Koleje Śląskie, short KŚ, is a Polish railway operator that primarily offers regional transport in the Silesian Voivodeship. It is one of five different companies that offers FIP in Poland.
On its website, KŚ provides a route map overview.
Summary
- KŚ accepts FIP Coupons and FIP 50 Tickets.
- Only 2nd class available on trains and no reservations possible.
- Some special services are excluded from FIP.
- Individual routes can also be used with PKP coupons.
Validity of FIP Tickets
FIP Coupon: ✅FIP Coupon for relatives: ⛔FIP 50 Tickets: ✅
FIP Coupons and FIP 50 Tickets are valid with KŚ.
For cross-border journeys, either a continuous FIP 50 Ticket or FIP Coupons from both operators in the two countries must be available. For journeys with different operators within Poland, either a continuous FIP 50 Ticket or FIP Coupons from both operators must be available.
Train Categories and Reservations
KŚ does not distinguish different train categories. Trains usually have a line number starting with “S”, which is often not provided in information systems (here it often just says “KŚ” followed by a train number). Only 2nd class tickets are offered, as there is no 1st class on KŚ trains. Additionally, no reservations are possible.
Ticket and Reservation Purchase
Online
Koleje Śląskie WebsiteFor domestic connections
The website is theoretically available in Polish and English, however the connection information currently only works in Polish.
FIP 50 Tickets
On the Koleje Śląskie website, you can purchase tickets online with FIP 50 discount for KŚ journeys.
To do this, you must first select a connection and then specify “FIP (50%)” as the discount option when purchasing the ticket. The discount is only applied to standard fares (LINIOWY RELACJA). The fare type can be selected in the field next to the discount option. For other fares, a warning is displayed and the booking process checks which ticket is cheapest in the next step.
Koleo WebsiteFor domestic connections
FIP 50 Tickets
On the Koleo website, tickets with FIP 50 discount can be purchased online for many railway companies in Poland. To do this, FIP 50 must be added once as a discount in the Koleo customer account here.
First, you must log into a Koleo account and then switch to settings via the gear icon in the top right.
Then under My Account / Moje konto at Discount / Zniżka, add the discount Międzynarodowa Karta Zniżek FIP (50%).
Subsequently, the discounted price is displayed directly in the connection search.
It is recommended to check the price again in a non-logged-in state before purchasing to find out whether the FIP 50 price was actually calculated. With individual railway companies, there have been incorrect price calculations in the past without the FIP 50 discount.
DB Website FIP (DB Employees)Cross-border FIP 50 Tickets between Germany and Poland, with ticket portion only for the Polish section. For Deutsche Bahn employees only.
FIP 50 Tickets
Deutsche Bahn employees can purchase FIP 50 Tickets online for journeys from Germany to neighboring countries. These tickets are available in the DB Reisemarkt > Bahnangebote > Ausland > FIP-Angebot. The FIP 50 ticket is only valid for the foreign section of the route. This is especially important for DB employees, as FIP 50 Tickets are not valid in your own home country. Therefore, an additional ticket is required for the domestic section within Germany up to the border point.
Booking is only possible via the link in the DB Reisemarkt. Discounts do not need to be selected; they are applied automatically.
FIP 50 Tickets can be purchased for the following countries:
- Poland
- Austria
- Italyonly Brenner route with Austria and ECE Frankfurt – Milan
- Czech Republic
- Switzerland
- Luxembourg
- Denmark
- Netherlands
- Belgium
- France
Reservations
The reservation price is calculated per journey. This means that for connections with transfers, you only need to pay once for multiple trains.
Seat reservations can be purchased via the Deutsche Bahn website. To do so, select the “Book seat only” option in the search.
DB Website FIP (International)Cross-border FIP 50 Tickets between Germany and Poland for the entire journey (not valid in the country of issue of the FIP Card)
FIP 50 Tickets
Online FIP 50 Tickets for journeys within Germany and neighboring countries can be booked via Deutsche Bahn. The tickets must include at least one section within Germany. The FIP 50 ticket is issued for the entire route. The ticket is not valid in the country where the FIP Card was issued; an additional ticket is required there.
Employees of ÖBB, SBB, and PKP can also book tickets that are only valid for the German section of the route. For the section within their own country, an additional ticket is required, as the ticket price is calculated starting from the German border. The ticket is not valid in the country where the FIP Card was issued.
Booking is only possible via the link. Discounts do not need to be selected—they are applied automatically.
FIP 50 Tickets can be purchased for the following countries, as long as a section in Germany is included:
- Austria
- Belgium
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- France
- Germany
- Italyonly Brenner route with Austria and ECE Frankfurt – Milan
- Luxembourg
- Netherlands
- Poland
- Switzerland
Reservations
The reservation price is charged per journey. For connections with transfers, you only pay once for multiple trains.
Seat reservations can be purchased via the Deutsche Bahn website. To do so, select the “Seat reservation only” option in the search.
On-Site
On the Train
FIP 50 tickets can also be purchased directly on the train without surcharge. For this, you must contact the train staff immediately after boarding. Tickets can be paid in cash or by contactless credit card. Payment is only possible in the local currency Złoty.
Discounts
For regular tickets, children under 4 years travel free. Children under 26 years receive a 20% discount on the adult fare. Passengers aged 26 and over pay the full adult fare.1
Special Tariff Conditions
Special Trains
FIP tickets are not valid on special trains operated by KŚ.
Use of PKP Coupons on KŚ Routes
On the following KŚ routes, both FIP tickets from KŚ and PKP are valid:
- Gliwice – Katowice – Częstochowa
- Częstochowa – Lubliniec
- Katowice – Tychy – Pszczyna – Czechowice Dziedzice – Bielsko Biała – Zwardoń
- Żywiec – Sucha Beskidzka – Zakopane
- Czechowice Dziedzice – Zebrzydowice
- Pszczyna – Wisła Głębce
- Kluczbork – Katowice
Break of Journey
Breaks of journey are possible at any time; no documentation is required for this.
Buses
FIP tickets are only valid on KŚ buses that operate as a replacement service for a train.
Recommendations
Similar to other regional railway companies in Poland that accept FIP, using FIP with KŚ is simple and convenient with few exceptions. The Polish metropolitan region around Katowice can thus be easily accessed via regional transport. Fans of the railway company can also obtain merchandise at the KŚ travel center at Katowice train station.
Sources
