Germany to Poland with PKP Intercity Classic Train and its FANTASTIC dining car

Dzień dobry!

Every time I came to Berlin and saw this train, I thought to myself, 'Man, I wish I were going to Warsaw on this train.' Last summer, I finally caught the Berlin-Warsaw Express in first class. I was keen to take a look at their WARS dining car too!

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- TRIP INFORMATION -
Date: AUGUST 2023
Railway company: PKP / DB (EC 41)
Route : Berlin Ostbahnof to Warszawa Gdańska
Time : 5h29
Price : 8€ (reservation) - traveling with a First Class Interrail Pass
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00:00 : Intro
00:58 : Trip information
01:46 : Berlin Ostbahnof
03:20 : Arrival of the train
03:51 : Boarding
04:34 : Compartment review
05:27 : Leaving Berlin
06:41 : Frankfurt (Oder)
07:34 : Border crossing
09:08 : Mid roll ads
09:52 : Dining car
12:13 : Poznan
13:15 : Walkthrough
15:00 : Taurus ftw
15:23 : Meeting new people
15:38 : Toilets Time
16:11 : Fensteraufish
16:21 : Arrival in Warsaw
16:50 : Outro

[Teddini]

Poland has grown and improved so much in this century. It's so underrated and such a hidden beauty. My favorite country, I love going there and it was already way too long since I was there the last time.

❤️

[wolostravel]

Thanks a LOT for, ,Witamy w Polsce" 😇

[roadtrippingaroundtheworld]

Hi Thibault! Like that you now introduce the video and use “subtitles” to explain the rest of the trip. Keep up the good work. We really appreciate your videos.

[shirshenduroy]

PKP services are amazing, especially at the prices inside Poland...

[A_Canadian_In_Poland]

Note that the regular terminus is Warszawa Centralna. Trains were diverted to Gdańska station all last summer due to track works and the rebuilding of Warszawa Zachodnia that have just been completed.

[alivinghuman]

Witaj w Polsce - Thank you for showcasing our trains (and the best train food lol) to everybody :)

[scottyerkes]

Great ride. Food looked delicious. Thanks Thibault.💚👍👌

[GoForMarcin]

Świebodzin is actually the second stop in Poland after Rzepin 😊
And the stop in Frankfurt is a bit longer also because the Polish crew gets on board/leaves
Thank you for the video, great content as always!

[mielutuzburator]

I just love how PKP (and other similarly smart national carriers) decided to refurbish their old compartment wagons and to KEEP the compartments too - in Romania our idiotic CFR decided to turn all compartment wagons entering modernization processes into open space variants - sometimes transforming a 60-seat wagon into a 78-seat model - with absolutely no separation between seats. in their latest "achievement" they kept the old cast-iron brake shoes, which are incredibly loud, but tore apart all the compartments and installed bus-like, non-reclining seats on wagons now used for 14hrs and above trips, with some of these disasters making it to night trains too. for long distance travel you should be able to decide whether you want compartments (including the silence and the privacy they come with, the lateral corridor for stretching, etc.) or the open coaches... and the CFR wagons are the main reason why I bought myself a car :))

[zaciagajacy-warszawiak]

Welcome to Poland again :D
These restarant cars are actually rare, they are attached only to "highest rank" trains like international ones or the fastest ones, most of PKP IC trains have only drink and snack trolley that moves through the train only once per entire route.

[peppi]

I always enjoy the entire walkthroughs of the train

[digitalduch]

I love classic train cars ❤ especially when they're polished 🇵🇱 baw sie dobrze! 🎉

[LesLehistani]

Well done !!!I enjoyed travelling with you from Berlin to Warsaw. Thanks for an interesting journey. 🇵🇱 Poland has a very well developed railway infrastructure and comfortable trains.

I hope you enjoyed your stay in Warsaw, too.

[slypear]

Wonderful review - as always.
Thank you for sharing!
Was already drooling when I saw "Poland" and "dining car" in the title~
And I was not disappointed!

[johnmehaffey]

Love Berlin hauptbahnhof always reminds me of the circular tour we did on the sbahn and being jealous of the long distance trains departing to places I want to visit and now I get to do it from the comfort of my armchair but honestly it’s not the same I’d rather be on the train, great post Thibault

[agcons]

I've travelled this route before, a long time ago now (1975). The difference in quality for both the track and the rolling stock is amazing. Many of the locomotives then were steam driven: fascinating to me because in western Canada all I'd seen were diesel-electric engines.

[jfmezei]

I remember seeing a doc7Austin video on PKP and still have images of his breakfast in dining car. So your video is now part of that imagery which makes PKP a desirable railway to experience. Surprised the coaches are limited to 160 and haven't been re-tuned to go 200. (something about suspension on bogies).

[yougos]

Je l'ai fait dans le sens inverse "Varsovie-Berlin, super train.

[killickr]

Slightly different level of comfort and service from when I used to travel this route (as far as Poznan) as a student in the early 70's. :)

[NormanAllen-psju]

The pictures of the food on the menu looked delicious !!