Classic route
SC Pendolino
Prague → Ostrava · Czechia
Czechia’s flagship tilting Pendolino links Prague with Moravia’s industrial capital Ostrava via the cathedral city of Olomouc.
- Distance
- 356 km
- Fastest time
- 3 h 7 min
- Average speed
- 114 km/h
- Top speed
- 160 km/h
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from 3 OpenStreetMap relations, their own nodes end to end: relation 38576 (61 km), relation 48517 (98 km), relation 48766 (189 km), 348 km of the route between them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: the whole line lies on real track, a median 6 m from it
- Checked against the running timetable via ÖBB Scotty: our line sits under 100 m from the shape of RGJ 1003
- Wikipedia has an article for this line
- See for yourself: open this line on the map with OpenStreetMap's own railway drawn underneath it
Questions and answers
How long is the SC Pendolino?
The SC Pendolino runs 356 km from Prague to Ostrava.
How long does the SC Pendolino take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 3 h 7 min for the 356 km. That is an average of 114 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 160 km/h.
Who runs the SC Pendolino?
České dráhy, with ČD Class 680.
How old is the SC Pendolino?
The line has been in service since 2005. 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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