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Getting to Olomouc from Prague
Olomouc is 252 km east of Prague, almost exactly halfway to Krakow,
Poland. You have two main choices by road. The most
obvious is to take the D1 freeway down to Brno and then continue
up again to Olomouc. The freeway is fast, but the route is indirect
and makes the trip 284 km. The D1 is also known for occasional
traffic jams. The second option is the northern route,
via the E442 from Hradec Králové. The roads are narrower and you
need to allow extra time for passing through towns, but this route
is through prettier countryside and there are some interesting
places to stop along the way (Kutná Hora, Hradec Králové, Litomyšl,
Polička).
 Olomouc
is on the main international train line from Prague to Poland and
Slovakia. The fastest trains (SC Pendolino) make the trip in 2
¼ hours, but are more expensive than the slower trains that take
30 - 60 minutes longer. Prices and departure
times are detailed in the online
timetables. Two people are enough to claim the group discount
for domestic train travel, and this makes the trip cheaper than
the bus. Just buy one ticket for two (or more) people and you
should receive the discount (sleva pro skupiny) automatically.
The buses are cheap, but follow the freeway all the way down to
Brno before coming back up again to Olomouc. The trip takes around
four hours.
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