Trains EC IC PRATER
Prater train – routes and services
Prater is an IC-category train that connects Kraków Główny with Petrovice u Karviné every day with one service. This is a direct connection, with no change of train during the journey. The name refers to one regular service, not to a whole group of connections on this route.
The Kraków Główny – Petrovice u Karviné route suits travellers who want to leave Kraków without changing trains. PolishTrains shows in the search results whether the Kraków Główny – Petrovice u Karviné route is a direct connection or requires a change. After buying a Prater ticket on PolishTrains, the passenger receives a ticket with a seat reservation in the app and by SMS, without having to create an account.
The price of a Prater ticket depends on the selected category – tickets in the IC Intercity category are the cheapest, while EIP Pendolino tickets are the most expensive. Among passengers departing from Kraków Główny, most tickets are bought several days before departure. August is the month when sales from this station increase noticeably.
The categories of trains operating from Kraków Główny differ not only in price but also in their share of traffic – IC Intercity trains dominate there, while EIP Pendolino and TLK make up a smaller proportion. In the PolishTrains search engine, passengers select the Prater service and the train category before buying a ticket. This makes it immediately clear which option suits their travel date.