Visiting Rückl Glassworks in Nizbor from Prague

Gee, my look at train schedules show only 1 1/4 hours to Nizbor. 1 hour if you leave at 7 am.

What train line? One hour would make sense, but when I checked the RometoRio site, the train links weren't showing a direct route, and I must admit, I'm having trouble interpreting the train schedules. Thank you for your reply! Do you have a train link that you could share?

Rome2Rio is a temporary crutch, but it does show you that the train schedules are at www.cd.cz and you can switch to English on the website. CD runs the trains in Czechia and therefore they know the schedules and cost of the tickets.

The information and link are very helpful! I think I have it figured out.

Hey, we were just there last September. It is a small and quiet town. If you get the tour, the first thing that will jump out at you is how little safety equipment the workers use.

Interesting! Would you recommend spending more time in the town to see anything else? We were going to get lunch after the tour then return to Prague.

No, I didn't see anything there worth stopping for - looked pretty dead on a weekday morning. I can't recall the restaurant we went to, but it was down the hill from the glassworks which was outside of the town.

Thank you!

trains run on a regular basis from Beroun which is 40-50 minutes by train from Prague, You could a visit to Krivoklat Castle which is just a bit further up the same train line.Check the Cesky Drahy website for train times.There as some tour companies that will do trips to both places from Prague

We took the train from Prague to Nizbor just this past May. You will take a train from Prague to Beroun, then transfer to a smaller train to Nizbor. Not as fast as driving but an interesting way to see the rural areas of Bohemia.

You may want to call first. There is only 1 English speaking employee to give the tours. Make sure she is working on the day you arrive. The tour is fascinating.

We had lunch at the restaurant across the street. We took our chances and had the lunch specials. We didn't know what we would get, not knowing how to reach Czech and unwilling to use Google translate at that point. It was just fine.

It was the second time we were in that area in two years as my husband's family emigrated from there to the U.S. in the late 1800s. Turns out a great-great-great grandfather was from a small town not too far away, where a Nizbor employee's husband grew up. They were instantly great friends! LOL

The České Dráhy website has been helpful planning the day trip to Nizbor. My sister and I are feeling confident we will be able to find and board the connecting train in Beroun going to Nizbor within the 4-minute time allotment. We may do a little hiking around the area based on the suggestion in Rick Steves' guidebook. My paternal grandfather immigrated to the Chicago area before WWI from Czechoslovakia. The crystal shop is interesting to me because our family has one, lone, cut glass that family-lore claims he made. He had many artistic talents, but he earned a living as a tool and die craftsman once he came to Chicago.

I consulted with my fellow travelers, who agreed that Nizbor did not look appealing as a stop, but our lunch stop was in Beroun and there is more to see there.

the train to Nizbor is very easy to find in Beroun, as you come off the train from Prague just follow the route to the main exit but as you get to the area before the main area there will be a information monitor with the platforms for the train you want on it. have a quick look but just take the stair to your right and you will see the train just a bit further on ,It is an end line,so not a through train ,usually there is someone there to help if you need it. The train station has been completley renovated over the last few years and is very user friendly . I last used the train to Nizbor/Krvivlokat last May but have done the trip 3 times in the last 2 years.It is a small commuter train only 2 carriages though sometimes if there are special events on there may be 3 carriages.I buy all my train tickets on the CD app,but you can pay on the train or buy a through ticket from Prague

Thanks everybody!

Update, was in Nizbor today to visit a pub which is right beside the train station. There are new trains on this route which are lovely and slightly faster. Will take you about 5 minutes to walk to the glass factory which is right across the tracks from the railway station ,so you need to follow the road out of the station ,cross the tracks at the crossing turn left and walk to the factory. The pub I visited was the old train station ,all wooden with old railway fitting and seats inside, great beer but the food at lunchtime today was limited and we were there a bit early to eat lunch. There are a few other places to eat and drink in the town.
All my other info about transiting through Beroun still apply. We ended up having a superb lunch in Berounsky Medved about a 5 minute or so walk from the station in Beroun .We also stopped of for a beer in Pivovar Revnice about 20 minutes on the train from Beroun and 30 minutes from Prague. I bought all tickets on the CD app just before getting on the various trains we used.

Thanks again! Our trip is coming together nicely. Can't wait to go!

info on how we got there , bought a combined ticket Prague Hl.n. left 10.05am - arrived Beroun 10.48. left Beroun 10.56 am arrived Nizbor 11.08. used CD app and bought tickets for one person 65+ and one person 18-64, cost 186Kc total. we took the 12.29 train back to Beroun for lunch, after that i can't remember what time trains we used. the trains between Beroun and Nizbor are roughly every hour but they may improve over the next few weeks as Easter is coming. The App really is great and very easy to use once you set things up,,we used that and were able to choose trains as and when we needed them and bought tickets minutes before we boarded trains. on this route there is no facility to book seats and really no need to as it really is a commuter route. Some trains to and from Beroun may be longer distance trains but most will be commuter ones including doble decker trains, so get upstairs for better views.
You can use the train from Prague Smichov ( one stop from Hl.n) but the place is being ripped up and looks like new tracks and platforms are being built, don't know if they are working on the train station but i would avoid using that station unless you are staying very close to it.