Prague to Munich by train from €15 - the civilised way...
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- čas přidán 24. 08. 2016
- A train ride from Prague to Munich on the EuroCity train 'Franz Kafka' for just €15 in 2nd class or €35 in 1st class, showing the train, bistro car and scenery. For train times, fares & tickets see www.seat61.com/trains-and-rou...
UPDATE: In Dec 2017 train service between Munich & Prague was almost doubled, from 4 to 7 trains each way per day. All trains now have air-con cars and a minibar, but there is no bistro car. For current information see www.seat61.com/trains-and-rou...
#traintravel
A reminder: The trains used between Prague & Munich have changed a bit since I made this video, but you can see photos of what the trains are like now, as well as prices, tips & how best to buy tickets at www.seat61.com/trains-and-routes/munich-to-prague-by-train.htm
You may be interested to know that there has been a severe train accident with several casualties at the route couple of weeks ago, prompting the Czech government to finalize preparations for expansion and modernization of the railway line between Domažlice and German borders. God knows it's been too late decades ago. This oldest, one-rail cross-border part of the track suffered from having been neglected by the Communist regime (it had to cross the Iron Curtain and it was not meant to be used by regular travellers, who were forbidden to leave the country) and its current state was always meant to be a temporary solution. Hopefully, things will get better and safer in the coming years. The good news is that the route between Prague and Pilsen has become significantly faster in the last five years, benefitting from extensive repairs as well as the currently longest railway tunnel in the Czech Republic.
The civilised way to travel indeed, particularly when it's only between two European cities. I just cannot understand how some (many!) people prefer to take the bus or plane for such a short distance as is the case between Munich and Prague, lower price notwithstanding.
Hi Mark: I live in America and I found your website so helpful navigating my way through the UK and Europe. I'm thrilled to have found your You Tube Channel. Keep traveling I'll be watching!
Thank you Mark, as always excellent video from you
I noticed no time at the boarder back in 1985 it took hours. I recall the dogs. The fences etc the iron curtain must be down. Yours Evans w robinson
Euro 15 is a sweet deal for such a beautiful view like this and cute bistro cart
Another nice video, lovely relaxing Sunday afternoon viewing. On the re-upload - I've also fallen foul of this before, it is very frustrating when you notice a missing / wrong title!
Excellent video. Thank you. Will try during our December holiday.
Super video!
Marvelous. absolutely marvelous mate😃😃
Great clip as usual.
Gracias y felicidades :))
thank you !!!
great video and well done job mark .I'm following u from morocco
In December 2017, this train (and other trains from Prague to Munich) was renamed to Západní expres (in English: West side express)
What platform is the ceske drahy train on. I've been munich for a week now and I have not seen a cd train yet. I taking off tommorow. I'm supposed to be on a cd train at 843 Am. I've seen db bob Alex trains there.
Your killing me!!!!! Now all I want to do is go to Europe and travel by train. Thanks for sharing your travels with us. 👍🙏
Now you can so you should. Czech railway have very dense net, and cheap tickets, so you can travel a lot here. And most tourist walking trails start at train stations. Use mapy.cz for tourism here, much better than google.
Love your channel could you please do a quick update on what gear your using at the mo. to make your vids. for this channel :)
der Bahnhof Schwandorf, hat eine gute Infastruktur :-) bester Bahnhof an dieser Strecke von Praha nach München !
How much time does the train take to Munich? What time did you arrive there? Great vid. I might go to these places next year.
Beautiful country, I have never been to Prague, I hope to fix that in the spring. Munich yes I loved it. Can you give us a hint of the fare in Euros?
It's in the intro.
Fixed man? :)
Nice vlog! Content was awesome. I am your new subscriber. Greetings from Plano, Texas, United States.
Que trajetos lindos; devem ser viagens super deliciosas, agradáveis !!! Muito legal!!
Loved watching this woderful video from india
Good video..................
Ravi Sub как дела ?
oh wow, how nice the connection was back then with bistro and everything. Nowaday there's no bistro, the train is always crowded and known for running even HOURS late, never arriving at Munich and terminating somewhere in the middle of nowhere in the middle of the night...
great experience
Nice
We are from India . We went to Prague from Munich by train.
