network ticket for one passenger is 200 CZK, for 2-5 passengers - 400 CZK
• EgroNet Ticket: day pass for the travels by train, bus or municipal mass transport in parts of four regions - part of the Karlovy Vary region and in selected districts of Bavaria, Thuringia and Saxony – in the Egrensis Euroregion. EgroNet one-day network ticket for one person is 150 CZK

Poland:

• Group Weekend Ticket purchased in Czech Republic from CD ticket counter (NOT online via eShop) is valid till Polish border stations Głuchołazy, Chalupki, Miedzylesie, Zebrzydowice & Lubawka. Similar possibility offers also All Day Ticket (crossing the border is allowed only in Os & Sp trains)
• All Day Ticket +Poland - similar offer as All Day region Ticket (see above), but includes neighboring regions of Poland (see map here). Moravia-Silesia/Pardubice/Hradec Králové/Liberec regions +Poland Tickets cost from 250 to 300 CZK depenging on Czech region. Also available Group Weekend Ticket +Poland, 700 CZK for national Ticket & from 300 to 350 CZK for regional Group Weekend tickets +Poland
• Travel to Głuchołazy with Czech domestic tariff: ticket from Ostrava to Głuchołazy 124 CZK one way or 223 CZK return, from Šumperk to Głuchołazy 112 CZK one way or 201 CZK return
• Special cross-border fares for certain cross-border connections: from Petrovice u Karviné to Zebrzydowice, from Lichkov to Miedzylesie & from Bohumín – Chalupki one way ticket for only 15 CZK (return tickets for double the price of a one-way ticket)

Slovakia:

• Group Weekend Ticket purchased in Czech Republic from CD ticket counter (NOT online via eShop) is valid till Slovak border stations Vrbovce, Čadca, Strelenka, Horné Srnie & Kúty
• Special cross-border fares for short distance journeys (<50 km from the border) via Kúty Gr., Vrbovce Gr., Nemšová Gr., Horní Lideč Gr. & Čadca Gr. Valid only for Os, Sp & R trains

How to Buy Train Tickets in Czech Republic:

National (domestic) & many international tickets (including discounted offers) along with seat/bed reservations can be purchased via Czech Railways (CD) eShop - cd.cz/eshop

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