After completing a Viking cruise in Regensburg on a Sunday, we want to get to Prague before noon. Are there any van transport services? Seem like a train is the only option - is this one direct train or do we need to change trains? Is ALEX the best train option? Thank you!
Posted by
Green Bay
20090 posts
Flixbus goes to Prague direct from Regensburg. Looks like there is an 8:50 bus that gets there by 12:10. Otherwise the Alex trains go every 2 hours and are 4 hours to Prague. Looks like the 8:15 Sunday train requires a change at Schwandorf.
Posted by
OP
4 posts
Thanks - neither of those options arrive before noon.
As I kept searching - looks like "Rail Europe" has a 6:15 AM direct train to Prague (PLN) - main station - arrives in 4 hours. Hoping that is legitimate....
I am seeing car services pop-up - $300 - for 2 - would need to know they are legitimate as well....
Posted by
Wengen
1651 posts
Rail Europe does not have trains. It is just a travel agent. Use www.bahn.de, which will have all the trains, and will allow you to book.
Posted by
OP
4 posts
Thanks so much for your fast reply - very helpful!
Posted by
Green Bay
20090 posts
Yes the 6:15 train is an Alex and is direct, so if you can get off the boat in time to make it, that would work. A nonrefundable Prag-Spezial advance purchase ticket is 60 EUR for 2,
www.bahn.com/en
Posted by
Augsburg, Bavaria
2333 posts
Compare fares at www.cd.cz (czech state railways, which operates the ALEX jointly with the German Laenderbahn). Has often way better offers than DB.com.
Posted by
OP
4 posts
Agree - www.cd.cz (czech state railways - offered a first class seat at 6:15 for similar prices as on the other site - thanks!