As Poslovni Dnevnik writes on the 1st of July, 2020, Reuters (and TCN) writes that more than 30,000 tickets have been sold for the Prague-Rijeka train, and the line will run until September. They also note that the direct train line was cancelled two years ago because it wasn’t profitable.
Reuters recently published an article about the arrival of thousands of Czechs who arrived to the Adriatic coast by train following a 15-hour ride.
Thousands of Czechs have bought train tickets to Croatia, Reuters writes in an article about the Czechs’ arrival in Croatia, who, as this publication writes, arrived in Rijeka the ”old way”.
On Tuesday, the first Czechs headed to their holiday destination that has long been a favourite for that country. From July the 11th, 2020, the train will run every day and carry up to 560 passengers at a time who will be able to buy tickets in a sleeping or sitting car. The starting ticket price is just 24.95 euros.
“I’ve come this way by car several times… And this is a very comfortable option for me and even sort of an adventure. I like to think of it as a new way to see the sea,” Jan Vrana told Reuters about travelling on the Prague-Rijeka line with his wife and son, N1 reports.
The Czechs also gravitated towards Croatia during the Cold War, when Croatia was part of Yugoslavia, according to Reuters. Reuters also writes that the Adriatic coast has traditionally been a favourite destination for Czech tourists who have been coming here since the early 20th century.
To briefly recall, the very first tourist train of the Czech company RegioJet arrived in Rijeka just after 10:00 yesterday. According to the company running the brand new Prague-Rijeka line, there were over 500 passengers on the train.
An official announcement on the arrival of Czech tourists was issued by the Croatian Tourist Board, and senior officials were present to receive the first train on the Prague-Rijeka line.
”The first train of the Czech carrier RegioJet, which will run from July to the end of August on the route Prague-Brno-Bratislava-Ljubljana-Rijeka, successfully arrived at the railway station in Rijeka together with more than 500 Czech, Slovak and Slovenian tourists who were part of of this premiere trip. The train was welcomed by a Croatian delegation led by CNTB Director Kristjan Stanicic, Tourism Minister Gari Cappelli, Rijeka Mayor Vojko Obersnel, CNTB Representation Director in Prague Dubravko Miholic and Rijeka Tourist Board Director Petar Skarp,” the statement said.
“We’re proud to be able to cooperate with RegioJet, which has recognised the importance of connecting the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and also Slovenia with Croatia, which enjoys the status of one of the most popular foreign tourist destinations for these markets. This railway route will significantly contribute to tourist flows between our countries, and this has been confirmed by the data on the sale of more than 30,000 tickets in the first ten days of it being on sale. At the moment, the Czech Republic is in an excellent third place in foreign markets from which we realise the largest tourist traffic, while Slovakia is in eighth place,” said CNTB Director Kristjan Stanicic, adding that the announcement of this event was even published in The New York Times, which additionally drew more attention to Croatia.
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