Reservations

Valid from 1 January 2020

What is a seat reservation?

We’ll hold your seat on the train. All you need to do is choose which one. What’s more, you can get a seat reservation free of charge in the e-shop!

Where and how to get a seat reservation?

at a ticket counter
in the e-shop
from the conductor on the train

Purchase a ticket

What is a seat reservation

A seat reservation is a travel document by which you reserve a specific seat on the train. With a regular ticket, you can board any train on your route, but with a seat reservation you are guaranteed a specific seat in a specific carriage of the train.

Why get a seat reservation

You don’t need a seat reservation for most of our trains. But if you want to be sure that you’ll get a seat and you want to select a seat, e.g. by a window, then you’d better get a seat reservation. We usually sell seat reservations for all of our trains except for regional (Os) and regional fast (Sp) trains.

Certain trains have required reservations, e.g. SuperCity (SC) trains. For such trains, it’s always necessary to purchase a reservation. We’ll inform you of this in the timetable.

Free seat reservations in the e-shop!

For inland tickets, we offer free seat reservations in the e-shop, with the exception of SC Pendolino trains, seats in Business Class on railjet trains and selected night trains. You can conveniently get a seat reservation when purchasing a ticket and you needn’t pay anything for it. In the e-shop, you can also usually select your seat right from the carriage seating map, with the exception of trains which originate abroad – their reservations are recorded in foreign reservation systems (German, Austrian, Polish, Hungarian or Slovak), which unfortunately do not allow for the selection of a specific seat.

When can I purchase a reservation and when can I purchase an express reservation?

You can purchase seat reservations up to 60 days prior to your train’s departure. Sales usually terminate at the time of the scheduled departure from your boarding station.

Reservations for seats designated on the train as express reservation (“expresní rezervace”) are sold until the train’s departure from the station in question, and therefore do not contain a specific designation of the reserved segment.

I want a window seat

For trains originating in the Czech Republic, we offer the option to select a specific seat. You can select your preferred seat on the carriage seating map. For certain trains, it’s even possible to select a seat according to the direction of travel. Take advantage of this option when purchasing in the e-shop and when using the Můj vlak (“My Train”) application for smartphones. It is usually possible to purchase a reservation for a specific seat no later than 2 hours prior to the train’s departure from the originating station; thereafter, the number of seat reservations on sale is restricted.

We’re travelling in a group

When you book a journey for a group of 6 or more passengers in advance, we’ll reserve seats for you on the train, including free seat reservations if this is possible.

More about travelling in groups

ČD’s Reservation Facility for International Transport

Requests for international reservations which cannot be handled in the ticket office and reservations for groups with special requirements (company groups, unusually large groups, etc.) are handled by ČD’s central reservation facility.

Contact information

České dráhy,a.s., Kancelář NGŘ pro obchod | Oddělení obchodní | UMIKA
Central Reservation Office
Hybernská 1014/13, Prague 110 00.
e-mail umika@gr.cd.cz.
Operating hours monday - friday: 7:00 - 15:00

Terms and conditions for using seat reservations

On trains of the category railjet, EC, IC, EN, Rx, Ex and selected trains of category R, it is possible to reserve any seat. Reserved seats on these trains are typically marked prior to departure from the originating station with reservation tickets placed in the corresponding frames (or displayed electronically) for specific seats in individual carriages. The reservation ticket contains information on the reserved segments, journey date, train number, carriage and seat for which it was issued.
On trains of category railjet, EC, IC, Rx, Ex and selected trains of category R, a certain number of seats are set aside with sales up to the time of the train’s scheduled departure from the boarding station. These seats are included in the express reservation system and are marked as such on the train. On these reservation tickets the reserved segment is not listed, nor is the journey date or seat number; there is only a notice stating that it is necessary to make such seats available to passengers with a valid seat reservation. These seats can be reserved for any segment for the duration of the train’s journey.
On category SC trains, in Business sections on railjet trains, and on other selected trains, a seat reservation is required. These seats are not marked on the train, as it is possible to reserve them for any segment for the duration of the train’s journey. Only passengers with a valid seat reservation purchased in advance may board these trains.
If the passenger requires a seat in a reserved carriage for a child under 6 years of age, he or she is required to purchase a seat reservation for such a child. One seat reservation can be used for two children up to 6 years of age provided both children occupy only one seat.
When booking a reservation for a seat set aside for passengers with reduced or restricted mobility or orientation, it is necessary to state this circumstance and to demonstrate eligibility at the time of purchase as well as during a ticket inspection.
Passengers forfeit their claim to a reserved seat if they do not occupy it within 15 minutes following the train’s departure from the boarding station specified on the reservation document. If the journey is interrupted, the reservation document ceases to be valid at the station where the journey was interrupted.

