Classic route
České dráhy Express
Prague → Karlovy Vary · Czechia
A winding cross-country run to the grand colonnades of Karlovy Vary, the Bohemian spa where Goethe, Beethoven and half of Europe’s royalty took the waters.
How this line was checked
- Line drawn from 2 OpenStreetMap relations, their own nodes end to end: relation 48800 (26 km), relation 48811 (60 km) — 86 km of the route between them
- Checked against OpenStreetMap: 98.7% of this line lies within 250 m of real track (median 15 m); the longest stretch away from it is 2.5 km
- The operator publishes this line's timetable: České dráhy — a place to look it up, not a check of our drawing
- 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 České dráhy Express?
The České dráhy Express runs 200 km from Prague to Karlovy Vary.
How long does the České dráhy Express take?
The fastest scheduled journey is 3 h 15 min for the 200 km. That is an average of 62 km/h end to end. The line's top service speed is 100 km/h.
Who runs the České dráhy Express?
České dráhy, with ČD 854, RegioPanter.
How old is the České dráhy Express?
The line has been in service since 1871. 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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