Travelling around czech republic by train? best to buy ticket there or beforehand?

Question

i am going from prague to brno to pilsen. I have had look on net and its about 50 quid through an agency, what it be much cheaper or not worth the hassle??

thanks

Answer 1

Buy the tickets locally. Use the CD (Czech Railways) national fare calculator at www.jizdenka.cz (option to get the interface in English - click the Union Jack).

Prague hl.n --> Brno   238 Kc 2nd class, 357 Kc 1st class.

Brno --> Plzen 339 Kc 2nd class, 508 Kc 1st class (that's routed back via Prague anyway)

£1 = 30 Kc

A lot of fares seem to have increased a couple of weeks ago (1 day 2nd class adult network ticket from 390 Kc to 440 Kc, for instance). See www.cd.cz and press the "english" button at the bottom for more info.

Answer 2

Just buy the tickets when you are there.

I just priced some tickets, using tomorrow's date

Prague to Brno  at 250-325Kč...that's about 10 GBP

Brno to Plzen  at 90-150 Kč...that's about 5 GBP

Answer 3

Don't buy before hand, its just a waste of money.