New schedules will take effect on Sunday, December 14. Be sure to check what's changing.
4. 12. 2025
The most significant change in rail transport is the introduction of a completely new timetable on the Liberec–Hrádek nad Nisou–Zittau–Varnsdorf line following the completion of the track reconstruction. In addition to repairs and modernization on the Czech side, a long-awaited repair of the section on the Polish side has finally taken place after many years. Once all these projects are completed, it will be possible to run trains approximately every hour “on the half-hour” from Liberec to the “on the hour” junction in Zittau. Travel times from the Šluknov Hook region to Liberec will also be reduced. During peak hours, additional shuttle services between Liberec and Hrádek nad Nisou are still planned, and in the morning, following the end of the track closure (as of the announcement date), a new additional train will arrive in Liberec at 7:07 a.m., thereby shortening the interval during the morning rush hour between trains arriving at 6:51 a.m. and 7:29 a.m.
Other changes on the rail network include a slight increase in service between Harrachov and Szklarska Poręba, and the replacement of trains between Nové Město pod Smrkem and Jindřichovice pod Smrkem with the demand-responsive TvůjBus service.
Among the most significant changes to scheduled bus service is the completion of optimization in the Turnov area, which will improve access from the Vyskář region and, on weekends, also between Lomnice nad Popelkou, Turnov, and Liberec, as well as between Jablonec nad Nisou and Turnov. In accordance with public transportation service standards, weekend service will now also be introduced to Pěnčín (in the Turnov area).
Starting in January 2026, a new service will connect Žitava, Bogatynia, and Frýdlant on weekdays as well, with hourly service on Route 692, which will thus complement Route 691 on this route—a route that connects this area with the mountain and spa resort of Świeradów-Zdrój on weekends.
The TvůjBus service—an on-demand transportation service—will also see changes in 2026. In addition to replacing the train with a bus between Nové Město and Jindřichovice pod Smrkem starting in December, the Liberec Region is planning to expand the service gradually to the Železnobrod area (approx. 1st quarter of 2026), Hrádek nad Nisou (approximately the second quarter of 2026), and the Rokytnice area (approximately the third quarter of 2026).
The press release from today’s press conference on the 2025/26 timetables can be found at this link here.
