I'm looking at what appear to be major changes in the timetable between Berlin and Prague for mid-September. Has anyone taken this trip since the flooding? If so, what are the conditions?<BR><BR>Thanks for the help!

Mark, I have not taken any of the trains, but in checking the German rail timetable, trips to Prague are listed at 9 hours with 3 changes of train en route. One of them, through Leipzig, takes 9 hours, 40 minutes.<BR>Some of the others are longer by 2 and 3 hours.<BR>I don't think nearly 10 hours is a normal travel time for Berlin to Prague.<BR>

Bob, I agree...EC 170 and EC 175 are listed as about five hours each (Berlin-Prague and Prague-Berlin).<BR><BR>The raileurope.com Web site still has them listed this way, but the DB site does not. I'm worried. The trip is in two weeks.

The main line along the Elbe between Dresden and Decin is still closed. It will probably be closed until mid-September ("Dresden-Tschechien: bleibt bis vorausichtlich Mitte September gesperrt") according to www.bahn.de.<BR><BR>Go to www.vlak-bus.cz, click on the British flag in the lower right corner. Type in Berlin and Praha (not Prague).

Yikes...I'm planning to be making the trip September 15, which is the middle of the month but leaves little room for delay.<BR><BR>Thanks for the information! Do you know if there are English versions of the DB press releases?

Mark, if you find a realses in German, email it to me. (I will be here within email reach today and tomorrow. (Labor Day and tomorrow, but not thereafter.) If I cannot figure the German text, I have a friend or two who can help.<BR>Usually I can understand it.<BR>I looked over site, but did not see anything more definitive that what you already know.<BR>I did see where there is a hotline setup, but I do not know if it can be dialed from the USA because it is a German toll free number. The number is 0800 66 44 22 8<BR>The notice was written in German, but so many Germans speak some English, and don't hesitate to use what they know, that I would be greatly surprised if someone there did not know enough to help you, assuming that the telephone rings.<BR> <BR>The only other thing additional I saw is that the line from Dresden to the Czech republic is blocked until mid September. No specific date was given. <BR>As nearly as I can make out, the trains from Vienna to Berlin begin and end in Prague. If you need to go from Berlin to Vienna, the route is through N&uuml;rnberg. <BR>It is possible to get to Prague by train, but the schedule is as previously discussed, 9 hours plus, with the shortest schedule involving 6 changes of train. The situation is improving, but the track damage in the Czech republic was extensive and most of the problems are there. <BR><BR>At the moment I am not reading anything that says restoration of normal service to Prague from the west, southwest, and northwest is going be accomplished in the next 10 days. <BR><BR>Perhaps there will be a major upgrade in conditions soon.

We were planning on travelling From Vienna to Cesky Krumlov by train in about 10 days with overnight accommodation already booked in Cesky Krumlov. Then on to Prague from Cesky Krumlov by either train or bus for 4 nights. <BR>The previous message indicates there are still serious problems along these routes. Does anyone know if it is still possible to do this? <BR>Alternatively, if we decide to bypass Cesky Krumlov, what about Vienna to Prague direct on the train? Some websites say avoid Cesky Krumlov and others say go. We do know the flooding has been severe in that area. <BR>Has anyone got any first hand info on Cesky Krumlov too? We start our travel on 7 Sept and any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Thanks<BR>

Does anyone have any current information on the trains from Krakow to Prague?

I have purchased refundable open-ended tickets between Berlin-Prague...so I'm going to take them with me and hope for a better timetable than now exists.<BR><BR>As Bob said, it's not so much the trip down that's bad (7 hours)...it's the trip back to Berlin (10 hours, six changes). I know Prague is beautiful, but...well...