HI; Is there a bus from Dresden to Karlovy Vardy through Usti Nad Lebem (or transferring there?); how would I find schedule and prices. Any sense of how long the whole trip would take?
Thanks!
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Seattle
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I was not able to find a bus but there is very good train connection. It takes 3 hours 39 minutes with one change in Usti nad Labem. Savings fare right now is 24 Euro. The schedule is on Deutsche Bahn website.
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OP
holyoke, Ma, USA
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Wow! Thanks very much. I have a couple other questions! Is it necessary to purchase the train tickets you mentioned in advance? Or is it necessary to purchase in advance to get the SAVER fare? We are concerned we may not make connections, so wanted to wait till we arrived in Berlin before reserving seats. We would try to get the bus to dresden, stay overnight there and then train to Karlovy VArdy in the morning, but not 100% sure. 2nd question: We are flying in and out of Berlin (cheapest place to fly), but will be in Czech Republic for 2 weeks. Where is the best place to buy/rent a phone for our trip. The only reason we need a phone is to make room reservations. . . Do we get one at the Berlin airport, or do we wait till the Czech Republic? Never done this before, so don't know the issues. 3rd question: Can you help us plan a 3 day walking trip in the Sumava. We will not have a car. We will be visiting Chesny Krumlov and can train from there. We'd like to hike about 8 miles or so a day and stay in pensionnes along the way. We need to end up somewhere where we can get public transportation again back to a city. Thanks very much!!!
Ellen
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Seattle
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It's better to take train from Berlin to Dresden than bus. Many trains a day, faster, more comfortable. I got my cell phone at Vodafon which is in every town (almost). If you want it for calling mostly in Czech Republic get it there in Karlovy Vary. If you want saver fare buy your Berlin-Dresden and Dresden-K.V. tickets ahead. Otherwise you pay little more. In C.R. you can buy your ticket when you get to the station. The best way to get from K.V. to Cesky Krumlov would be by Student Agency bus so called yellow bus to Prague and then to C.K. For Sumava hikes buy Sumava map for hikers, scale 1:50,000. As your bases there I would suggest Stozec, Kvilda and Zelezna Ruda. There are many trains from C.K. to Stozec. There is a visitor center there where they can advise you on hikes. For train time tables use Deutsche Bahn website. It's good for all Europe. Very good source of information for Czech Republic is Rick Steves book: Prague & the Czech Republic.