České dráhy has launched the advance sale of tickets for new direct trains between Prague and Copenhagen, which are due to start running from May next year. The new train will run from Prague via Dresden, Berlin and Hamburg to the capital city of Denmark, offering an attractive train service not only for tourists but also for business clients. The line passing through three countries will be operated in mutual cooperation by three national carriers – České dráhy (ČD), Deutsche Bahn (DB) and Danske Statsbaner (DSB). The trains will depart from Prague all year round at 6:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., and during the summer season also at 4:30 p.m.
The tickets are available from the international ticket offices of České dráhy, through the e-shop www.cd.cz, and also through the My Train mobile app. The price of a one-way ticket from Prague to Copenhagen currently starts at a price of around CZK 1,600, with a journey time of 11 hours. In the upcoming years, the train connection will become even faster thanks to the ongoing modernisation of the railway infrastructure and with the approaching opening of the immersed underwater railway tunnel between Germany and Denmark.
“Passengers will be able to enjoy panoramic views of the Elbe River, the countryside of northern Germany, as well as impressive crossings over the Little and Great Belt straits separating the Danish mainland from the islands of Fyn and Sjælland. Moreover, passengers will be travelling in maximum comfort offered by our state-of-the-art ComfortJet long-distance trainsets. They will spend their entire journey in ergonomic reclining seats, with air conditioning, Wi-Fi internet, power supply sockets and USB ports for the charging of electronic equipment, and a matter-of-course will be also a dining car with Czech specialities,” says Michal Krapinec, Chairman of the Board of Directors and Director General of České dráhy, presenting the services offered on the board of the trains.
The new train connection planned is the first-ever implemented line of a total of ten pilot projects initiated by the European Commission to support cross-border railway connections. The direct train connection between Prague and Copenhagen is being restored after more than 10 years. The last direct night trains to the north of continental Europe were operated during the 2014 timetable. Since then, it has been necessary to change trains in Hamburg, Germany, when travelling to Denmark. The new connection will bring benefits not only to passengers travelling between the three capitals of the Czech Republic, Germany, and Denmark. The trains will also serve other important economic, political, and cultural centres, such as Ústí nad Labem, Dresden, Hamburg or Odense. More than 15 million people live in the metropolitan areas and other cities and towns situated along the route of the trains where the trains are to stop. Thanks to connecting train services, new opportunities are opening up for travelling from Scandinavia to southern and central Europe and in the opposite direction.
Author: Oddělení komunikace ČD
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