National rail operator České dráhy (ČD) is extending its popular ‘Tichý vůz’ concept to the new ComfortJet rolling stock, the company announced on 21 January. From 1 February 2026 the double-deck sets—currently deployed on the Prague-Berlin ‘Berliner’ service—will feature dedicated quiet zones where phone calls and loud conversations are prohibited.
The upgrade matters for mobile employees who increasingly choose rail over air for sub-800 km hops, not least because the ComfortJet timetable will be expanded in May to include Hamburg, Copenhagen, Vienna, Villach and Budapest. By the summer timetable, almost 300 daily ČD services will carry at least one quiet carriage, creating a consistent product for travel-policy inclusion.
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Each ComfortJet offers business-class seating, at-seat power, Wi-Fi and bicycle spaces, but noise control has been a weak spot on full-capacity departures. Passenger surveys showed that 61 percent of corporate travellers rated cabin noise as the top deterrent to productive work on board. The new zones aim to close that gap and position rail as a ‘rolling office’ alternative.
For mobility managers the change is low-hanging fruit: booking-tool attribute filters can now flag quiet-zone availability, boosting traveller satisfaction scores without extra cost. Companies with sustainability targets will welcome any shift of travellers from short-haul flights to electric-powered rail, particularly on the Prague–Berlin–Hamburg corridor where ComfortJets are displacing older diesel units.
ČD says signage and reservation systems have already been updated, and that train managers will enforce the rules ‘politely but firmly’. Offenders risk being reseated or, in extreme cases, asked to leave the train at the next stop under the railway code.
The upgrade matters for mobile employees who increasingly choose rail over air for sub-800 km hops, not least because the ComfortJet timetable will be expanded in May to include Hamburg, Copenhagen, Vienna, Villach and Budapest. By the summer timetable, almost 300 daily ČD services will carry at least one quiet carriage, creating a consistent product for travel-policy inclusion.
For international passengers crossing several of these borders, managing visa requirements can be an added layer of complexity. VisaHQ can streamline the process by handling applications for the Czech Republic and neighbouring countries online, offering status tracking and corporate dashboards for mobility teams—learn more at https://www.visahq.com/czech-republic/.
Each ComfortJet offers business-class seating, at-seat power, Wi-Fi and bicycle spaces, but noise control has been a weak spot on full-capacity departures. Passenger surveys showed that 61 percent of corporate travellers rated cabin noise as the top deterrent to productive work on board. The new zones aim to close that gap and position rail as a ‘rolling office’ alternative.
For mobility managers the change is low-hanging fruit: booking-tool attribute filters can now flag quiet-zone availability, boosting traveller satisfaction scores without extra cost. Companies with sustainability targets will welcome any shift of travellers from short-haul flights to electric-powered rail, particularly on the Prague–Berlin–Hamburg corridor where ComfortJets are displacing older diesel units.
ČD says signage and reservation systems have already been updated, and that train managers will enforce the rules ‘politely but firmly’. Offenders risk being reseated or, in extreme cases, asked to leave the train at the next stop under the railway code.
