We will be traveling from Munich to Prague in October and am wondering how the Czech trains are. I have taken the bus, which was fine-curious about the train. Thanks!
Posted by
Paradise
7046 posts
https://www.seat61.com/trains-and-routes/munich-to-prague-by-train.htm
The page above provides expert information about the route, the trains and ticketing.
The page below provides service details for the Alex trainss (the trains that travel direct to Prague and the ones you will likely use.)
https://www.laenderbahn.com/alex/en/service/services-on-train/
Posted by
OP
Oxnard, CA, USA
45 posts
Thank you, Russ
Posted by
Chicago, IL
52 posts
Purchase your tickets through the Czech train website: cd.cz. Prices will lower and you get free seat reservations. DO the reservations. We traveled on Czech trains about a dozen time in May. Those without reservations often had to move several times when those with reservations boarded.
Posted by
Lakewood, Colorado
19272 posts
I would definitely use the ALEX direct train, they are nicer than the Czech train I rode on in 2012. I was going from Zwiesel, in the Bavarian Forest to Prague. My route was from Zwiesel to Bayrische Eisenstein to Klatovy to Pilsen, where we were supposed to catch the ALEX train to Prague. Well, at Klatovy, we had to take an SEV bus to the next station on the line. We arrived in Pilsen in time to see the ALEX train leaving for Prague. The ALEX trains run every two hours. The next express train was in an hours so I took it. It was nowhere near as nice inside as I know the ALEX train would have been. So, make sure you take the ALEX train all the way.
But get your ticket from Czech Rail, CD.CZ for the best price.
Posted by
Bavaria
2479 posts
I would definitely use the ALEX direct train, they are nicer than the Czech train I rode on in 2012.
Well, there is simply no alternative: The train from Munich consists of two ALEX coaches and two CD coaches (more coaches will be added in Plzen). I'm sure railroad enthusiasts will spot a difference (although both are of the same UIC type), but for the naive traveler there's absolutely none. You don't get the very latest, but you get it in good condition. And the days when the CD was a real "Eastern Bloc railroad" are long gone.
But get your ticket from Czech Rail, CD.CZ for the best price.
That can only be emphasized twice. The DB's pricing for this route is, to put it bluntly, shameless.
BTW, the number of bus connections between Munich and Prague is still much lower than before the pandemic. 2-3 Flixbusses a day and 2 RegioJet buses is all that's left (night services neglected). If you decide to use one of them, you have to take the S-Bahn to the ZOB at Hackerbrücke station (one stop to the west towards Pasing). The only difference between the two carriers is the price, and often not even that.