Is it possible to get from Prague to Lithuania, preferably Vilnus, not by air?<BR>Thank you

Certainly. <BR><BR>Every second day, Prague Hlavni (beware pickpockets) 0752 on uneven dates, Prerov 1125 to 1319, restaurant car train, Warsaw Central 1736 to 2210, train on uneven dates with 1,2 and 3 berth sleepers and crowded 6 berth couchettes, Vilnius 0805.<BR><BR>Or daily Prague Hlavni 2110, train with 1,2 and 3 berth sleepers and crowded 6 berth couchettes, Warsaw Central 0651 to 0715, restaurant car train, Sestokai 1400 to 1415, Vilnius 1800<BR>.<BR><BR>Ben Haines, London

Thank you for such an informative answer.<BR>Do you know the ticket price and is it possible to buy tickets in Prague to Vilnius or I have to buy <BR> tickets in Prague –Warsaw and then Warsaw-Vilnius?<BR><BR><BR>

It is a pleasure. Warsaw Central station has a 24-hour left luggage office, and it is pleasant to take a bus to the old Town, to stroll and dine there. The only dinner at that hour at Central station is pretty awful.<BR><BR>Ben Haines

Ehen in Vilnius, take a day trip to Trakai. It is a very beautiful place, with an old red brick castle on a small island in a lake. I took a train there 4 years ago. I guess you can get more info on www.inyourpocket.com, the best source of info for this part of the world. The old capital Kaunas and the sand dune near Nida on the Curonian Split is also worth a journey. Thomas Mann had a summer house there. I took a bus from Klaipeda (Memel when the town was German).

Sorry for the half answer. On 19 June Warsaw to Vilnius basic fare, first class, was 97 zloties or 26 euros, so second class would be about 17 euros. Double those to include a sleeper for the night, or add 10 euros for a couchette berth. In January the basic second class fare from Prague to Warsaw was about 50 euros. Add 30 euros for a sleeper, or 10 for a couchette.<BR><BR>I expect that you can buy the whole deal, basic ticket plus reservations, in Prague. Cedok in central Prague is a more comfortable place than Hlavni station, and charges the fares that Hlavni charges.<BR><BR>Ben Haines<BR>

Thank you again. When crossing the border to Poland and then to Lithuania do I need to pay for a visa or some other tax? Is it possible to make the journey by bus and not by train?

There is no border tax. Whether you need a visa depends on your passport: see the site for visa requirements for British, Other EU, Australian, Canadian, Japanese, and USA citizens: http://www.wtgonline.com<BR>Click on continent, then country, then Passport/Visa. <BR><BR>You can journey by bus: see http://www.inyourpocket.com for the Czech Republic, Poland and Lithuania. But when rail is so cheap I would not choose long hours on bus seats.<BR><BR>Ben Haines<BR>