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General discussion => Travel plans, routes and timetables => Topic started by: Bazza1985 on June 07, 2012, 10:06:16 pm
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I'm doing a trip round poland and looking to travel by train on the following dates
Krakow - Wroclaw - 2nd Aug
Wroclaw - Poznan - 4th Aug
Poznan - Torun - 6th Aug
can anyone recommend the best website to buy tickets from, best type of ticket and what I should expect to pay. I am 27 years old.
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Ok, so first you can visit rozklad-pkp.pl (http://rozklad-pkp.pl/bin/query.exe/en?), there you can find train timetable and fares (after you chose connection and click 'Details for selected' hit 'Tariff' below to see fare). Fare in Poland a lot depends on train type you choose, so if it is possible, might be a good idea to avoid expensive ExpressInterCity (EIC), Express (Ex) and EuroCity (EC) trains, but instead use TLK or InterRegio (IR), on the above website you can see a type of train next to every departure. For instance, Krakow-Wroclaw by InterRegio train will cost you just 43 PLN, with TLK 52 PLN, but with EuroCity 103 PLN. And since travel time is almost the same in each case, there is simply no reason to take more expensive train. Same idea with other segments of your trip: Wroclaw-Poznan with EIC train will be 92 PLN, with TLK - 40, while with Regio only 26 PLN. Poznan-Torun is 24 PLN with Regio train, 31 with InterRegio and 38 PLN with TLK
Regarding tickets it is not necessary to buy those in advance, since most of the train don't require obligatory seat reservation, so you can just arrive at the station 10min. or so before departure, buy the ticket and board the train taking any free seat. But in case you do want to buy tickets in advance, then it is possible. For TLK, EIC, Ex and EC train you can do it via PKP InterCity website (https://bilet.intercity.pl/irez/) (we also created a step by step guide on how to purchase train tickets in Poland with PKP InterCity - http://europetrainsguide.com/Advice/How-to-Buy-Train-Tickets/Poland-PKP.html ). For InterRegio trains you can purchase ticket via PKP Regionalne website (https://www.biletyregionalne.pl/login), but again it doesn't really worth a hassle, you'll spend more time figuring out how to buy online, then buying at the ticket counter already at the station
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The only reason for which You might like to book tickets in advance is the limited amount of couchettes and sleepers. Moreover, the 'cheap couchettes' (tania kuszetka) sell out rather quickly. But in case if You prefer to sit or travel relatively short distances, it wouldn't make any difference.