Koleje Dolnośląskie (KD) is a Polish railway company offering regional services in the Lower Silesia Province. It is one of five different operators in Poland which provide FIP benefits.
On their website, KD provides an overview map of the routes.
Summary
- KD accepts FIP Coupon and FIP 50 Tickets.
- Only 2nd class is available in KD trains and reservations are not possible.
- Some special trains are excluded from FIP.
Validity of FIP Tickets
FIP Coupon: ✅FIP Coupon for relatives: ⛔FIP 50 Tickets: ✅
FIP Coupons and FIP 50 Tickets are valid on KD.
For cross-border journeys, either a continuous FIP 50 Ticket or FIP Coupons from both operators in the two countries are required. An exception applies between Zgorzelec and Görlitz; on this short section, no additional ticket is needed (see Trains between Zgorzelec and Görlitz). For journeys involving different operators within Poland, either a continuous FIP 50 Ticket or FIP Coupons from both operators must be presented.
Train Categories and Reservations
KD does not distinguish different train categories. Its trains usually have a line number beginning with “D”. In many journey planners, only “KD” and a train number are given. Some trains are marketed as “KD Sprinter” or “KD Supersprinter” but remain regional trains. Only 2nd class tickets are offered as there is no 1st class on KD trains. There are no reservation facilities.
Ticket and Reservation Purchase
Online
Koleje Dolnośląskie WebsiteFor domestic and international connections
FIP 50 Tickets
On the Koleje Dolnośląskie website, which is only available in Polish, you can purchase tickets with the FIP 50 discount for journeys on KD. During ticket purchase, select the discount option “MIĘDZYNARODOWA KARTA ZNIŻEK FIP (50%)”.
Koleo WebsiteFor domestic connections
FIP 50 Tickets can only be sold for domestic journeys.
Alternatively, booking is possible via the Polregio website, following the same procedure as Koleo.
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 a ticket section only for the Polish segment. Available only for Deutsche Bahn staff.
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 route (not valid in the FIP Card’s issuing country)
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 on the train without surcharge. After boarding, contact the conductor immediately. Tickets can be paid for in cash or by contactless credit card (Visa, Visa Electron, V Pay, Mastercard, Maestro). Payment is only possible in Polish zloty.1
Discounts
For regular tickets, children under 4 years travel for free. Children up to and including 11 years receive a 50% discount on the adult fare. From age 12, the full adult fare applies.1
Regardless of FIP, a special weekend ticket is available for Lower Silesia, allowing all regional trains to be used from Friday 18:00 to Monday 06:00. More information on the KD website.
Special Tariff Conditions
Special trains
There are a few “KD Specjal” trains that operate outside of the regular timetable. FIP benefits are not valid on these trains.
In the summer season, KD also operates special “KD Premium” trains running from Wrocław to Świnoujście on the Baltic Sea, beyond Lower Silesia. These trains cannot be used with FIP. They are clearly marked with special fare conditions in journey planners.
Trains between Zgorzelec and Görlitz
Normally, KD FIP benefits are only valid in Poland. An exception applies for cross-border travel between Zgorzelec (Poland) and Görlitz (Germany). No extra ticket is needed between the two stations; all tickets valid to Zgorzelec are also valid to Görlitz and vice versa.
Buses
FIP is also valid on all KD bus routes, which usually operate as rail replacement services or as preliminary routes for lines that will soon be reopened for rail traffic.
Recommendations
Using FIP with KD is generally simple and convenient with very few exceptions. The Lower Silesia region can be easily explored by train. In recent years, KD has reactivated some dormant lines, making them fit for modern service. For example, the line to Karpacz in the Giant Mountains, after 25 years of closure, is now operated regularly since summer 2025. More reactivations are planned. Especially on electrified routes, the trains are very modern and comfortable. On non-electrified lines, trains can become very crowded because only small railcars are used.
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