I slept on Europe’s UNIQUE brand-new overnight train!
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- Опубліковано 16 тра 2024
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Today it's finally time to take a look at the revolutionary new ÖBB Nightjet! I'll be taking this unique brand-new overnight train from Vienna (Wien) to Hamburg, in the comfort of a Mini-Cabin, just like a capsule hotel. Though, not everything went to plan, as you'll see... 😅
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Journey Details:
Origin: Wien Hauptbahnhof
Destination: Hamburg Hauptbahnhof
Company: Österreichische Bundesbahnen (ÖBB)
Train: ÖBB 1116 + DANI New Nightjet Set
Accommodation: Mini-Cabin Couchette Berth (C4)
Distance: 1,138 kilometres / 707 miles
Price: €75.40 (£65.00 / $80.00)
Time: 12 hours 37 minutes, arrived 183 minutes late
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00:00 Introduction
00:48 Wien Hauptbahnhof - Vienna main station
02:29 Departure board - my train NJ 490 to Hamburg and Amsterdam
03:52 Surfshark sponsored segment
05:02 Here comes the NEW Nightjet!
05:49 Boarding the Couchette car to find my Nightjet Mini-Cabin
06:10 Today's route from Wien Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
06:32 Delay departure from Vienna
06:49 This is the Nightjet Mini-Cabin!
08:55 St.Pölten Hbf
09:20 Toilets
09:52 Accessibility compartment and level-boarding
10:49 Nightjet Sleeping Car (Schlafwagen)
11:24 Seating Car - wow it's busy!
11:37 Delays...
12:03 Mini-Cabin bed review
13:14 Problems in the night...
13:45 Good morning from Germany!
14:24 ÖBB Nightjet Breakfast for Couchette Car passengers
14:54 The German high-speed line from Göttingen to Hamburg
15:13 Finally a proper look at the new Nightjet seats!
16:09 Hannover Hbf
16:24 TIcket cost of my ride on the ÖBB Nightjet Mini-Cabin
16:56 Arriving in Hamburg
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Your videos are such an inspiration to watch
Did you say you use SURFSHARK ? , I'm not sure oh maybe you did again and again.
SURFSHARK recurring lol
Hey. Could you add subtitles for non English words. Love you video
@@borntowild480 Hi, what exactly do you mean? :)
@@SuperalbsTravels Things like train station names I presume.
Also if you see this I love your vids and keep the work going!
I suspect the random announcements and lights may have been caused by the restarting of the electrical systems after the locomotive broke down
Please review the refurbished X2000 train in Sweden, as well as the new danish Talgo trains, once these enter service next year.
@@ncard00 Right now I would only be able to review Korean and Japanese trains ㄲㄲㄲ
That is what I thought too
I dont know if its just me, but my feed is filled with "New railjet overnight train" every week.
Same here
I hope people dont stop talking about it until ÖBB fixes all its problems. :)
Yep there’s a lot of competing rail traveller’s on the tube now
All marketing propaganda for a shit product
@@ulfwder einzige Propagandist hier bist du, du Clown
yaaaaaaaayyy i am glad to feature in this video with my long legs haahahahha
You were a great actor! 😂😂😂😂
legs reveal :D
@@SuperalbsTravels it was a honor😆
The pods are a perfect example of fancy glossy looks over practicality. The paper thing dividers between pods means if next door snores, talks on a phone etc there is no sound proofing. And the entry doors rattle open and closing so again people coming and going will wake you.
Exactly! It's not revolutionary but anti-people!
It's basically a cage & they are charging a premium for it. Looks very uncomfortable & claustrophobic tbh, not desirable.
Technical issues with the new train stock and even worse technical deficiencies and lack of availability with the old stock on all the other routes is really what's plaguing the ÖBB Nightjet service. Frankly, in combination with the now dynamic prices and the massively increased price to take a bike with you (thank you for mentioning it by the way, this is often overlooked, it was only 10€ or so before), it no longer is an option for me and my partner (with two bikes) and we're unfortunately back to travelling by day.
I wasn't aware of the implementation of dynamic pricing* so thanks for the advice!
*Dynamic pricing=we will squeeze you for every Euro possible. It gets more like the dreaded Ryanair every day...
@@Robutube1 I dread to think what that will do to the cost - in January I booked a comfort sleeper cabin from Amsterdam to Innsbruck for mid June and it cost me €600+ (100% increase on last year) and that was for a trip on the old un-refurbished stock! This will be my last ride on the NightJet.
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Those tiny capsule sleeping compartments are great from young fit people but no good for us older less mobile folk. They also rather remind me of the drawers in morgues/mortuaries used to house cadavers.
Truly love how the channel shows every detail even including for wheelchair users unlike many other channels! Best review channel on UA-cam!
Last time I took a sleeping car, it was over 7 hours late - makes your 3 hour delay seem practically on time!
Wow, what route was that? 😭
Night trains tend to have enormous delays
@@SuperalbsTravels Hamburg to Stockholm, last June.
@@AnnabelSmyth Ah yes, that one is really troublesome. I've had a lot of problems myself too...
If it weren't for the random announcement and lights coming on, this would be a pretty good option at that price if you're single or travelling with mates. Probably doesn't work as well for couples and families or older people who need more comfort and less climbing. It's good to have the choice though!
Yep, but there are options for those people too, such as group compartments and more spacious private sleepers. :)
I think the random annoucements and lights are software bugs which will be fixed in the future.
@@SuperalbsTravels The announcement and lights was probably when the electrical system got reconnected, resetting everything.
