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Overview of Changes in the ČD Tariff Valid from 11 December 2011

The across-the-board increase in VAT will also be reflected in the prices of train tickets starting on 11 December...

The carrier is forced reflect last year’s 1% increase in value added tax and this year’s 4% increase. Overall, ticket prices will increase by 5% on average. Funds collected as VAT is not income for ČD; the carrier hands them over in the full amount to the state.

ČD did not reflect the first increase in VAT (by 1%) in the prices charged to its customers, and since 2010 it has handed over the increased tax to the state at its own expense. In view of growth in the prices of inputs and of fundamental cost-cutting measures, however, ČD is no longer able to shield its customers from the increased tax. Thus, starting on 11 December, a price increase of 5% on average will be reflected in the regular fare, based on which – as has normally been the case heretofore – the prices of other products are calculated. For international travel documents, there will be an increase in price as a result of a decline in the exchange rate of the Czech crown vis-à-vis the euro (this rate has decreased by 6% since August), as the prices of international travel documents are set in euros. Until 10 December, ČD will sell tickets according to current fare schedules, including 60-day advance sales. Thus, customers can purchase tickets at the old fares for travel as late as early February.

Regular fare

The price of the regular fare will be adjusted so that the price of tickets for distances of 1 to 20 km will increase by CZK 1. For distances over 20 km, the coefficient from which the additional fare is calculated will rise from CZK 1.20 / km to CZK 1.26 / km. There will be no changes to the method of calculation (formulae, coefficients) for other offers based on the regular fare (e.g. customer fares, commuter fares), except for the group discount.

Overview of changes in the ČD tariff as a result of the VAT increase

• We are introducing the new In-karta IN 25 START card, which entitles the holder to a 25% discount and costs CZK 150 for three months.
• ČD will offer all passengers reservations for half the current price – they will cost CZK 35. When buying tickets through the ČD eShop, a reservation will be provided free with the purchase of a ticket.
• On selected regional lines, the IN 25 or IN 50 discount will continue to be provided without passengers needing to demonstrate eligibility for the discount.
• The price of reservations for SC Pendolino trains for passengers without an In-karta card will not change; for passengers with a customer application on an In-karta card, the price will rise by CZK 20 (from CZK 100 to CZK 120). At the same time, there will be a reduction in the price of reservations for selected off-peak SC Pendolino connections. A reservation from Prague to Pardubice will cost CZK 35, from Prague to Olomouc CZK 70, and from Prague to Ostrava CZK 100; reservations will also be available at a reduced price for the Prague – Františkovy Lázně connection and return.
• The prices of most SONE+ and ČD Net network tickets will not change (with the exception of the SONE+ national weekend ticket, which will now cost CZK 600).
• The prices of the IN 25 and IN 50 discount applications will not change.
• The price of a travel document for a dog will not change.
• ČD will now also compensate passengers in inland transport in the event of a train delay in accordance with Regulation 1371/2007 (even though domestic Czech law does not require it to do so).

• the price of a one-year IN 100 application will increase by 2% to CZK 22,990
• the price of the tariff (kilometric) fare will increase by 5% on average
• the price of the Kilometric Bank will increase by 5% – for 2,000 kilometres customers will now pay CZK 2,100
• the prices of discounted SporoTiket Česko tickets will increase by 5% on average
• the price of the national variants of SONE+ tickets will increase by 8% to CZK 600
• the price of a one-year IN Senior application will increase by 10% to CZK 1,090 – the price of a three-year IN Senior application will now be CZK 2,990
• a new structure will be introduced for the group discount – the first passenger will pay the regular fare, the second passenger will have a 40% discount off the regular fare, and the third through thirtieth passengers will have a 50% discount off the regular fare

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