Classic route
Ex7 Praha–Český Krumlov
Prague → Český Krumlov · Czechia
A direct express from Prague to the UNESCO town inside the Vltava’s double bend, over rails laid in 1891 to carry Schwarzenberg timber and graphite rather than tourists.
Stations
- 0 kmPrague Main Station +16
- 100 kmTábor +2
- 164 kmBudweis +5
- 194 kmČeský Krumlov +1
The stations this train called at in the operator’s timetable (ÖBB Scotty, the IC 533 on 12 October 2026), in order along the line as drawn here, with the distance along it. Other runs of the train may skip some of them, and the timetable can change. A +N after a station: N other routes on this map stop or end there, and the map draws it as a station where lines meet.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from OpenStreetMap relation 9442631 — the same nodes OpenStreetMap holds for this railway, thinned to within under 25 m of them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 8 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of IC 533
Questions and answers
How long is the Ex7 Praha–Český Krumlov?
The Ex7 Praha–Český Krumlov runs 194 km from Prague to Český Krumlov.
How long does the Ex7 Praha–Český Krumlov take?
The fastest scheduled journey is ≈ 2 h 30 min for the 194 km. That is an average of 78 km/h end to end.
Who runs the Ex7 Praha–Český Krumlov?
České dráhy, with ČD InterCity.
How old is the Ex7 Praha–Český Krumlov?
The line has been in service since 1891. That is the year the atlas dates it from: for a modern brand running over an older railway, it is the railway's date, not the brand's.
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