Scenic route
Šumava Railway
České Budějovice → Volary · Czechia
- Distance
- 93 km
- Fastest time
- ≈ 2 h 10 min
- Top speed
- 75 km/h
- Operator
- České dráhy
- Train
- ČD RegioNova
- Countries
- Czechia
- In service since
- 1892
Page last updated 2026-07-30 · figures are published values, not live data · corrections log
The Šumava forest railway: out of Budějovice, past Český Krumlov’s castle bend, along Lake Lipno and up into the Bohemian Forest at Volary.
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