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    I Tried the INCREDIBLE New Express Train from Copenhagen to Berlin and Prague



    I Tried the INCREDIBLE New Express Train from Copenhagen to Berlin and Prague

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    Today we are catching one of Europe’s longest day trains: the brand-new train connection between Copenhagen, Berlin and Prague, operated by one of České dráhy’s excellent new ComfortJet trains. So come with me in this video as we check out this exciting new train connection on a route that really pushes these new trains to their limits.

    Train type: DSB and ČD Vectron + ComfortJet carriages
    Route: Copenhagen – Hamburg – Berlin – Dresden – Prague
    Train: RJ385
    Distance: 1,183 km
    Journey time: 13h 3m
    Average speed: 91 km/h
    Price: from €59

    00:00 Intro
    00:50 Copenhagen Central Station
    01:54 Morning Train Traffic
    03:00 ComfortJet Train!
    04:00 First Impressions
    04:21 Departure from Copenhagen
    05:10 Route Map
    05:39 Temporary Changes Until Mid-June
    06:07 Breakfast Service
    06:33 Seat Tour (First Class)
    08:00 Ringsted and Fehmarn Tunnel
    08:34 Breakfast / Great Belt Crossing!
    09:44 Complimentary First Class Service
    10:41 Kolding
    10:55 Padborg (Border Crossing and Delay)
    11:53 Rendsburg High Bridge
    12:23 Arrival in Hamburg Altona
    13:15 Hamburg Altona is Being Removed!
    14:10 Long Layover – Shopping Time
    14:55 2nd Class Tour
    17:14 Through Hamburg
    17:52 Hamburg to Berlin
    18:11 High-Speed Dilemma?
    18:55 Arrival in Berlin (Train Breaks Down Maybe?)
    19:30 Berlin-Dresden (Wi-Fi and Toilets)
    20:46 Scenic Elbe Valley River Railway / Border Crossing
    21:30 Dinner in the Czech Republic
    22:18 Overall Thoughts
    22:42 Tickets!
    23:03 Arrival in Prague

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    38 Comments

    1. @oskararndt5605 on

      I ride this train regularly and it’s funny that like 50% of the people don’t know how to open the doors to the toilet. They always press the button which is meant for blind people expecting something to happen. So every 3 minutes you hear the peep sound haha

    3. @Mirkk47 on

      I'm waiting for the day when RegioJet and LeoExpress trains will run from Czechia into Germany and other countries. Because I refuse to travel using DeutcheBahn. I prefer using the FlixBus, but of course, a train would be better for long travel.

    6. @kenneymadsen5710 on

      I wish taking the train would make sense, but I just don't see it. I just checked this route and the price for the train is double the price of a return flight (including extra luggage fee) (next day travel). Sure maybe less hassle when check-in than with a plane, but no constant stops and delays. And the travel time with plane with check-in is total of 4 hours 40 minutes, while train is 21 hours and 20 minutes.
      I really wish that train and bus would be a lot more competitive on price, since you give up on so much else.

      I could see where trains could be great, with the interrail concept. Where if you want to see many places and in different countries, you could do layover 1 day stays and then take the train the next day and so on. Here the convenience would outshine any potential price differences, even though I think that train would win on price if you wanted several 1-2 day layover stops.

    8. @henkel2182 on

      Atleast they wash the trains in Czech Republic, if u compare it to DSB that dont seem to care if they are dirty haha.
      Are they planning to rebuild the platform in Padborg for the Talgo trains or not?

    11. @ctownshend4531 on

      11 hours plus is a long time sitting in the so called Comfort Jet seats, more like 'discomfort jet" !
      With the problems on the German rail network, the Fehman tunnel delays and the ertz D- CZ tunnel many years away, don't expect any great travel time improvements soon.
      Still, i wish the new link succes!

    12. @mastrly_official on

      Took this exact train in the opposite direction. My experience wasn't that great, about an hour delay, staff at the restaurant was a bit pushy, when I asked for a vegetarian meal, told me I could take eggs and scrap the bacon by myself. Not offering a single vegetarian dish is really of putting on an international train in 2026. Also several people struggled to open the bath rooms as you have to push the doors really hard.

    14. @bjrnerikbjrkevoll8537 on

      Hi. how are the facilities for disabled people with manual wheelchairs. would be nice other routes too just wondering since I am being refused to fly with one leg they are absolutely crazy. kind regards Bjørn😊

    16. @HansMilling on

      Are the train carts more slim or why is there only one seat in one side and two in the other? Usually there are two seats in each side? I hope to try the Hamburger trip on September.

    20. @giorgiocorleone2747 on

      Det er fint nok, du har nydt touren til Prag.
      Men DSB og deres webside er en ren katastrofe.
      Når jeg går på deres webside og der leder jeg efter forbindelsen, vil jeg stige på togen ikke i KBH, men i Kolding. Od det derfor, fordi jeg bor i Aarhus. Og det første er, "knappen" hvor man kan tilvælge pladsbilletten kan ikke skubbes frem…men der står, at pladsbilletterne kan købes kun til udlandsrejser til fx. Tjekkiet…og jeg vil rejse dog til Prag, der ligger i Tjekkiet!
      Okay, så går jeg bare videre. Og nu kommer tilbuddet/forbindelsen til Prag. 3 gange skift. Hvorfor det?!
      DSB er en ren katastrofe, der bruges kun af folk, som er nødt til at bruge den.
      Så arbejder og virker virksomheder, deres leder selv ikke bruge deres tjenester…så ofte offentlig trafiklederser.
      DSB…NEJ TAK!!!

    22. @hewiex on

      I know not everyone can fly, but a flight ticket is like half to a third of the price and only takes 1h20m to prague :p

    24. @rgwholt on

      Probably the rudest information office I have ever experienced, nice to hear they are getting rid of the shops . Last time I was there a very noisy pro Palestine demo was taking place. Asked an attending police officer why they were demonstrating in the railway station, he said it was because it was raining outside 🙄

    25. @RichardGoliáš on

      I am glad that youtube algorithm got me here. My first business trip from CZ was to Copenhagen, but that time I used an airplane from Prague airport. This time I would gladly use this train. Thank you for sharing your trip.

    27. @0ndope on

      Fed video og meget informativ! Men hvor hulen køber man nonstop billetter? På CDs hjemmeside kommer de op hvis man søger helt henne i november osv, og DSB udland siden giver mig script errors hver gang jeg prøver at købe ComfortJet afgang (på mobil). Er der andre måder? Havde ladet mig fortælle CDs hjemmeside var bedst, men de henviser altid til et tjekkisk telefonnummer og man kan ikke købe ComfortJet afgangene direkte på siden?

    29. @ArianneVera on

      I'm at 0:56 in the video and you already got me hooked up to view until the end just because of your super pronunciation of České dráhy. Thank you for taking the effort to say it right !

    30. @Limmosee on

      When I went to Rotterdam Last Friday, The DSB Connection got Cancelled, Prob. the dang Talgos again, so I ended up on this train,which was actually pretty nice, although The cancellation ment I missed my connection in Hamburg and so on…. But it's a pretty nice train 🙂

    35. @dxw3895 on

      for smokers, public transport is worst enemy. Thanks- ill use my car… From Copen to Aarhus is maximum you want to travel on public transport.