Nice! Was it a pleasant experience? :)
Rani Jhansi Jhansi did u try going to paris
The civilised way haha Just for that I've decided to check this video. I'll be putting different comments while I'll be watching the video. :)
Ah! Those sounds in Praha station brought me great memories.
May I ask how much does the ticket cost?
I really liked the views crossing the river. When I've travelled to Praha from Bratislava I guess we arrived from the other side... =(
It's always nice to have the possibility of having lunch in your own seat, but I think I prefer to go to the restaurant car haha
That building in Plzen, was the train station? If yes... it looks really nice!
I love those green forest. Even more to watch them from the train. :)
Yes, that building in Plzeň was the train station. I love it.
I’m catching the train from Munich to Prague in a few days. I just paid around 9-10€ (one way)! And booked it yesterday, so just a few days in advance. Lufthansa’s direct flights would have cost me almost 500€ (return), haha xD (I always take the train on that route)
Yes, the trains from Bratislava arrive from the other side at the main station (hl.n.), coming from north-east into the station. The crossing of the river is on the south-west side of the city centre, so only trains from Munich and the western part of the Czech Republic are crossing the river there.
Very good brief description outside and inside EC Franz Kafka.
Btw1: Was the ice cold beer tasty for you?
Btw2: Tankard seems very small. Do you remember volume?
The beer was great, tankard big enough. Slightly less than a British pint, a lot more than a Dutch biertje...
Belle vidéo de la ville de mes origines Prague. 🤗🤗🇫🇷🗼
Just wait until your friends find out your surname means "little german".
@@Pyrochemik007 bonjour et merci pour votre commentaire et c'est vrai j'ai entendu la traduction de mon nom dans un salon mondial du tourisme 🙋♂️🇨🇵
Jistě to byla příjemná jízda.
It was, of course, a pleasant ride. Greetings from Moravia ;)
Could one stay seated during the locomotive's change?Excellent video as always
Of course - and most people did. I just wanted to stretch my legs and get a few shots...
Your videos are really nice well side.
This trips by train make many good ideas to make an interrail
We traveled Berlin to Prague;about 6hrs.
Czech republic railways: v nice
do i need to pay for seat reservation separately or its included in ticket price?
3:55 Furth-im-Wald, home of the Drachenstich
when buying online ticket from czk railways, does seat reservation included or you sit anywhere in train? or do you need to buy seat reservation separately?
Seat reservation is optional, if you don't make one you sit in any unreserved seat you like.
I take that the train goes both ways. In may of 2019 im going from Munich to Praque. How many hours is the ride.
The journey time is 5 hours and 36 minutes in 2019. Trains leave Munich every two hours from 4:43 AM till 4:43 PM.
@@druhyprogram Hi, I am going this year. Can I catch this train from Munich Airport to Prague? Will it be the same or different? Thank you
I've been in Munich for a week now. I've I have not once seen a ceske drahy train stationed here yet. I have one I'm taking tommorrow at 843 Am. It says on ticket munich hbf. I just don't want to miss my train.
It'll now look like this www.seat61.com/trains-and-routes/munich-to-prague-by-train.htm
Hey, Can you share your experience with the train and which ticket you take from Munich to Prague? As I am also planning to travel next month.
@@seat61 Is this information on the above link up to date? If I take Bayern-Böhmen-Ticket then from Plzen I can take a ticket from within the train without any fine?
@@R3dian you are not going anywhere.
You got off early!
When going from Munich to Prague in first class which side is best for viewing?
Front, but you need a licence :D
But it kind of sucks when the AC doesnt work in summer - happens to me twice (out of two journeys) this year! Also the 1st class looks different now with some older carriages.
AC is for the weak.
love from BD😍
💗💗
dobry
I've never thought of that, but we are actually a country with draught beer everywhere, right?
In Czechia, Beer Is everywhere
Is it the same train from Prague to Munich? or Do I have to drop off at Pilsener train station to switch trains?
