Review: RegioJet Train Olomouc to Prague

This review details a trip on a RegioJet train between Olomouc and Prague in business class.

RegioJet train

After a great time in the wonderful city of Olomouc I had to return back to Prague.

Having travelled dozens of times before on board the trains of the the Czech national railway company České dráhy, I was curious how the private train operators in the country would compare in terms of quality.

On my way from Prague to Olomouc I had already checked out Leo Express and now on my return to Prague it was time to review RegioJet.

RegioJet – which is owned by a large Czech travel company called Student Agency – operates both buses and trains.

RegioJet trains connect Prague with several domestic destinations inside the Czech Republic such as Pardubice, Brno, Olomouc and Ostrava.

However, RegioJet also operates a couple of international routes, connecting Prague and Brno with the cities of Vienna (Austria) and Bratislava (Slovakia), while also linking Prague with the Slovakian cities of Žilina, Poprad and Košice.

RegioJet also operates night trains linking Prague with Przemyśl in Poland (with onward connections into Ukraine) and a seasonal sleeper train from Prague to Rijeka and Split in Croatia.

Olomouc station

My journey started at the beautiful train station of Olomouc.

Make sure you do take a minute to admire the wall decorations and reliefs in socialist realism style in the main station hall before making your way to the platform.

RegioJet train Olomouc to Prague
Train RJ1014 – Departure: 3.52pm – Arrival: 6.22am
Duration: 2h30m – Distance: 250 kilometres
Business class, coach 4 seat 32 – Costs: 16.10 EUR

On board the RegioJet train

RegioJet daytime trains have four different travel classes: Business Class, Relax Class, Standard Class and Low-Cost.

For the journey between Olomouc and Prague I was booked in business class, the highest travel class on board daytime RegioJet trains which I will review in-depth in this article.

Relax Class is comparable to first class on most other European trains with leather seats in a spacious 2-1 configuration, although RegioJet does throw in complimentary bottled water as well as coffee or tea.

Both Standard Class and Low-Cost will get you a normal 2nd class seat, with seats in a 2-2 configuration in an open-plan saloon car or in a 6-seat compartment.

The difference between Standard Class and Low-Cost has mostly to do with on-board service, as Low-Cost will only get you a bottle of water while Standard Class will also get you complimentary tea and coffee.

There are power sockets at each seat in all travel classes except for Low-Cost, which might be another reason to opt for Standard Class if you are after a second class seat as this will only cost you a few euro extra.

Tickets in all classes come included with seat reservation and there is Wi-Fi internet throughout the entire train.

For a full overview of all travel classes on board RegioJet trains and the differences in service, do check their website for more details.

RegioJet business class seat

For just 16 euro I had bought a seat in Regiojet’s Business Class – which I thought was excellent value for a two-and-a-half-hour train journey.

Business class on RegioJet gets you a comfortable leather chair in a 4-seat compartment.

Most of these train wagons were bought second-hand by RegioJet from the Austrian Railways (ÖBB), so if the seats in Business Class or Relax Class might look familiar you know why!

Although the seats were showing their age and did clearly look like they have been heavily used for quite some years, they were certainly comfortable.

Moreover, RegioJet’s Business Class is extremely spacious as there are only four seats in each compartment.

Each seat has a power socket as well as a small fold-out table.

You can store your baggage on the racks above the seat or just leave them on the floor in the compartment.

Departure

There were no other passengers in my Business Class compartment when I boarded the train at Olomouc and during the ride to Prague it would remain empty.

It was certainly great to have the entire compartment to myself, which added to the comfort and experience!

Shortly after departure, one of the train attendants came by to hand out a bottle of water and inquired whether I wanted some sparkling wine.

Don’t expect any premium champagne on board RegioJet’s business class – but the complimentary bottle of (very decent) Czech sparkling was certainly a nice touch.

RegioJet business class service

At your seat, you can find a small booklet which details RegioJet’s on-board service in your travel class.

It will list all complimentary offers as well as a buy-on-board menu if you might want to order something more during your journey.

RegioJet’s crew on board the train mostly seemed to exists out of students working part-time jobs.

Although it might not have been the most refined service ever, my train attendant was welcoming and extremely hard-working, checking on me and the other passengers in our carriage multiple times.

If you travel in Business Class on RegioJet, you get a complimentary bottle of water as well as some juice or sparkling wine included in your fare.

RegioJet also serves Illy coffee (espresso, cappuccino, latte macchiato and lungo) as well as tea, which in Business Class is again free of charge.

Complimentary newspapers (Czech and Slovak only) are also provided to passengers.

Sushi and sparkling wine

This private Czech railway company runs a reliable operation with train services to different destinations across the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria and Poland.

My seat in RegioJet’s Business Class was comfortable and at just 16 euro for a two-and-a-half-hour ride quite a steal.

What stood out most about RegioJet were the affordable ticket prices and the extremely cheap food and drinks from the buy-on-board menu, which certainly was tasty too!

I certainly wouldn’t hesitate travelling on RegioJet again whenever I’m visiting the Czech Republic.