Trains in Czech and Europe are generally one of the easiest ways to get around.

Prague lies at the hub of the Czech Republic’s excellent national rail network - there's hardly a town in the country which cannot be reached by direct train from the capital. The main railway station in Prague is Hlavní Nádrazí (abbreviated to Praha hl.n). Prague connects by rail to major European hubs including nearby Vienna, Berlin and Bratislava (all less than 3hrs away by rail) where trains leave every two hours to each of these cities. Prague also has direct daytime train services to a range of other cities, including Munich (5hrs 30 mins), Budapest (6hrs 30 mins), Kraków and Hamburg (both 7hrs away). Amsterdam, Brussels, Warsaw, Zurich and other cities can also be reached via train ride including overnight trains.

The national rail carrier is Ceske Drahy (CD). CD in cooperation with other national carriers connect all major European hubs. CD also connects all major cities within Czech as well as smaller towns and villages. International routes are available on EuroCity (EC) and Railjet (RJ) trains and within Czech on InterCity (IC) and SuperCity Pendolino (SC) trains.

There are also two private rail companies – RegioJet (RE) and Leo Express (LE). Both have high-quality high-speed trains and are often preferred for connection between large Czech cities because of newer fit-outs and better service on board (at relatively low cost) compared to CD but offer more limited connections. Both also operate bus services across Czech and European cities.

Bookings can also be done directly on the carriers website:

CD: https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm

RJ https://regiojet.com/

LE: https://www.leoexpress.com/en

There is also a search and booking aggregator for trains and other public transport - IDOS which has all transport providers in one place (but you'll need to use Google translator within your browser as there is no English version of the website)

https://idos.idnes.cz/vlakyautobusymhdvse/spojeni/

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