It's direct
@@seat61 tks
how much time it will take
Are the second class open seating and second class compartments the same price?
Yes.
You didn't go to Munich! You got off the train in Regensburg!
Well spotted!
👍😊
Go from London to rosler, Ireland and change at Fishguard Haurbour
It's spelled Rosslare
Two changes in direction??
Yes, because of the train stations being termini.
Passing a Ludmilla at 4:18
BR 130. I have it as a model train since early childhood!
Didn't even get all the way to Munich!
1st class on these Czech trains is usually full of Americans because everyone else know there's literally no difference between 1st and 2nd (except maybe a free coffee) :D
Samo762 Completely untrue. Prague - Brno and Prague - Ostrava routes are often full in first class and certainly not because of Americans. Plenty of locals use it, it's much less crowded and peaceful.
Samo Muránsky I agree.
Ok in May im going from Munich to Prague then im going from Prague to Berlin by train. Is it really best to book in advance and if so then by how much?
I prefer to not, the price does not differ that much and I have the freedom to ride another day or hour. Like it was raining a lot so you missed prague castle visit, so you want to make up for it but train is leaving...
nice for the odd penny piching tourist to be actually using that connection. For the rest its sub-par rolling stock at high prices like the 1h30 trip to Regensburg for 23€. Because of EU wide bidding for regional lines they are now a player in domestic services within Bavaria allowed to charge the standard rates mandated by the regional (state subsidised) transport network wherin one would expect modern trains like the ones operated by DB.
I don't mind clunky waggons from the seventies and presumably underpaid personel as long as they're priced accordingly (like Flixtrain who are doing a real good job).
Can you catch a train from Frankfurt to Prague ?
Yes. Though consider www.bahn.de/en clicking Add intermediate stops and entering via Dresden, to get an all-train option via the scenic Dresden-Prague route.
Ok..thanks!
There are several options to cross the border, you could go via Dresden, as Mark said, or via Cheb and Karlovy Vary, or if you're visiting the south of the Czech Republic, change at Plattling and Bayerisch Eisenstein for Plzen. For regional transport, Bavaria or Saxony and Northern Bohemia have a joint ticket that's interesting (the Bayern-Böhmen- or Sachsen-Böhmen-Ticket, a variation on the German Ländertickets). Local tickets can be a little cheaper, especially with the Czechs, but you're spared of the hustle to go to the counter each time, trying to explain where you want to go.
Thanks Bart.
Please change the channel name from Mark Smith to Sir Mark Smith
Best Wishes from India
You have heard the Raj ended in 1947
we went to Prague in 1975 and it was not like this but t his does look better :)
How long to cross the border back then yours Evans w robinson
5:01 WTF IS THIS HORN :P :P :P
This special horn warns railway workers train is coming. At that case workers must be near station.
pega17pl dumb the horn is from taurus
Hello
Google
Pls PARIS TO DORTMUNDE
why so many loco changes
Stephen Hyland the Czech Republic has another type of rail electrification than Germany, and building a multi systems loco would be very expensive
1) electrification from Prague ends in Pilsen, so change for a diesel one
2) In Schwandorf, there is a change of direction
3) in Regensburg, German electrification starts and the direction is changed once more, so change for an electric one
I'm not sure either, but I don't think electrification is different between Czech Republic and Germany.
why do u call it the civilized way??
lazykrazy Becouse its civillized, not like cramped bus or car.
Or plane
Now Katowice - Gdańsk by Express Intercity Premium please :)
You're Brit, aren't you?
He is.
Vergesst München Prag ist die Schönste Stadt der Welt
Czech republic to garmany. Going chak documents passport
Hiiihjn
35€ in first class what the fuck
Average salary in Czech rep. is 900€/month brutto, maybe thats why
druhyprogram In Germany you pay that for Cologne-Dortmund with ICE in 2nd class
druhyprogram
Flixbusssssssss
You did Your Immigration in the train
Immigration? It's all EU.
Jerks alot, makes lot of noise.
No, it was very smooth, very quiet.