Danube capitals | PolishTrains
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Three, well-connected European capitals, linked by a common history, cultural heritage and the Danube, flowing through each of them. You can buy tickets to all three capitals on the Danube on PolishTrains without creating an account, in PLN – the ticket is sent by email and SMS. You can plan your journey from Katowice or Kraków to Wiedeń using the PolishTrains search engine, checking departure times and ticket prices straight away. By choosing to take the train, we can spend as much time as we want in each of them and the order in which we want to visit them!
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You can buy a ticket for the journey to Bratysława on PolishTrains without creating an account, and the confirmation will be sent by email and SMS.__
Budapeszt combines the sights of Buda and Pest, thermal baths and the Parliament building by the river. From Bratislava hlavná stanica, you can walk to the Old Town in around a dozen minutes, while a castle overlooking the Danube stands by the river. * Capitals on the Danube: Wiedeń, Bratysława and Budapeszt – three capitals connected by the Danube and direct trains from Poland
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Travel time between the cities: Wiedeń – Bratysława approximately 57 minutes, Wiedeń – Budapeszt approximately 2 hours 20 minutes, Bratysława – Budapeszt approximately 2 hours 23 minutes
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Getting there from Poland: from Katowice to Wiedeń approximately 4 hours 21 minutes, from Kraków to Bratysława approximately 5 hours 52 minutes, from Warsaw to Budapeszt approximately 10 hours
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Buying tickets: you can buy international tickets on PolishTrains up to 60 days before your journey; payment in PLN by card, BLIK, bank transfer and with payment deferred for up to 30 days
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Promotions and discounts: statutory domestic discounts do not apply to international routes; international promotions are available for selected dates
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Group bookings: groups of 11 or more people may receive a 15–30% discount and submit their journey through the group form ### At a glance
- Vienna, Bratislava and Budapest are all connected by direct train services
- The Vienna to Bratislava train journey takes under one hour
- Vienna to Budapest takes approximately 2.5 hours by train
- Bratislava to Budapest is typically just over 2 hours by rail
- A valid national ID card is sufficient for travel to all three capitals
- All three cities lie along the Danube, making a combined trip straightforward Before travelling, check the current timetable in the PolishTrains search engine. You can find ready-made travel plans for each city in PolishTrains travel itineraries: travel plan to Wiedeń, travel plan to Bratysława and travel plan to Budapeszt.
Preferably with a travel prescription prepared by PolishTrains! From Bratislava hlavná stanica, you can walk to the Old Town in around a dozen minutes, while a castle overlooking the Danube stands by the river. You can buy a ticket for the journey to Bratysława on PolishTrains without creating an account, and the confirmation will be sent by email and SMS.__
Budapeszt combines the sights of Buda and Pest, thermal baths and the Parliament building by the river. Before travelling, check the current timetable in the PolishTrains search engine.
You can buy international tickets on PolishTrains up to 60 days before your journey. Ticket reservations can be made via the booking form, e-mail: contact@polishtrains.eu or telephone: 703 402 010 (Call cost: PLN 2.58 including VAT/min). Feel free to contact us!
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