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General discussion => Travel plans, routes and timetables => Topic started by: jgalko on March 15, 2012, 12:29:55 am
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Hi. I heard about you from warlord.
a) I would like to know the quickest and/or best way to get from Prague to Cesky Krumlov first thing the morning of 30-4-12. We are considering bus, train or private coach
b) would like to know the quickest and/or best way to get from Cesky Krumlov to Telc first thing the morning of 2-May-12
c) would like to know the quickest and/or best way to get from Telc to Olomouc first thing the morning of 3-May-12
d) would like to know the quickest and/or best way to get from Olomouc back to Prague first thing the morning of 5-May-12
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All the segments in your itinerary are rather easy to accomplish, but it will be good to know the exact number of people traveling, since for instance Czech Railways give a special discount for mini groups (2 or more passengers) or in cases when it's family you it is possible to take an advantage of passes like CD-NET and SONE etc., thus in order to compare bus vs. train it's good to know all such potential details.
Nevertheless:
a) in case of Prague-Cesky Krumlov journey you can get train ticket for as low as 180 CZK per person (when purchase some time in advance via Czech Railways eShop (https://www.cd.cz/eshop/)). There are some bus operators that can give you even better per person fare, but choice (whether to go by train or bus) anyway is yours. Train is around 3:40 (with one change in České Budějovice), while buses are direct and take around 3 hours.
b) Cesky Krumlov-Telc train ticket cost 170 CZK (again in advance purchase via CD eShop), total journey with at least 2 changes takes form 4 to 5 hours (depending on connection). Bus here is actually cheaper and faster, for instance dep.8am from Krumlov, arr.České Budějovice 8:55, change there for a bus to Telc, where you'll be 11:00 and you pay total of 127 CZK per person
c) Purchased in advance Telc-Olomouc train ticket cost 220 CZK per person, again at least two changes (Kostelec u Jihlavy and Brno) and around 5-5:30 hours in total. While by bus the same route can be managed a bit faster 4-5 hours (depending on connection) and cheaper, from 187 CZK per person).
d) Here cheapest train tickets start from 190 CZK and journey is direct and fast (from 2:30 hours), while bus ticket start from 220 CZK and ride takes at least 3:30, but in most case more than 4 hours
All the train timetables for Czech Republic can be checked on Czech Railways website (http://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm), while in case of buses you can do the same here (http://jizdnirady.idnes.cz/autobusy/spojeni/). In case you have any further questions, feel free to ask.
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tUt,
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