Rýchlik (R)
Eurail train reservations
Železničná spoločnosť Slovensko (ŽSSK)
Eurail and Rýchlik (R). How to buy a reservation or can I travel for free. Train information, photos and videos.
Buy your train reservation at a railway station. These are usually available at stations in all countries where a particular train runs through. In many countries, especially in central and eastern Europe you can also buy reservations for trains in other countries. In some countries (for instance in the Netherlands or Spain) you have to pay a service fee at the ticket counter.
Rychlik are express trains operating on the main lines of the railway network in Slovakia. The provide frequent and fast connections between the larger towns and cities.
Trains generally consist of refurbished or new coaches and provide comfortable seats in 2nd and 1st class. In both classes you will find coaches with open-plan arrangement (4 seats per row in 2nd class, 3 seats per row in 1st class) as well as with compartments (six seats per compartment). Almost all coaches have air-condition and many coaches have power sockets. Bicycles are conveyed on most services, and most are have also facilites for the disabled.
On the main line from Bratislava via Zilina to Kosice, most coaches also have Wifi and there is a restaurant car on every service.
Bratislava - Zilina - Kosice | Bratislava - Zvolen - Banska Bystrica | Zvolen - Kosice | Banska Bystrica - Zilina |
reservation possible but not required
2nd class: EUR 2
1st class: EUR 2
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