The High Tatras without a car: staying by the electric railway

Since the early twentieth century a narrow red electric railway has run along the foot of the High Tatras, linking Poprad with Starý Smokovec, Tatranská Lomnica and Štrbské Pleso. The line turned the mountains into a place you could reach and move between without a carriage, and it still sets the pace of a car-free stay. From a base within walking distance of a stop, the day starts on foot through the spruce, and the train carries you back along the hills as the light goes.

Valleys from the window

Between stations the train runs through forest and clearings, with the peaks of Gerlach and Lomnica appearing between the trees. The ride is part of the walk.

Villages along the line

Each stop has its own character: the spa villas of Smokovec, the lake at Štrbské Pleso, the slopes above Lomnica. You can change the plan by changing the station.