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We really missed each other. You left Berlin as I arrived and I left Berlin when you come back.
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Originally Posted by DELLAS
(Post 37120125)
Nice report . Good A3 flights and lovely lounges.
The trains look interesting also. Hotels a bit dated but did the job. Good way to rack up some miles / TPs . :tu:
Originally Posted by BMarkus
(Post 37120168)
We really missed each other. You left Berlin as I arrived and I left Berlin when you come back.
So to wrap up, I’m back in Berlin. No further pics, as I was working all the way, the train was slightly delayed and Hauptbahnhof was mental. I picked up the car and drove to meet my family. Nice to see them again. Thanks all for following on with my adventures. I’ll try and do a live report on my next trip but I don’t have anything planned right now. Time to get playing with booking engines I think. :D |
Thoroughly enjoyed you report, looking forward to the next one. Definitely time to give Google flights a workout :)
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Originally Posted by JapesUK
(Post 37120435)
Thoroughly enjoyed you report, looking forward to the next one. Definitely time to give Google flights a workout :)
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Hmm, how did I miss this TR? I enjoyed reading it, thank you.
shocking, your train was on time! Very unusual 🤣 as I was reading I was wondering iif there is a flight from Larnaca to Zilina. If yes, I would definitely buy the ticket 😁 the main train station in Bratislava is horrible. Not what a capital city should have |
Originally Posted by VorelNaCestach
(Post 37134627)
Hmm, how did I miss this TR? I enjoyed reading it, thank you.
shocking, your train was on time! Very unusual 🤣 as I was reading I was wondering iif there is a flight from Larnaca to Zilina. If yes, I would definitely buy the ticket 😁 the main train station in Bratislava is horrible. Not what a capital city should have I totally agree about Bratislava station. It’s so bad. I couldn’t believe how nice Kosice is the first time I travelled through there. I really hope that Zilina ends up as nice when they’re finished. They’re doing a massive job there at the moment. |
Interesting you think Kosice is nice.
It's better than Bratislava, for sure, but in my opinion, it it not a good station. The lack of escalators to the platform is hardly excusable on a station of this size in 2025, and to the best of my knowledge, there is no plan to improve access to the outer rails of Platform 3, which are used for some local trains, and are absolutely not up to the standard. The station building, at least, is in a good shape and offers a good mix of services to passengers. |
You make some very valid points and perhaps what I should have said is “As far as Slovak stations go, Kosice is really nice”. ;) It’s just generally a much more pleasant environment and feels safer than Bratislava and the old station in Zilina before they closed it.
I do however agree that platform access is very poor. I only travel with hand luggage on these trips so it’s never a problem but I could see it being a big issue if you had larger, heavier luggage. Regarding platform 3, I was totally unaware of how bad it was until I saw the Regiojet night train to Prague that left shortly before mine and realised that it was actually at a “platform” for boarding and not in a siding waiting to be brought to a real platform. That was crazy and I saw one guy miss it, as he had no idea where to go when he got to the top of the stairs at platform 3 and saw no train there. Just as he worked out that he had to cross the tracks to get to his train, it left! He did not look happy. ;) So yeah, Kosice isn’t great at all but it is way nicer than other stations I’ve used in Slovakia. :D |
OK yes, I will give you that. It's a good station for Slovakia standards :) which are unfortunately very low...
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Let’s hope they improve in the near future. :)
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Originally Posted by gpb_croppers63
(Post 37119284)
So after a really pleasant journey to Kosice on a really quiet, on-time train, it was time to grab some dinner before the main event. Unfortunately, the kebab shop I’d researched earlier decided to close early and so I ended up being stuck with a Greek-style panini from the station bistro, which was the only place around/open. It was quite nice but not what I was expecting. I may have to try the room service on the night train. ;)
The platform was announced nice and early so I went up to find my carriage hadn’t even arrived yet. Soon after, it was coupled up and I could board. I’d seen online that one of the sleeper carriages had been replaced by a couchette carriage but that was the next carriage along fortunately. I’d have been very annoyed if that had been mine, as the last time I did a night train, my carriage was out of service and I ended up having to share a couchette with a family of 3 which was a nightmare. Not because they were noisy but because you just have no space and privacy. The “beds” are also like ironing boards so I’m glad I was spared that this time. I’m on the night train now in a single compartment with private toilet and shower. A bargain for €166 including the first class section from Prague to Berlin. We depart in 10 minutes and arrive in Prague at 07:51. https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...a8d33c12f.jpeg Kosice station platform 1 https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...51ba37737.jpeg My train from Zilina https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...25d4cd22d.jpeg Into the station https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...feb595088.jpeg Kosice is such a nice station. Much nicer than Bratislava. I hope Zilina will look like this when it’s finished. https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...74cb76cce.jpeg https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...d8f050225.jpeg https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...78bd44d4e.jpeg Departures board https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...51464bf39.jpeg Outside the station https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...7875826b6.jpeg The no-longer open kebab shop. Epic fail. https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...44c20a50e.jpeg My dinner https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...64aa6bb9e.jpeg The only time England will be shown first in anything to do with football. ;) https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...7e8d21d26.jpeg Platform 2, here we go! https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...adc1d0337.jpeg Not my carriages. These had arrived from Hummené and were waiting for the ones starting in Kosice to be coupled. https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...15e7afd3c.jpeg Here they come https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...692b11c2b.jpeg Nearly there https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...91942b03e.jpeg https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...625e092fb.jpeg Done! https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...599d151ef.jpeg My carriage https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...9ee240463.jpeg https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...679a4c474.jpeg Corridor https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...197d63961.jpeg Compartment 8 https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...67fdefa3d.jpeg https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...d879bb0c1.jpeg Single deluxe https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...cb126ef12.jpeg Bathroom https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...8a8e4248c.jpeg Toilet in the compartment https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...fe91da81b.jpeg Shower https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...03f7ccc32.jpeg Looking from the window to the door https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...f54dbfb0d.jpeg Amenities https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...8e20aca07.jpeg Breakfast menu https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...b0673fcad.jpeg Room service menu https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...0bafc6784.jpeg Goodie bag https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...432cafac6.jpeg Contents https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...83dec687a.jpeg For your information https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...393ba7a54.jpeg Another compartment set up as a triple https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...b4cb45d86.jpeg And a double https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.fly...d9df7703b.jpeg The back end of my carriage We left Kosice 1 minute early. Next stop Prague in about 10 hours time. |
Originally Posted by PENMM
(Post 37285150)
I hope that you were not running after the back of your early departure carriage! :D
Thanks for reading! :) |
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