Long distance trains in Poland

The majority of passenger trains in Poland are operated by PKP Intercity, the Polish State Railways. There are also private operators as of 2026.

 

Express InterCity Premium (EIP)

• Operates on important North-South corridor:
  • Gdánsk-Warsaw-Krakow/Katowice/Wroclaw
• Speeds up to 200km/h
• Reservation with a supplement is mandatory (costs are 43 PLN / 10 EUR)
• Additional supplement is required
• Popular trains, worth reserving your seat well in advance

 

Express InterCity (EIC)

• Operates on important domestic routes
• Speeds up to 160km/h
• Most luxurious and modern Intercity rolling stock
• Seat reservations are recommended

 

Intercity (IC) and Twoje Linie Kolejowe (TLK)

• Link major cities in Poland 
• Includes day- and overnight services 
• A list of IC and TLK connections can be found here. 
• Seat reservations (1,00 PLN) are mandatory for selected trains 
  • These trains are marked with [R] in the timetable. 
• In other IC and TLK trains (seating cars), a seat reservation is recommended.

 

Regiojet (IC)

• Private operator linking major cities in Poland
• Serves Warsaw, Prague, Katowice, Przemysl, Gdánsk and Grynia
• Reservations mandatory, only available on the train

 

Regional trains in Poland

 

POLREGIO (Przewozy Regionalne)

• REGIO (R)
  • Local trains stopping at all stations along their routes
  • 2nd class only
  • No reservation required
• InterRegio (IR)
  • Operates on the route Łódź to Warsaw, stopping at medium and major stations along the way
  • 2nd class only
  • No reservation required

 

Koleje Dolnośląskie (Os)

• English: Lower Silesian Railways

• Regional trains operating in southwestern Poland

• No reservation required

  Please note: the Kulturzug, the direct train between Wroclaw (Breslaw) and Berlin, is not included

 

PKP Szybka Kolej Miejska w Trójmieście Sp. z o.o.

• Alternative name: SKM w Trójmiescie

• Regional trains operating in Poland's Tricity area (Gdańsk – Sopot – Gdynia – Rumia – Reda – Wejherowo – Lębork).

 

Łódzka Kolej Aglomeracyjna

• No reservation required
• ŁKA Sprinter, the direct train between Łódź and Warszawa, is not included

 

Koleje Małopolskie (KM)

• English: Lesser Poland Railways
• Regional trains operating in Southern Poland, Krakow region.
• No reservation required

 

Koleje Wielkopolskie (KW)

• English: Greater Poland Railways
• Regional trains operating in Western Poland, Poznan region
• No reservation required

 

Koleje Slaskie (KS)

• English: Silesian Railways
• Regional trains operating in Southern Poland, Katowice region
• No reservation required

 

Arriva (AR)

• Regional trains operating in Central Poland, Bydgoszcz and Torún region
• No reservation required

Domestic night trains in Poland

• Domestic overnight trains.
• Links major cities in Poland.
• You need to reserve sleeping accommodation or a seat on this train in advance.
• Routes currently running:
  • Warsaw – Szczecin – Swinoujscie
  • Warsaw – Wroclaw – Jelenia Gora
  • Swinoujscie – Szczecin – Krakow – Przemysl
  • Kolobrzeg – Gdynia – Gdansk – Krakow
  • Gdynia – Gdansk – Warsaw – Zakopane
  • Szczecin – Poznan – Zakopane (summer only)
  • Hel – Gdynia – Gdansk – Krakow (summer only)

 

International night trains in Poland

Euro Night (EN)

• International overnight trains.
• Links Poland with Germany, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Austria.
• You need to reserve sleeping accommodation or a seat on this train in advance.
• Routes currently running:
  • Warsaw/Przemysl  – Krakow – Katowice – Bratislava – Budapest
  • Warsaw/Przemysl  – Krakow – Katowice – Vienna –Linz – Munich 
  • Warsaw/Przemysl – Krakow – Katowice – Ostrava – Prague  
  • Berlin – Dresden – Prague – Vienna – Graz 
  • Berlin – Dresden – Prague – Bratislava – Budapest

 

Baltic Express 

• Gdynia – Gdánsk – Poznan – Wroclaw – Prague
• Sleeping car from 14 April to 31 August

 

Adriatic Express

• Warsaw – Katowice – Vienna – Ljubljana – Rijeka 
• Seasonal 27 June to 30 August

 

RegioJet

• International overnight trains. 
• Links Poland with the Czech Republic. 
• You need to reserve sleeping accommodation or a seat on this train in advance. 
• Routes currently included for Pass holders: 
  • Przemysl – Krakow – Katowice – Prague

Modern, air-conditioned international trains link Poland to popular cities in the following European countries:

Route	Which train?	Duration	Reservations
Warsaw to Berlin (Germany)	EuroCity	5h 50m	Required
Warsaw to Budapest (Hungary)	EuroCity / Euro Night	11h 25m / 12h 50m (overnight)	Required
Warsaw to Prague (Czech Republic)	EuroCity	8h 30m (overnight)	Required
Gdynia to Prague (Czech Republic)	EuroCity	9h	Required
Warsaw to Vienna (Austria)	EuroCity / Euro Night	7h 15m / 11h 10m (overnight)	Required
Wrocław to Dresden (Germany)	trilex regional train	4h	Not required