Next Fall we will be taking the day train from Krakow to Budapest, which takes 11 or 12 hours. The connections are in Katowice, Poland and Breclav, Czech Republic. Does anyone know of a nice small town along this route where we could spend a night or two to break up this journey? And yes, I know there%26#39;s a night train, but my husband and I have tried and failed to sleep on a train, even in a private train compartment in Europe.
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Which trains take you that route - do you have any other details? Obviously the quickest and by far the easiest way is the direct night train. Honestly - your problems falling asleep on the night train would pale into insignificance compared to the pain involved otherwise. You will never want to see another train again, and you would be even more exhausted!
Are you looking at the 0723 from Krakow, arriving eventually at 1832? If so, you will have a 2 hour stop off in Breclav which in itself is nothing really to write home about, but it is surrounded by some fabulous places where you could go - I would suggest Mikulov, which is a beautiful little town on the border of Austria http://www.mikulov.cz/tourism - I like the Hotel Tanzberg …ubytovani-hotel.eu/accommodation-Mikulov.htm but there is a whole list of hotels there and you should stay at least one night. Presuming you arrive in BŘeclav at 1246, The train from Břeclav leaves at 1331, and arrives at 1359. It happens to go through Valtice, which is a UNESCO world heritage site …wikipedia.org/wiki/Lednice%E2%80%93Valtice_… so you could stop off there if you wish, or go the next day.
From Mikulov to Budapest you have three feasible train options at 0802, 1002 and 1402, all involving a change in Breclav.
The train from Břeclav to Mikulov costs c. 30 Crowns/1 Euro, and it is well worth it.
Bear in mind though that if you got the night train you would save on a hotel room and you would save valuable sightseeing time, and at c. 60 Euros train fare it is not bad (plus c. 30 Euros sleeping supplement).
See www.idos.cz for train times/routes.
Hope this helps!
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Thanks so much. That%26#39;s just the information I was looking for. Yes, we will probably take the 7:23 train from Krakow. I checked out the towns you mentioned and both appear to be well worth a visit. I so appreciate your suggestions.
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