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I don't recommend you to book tickets by http://www.polrail.com. Its prices are 50% (and more) higher than regular prices. To my mind, the best way to buy tickets is to book them directly on http://www.intercity.pl/en. You needn't even print your ticket, you can show it on your mobile phone...
Yes, modernised carriages in RegioExpress trains are quite comfortable, but PR operates only 3 RegioExpress trains - MEWA from Szczecin to Warsaw ; WARTA from Lublin to Poznań and CHEMIK from Warsaw to Katowice.
Unfortunately, the most popular carriages in REs are these ones coming from 1970s...
It is not surprising that trains in Poland are overcrowded during peak, especially during holidays. Sleepers to towns such as Hel, Zakopane etc. are usually fully booked even 4 weeks before travel (PKP Intercity doesn't invest in these carriages). So I recommend you to book tickets as early as...
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