Two popular night train routes from Paris to Berlin and Paris to Vienna will be scrapped in December, the Austrian rail provider ÖBB confirmed on Monday.
ÖBB has their regular booking page but I think there’s a separate Nightjet page too. Otherwise I just try to book as much as possible with Deutsche Bahn even though I don’t live in Germany
I’ve travelled a couple times, Budapest Munich, Munich Budapest, Zagreb Split, Split Zagreb, Zagreb Budapest, Berlin Hamburg, Budapest Cluj. It really depends on the train operator and the wagon you get. Which you often won’t know until you actually board the train. Unless it specifically states that it’s an overnight train with berths.
I’ve travelled on one that had six person cabins but the seat couldn’t even be pulled out and leaned back. But was fortunate enough to snag one once where my gf and I had completely randomly been assigned to a three-bunk cabin with no one else boarding for the whole trip and the ability to lock the door/pull curtains. 😏
On Prague-Budapest I got a berth but it was too short to lie on, and there was an annoying piece of metal at the end of it. They also simply parked the train for 4 hours, right under some very bright lights
I really like the night trains in Europe. It’s the only way I travel (far) nowadays. Hope this is not a trend
Where can I find schedules, conections and book tickets? Whatever I found seemed fishy, outdated or incomplete.
ÖBB has their regular booking page but I think there’s a separate Nightjet page too. Otherwise I just try to book as much as possible with Deutsche Bahn even though I don’t live in Germany
Tried it once and it was horribly uncomfortable
I’ve travelled a couple times, Budapest Munich, Munich Budapest, Zagreb Split, Split Zagreb, Zagreb Budapest, Berlin Hamburg, Budapest Cluj. It really depends on the train operator and the wagon you get. Which you often won’t know until you actually board the train. Unless it specifically states that it’s an overnight train with berths.
I’ve travelled on one that had six person cabins but the seat couldn’t even be pulled out and leaned back. But was fortunate enough to snag one once where my gf and I had completely randomly been assigned to a three-bunk cabin with no one else boarding for the whole trip and the ability to lock the door/pull curtains. 😏
On Prague-Budapest I got a berth but it was too short to lie on, and there was an annoying piece of metal at the end of it. They also simply parked the train for 4 hours, right under some very bright lights
Well, it definitely takes some getting used to but I think I’m slowly getting there