My new husband and I are planning to visit a friend in Germany this May but we are both hoping to see Prague. I understand from prior postings that it%26#39;s 9 hours from Frankfurt to Prague and our stay in Germany only spans one week. Is it more efficient to take the overnight train (which I understand is the only direct route) or investigate bus options? Thanks!
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Get the train. The bus would probably take even longer and if you get the overnight train you would be saving time and money anyway if you think about it as you would be saving on a hotel room for the night.
BTW it is 10 hours - dep. Frankfurt 2219, arrive Prague 0818.
Back again dep. Prague 2025, arrive Frankfurt 0654
You can actually book these on-line (www.db.de) and if you do it soon you can take advantage of the reduced tickets - the cheapest one-way ticket for both of you is EUR58 each way, as opposed to c. EUR200 normal price (this is in a normal day coach). For a couchette the price would be EUR98 for a four-berth or EUR118 for a six-berth, or you could splash out on a sleeper at EUR198 economy class, or EUR238 deluxe. These prices are for the 2 of you one-way and are only available on-line - the normal prices are much higher. WHatever you do, don%26#39;t buy them from Rail Europe!
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We appreciate your great advice! Should we travel into the Holesovice station or Hln in Prague and does purchasing a Bahn Card make sense?
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It only goes to Holesovice - not the most glamorous of arrivals as it is a bit of a grey concrete dump, but don%26#39;t let that put you off - the rest of the city is a bit better than that :)
As far as I know, the bahncard is only valid within Germany and is only really economical for frequent travellers, and it also doesn%26#39;t cover sleeper/couchette supplements, etc, so it wouldn%26#39;t really work out any cheaper.
This site should help you more, and is in English bahn.de/international/…onlineticket.shtml
Whether you go in coach class, couchette or sleeper, it will be comfortable - German trains are second to none.
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