National long-distance operator PKP Intercity unveiled its holiday contingency plan on 18 December 2025: more than 530 trains per day—almost 60 more than last year—and 415 additional carriages spread across 330 services. Selected premium Pendolino EIP services, including the Kraków–Warsaw–Kołobrzeg run, will operate in double formation, boosting capacity from roughly 350 to 700 seats per departure.
The carrier said the move is necessary after ‘a private competitor’ (an implicit reference to RegioJet) suspended several planned services, leaving gaps in the market during the busiest travel window. To assist travellers, PKP Intercity will deploy mobile information agents at ten major stations, including Warsaw Central and Gdańsk Główny, to guide passengers to platforms and help with re-routing.
Meanwhile, international employees or holidaymakers who still need to confirm visa or entry-permit requirements for Poland—or any onward Schengen destinations—can do so quickly through VisaHQ’s online portal. The platform offers real-time eligibility checks, document-preparation guides and secure courier submission, streamlining compliance for both individuals and corporate mobility teams; full details are available at https://www.visahq.com/poland/.
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For mobility managers, the expanded timetable offers welcome resilience for domestic assignees and international staff connecting to airports in Warsaw, Kraków and Poznań. However, ticket demand remains intense; last year PKP Intercity set a record 6 million passengers in December, and early booking is recommended. Corporate travel policies should flag that some added coaches are older regional stock lacking power sockets or 4G repeaters; executives may need Wi-Fi dongles to remain productive en route.
The operator also highlighted that the new 2025/26 timetable, effective 14 December, shortens several city-pair journey times (e.g., Warsaw–Szczecin now under 5 hours). Companies should update internal travel-time matrices used for per-diem calculations and benchmarking against low-cost airfares.
Finally, rail infrastructure manager PKP PLK warned that track work in Silesia could still cause sporadic delays; mobility teams should monitor real-time alerts, particularly for late-evening trains when replacement-bus capacity is limited.
The carrier said the move is necessary after ‘a private competitor’ (an implicit reference to RegioJet) suspended several planned services, leaving gaps in the market during the busiest travel window. To assist travellers, PKP Intercity will deploy mobile information agents at ten major stations, including Warsaw Central and Gdańsk Główny, to guide passengers to platforms and help with re-routing.
Meanwhile, international employees or holidaymakers who still need to confirm visa or entry-permit requirements for Poland—or any onward Schengen destinations—can do so quickly through VisaHQ’s online portal. The platform offers real-time eligibility checks, document-preparation guides and secure courier submission, streamlining compliance for both individuals and corporate mobility teams; full details are available at https://www.visahq.com/poland/.
For mobility managers, the expanded timetable offers welcome resilience for domestic assignees and international staff connecting to airports in Warsaw, Kraków and Poznań. However, ticket demand remains intense; last year PKP Intercity set a record 6 million passengers in December, and early booking is recommended. Corporate travel policies should flag that some added coaches are older regional stock lacking power sockets or 4G repeaters; executives may need Wi-Fi dongles to remain productive en route.
The operator also highlighted that the new 2025/26 timetable, effective 14 December, shortens several city-pair journey times (e.g., Warsaw–Szczecin now under 5 hours). Companies should update internal travel-time matrices used for per-diem calculations and benchmarking against low-cost airfares.
Finally, rail infrastructure manager PKP PLK warned that track work in Silesia could still cause sporadic delays; mobility teams should monitor real-time alerts, particularly for late-evening trains when replacement-bus capacity is limited.
