Most larger stations have left-luggage desks and lockers (fees are around 12zł to 16zł per bag per 24 hours). The majority of passenger trains in Poland are operated by PKP JSC, the Polish State Railways. WORTH KNOWING ABOUT POLISH TRAINS: (4) Polish express trains are comparatively infrequent, so look up train times on the PKP InterCity website  before heading to a station - even if you will be purchasing last minute at a ticket desk. -------------------------------------------------- I want emails from Lonely Planet with travel and product information, promotions, advertisements, third-party offers, and surveys. And we do not recommend it. www.rozklad-pkp.pl Shows information for all Polish trains. In Poland the ‘perons’/platforms have their own numbers, but OTHER additional numbers are used for the tracks/tors. © 2020 Lonely Planet.

Poznan - Wroclaw Back to the menu. -------------------------------------------------- (2) EIC*. Some larger train stations have airport-style departure boards but the rest – right down to the smallest trackside halt – will at least have posters listing departures and arrivals. Built in 1857 by the Kingdom of Prussia, its fanciful turrets and glamorous interiors have recently been restored. Faster trains are marked in red and slower trains in black. If you are buying 30 days in advance, even tickets for the fastest trains can be affordable for the student. They're popular so it's worth reserving your s… STATIONS      l         TRAINS 2. The English translation of 'Glowny is 'main station'. This service does not operate in EIP trains. The trip from Warsaw to Gdańsk also costs 150zł for the similar-length journey. These are local trains that usually make a stop in each town as you travel down the line. (6) Other companies operate some local train networks. See www.interrail.net for more information. (4) TLK The core idea is that you make your way to the peron and THEN when you are on the peron/patform, there are other info screens which tell you which specific 'tor' your train will be leaving from. At the other end of the timescale are stations such as Poznań Główny. (6) PKP InterCity trains leaving at different times of the day can be cheaper, so it's worthwhile being flexible re: arrival and departure times. Welcome to the guide on how to save money, time and confusion when travelling in Poland by train. Arriva RP. IR trains normally don’t offer 1st-class seating, and no seat reservations are required. Poland is a member of the International Union of Railways (UIC): its UIC Country Code is 51.. Rail services are operated by a range of public and private rail operators. Your best bet is to ask whether you qualify for a cheaper fare when you buy your ticket. Image by Tim Richards / Lonely Planet, The stately Wroclaw Główny train station. Runs on important domestic routes. Opened for the 2012 Euro football championships co-hosted by Poland, it’s a gleaming glass and steel structure; and, in contemporary style, connected to a large shopping mall. (7) Non-folding bikes can be taken on board the PKP Intercity and Polregio train services, but bike tickets have to be purchased pre-boarding at stations, they can't be booked online. If you’re still uncertain, ask a fellow passenger where the train is heading. Poland’s rail network has several different types of train that differ primarily by speed, cost and level of comfort. Most of the regional and local train services in Poland are operated by Polregio. Required fields are marked *. (1) The Budapest <> Warszawa via Krakow service will be available from July 18th. More detailed info is available by clicking on the green 'Tickets & Passes' button below. Your email address will not be published. The vast majority was built before World War II by various rail companies, including by the German Deutsche Reichsbahn and by the Russian Imperial State Railways, and a minor component was built from 1946 onwards by the Communist authorities. If you’re lucky, the station will be big enough to have digital signage on each platform, informing you of the destination of the next train. Search for the best train for your trip by region, province or select one from the most frequent routes in Poland. A list of all train companies in Poland. Station platforms (peron) are numbered, but there are usually also track (tor) numbers if there is a line on either side of the platform – check you have the right one. reduced fare Though we do not recommend this (as explained in the paragraph above), you can buy a reduced fare ticket as a tourist. 10 THINGS WORTH KNOWING ABOUT TICKETS FOR POLISH TRAIN TRAVEL: www.rozklad.sitkol.pl Another general timetable with easy-to-use instructions in English. (4) Also if you will be taking an EIP or EIC train from a station at which it commences its journey, when you arrive on the platform/peron it can be obvious that the train you will be taking will already be at a track. Train timetables are available in English on PKP's website (rozklad-pkp.pl/en).

Here are some key features of Poland's complex and sometimes confusing rail network, and our tips to help you navigate it.

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