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Poland: Railway Information

The Polish State Railway Company is called Polskie Koleje Panstwowe or PKP. The national InterCity passenger network comprises 20 major towns with regular interval services on several routes.

Eurail Passes for Poland:

Polish railway company

Logo Polish Railways

The national railway company of Poland is called PKP (Polish State Railways — Polskie Koleje Państwowe SA).

Visit the website of the Polish railway company PKP: Polish (English version not available yet).


Network
InterCity trains run at speeds up to 100 mph (160 km/h).
The services offered by PKP include:
High-standard international day trains to Amsterdam, Berlin, Hamburg, Prague and Vienna. High-standard international night trains to Berlin, Budapest and Prague.

All international trains have air-conditioned coaches. National Hotel trains running from Gdynia to Zakopane, from Kraków to Kolobrzeg and from Warsaw to Szczecin/Swinoujscie. These trains only have sleeping cars and couchettes and do not stop at intermediate stations.

Not only the international services are of a high standard, the domestic trains also offer good quality transportation in Poland.

Exceptions
InterRail Passes are not valid in Poland on:

  • all trains operated by Arriva PCC;
  • all trains operated by Koleje Dolnośląskie (local trains in the region of Lower Silesia);
  • the train run by Koleje Mazowieckie (KM) on the route Varsovie (Warsaw) - Gdynia.

Reservation fees in Poland

  • TLK
    1st and 2nd class: € 1,50
    Reservation compulsory. Free reservation if made locally.
  • IC/EC (domestic journeys)
    1st and 2nd class:  € 5,30
    Reservation compulsory. Free reservation if made locally.
  • EX
    1st and 2nd class: € 3
    Reservation compulsory. Free reservation if made locally.

Special trains

You can travel by train through Europe on a large variety of special trains. Examples are high-speed trains, scenic trains or night trains.

Special trains mostly require a small supplement or a reservation fee from Eurail Pass holders. See the list of supplements for international trains and the information about train reservations. You can plan your trip with the help of online timetables.