CD Scraper - Czech Railways Train Fares & Schedules

Scrape train schedules, fares, and timetable data from Czech Railways (cd.cz), the national rail operator of the Czech Republic. Extract connections for any route with pricing in CZK. No login or cookies required.

How to scrape Czech Railways data

This actor navigates to the CD.cz connection search page, fills in your origin and destination, selects the travel date, and extracts all available train connections with schedules and fares.

1. Set the origin station (e.g., Praha, Brno, Ostrava, Plzen)
2. Set the destination station (e.g., Brno, Praha, Olomouc, Cesky Krumlov)
3. Optionally set a departure date (defaults to 14 days from today)
4. Run the actor and download structured train data

The actor handles the full search flow automatically, including cookie consent dialogs, autocomplete station selection, and date picker navigation.

Why use this actor?

Czech Railways (CD) operates over 7,000 trains daily across the Czech Republic and international routes. This actor gives you structured access to:

• Travel agencies comparing rail fares across European carriers
• Researchers studying Czech transport pricing and scheduling patterns
• Businesses monitoring competitor fares on Czech domestic and international routes
• Travellers planning trips who want to compare options programmatically

Input

Field	Type	Required	Description
origin	String	No	Departure station or city (default: Praha)
destination	String	No	Arrival station or city (default: Brno)
departureDate	String	No	Travel date in YYYY-MM-DD format (default: 14 days from today)
passengers	Integer	No	Number of adult passengers (default: 1)
maxResults	Integer	No	Maximum results to return (default: 50)
proxyConfiguration	Object	No	Proxy settings (CZ residential recommended)

Example input

{
    "origin": "Praha",
    "destination": "Brno",
    "departureDate": "2026-07-15",
    "passengers": 1,
    "maxResults": 20
}

Output

Each result contains:

Field	Type	Example
trainNumber	String	"SC 510"
trainType	String	"SC"
departureStation	String	"Praha hl.n."
arrivalStation	String	"Brno hl.n."
departureTime	String	"06:33"
arrivalTime	String	"09:06"
duration	String	"2h 33min"
price	Number	299
currency	String	"CZK"
travelClass	String	"2nd"
transfers	Integer	0
carrier	String	"CD"
url	String	Search results page URL
scrapedAt	String	ISO 8601 timestamp

Example output

{
    "trainNumber": "SC 510",
    "trainType": "SC",
    "departureStation": "Praha",
    "arrivalStation": "Brno",
    "departureTime": "06:33",
    "arrivalTime": "09:06",
    "duration": "2h 33min",
    "price": 299,
    "currency": "CZK",
    "travelClass": "2nd",
    "transfers": 0,
    "carrier": "CD",
    "url": "https://www.cd.cz/en/spojeni-a-jizdenka/",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-06-09T10:30:00.000Z"
}

Train types on Czech Railways

Code	Name	Description
SC	SuperCity Pendolino	Premium tilting train, Praha-Ostrava
RJ	railjet	High-speed international trains
EC	EuroCity	International express trains
IC	InterCity	Domestic long-distance express
Ex	Expres	Fast domestic trains
R	Rychlik	Regional express trains
Sp	Spesny	Semi-fast regional trains
Os	Osobni	Local stopping trains

Other carriers on the Czech network include RegioJet (private operator, yellow trains) and LEO Express (private operator, premium service).

Popular routes

• Praha - Brno (2h 30min, SC Pendolino or EC)
• Praha - Ostrava (3h 15min, SC Pendolino)
• Praha - Plzen (1h 30min, Ex or R)
• Praha - Olomouc (2h 15min, EC or R)
• Praha - Ceske Budejovice (2h 30min, R or Ex)
• Brno - Ostrava (1h 30min, EC or R)
• Praha - Karlovy Vary (3h, R)
• Praha - Vienna (4h, RJ railjet)
• Praha - Berlin (4h 30min, EC)
• Praha - Budapest (6h 45min, EC)

Cost estimate

It costs $0.02 per run plus $0.002 per result — a search returning 20 train connections costs about $0.06. The Playwright browser session used to clear the site's anti-bot layer doesn't add to that price; it's absorbed into the per-result rate.

Limitations

• Fares shown are standard adult prices; discount cards and special offers may not be reflected
• The actor scrapes the public website and results depend on CD.cz availability
• Station names should match what CD.cz accepts (Czech names work best, e.g., "Praha" not "Prague")
• Date must be within the CD booking window (typically up to 60 days ahead)
• Data is scraped from the public website and may change without notice