Eastern European trains

                                             Where are they on time and where could you expect to be delayed?

When we – two women and a 12 year old boy – were interrailing through Eastern Europe, we were very impressed with the train services in each country. Most of them were on time, they offered bistro or restaurant service, and they were reasonably clean. The only time we really had a problem was when travelling from our home town Stockholm to Denmark – this route is notorious for being delayed for several reasons. Having a connection for travelling further south could therefore be a nightmare, but miraculously, we succeeded in getting on the train from Copenhagen to Hamburg – last minute 😄

This is what we experienced:

Germany – although many people (mostly Germans!) complain about the constant delays of the trains here, we had an excellent experience. Fast, efficient and on time – what more could you ask for? Or maybe we were just lucky? :-D

Poland – the train between Kraków and Budapest departed on time, and we were blown away by the restaurant on board, with white table cloths, table service and a great variety of meals, cooked in the train´s kitchen. Simply top notch and train travel at it´s very best.

Hungary – well, the ride from Budapest to Ljubljana was not our greatest experience to be completely honest. The old and squeky train was rather scruffy. No toilet paper in the dirty loos. No bistro on board. But – what compensated for all that, was the magnificant view from the window when we entered Slovenia with snow clad alps, turquiose rivers and green meadows, making us all forget about the discomforts of the train.

Slovenia – all the national trains we took through the country as well as intercity train to Croatia were clean, comfortable and on time. And as mentioned before – with that scenic landscape outside the window, who could ever complain?

Czech Republic – at 4 in the morning, we had to make several train changes in order to reach our final destination Bakov nad Jizerou. It was a tricky task. Would the trains be on time? Would we be quick enough to make all the changes on different stations on the Czech countryside, in the middle of nowhere? We were pleasantly surprised that not only did the train system work like a charm – even though some connections were replaced by buses – we actually arrived in Bakov nad Jizerou on time.

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