Intercity trains in Poland

The majority of passenger trains in Poland are operated by PKP Intercity, the Polish State Railways.

 

Express InterCity Premium (EIP)

• Operates on important North-South corridor:
  • Gdánsk-Warsaw-Krakow/Katowice/Wroclaw
• Speeds up to 200km/h
• Reservation with a supplement is mandatory (costs are 43 PLN / 10 EUR)
• Additional supplement is required
• Popular trains, worth reserving your seat well in advance

 

Express InterCity (EIC)

• Operates on important domestic routes
• Speeds up to 160km/h
• Most luxurious and modern Intercity rolling stock
• Seat reservations are recommended

 

Intercity (IC) and Twoje Linie Kolejowe (TLK)

• Link major cities in Poland 
• Includes day- and overnight services 
• A list of IC and TLK connections can be found here. 
• Seat reservations (1,00 PLN) are mandatory for selected trains 
  • These trains are marked with [R] in the timetable. 
• In other IC and TLK trains (seating cars), a seat reservation is recommended.

 

Regional trains in Poland

 

POLREGIO (Przewozy Regionalne)

• REGIO (R)
  • Local trains stopping at all stations along their routes.
  • 2nd class only.
  • No reservation required.
• InterRegio (IR)
  • Operates on the route Łódź to Warsaw, stopping at medium and major stations along the way.
  • 2nd class only.
  • No reservation required.

 

interREGIO (IR)

• Operates on the route Łódź to Warsaw, stopping at medium and major stations along the way.

• 2nd class only.

• No reservation required.

 

Koleje Dolnośląskie (Os)

• English: Lower Silesian Railways.

• Regional trains operating in southwestern Poland.

• No reservation required. 

  Please note: the Kulturzug, the direct train between Wroclaw (Breslaw) and Berlin, is not included.

 

PKP Szybka Kolej Miejska w Trójmieście Sp. z o.o.

• Alternative name: SKM w Trójmiescie.

• Regional trains operating in Poland's Tricity area (Gdańsk – Sopot – Gdynia – Rumia – Reda – Wejherowo – Lębork).

• No reservation required.

International trains in Poland

EuroCity (EC) and Intercity (IC)

• International trains on major routes connecting Poland to cities in neighboring countries.
• An advance reservation is required.
• Routes currently running:
  • Warsaw – Poznan – Berlin
  • Warsaw – Katowice – Ostrava – Prague
  • Gdánsk – Bydgoszcz – Poznan – Berlin
  • (Przemysl –) Krakow – Katowice – Wroclaw – Berlin
  • Przemysl – Krakow – Katowice – Ostrava – Prague
  • Przemysl – Krakow – Katowice – Vienna – Graz
  • (Wroclaw –) Katowice – Vienna
  • Krakow – Bohumin – Vienna
  • Warsaw – Katowice - Vienna
  • Terespol – Warsaw – Katowice – Bratislava – Budapest
  • Krakow – Warsaw – Mockava – Kaunas – Vilnius

 

The international service Krakow – Vilnius is split in Mockava: 

• A Polish train runs Krakow – Warsaw – Mockava
• A Lithuanian train runs Mockava – Kaunas – Vilnius

Seat reservations can currently only be booked online for the Polish section of the train until the border station Trakiszki.

 

 

Intercity Krakow – Warsaw – Kaunas – Vilnius

• Passengers change trains in Mockava, at the Lithuanian-Polish border.
• A Polish train runs Krakow – Warsaw – Mockava.
• A Lithuanian train runs Mockava – Kaunas – Vilnius.
• Trains run daily.
• Reservations are required:
  • For the section between Krakow/Warsaw and the Polish border station Trakiszki, reservations can be bought online in the Interrail reservation system and via PKP Intercity.
  • For the section between Mockava and Kaunas/Vilnius, a free interrail supplement is needed. This supplement can be acquired on the train.

 

Regional international connections

• International trains on regional routes connecting Poland to cities in neighboring countries, such as Germany, Czech Republic, and Slovakia.
• An advance reservation is not possible.

 

Leo Express

• Serves several Polish cities twice a week
• Krakow – Katowice – Ostrava – Prague
• Seat reservation is required, but for free

 

RegioJet Bus

• RegioJet, based in the Czech Republic, runs a connection bus service from Krakow and Katowice to Ostrava (Czech Republic) with a guaranteed change to RegioJet trains in direction to Olomouc and Prague and also to Košice and Tatra mountains in Slovakia.
• The RegioJet bus is included in the Interrail Global Pass.
• Reservations are required (€3 for a seat for 1st and 2nd Class Pass holders) and can be made online.

Domestic night trains in Poland

• Domestic overnight trains.
• Links major cities in Poland.
• You need to reserve sleeping accommodation or a seat on this train in advance.
• Routes currently running:
  • Warsaw – Szczecin – Swinoujscie
  • Warsaw – Wroclaw – Jelenia Gora
  • Swinoujscie – Szczecin – Krakow – Przemysl
  • Kolobrzeg – Gdynia – Gdansk – Krakow
  • Gdynia – Gdansk – Warsaw – Zakopane
  • Szczecin – Poznan – Zakopane (summer only)
  • Hel – Gdynia – Gdansk – Krakow (summer only)

 

International night trains in Poland

Euro Night (EN)

• International overnight trains.
• Links Poland with Germany, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Austria.
• You need to reserve sleeping accommodation or a seat on this train in advance.
• Routes currently running:
  • Warsaw – Krakow – Katowice – Bratislava – Budapest  
    
  • Warsaw – Krakow – Katowice – Vienna – Linz – Munich
  • Warsaw – Krakow – Katowice – Ostrava – Prague
  • Berlin – Dresden – Prague – Vienna – Graz
  • Berlin – Dresden – Prague – Bratislava – Budapest

 

RegioJet

• International overnight trains. 
• Links Poland with the Czech Republic. 
• You need to reserve sleeping accommodation or a seat on this train in advance. 
• Routes currently included for Passholders: 
  • Przemysl – Krakow – Katowice – Prague

Private train companies in Poland

Arriva RP

• Operating in mid-northern Poland.

• You can't board these trains with a rail pass.

 

SKM and WKD

• Commuter railways operating in the Warsaw region.

• You can't board these trains with a rail pass.

Modern, air-conditioned international trains link Poland to popular cities in the following European countries:

Route	Which train?	Duration	Reservations
Warsaw to Berlin (Germany)	EuroCity	5h 50m	Required
Warsaw to Budapest (Hungary)	EuroCity / Euro Night	11h 25m / 12h 50m (overnight)	Required
Warsaw to Prague (Czech Republic)	EuroCity	8h 30m (overnight)	Required
Warsaw to Vienna (Austria)	EuroCity / Euro Night	7h 15m / 11h 10m (overnight)	Required
Wrocław to Dresden (Germany)	trilex regional train	4h	Not required