Poland's most modern train: Express InterCity Premium | Warsaw - Krakow

Poland's most modern train: Express InterCity Premium | Warsaw - Krakow | First Class

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This video shows my trip with PKP's fastest and most modern railway service: the Express InterCity Premium high-speed train. I made this train ride in early September, traveling from Warsaw Central (Warszawa Centralna) station to Krakow Main Train Station (Kraków Glowny). I booked the highest travel class on short notice.
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@vpsn99 2 жыл бұрын

Ah - you are still here. Glad to see and thanks for another report.

@travelmentaryTV 2 жыл бұрын

Hi 👋, happy to welcome you on this channel again! Yeah, I’m not the quickest when it comes to releasing new videos, but when I do, I hope that people enjoy them 😀

@c00lawyPies Жыл бұрын

Central railway station in Warsaw also has underground connection to mall - Złote Tarasy like Kraków central.

@spark_6710 Жыл бұрын

That sounds very interesting !! I am Japanese, originally from Tokyo ,living in Los Angeles. We,Japanese have many shops & department stores connected to train stations in Tokyo !! Even some of 'em got underground grocery stores,supermarket in them !! Coffee shops / restaurants located underground in those department stores ,or malls are usually more affordable 😀 👍👍💜🥁🐉🎤🎶💞

@soniauk4284 2 жыл бұрын

Great video and information. I can't wait to go on my holiday to Poland next year ... London - Brussels - Berlin - Warsaw - Krakow . I absolutely love train travel. Just did the sleeper train from London Euston to Inverness Scotland. Very adventurous 😁😁

@travelmentaryTV 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, thanks a lot for watching and your feedback! Sounds like a really cool railway adventure that you have in mind for your vacation! Scotland btw has been on my bucket list for a long time, that must be an impressive scenery from the train. Thanks again and I wish you happy trips :) Christian from travelmentary TV

@travelmentaryTV 2 жыл бұрын

Hello my fellow railway fans, here‘s another video! It has been quite some time since the last trip report, so maybe it’s not as smooth as usual, but I hope it still is enjoyable and informative :)

@ea6398 2 жыл бұрын

I do prefer spend time in countries like Poland having value for money great food quality products great beautiful cities instead overpriced western countries!

@jonwalkamal 2 жыл бұрын

I am so glad to see your video!!! Keep posting, your content is a treat!!

@travelmentaryTV 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, glad to see you here! Thanks for watching and your comment!

@FreddyRangel85 Жыл бұрын

As an American, I never really thought much about trains ... until I found this channel I appreciate all the nerdy details about the trains and the companies behind them. That's really neat

@travelmentaryTV Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for your feedback! I'm very happy if my videos could spark some enthusiasm about the railway. Another rather nerdy production will be released later this week 😀 Christian from travelmentary TV

@farhadamin1201 Жыл бұрын

so beautiful i love it♥️♥️♥️

@Mario.The-Observer 10 ай бұрын

I must say that's a great video. Many information for foreigners. Thanks for sharing your opinions. Regards from Poland

@travelmentaryTV 10 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot! Feedback like that means a lot to me as a creator. Christian from travelmentary TV

@spark_6710 Жыл бұрын

Very clean looking !! 👍👍😀Even the 2nd class seats are !! They all looked very comfy as well !! 👍💜🥁🐉🎤🎶🚄💞

@travelmentaryTV Жыл бұрын

Indeed, they seem to be doing a great job maintaining the trains :) Christian from travelmentary TV

@marcelno5062 2 жыл бұрын

Greetings from Poland. It's not perfect but we have a big backlog due to difficult history, we are trying to catch up with the west of Europe little by little :)

@travelmentaryTV 2 жыл бұрын

Hi and welcome to this channel! I have made a couple of trips on Polish trains now and enjoyed it very much. It's solid and consistent, but maybe I was just lucky on the days I traveled ;) Thanks for watching, Christian from travelmentary TV

@asageorge9288 2 жыл бұрын

Little by little? In less than 20 years of EU membership,Poland is now wealthier than longtime members Portugal and Greece,and overtook Sweden as tenth biggest economy.Poland rocks!

