Today I’ve been traveling by train for 17 hours from Aschaffenburg (Germany) to Kraków (Poland). Crazy? In love! But yes, also a bit crazy. I’ve been doing the journey by car stopping for the night, so it took me 2 days. The risk is also higher on the road than on rails. Flying is the other way, but then there is the ‘green’-factor. However, I was reminded by somebody that the plane is flying anyway.
Here is the schedule (times are CEST):* 06:51 Aschaffenburg - Hanau (regional train)* 07:29 Hanau - Berlin (ICE train)* 12:20 Berlin - Warszawa (EC train)* 20:12 Warszawa - Kraków (PKP Intercity, 1 hour delay)Except for the delay it has been an easy ride. I had a good book, helped people getting their luggage up and down the racks, even worked a bit on a presentation.
It’s more expensive than flying. In total I payed about 125 EUR (with my reduction card 50% in Germany and I think 25% to Warszawa).