Automobile train
Pack up your car and take a ride on an automobile train. While you sleep in a sleeper carriage, your car will be transported on the train with you on a special wagon.
Where the ČD auto-train will take you
Cars and motorcycles can currently be transported overnight from the Praha-Michle auto-train terminal to Košice and Poprad-Tatry station. Due to track work in 2025, the auto-train to Humenné is not running.
Auto-train
Praha-Michle – Poprad
Check-in for loading EN 443 - Praha-Michle auto-train
19:35 – 19:55
Departure of train EN 443 - Praha-Michle auto-train
21:05
Arrival of train EN 443 - Poprad-Tatry
6:14
Unloading of vehicles - Poprad-Tatry
from 6:45
Runs from Thursday to Sunday
Check-in for loading EN 442 - Poprad-Tatry
22:10 – 22:20
Departure of train EN 442 - Poprad-Tatry
23:42
Arrival EN 442 - Praha-Michle auto-train terminal
8:55
Unloading of vehicles - Praha-Michle auto-train
from 9:10
Runs from Friday to Monday
Auto-train
Praha-Michle – Košice
Check-in for loading EN 443 – Praha-Michle auto-train
19:25 – 19:45
Departure of train EN 443 - Praha-Michle auto-train
21:05
Arrival of train EN 443 in Košice
8:17
Unloading of vehicles in Košice
from 8:40
Runs daily
Check-in for loading EN 442 in Košice
19:50 – 20:00
Departure of train EN 442 from Košice
22:07
Arrival of train EN 442 – Praha-Michle auto-train
8:55
Unloading of vehicles – Praha-Michle auto-train
from 9:10
Runs daily
Auto-train terminal
The Praha-Michle auto-train terminal is located in Prague 4, Chodovská street, in the Česká dráhy and JLV complex.
Praha-Michle auto-train terminal – GPS coordinates: GPS: 50.053232, 14.470253
Google Maps 50°03'11.6"N 14°28'12.9"E – Google Maps
Mapy.com - GPS coordinates: 50.053232, 14.470253
Transport of cars and motorcycles
Drivers are responsible for loading cars onto wagons themselves, following the instructions of the carrier's employee who will secure the vehicles. Drivers load and secure motorcycles against movement themselves; if the driver does not have their own straps, they can borrow them at the terminal –
Dimensions and types of vehicles transported:
- Cars up to 2 meters in height and 5.3 meters in length
- Weight of vehicles transported up to 2.5 tons
- Motorcycles and tricycles up to 1.55 meters in height (handlebars, plexiglass), 3.8 meters in length
- Minimum design speed of vehicles transported is 120 km/h
- The vehicle must have a valid technical certificate and registration plates; the vehicle must be roadworthy
Warning: The transport of an unaccompanied car or a car without valid registration plates recorded in the vehicle registration certificate (cannot be replaced by a temporary registration plate without its registration and registration certificate) is prohibited. It is forbidden to transport damaged, crashed, and inoperable vehicles. The vehicle must be roadworthy and its technical condition must not endanger the safety of railway transport. The vehicle must comply with Act No. 56/2001 Coll., on the conditions for the operation of vehicles on roads.
Special ČD transport conditions for auto-trains can be found on the page what guides us international transport in PDF Tariff and transport conditions of České dráhy in international transport (TPPM) – valid from 15. 12. 2024 on page 146 in Annex No. IV "Special ČD transport conditions for auto-trains".
Cars travel, driver and co-passengers sleep
Sleeping cars are allocated for car crews, which travel together with wagons designed for vehicle transport, together on train EN 442/443. Sleeping cars offer the most comfortable way of traveling overnight, according to passengers' requirements, Economy or Deluxe compartments with private shower and toilet, in single, double or triple berth arrangements.
Sleeping car
Why travel by sleeping car?
- The most comfortable and safest way to travel on night trains
- Economy compartments (with shared shower and toilet) or Deluxe (with private shower and toilet) available
- Single, double or triple compartments with air conditioning
- Separate compartments for men and women (unless traveling as a couple or with family)
- Opaque compartment door with security lock and peephole
- Conductor ensures peaceful night and safe sleep from 10 PM
On-board services
- Made-up bed – quilted duvet and pillow with hollow fiber filling, sheet
- Hygiene kit included – towel, soap, hotel slippers, disposable toothbrush and toothpaste, possibly shower gel
- Wake-up by conductor at agreed time before disembarking
- Breakfast of your choice with a hot drink, served to your seat
- Conductor present all night, overseeing safety, undisturbed sleep and cleanliness in shared toilets
You can order refreshments from the menu in your compartment from the JLV conductor, which includes hot and cold snacks and drinks.
Refreshment offer
Berth arrangement
- Single: Single compartment for one person
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Double: Double compartment for 2 people (individual berths can also be reserved, in which case you share the compartment with other passengers - women and men are always separated)
When traveling as a couple, a man and a woman can travel together if tickets are purchased together. -
Triple: Triple compartment for 3 people (individual berths can also be reserved, in which case you share the compartment with other passengers - women and men are always separated)
When a group or family travels, members can travel together if tickets are purchased together.
Sleeping compartment equipment
- Economy compartment with a small sink and hygiene corner, shared shower and toilet located at the end of the carriage
- Deluxe compartment with private shower, sink and toilet, shower gel and towels
- Beds measuring 183 x 74 cm (lower and middle) are equipped with quality mattresses with a protective cover
- Breakfast tables, possibility of converting the compartment to seating
- Air conditioning with regulation and adjustable heating intensity
- Security locks, with card access on the most modern type of carriage
- 230V sockets for charging your electronics
- Hotel phone allows direct contact with the carriage attendant
- Free WiFi network in the Czech Republic