@spark_6710 Жыл бұрын

Hello Poland 🇵🇱! I'll definitely visit your beautiful country someday soon !!! 👍💜🥁🐉🎤🎶✈️💞

@spark_6710 Жыл бұрын

@@asageorge9288I know ! Poland is now post Germany, economically powerful country in East European countries 👏 👏👏👍👍💜🥁🐉🎤🎶💞

@wojs2401 2 жыл бұрын

I have two remarks. 1. There is no sense to overpay for the 1st class when the 2nd class is so empty. 2. It's better to go to the buffet "Wars" car and order some breakfast or lunch. You will not regret. Take "żurek" and "schabowy". Fresh made. Very reasonable prices for such a quality. I always do on this way.

@travelmentaryTV 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, thanks for watching and your tip! I agree that 2nd class is good, too, I tried it on my way back! I will try those meals, when I return to Poland 🇵🇱

@dim0768 Жыл бұрын

Nice video Love traveling with train Is there a reliable site where i can book tickets for trip krakow to warsaw?? Planing to visit poland in end of january

@travelmentaryTV Жыл бұрын

Hi, I booked my ticket on the website of the Polish railways and it worked fine for me. Thanks for watching! Christian from travelmentary TV

@TheArtrentin 3 ай бұрын

ED250 trains kind looks like etr 600/610 and 675

@lilianthesunshine4523 Жыл бұрын

Hello, thanks for the video. How long was the trip from Warsaw to krakow?

@travelmentaryTV Жыл бұрын

I show it in the animation at 0:41 in the video 🙂 The trip took me 2 hours and 35 minutes.

@caraboska Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, they closed the premium lounges some years ago. I am not sure they were open to people who were just traveling First Class, however. I believe that on some trains between Warsaw and Kraków, there is a Business Class that would probably be called Executive Class elsewhere. I have taken it a few times. The compartments were indeed quite luxurious, with four comfy armchairs and either one long table or two shorter tables (it's been a while, so I don't remember off the top of my head which variant it was). At any rate, these were full tables (i.e. standing on the floor, not attached to the seats). A meal served at your seat was included in the price of the ticket. The lounge was definitely available to people traveling in this class. I am not sure about the others. There are also quite deluxe sleeper compartments on Polish overnight IC and EIC trains. They are small and simply furnished, but the beds are comfy and there is an ensuite bathroom and shower, as well as closet space to hang your clothes, WiFi, power outlets and USB ports. Continental breakfast is included in the price, and there is a dining car with pretty nice food (not included in the sleeper compartment price). I am pretty sure the lounges were open to people traveling in this class, but not sure about the others. That said, I think there are pretty nice-looking and comfy lounges available to everyone somewhere on the station premises in both Warsaw and Kraków. In Kraków, I believe that the lounge is part of the shopping mall that is connected directly to the train station. Escalators and elevators up to the platforms depart from this lounge area. There are also stairs and elevators departing from the station's underground corridors.

@travelmentaryTV Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for your insightful comment! Christian from travelmentary TV

@caraboska Жыл бұрын

@@travelmentaryTV Now that I think about it, last time I checked, there was also a cafeteria in the old station building that had a lounge-like space where you could have your meal. The food was by and large pretty traditional,, but still tasty.

@travelmentaryTV Жыл бұрын

@@caraboska Thanks again for sharing your travel experience! You mean the old station building in Kraków?

@caraboska Жыл бұрын

@@travelmentaryTV Yes, that is correct :)

@caraboska Жыл бұрын

@@travelmentaryTV Yes, that's correct. By the way, I have found a video on KZfaq that shows various classes on a Polish EIC train, including the so-called przedział menadżerski, also called Strefa Wygody. Info about this manager's compartment or Comfort Zone is apparently not available in English, not even on the InterCity web site. So, have a look at the film. The part about the manager's compartment starts at ca. 2:37. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r8Coda13rMnHeWg.html