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How to travel by train from the Czech capital to Slovakia's second city

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Praha / Prague / Prag to Košice / Kosice by train

Step on board for an epic west to east journey across the breadth of two countries, Czechia and Slovakia.
Though there are variety of train operators on this route from Prague to Kosice, so if price and / or the on-board service/facilities, matter more than the arrival and departure times, it's worth comparing the servives.
Or if you will need to arrive and depart at a specific time, the info below will help you target the option which will suit you best; direct trains are available for the journey by day and overnight.

Routes you can take to go from Praha / Prague / Prag to Košice / Kosice

When travelling between most cities by train there is only one logical option, though on other journeys there is a choice between different trains or alternative routes. If different options are available you can use the info to decide which is best for you.

Choose one of the following options:

Route Information

Option 1: travelling by day
Station Guides
The old station building by platform/track 1
Praha hl.n. Rail Station Guide
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Košice Guide Coming soon...
Travel Time (approx)

from 7hr 53min

Frequency

Daily

Travel Info

1 x SC train per day
2 x Regiojet trains per day
1 x LeoExpress train per day

Route Information

Option 2: travelling overnight
Station Guides
The old station building by platform/track 1
Praha hl.n. Rail Station Guide
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Košice Guide Coming soon...
Travel Time (approx)

from 8hr 37min

Frequency

Nightly

Travel Info

2 or 3 x trains per night

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