Terms and conditions for using reservations in accommodation carriages

Reservations in accommodation carriages differ according to type of supplement, train category and quality of services. Accommodation services are normally divided into services in sleeper carriages, in couchette carriages and in carriages with specially modified interiors and seats for overnight passenger transport (sleeperette). Reservation documents are issued accordingly: sleeper supplements for sleeper carriages, couchette supplements for couchette carriages and seat reservations for carriages with specially modified interiors and seats for overnight passenger transport.
Sleeper carriages have 1st and 2nd class compartments which are reserved separately for men and women. Passengers of mixed gender who wish to use a compartment together must pay for supplements and tickets at a regular fare for any empty berths. Children under 10 years of age accompanied by an adult may be placed in a compartment regardless of their gender. Compartments in sleeper carriages are divided into so-called “Economy”, where a 2nd class ticket is required for all types of compartments (Triple, Double, Single and possibly connected Family compartments), and so-called “Deluxe”, where a 1st class ticket is required for all types of compartments. For use of a berth of the category Single (a compartment with one bed), it is necessary to present a travel document issued for 1st class travel. For use of a berth of the category Tourist or Double, it is sufficient to present a travel document issued for 2nd class travel. In Deluxe compartments (compartments with their own shower and WC), breakfast is included as part of all sleeper supplements.
The transport of animals is excluded in sleeper carriages, except for assistance dogs (necessary to reserve the entire compartment).
Couchette carriages have 2nd class compartments which are mixed-gender (on selected trains, it is possible to reserve a berth in a compartment for women only). In the compartment there are four or six berths. To use a berth it is necessary to present a travel document issued for 2nd class travel.
If one child or two children under 6 years of age together use one sleeper or couchette berth, only one sleeper or couchette supplement must be paid; no fare is paid, however. If one child, or two children 6 to 9 years of age together, use(s) one sleeper or couchette berth, only one sleeper or couchette supplement must be paid; fare is paid for each child separately. For every child from 10 to 14 years of age, it is necessary to pay the fare and sleeper or couchette supplement separately.
Seats are usually converted for sleeping after 22:00 and for sitting after 8:00. By agreement among all passengers in the compartment this can occur at different times; if after 21:00 at least one passenger in a sleeper compartment wishes to convert the berth for sleeping, all berths in the compartment will be converted. Reservation documents for these seats can be purchased only from the carriage attendant. Reservation documents for an entire compartment can be purchased at any ticketing purchase point.
Upon boarding a carriage, passengers are required to hand over to the carriage attendant all travel documents and leave them with him for the duration of the journey (except for passes for MPs and senators).
It is not permitted to bring live animals into the carriage except for animals in completely closed containers with an impermeable bottom and dogs, which are permitted provided the passenger has his or her own compartment; outside the compartment the dog must be kept on a leash and must have a muzzle.
The carriage attendant will wake the passenger at a time specified by the passenger or no later than 30 minutes prior to the passenger’s destination station and will return the passenger’s travel documents upon exiting the train.
Seat reservations in carriages with modified interiors and seats for overnight passenger transport are handled in the same manner as seat reservations for daytime transport.
In special cases for certain types of overnight trains, the price for the sleeper or couchette supplement is linked to the price of the fare or of a supplement for special supplementary service.

Price Schedule for Sleeper and Couchettes Supplements

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