Between Warszawa and Katowice

Warszawa / Warsaw to Budapest by train

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From Warszawa Centralna to Budapest Nyugati

Tickets

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Where to book
Ticket Provider Approximate Cost
MAV from €19

MAV Guide

MAV is the national railway operator in Hungary and its newly relaunched website is still at the 'beta' stage, but it can be used to make bookings.
The MAV website also sells tickets for the direct international trains from Hungary and it's booking path for overnight trains is particularly easy to follow.

On this journey

Journey Features

Day

Good to Know

Why no ticket information?

This is almost certainly the only journey by EC trains which can't be booked online.

It's not for sale on the website of the Polish national express train operator PKP and can't be booked on the MAV website of the Hungarian national rail operator either.

But this train definitely exits, it is usually scheduled to depart daily from Warszawa Centralna station at 08:55 - on some timetables it is named the 'Varsova'.

However, tickets can be discounted by around 20% if you can book in advance, but factor in any booking fees if you do use an agent.
Though this is a comparatively cheap journey, so those advance tickets won't be discounted by the equivalent of more than €10.

Rail pass users need to reserve before boarding.

Departing from Warszawa:

This train commences its journey at Warszawa Wschodnia station, which is on the eastern side of the city centre.

It then calls at Warszawa Centralna, the main station in the city, which is why we've used it for the orange button that can be clicked above.

After departing from Warszawa Centralna it will then call at Warszawa Zachodnia.

So check the location of the starting point of your journey, to see which of these three stations will suit you best.

Arriving in  Budapest:

Final Destination: Budapest-Nyugati

Note that this train now arrives at Nyugati station in Budapest and NOT at Keleti station.

The alternative overnight train still arrives at Budapest-Keleti.

The train also calls at: Katowice, Bratislava and Vác

The train jouney between Warszawa and Budapest:

It's a long and not particularly beautiful journey, but you will get to see four different countries from the train - Poland, Czechia, Slovakia and Hungary.

The scenic highlight are the views over the River Danube between Slovakia and Vác, which can be from the right of the train (when facing the direction of travel).

But these views can only be seen between April and October, when the days are longer.

Between Warszawa and Katowice Between Warszawa and Katowice
The Slovakian countryside The Slovakian countryside
Between Slovakia and Vac Between Slovakia and Vac
Travelling by the Danube after the train has crossed into Hungary Travelling by the Danube after the train has crossed into Hungary

Why no ticket information?

This is almost certainly the only journey by EC trains which can't be booked online.

It's not for sale on the website of the Polish national express train operator PKP and can't be booked on the MAV website of the Hungarian national rail operator either.

But this train definitely exits, it is usually scheduled to depart daily from Warszawa Centralna station at 08:55 - on some timetables it is named the 'Varsova'.

However, tickets can be discounted by around 20% if you can book in advance, but factor in any booking fees if you do use an agent.
Though this is a comparatively cheap journey, so those advance tickets won't be discounted by the equivalent of more than €10.

Rail pass users need to reserve before boarding.

Departing from Warszawa:

This train commences its journey at Warszawa Wschodnia station, which is on the eastern side of the city centre.

It then calls at Warszawa Centralna, the main station in the city, which is why we've used it for the orange button that can be clicked above.

After departing from Warszawa Centralna it will then call at Warszawa Zachodnia.

So check the location of the starting point of your journey, to see which of these three stations will suit you best.

Arriving in  Budapest:

Final Destination: Budapest-Nyugati

Note that this train now arrives at Nyugati station in Budapest and NOT at Keleti station.

The alternative overnight train still arrives at Budapest-Keleti.

The train also calls at: Katowice, Bratislava and Vác

The train jouney between Warszawa and Budapest:

It's a long and not particularly beautiful journey, but you will get to see four different countries from the train - Poland, Czechia, Slovakia and Hungary.

The scenic highlight are the views over the River Danube between Slovakia and Vác, which can be from the right of the train (when facing the direction of travel).

