The total number of direct daily connections will rise from 11 to 17, representing a 54% increase in cross-border services.
Deutsche Bahn (DB) and Polish operator PKP Intercity (PKP IC) will increase the number of long-distance trains between Germany and Poland starting 14 December 2025.
The new timetable introduces a two-hourly service between Berlin and Warsaw, with a seventh train pair added on this route. This change is part of a broader effort by both operators to respond to higher passenger demand and improve connectivity between key cities in both countries.
A new direct daytime service will run twice daily in both directions on the Leipzig–Wrocław–Kraków–Przemyśl route. One of the trains will extend further east to Przemyśl, located near the Ukrainian border. This will be the first time that Leipzig gains a direct long-distance rail link to southern Poland and to the Polish-Ukrainian border.
Connections from cities such as Munich, Nuremberg, and Frankfurt am Main to Wrocław are expected to see reduced travel times of around two hours, made possible through synchronized transfers in Leipzig. Chemnitz and Dresden will also be linked to the new route via intermediate stops in northern Saxony.
New overnight services are also planned. A Eurocity night train will connect Berlin with Przemyśl via Wrocław and Kraków, and another will run between Berlin and Chełm via Łódź and Warsaw. The existing “Chopin” night train between Munich and Warsaw will be extended with additional carriages operating to Kraków and Przemyśl, enabling a direct connection from southern Germany to southern Poland.
The journey time between Leipzig and Wrocław is set at around three and a half hours. The Berlin–Warsaw route, spanning approximately 570 km, will continue to be served by Eurocity trains running non-stop between the two capitals.