Dresden to Wroclaw
Aug 4th 2004, 3:33 am
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Dresden to Wroclaw
Looking at a map, the distance between Dresden-Berlin and Dresden-
Wroclaw looks to be about the same. Since the train from Dresden to
Berlin only takes two hours or so, I thought that the train from Dresden
to Wroclaw would take only a little longer. Using DB's website, I
found trains requiring about five hours. Why so long? Does the train
stop at the border, or is the Polish portion of the trip much slower than
the portion in Germany? I used Wroclaw Glowny for their train station.
Pete
Wroclaw looks to be about the same. Since the train from Dresden to
Berlin only takes two hours or so, I thought that the train from Dresden
to Wroclaw would take only a little longer. Using DB's website, I
found trains requiring about five hours. Why so long? Does the train
stop at the border, or is the Polish portion of the trip much slower than
the portion in Germany? I used Wroclaw Glowny for their train station.
Pete
Aug 4th 2004, 4:08 am
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Re: Dresden to Wroclaw
Polish trains are old and slow - a trip from Gdansk to Warsaw takes 4 to 5
hours. I don't know if you need to change trains, but I'm sure the German
ICE trains do not go into Poland.
On Wed, 04 Aug 2004 15:33:19 +0000, Pete wrote:
> Looking at a map, the distance between Dresden-Berlin and Dresden-
> Wroclaw looks to be about the same. Since the train from Dresden to
> Berlin only takes two hours or so, I thought that the train from Dresden
> to Wroclaw would take only a little longer. Using DB's website, I
> found trains requiring about five hours. Why so long? Does the train
> stop at the border, or is the Polish portion of the trip much slower than
> the portion in Germany? I used Wroclaw Glowny for their train station.
>
>
> Pete
hours. I don't know if you need to change trains, but I'm sure the German
ICE trains do not go into Poland.
On Wed, 04 Aug 2004 15:33:19 +0000, Pete wrote:
> Looking at a map, the distance between Dresden-Berlin and Dresden-
> Wroclaw looks to be about the same. Since the train from Dresden to
> Berlin only takes two hours or so, I thought that the train from Dresden
> to Wroclaw would take only a little longer. Using DB's website, I
> found trains requiring about five hours. Why so long? Does the train
> stop at the border, or is the Polish portion of the trip much slower than
> the portion in Germany? I used Wroclaw Glowny for their train station.
>
>
> Pete
Aug 4th 2004, 7:59 pm
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Re: Dresden to Wroclaw
"Pete" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected] link.net>...
> Looking at a map, the distance between Dresden-Berlin and Dresden-
> Wroclaw looks to be about the same. Since the train from Dresden to
> Berlin only takes two hours or so, I thought that the train from Dresden
> to Wroclaw would take only a little longer. Using DB's website, I
> found trains requiring about five hours. Why so long? Does the train
> stop at the border, or is the Polish portion of the trip much slower than
> the portion in Germany? I used Wroclaw Glowny for their train station.
1) Dresden-Wroclaw is about 40% further than Dresden-Berlin, as the
crow flies.
2) The railway line between Dresden and Wroclaw is less straight, so
difference in travel distance is even larger.
3) The terrain between Dresden and Wroclaw is slightly more hilly.
4) The Dresden-Wroclaw train makes about 10 stops at intermediate
stations, while the Dresden-Berlin only makes one intermediate stop.
Bjorn
> Looking at a map, the distance between Dresden-Berlin and Dresden-
> Wroclaw looks to be about the same. Since the train from Dresden to
> Berlin only takes two hours or so, I thought that the train from Dresden
> to Wroclaw would take only a little longer. Using DB's website, I
> found trains requiring about five hours. Why so long? Does the train
> stop at the border, or is the Polish portion of the trip much slower than
> the portion in Germany? I used Wroclaw Glowny for their train station.
1) Dresden-Wroclaw is about 40% further than Dresden-Berlin, as the
crow flies.
2) The railway line between Dresden and Wroclaw is less straight, so
difference in travel distance is even larger.
3) The terrain between Dresden and Wroclaw is slightly more hilly.
4) The Dresden-Wroclaw train makes about 10 stops at intermediate
stations, while the Dresden-Berlin only makes one intermediate stop.
Bjorn