But these views can only be seen between April and October, when the days are longer.

From Warszawa Centralna to Budapest Keleti

Tickets

Tickets for this journey are not sold online by the PKP (Polish railways) website when making bookings from outside Poland, so either use a specialist rail ticket agency or wait until you arrive in Warszawa.

Rail pass users need to reserve before boarding, this reservation can be arranged at Warszawa Centralna station.

Or use a specialist travel agent or the InterRail/Eurail reservation service.

Polish Railways (PKP provides this train and it conveys:

- Compartment Seats 
- Couchettes; 4 berths AND 6 berths
- Standard and deluxe sleeping cars with 3 bed, 2 bed and 1 cabins

Click the train button above for more info including the rail pass reservation fees.

Where to book
Ticket Provider Approximate Cost
cd.cz *

cd.cz Guide

CD is the national rail operator in Czechia and its very smart online booking service sells tickets for all express train services which it operates within Czechia, as well international journeys by EC, Railjet, SuperCity and overnight trains.
Some express trains, both within and to/from Czechia are operated by LeoExpress and Regiojet and these cannot be booked with CD.

CD also sells international tickets involving changes of train outside of Czechia for end-to-end journeys:

  • to Belgium
  • destinations in Germany not served by direct trains
  • to Paris
  • to Arhus, Copenhagen and Odense in Denmark
  • to destinations in Italy served by the overnight trains from Austria
  • to Luxembourg
  • to destinations in the The Netherlands, including Amsterdam, which are on the route of the direct trains from Berlin
  • to destinations in Romania, including Bucuresti served by the direct day and night trains from Budapest.

In addition to tickets, seat reservations, reservations for bicycles, plus reservations for couchettes and sleeping cabins, can also be booked online with CD, with no booking fees.

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On this journey

Journey Features

Night

Good to Know

Departing from Warszawa:

This train commences its journey at Warszawa Wschodnia station, which is on the eastern side of the city centre.

It then calls at Warszawa Centralna, the main station in the city, which is why we've used it for the orange button that can be clicked above.

After departing from Warszawa Centralna it will then call at Warszawa Zachodnia.

So check the location of the starting point of your journey, to see which of these three stations will suit you best.

The train is usualy scheduled to depart Warszawa Centralna station at 19:30 and arrive in Budapest at Keleti station at 08:35.

On departure from Warszawa Centralna the coaches/sleeping cars heading for Budapest are joined to other coaches heading to Wien and Praha.

If you can see a train on the departure indicators at 19:30 heading to Wien or Praha, then this information will also be referring to this train.

Final Destination: Budapest-Keleti

Note that the alternative daytime EC train arrives at a different station in Budapest.

The train also calls at: Warszawa Zachodnia*; Krakow

If your rail pass itinerary includes Budapest and Warsaw/Warszawa, the overnight train is a comparatively good option.
It's a particularly dull journey by day.

Departing from Warszawa:

This train commences its journey at Warszawa Wschodnia station, which is on the eastern side of the city centre.

It then calls at Warszawa Centralna, the main station in the city, which is why we've used it for the orange button that can be clicked above.

After departing from Warszawa Centralna it will then call at Warszawa Zachodnia.

So check the location of the starting point of your journey, to see which of these three stations will suit you best.

The train is usualy scheduled to depart Warszawa Centralna station at 19:30 and arrive in Budapest at Keleti station at 08:35.

On departure from Warszawa Centralna the coaches/sleeping cars heading for Budapest are joined to other coaches heading to Wien and Praha.

If you can see a train on the departure indicators at 19:30 heading to Wien or Praha, then this information will also be referring to this train.

Final Destination: Budapest-Keleti

Note that the alternative daytime EC train arrives at a different station in Budapest.

The train also calls at: Warszawa Zachodnia*; Krakow

If your rail pass itinerary includes Budapest and Warsaw/Warszawa, the overnight train is a comparatively good option.
It's a particularly dull journey by day.

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