Cheaper with PKP's Blissful - How does the offer work and who can take advantage of it? | PolishTrains

At a glance

• Groups of 2 to 6 people travelling on the same domestic IC or TLK train save up to 30%
• No proof of family relationship required to use the Cheaper with Relatives discount
• Tickets must be purchased between 30 and 7 days before the date of travel
• The discount is combinable with statutory concessions for pupils and students
• Offer not available on EIP (Pendolino), EIC trains or international connections
• If one member of a two-person group cancels, the remaining traveller loses the discount

What is the Taniej z Bliskimi PKP offer?

Using the Taniej z Bliskimi (Cheaper with Relatives) promotion from PKP, you can purchase tickets at a lower price - with a discount of up to 30% off the base price. This offer is only available when booking for a group of 2 to 6 people.

👉 What does this mean in practice? Couples as well as larger families will be able to benefit from the attractive price. What's more, the promotion is combinable with discounts of 37%, 51%, 78%, 95% or 100% under statutory concessions e.g. for pupils and students. In this case, the Cheaper with Relatives discount combines with the statutory discount for even greater savings!

🚆When purchasing a ticket, it is worth remembering that the PKP Cheaper with Relatives discount only applies to domestic travel on ** TLK and IC trains**, but is valid on both 1st and 2nd class carriages. The offer is not available on EIP (Pendolino) and EIC trains.

The unquestionable advantage of this option is that you no longer have to wait for special promotions to go on a weekend trip by rail with a bunch of friends. All you need to do is purchase your tickets 30 to 7 days in advance of your trip to gain a 30% discount under PKP Taniej z Bliskimi.

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cheaper with Relatives - do you have to be family?

This is one of the more common questions rail travellers ask. However, it's a misconception - you don't have to be a family to benefit from the discount. It's a chance to get a cheaper ticket for anyone travelling with a minimum of one person - whether they're family, partners, flatmates or just friends. All you need to do is meet the basic conditions:

• the journey must be in a group of between 2 and 6 people,
• all passengers included on the same ticket must be travelling on the same train, in the same carriage class.

In addition, no proof of relationship or cohabitation etc. is required.

Many passengers planning a trip type "Cheaper with Relatives how to buy" into an internet search engine because they are unsure where and when to take advantage of this offer. However, we will dispel these doubts in the following article!

📅 Before you buy, you should know that Cheap with Relatives PKP tickets can be purchased between 30 and 7 days before your journey. After that, the offer will unfortunately no longer be available.

Available sales channels are:

• PolishTrains website,
• PolishTrains app,
• ticket offices at railway stations,
• ticket machines.

💻Tobuy tickets on the PolishTrains website:

• Use the search engine on the main website www.polishtrains.eu.
• Complete the "Departure from" and "Arrival to" fields, as well as the departure date and optionally the return date.
• Expand the "Passengers/Concessions" field and then enter the number of passengers, for the Cheap with Relatives offer tick between 2 and 6 people including statutory discounts. In this field, also tick the "Cheaper with Relatives offer" option, which is available after expanding the information on additional discounts.
• Once you have searched for available connections, choose the one you are most interested in from the IC or TLK offer. The prices shown will already include the discount from the Cheap with Relatives offer.
• Make your purchase online using one of the convenient payment methods, e.g. fast transfer, BLIK or deferred payment.

Wondering what else you need to know before taking advantage of Cheap with Relatives offers? The terms and conditions are one document you should definitely familiarise yourself with. To help you do this, we have prepared an overview of the most important information it contains:

• The offer is only available for domestic journeys - you will not use it for intercity travel.
• Only valid on TLK and IC trains, you will not receive this discount on Pendolino (EIP).
• The 30% discount is calculated on the base price - i.e. without additional promotions.
• Those who are entitled to a statutory discount (e.g. 37%, 51% or 78%) can also take advantage of this offer - the 30% Cheap with Relatives discount is combined with the statutory discount.
• If you wish to keep the discount, you can exchange your ticket at least seven days before the planned journey; if you exchange it later, you must buy a new ticket without the promotion.
• If, when travelling with two persons, one person cancels, the other person who still wishes to travel on the train but alone must purchase a new ticket at the regular price.
• If you are travelling with 3 to 6 people and one person cancels, the concession is still available (as the required number of people, i.e. between 2 and 6, are still travelling).
• When being checked by the conductor, you must have with you:

a paper ticket or an online ticket e.g. in the PolishTrains mobile app,

an identity document, for online tickets (as they are named),

a document confirming your right to a statutory discount, if you use one.

What should you do if the Cheap with Relatives offer does not work or does not appear for you when booking a call? This could be due to a number of errors:

📅Buyingafter the deadline - please note that the offer has a time limit and is only available from 30 to 7 days before travel. In a situation where you try to purchase a ticket the day before your trip, the system will no longer show this option. You are left to postpone your journey or buy a ticket at the currently available price.

🙍‍♀️Za small number of people - the offer will not work if you are travelling alone. On the other hand, if you have a group of more than 6 people, you can opt for several separate tickets (6 people each) or for a group of more than 11 people you can choose to buy a group ticket under different but equally attractive conditions.

🚆Differencesin carriage class - each passenger must travel in the same class. In a situation where, for example, half of a group of 6 people want to travel in class 1 and half want to travel in class 2, you may want to consider buying two separate tickets (important that there are a minimum of 2 people on each).

🛜Technical break - it is worth remembering that every day between 23:45 and 0:30 there is a break in PKP Intercity ticket sales. In this situation, it is best to refresh the page a short while after 0:30 and return again to book your connection in the Cheap with the Blind offer.

The Taniej z Bliskimi (Cheaper with Friends) offer available for travel on PKP Intercity is an excellent way to travel more cheaply in a group. Whether you are going on a trip with a bunch of friends, work colleagues or your family, by purchasing a ticket at least 7 days before departure, you will have the chance to get a discount of up to 30%. Be sure to check out this option the next time you book your tickets on the website or in the EuroPodóże mobile app!