We are planning a 2-week trip to Germany by train, with Eurail German Rail Pass. All trip stops are in Germany except Prague.
Per RS guidebook the rail pass does not cover whole trip between Berlin and Prague but covers to boarder town Schona.
Anyone can give advice how to ride direct train Berlin-Prague with card and pay for the part in CZech? Thanks!
Posted by
Eastern Iowa, USA
9150 posts
Basically pick your train from Berlin to Prague, then go to the train operator (German or Czech) and buy a ticket on that site for the matching train number, using Schona as the departure, and Prague as the destination.
The problem may be that on DB, the German site, you may not be able to purchase just the Czech potion, or more likely, the train may not actually stop in Schora, so not giving a solution for that route. You may be able to go to a DB office at a station though and purchase a supplement for your journey. The other alternative may be to take a train to Schora, then transfer to another train from there.
Thread warning: Many will probably question whether the German Eurail pass was really the best option given other options and your itinerary, but if you already have the pass, that is water under the bridge.
Posted by
Paradise
7958 posts
It may be to your advantage to re-arrange your itinerary. Do you have any plans to be in Munich or in Regensburg, Germany's best-preserved medieval city? Specal fares to Prague (Prag-Spezial) are available for DIRECT trains to Prague which cost just €36.50 from Regensburg and €55 from Regensburg. You don't have to pre-book these tickets. Just buy them on the day of travel and hop on. You can use the ticket for any of the regional train journeys that same day; hop off for sightseeing in any town along the way you like, then hop back on to finish your trip with a subsequent regional train. This option - and other options - are mentioned at the web's best overall resource for train information:
https://www.seat61.com/trains-and-routes/munich-to-prague-by-train.htm
There may be some helpful advice here for the route from Berlin as well:
https://www.seat61.com/trains-and-routes/berlin-to-prague-by-train.htm
Note that OMIO is mentioned on the above pages as a possible vendor for tickets to Prague from Germany