A new train service connects Budapest with many Central European cities

Starting December, travellers can journey from Budapest to the Bavarian capital, Munich, aboard comfortable Polish EuroNight trains. This new train service is set to link the Polish-Ukrainian border with the Visegrád capitals, Austria, and southern Germany.

The new train service passes through some of Central Europe’s most beautiful regions

The Polish state railway company PKP is launching an innovative train service from Przemyśl, near the Polish-Ukrainian border, to Munich on 14 December. The trains will depart the station at 5.51 pm. Along the Polish stretch, the train will pass through historic cities such as Rzeszów, Kraków, and Katowice, finally arriving at Bohumín near the Czech-Polish border on the Oder River.

New train service connecting Central Europe
Photo: FB/MÁV

At Bohumín, the train will split into two parts. One section will travel via Bratislava to Budapest before continuing on to Munich. The other will head straight to Vienna, then on through Linz and Salzburg, arriving in Munich at 10.24 am the following day. The entire journey will take roughly 16 hours.

After a short break, the reunited train will depart again at 6.45 pm towards Poland, reaching Przemyśl by 10.10 am the next morning.

Hungarian railways
Illustration. Photo: Facebook/MÁV-csoport

Options range from standard seats to shower-equipped cabins

The main idea is to enable travel to three Central European capitals without changing trains, while also stopping at the cities mentioned above. According to TVP World, the Polish public broadcaster, the EuroNight Carpatica will call at nearly every major city in the region except Prague.

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2 Comments

  1. Slight misunderstanding. The new train will link Przemysl with Bratislava – Budapest and with Vienna – Munich. NOT Budapest with Munich. Budapest and Munich are two different parts of the train.

    • That makes much more sense. I thought it odd that any train would travel Bratislava-Budapest-Vienna-Munich.

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