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Anyone need FREE train tickets from Prague to Krakow? My stupidity can be your gain!!

Posted by (Columbia, SC) on

It's really kind of funny...or not. It's only a 38 euro hit....but I feel so stupid because there were a couple of red flags that in hindsight I realize I did not think through!!!!

I just purchased FOUR tickets and reservations for the only daily direct train between Prague and Krakow.

BUT THERE ARE ONLY ***TWO* OF US!!**

Train leaves Prague at 1022 on Sunday, 14 May 2017 and arrives in Krakow at 1805.

First attempt: I placed two tickets/seat reservation in the shopping cart and proceeded to checkout but had an immediate problem with the document registration and login, was unable to navigate backwards, so exited and started over.

Second attempt: I selected two tickets, was unable to get the same seat reservations as they were now unavailable (first red flag) and proceeded to checkout. The price was double what I had hoped, but I figured the website had been quoting a single seat price. (Second red flag...). These are "first Europe" tickets and are not refundable.

So...my fellow Ricknicks........if anyone here will be in Prague in early May and would like to travel to Krakow on the new direct train service on Sunday, May 14th, please contact me here, or PM me.

I'm also going to post this in Czech Republic and Poland in the hope that it will reach someone who might be interested. I hate to waste two tickets.

Posted by
14580 posts

Hi,

Thanks for the generous offer. I would be delighted in using one (ie, going solo) of those tickets but my trip to Central Europe is a week later.

Posted by
989 posts

That's disappointing. Unfortunately these tickets are good only for the date and time I purchased them for.

Posted by
656 posts

I appreciate the offer. Very generous indeed. I would ask and give them away when you are there. I was in London 2 weeks ago and tried to cash in my Oyster card with 23 pounds remaining. I was told by an attendant that you could only get a refund for 10 or less. As I was leaving for the US early the next morning and no time to get the refund, I just gave it to someone in the hotel lobby and told them to enjoy their trip. NO big deal. It is nice to be kind

Posted by
3941 posts

I did the same as Steve when we were in Boston - we'd bought 5 day passes but were only there four days, so the last night as we were leaving the subway, there was someone going to the machine to get tickets so I just gave them the passes. And another time, same in Boston, we had an extra day or two on our subway pass and I left them with our airbnb host and he gave them to the next people along.

Then again - I tried to do the same thing in Rome with a day transit pass that was still good for the evening and people looked at me like I had two heads, so I ended up just throwing them away. Hopefully you find a taker!

I wonder if there is another website you could post this on...

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