Classic route
Plzeň–České Budějovice Railway
Plzeň → České Budějovice · Czechia
- Distance
- 136 km
- Fastest time
- ≈ 1 h 55 min
- Top speed
- 100 km/h
- Operator
- České dráhy
- Train
- ČD regional express
- Countries
- Czechia
- In service since
- 1868
Page last updated 2026-07-30 · figures are published values, not live data · corrections log
The rychlík between Pilsner country and Budweiser country: 136 km through the wooded south Bohemian hills via Strakonice, on rails laid in 1868.
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