Originally Posted by
nutttbar
1. On April 1st well be visiting northeastern Hungary. If I could get my tour guide to drop us off in Kosice would it be any easier to get to Krakow from there?
2. If we do take the sleeper from Budapest how do washroom/shower facilities work? We'd end up in Krakow at 6:35 am and then hit the road with another tour guide to central Poland an hour later so I'd like to be able to freshen up before we leave the train.
No benefit from starting in Kosice, unfortunately. You are better off going through Budapest. And I believe there are no showers on the train - these sleeping cars are quite old.
Originally Posted by
Cavman
We had a "1st" class sleeper cabin from Budapest Keleti (sp ?) to Krakow in April 12. As I remember it had a small washbasin, no lav & definitely no shower facilities....
There is only one type of sleeping compartment on this train, and they have one, two or three available berths. The ones not used are folded up. You need a second class ticket (plus sleeper supplement, if not a global ticket) to travel in a compartment configured for two or three people, and a first class ticket if you are travelling in a compartment for single use.
Originally Posted by
Cavman
TBH, it's something to be endured rather than enjoyed, but it will get you to KRK on the day you want. See it as a challenge.
Dead right - I agree entirely.