This was an excellent video on these - The door randomly opening on the wrong side was pretty unexpected 🤣
Thank you, it was pretty funny! 😂
@@SuperalbsTravels "We will now be departing from Platform 0..... Even though that's a platform that doesn't exist. It's my first day on the job, so I'm just gonna spray paint the ballast, and that's your Platform 0.
Good day, watch out for oncoming trains, I don't want to deal with more paperwork on my first day".
That's probably not what happened, but I'd like to imagine that's why the door opened there.
@@AutismTakesOnWell, if they ever need to serve Platform 9 3/4!
That was me opening the doors on the wrong side in train sim.. 😅
I was in one of these last weekend, a few thoughts:
1. The cabins didn't feel very well ventilated, and smelled, to be honest, quite bad. Some HVAC controls would be nice, but at least they need to look at ways to improve airflow.
2. The roller doors at the end of each cabin rattle when the train is moving. I jammed a thin towel between the door and its track, which cut down on the rattling a bit, but hopefully they can find a proper fix for this, as it seems to be a common problem. (I had this problem both directions).
3. I think the sheets are just meant to be used like a sleeping bag liner, i.e. you just climb into it, you don't "make the bed" as such.
4. I suppose the huge luggage racks in the seating area are meant for the couchettes also. ÖBB need to communicate this better as lots of people seemed to be falling over their luggage given the small lockers in the couchette car.
5. They sell sleep masks (€2), and ear plugs (€2.50) on the train, I'd recommend these for a better night's sleep.
6. The key card holder next to the door is a nice idea.
All in all, I think the cabins are a huge improvement on previous couchettes, especially when travelling alone, as it means you can go to sleep at your own time, not worry about disturbing others when joining / leaving the train part way through, etc. I think it's a really cool idea, and respect to ÖBB for taking a risk here. I think the teething troubles will be worked through soon enough, and these can become a realistic, economic alternative to flying for some journeys.
Agreed, I look forward to seeing how the product develops.
I’ve travelled by rail in Europe many times as a child in the 1960-70’s, & then on my own 1984-1992. In 1985 I spent 6 months in Europe using trains from Ireland, UK, France, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Italy, Yugoslavia, Greece, Hungary, Austria, West Germany & East Germany, Denmark, Holland, Belgium & Luxembourg. The trains have changed so much in all these years, especially from country to country. France already had TGV’s by this point & the rest of Europe quickly followed.
I wish they had sleeping compartments like this when I was there. I’ve had to share a couchette with 5 other people, and invariably I always got someone who snores! Plus personal possessions were in danger depending on who shared your compartment.
I will have to make the trek back to Europe soon. I’m in my 60’s now, and many of my relatives in Ireland, UK and Serbia are getting old and passing away now.
I will definitely take advantage of these new trains (where I can).
Thanks for posting this.
Brian Toronto Canada.
I remember the shared 5 sleeper compartment in the 80's! I was so freaked out by being the only woman in a sleeper with 4 unrelated males, I couldn't sleep. Especially after they locked the door to the compartment. One said thieves roam in the night to gain compartment access. 🤦😂
When I caught the Nightjet from Vienna to Brussels last year we were about five hours late - the EU compensation money really does make the whole experience that much more appealing! Ended up cheaper than a hotel rather than much more expensive. The lack of a bar car is a bit sad though, what's the point of a sleeper train if you can't flirt with mysterious widows and hatch murder mystery plans until being sent to your cabins at midnight?
I did this journey (and back) 2 weeks ago. On the way to Hamburg the lights also came on randomly during the night and a couple of announcements. Although I was not next to the bathroom (33) you could hear the very loud beeps everytime someone entered the bathroom and the sound isolation in the corridor was none existent. That being said I did get some sleep. The journey back was much better and was actually on time?! Which is the first on time I had with the Nightjet from 6 trips in the last 12 months
The funniest thing is the window! It is marked as safety exit, but I doubt someone lile you and me would fit through 😂
😂😂😂
Watch at 7:44, it is quite interesting how it works.
All great fun until the train derails and the side it falls on is the emergency exit side and the chances of that are ALWAYS 50/50.
There is enough space to fit through... The divider door shown in the video would be opened and both halves of the window broken, opening up the entire frame.
@@emilkarpo You know there's emergency exits on the other side, right?
The intros always keep me hooked! 💪
Pricing for Europe is indeed very good and it seems they upped their comfort level a bit. We used one of their trains 2 years ago and for me being over 190cm it was a horrible experience. I couldn't pull up my knees without hitting something and I couldn't lie all out without noticing the bed space was 2-3cm short, so I slept about 30 min out of pure exhaustion. Judging from your review that spacing issue, hasn't changed. Thank you for your review, the plane it is.
Great video! But I had a different experience.
I travelled on this just a couple of days ago from Hamburg to Vienna. It was a bizarre experience too, at 7am, the host knocked on my door with breakfast, and didn’t hand it over until I’d given him the bedsheets, and as you could imagine, in such a small space, it was very difficult while he was just standing there. Then an hour before arrival at 8:30am, the host took my key card so I couldn’t get back into the room after I’d left, so I couldn’t go to the toilet for the last hour, so I was generally very uncomfortable. In terms of the nights sleep, I had a very comfortable sleep, and only arrived 40 minutes late. The boarding process was all a mess and I found everything apart from the sleep itself, very awkward.
I really enjoyed your take on it though and what you found positive and negative, I look forward to the next one!
Thanks! That sounds like a really unusual experience, it would definitely annoy me... 🤔
12:51 "me and the boys" moment
great to see rail geeks being sociable :)
😂😂😂😂
Glitches on an inaugural run are sometimes to be expected. I'm sure they will iron out all the bugs in due time. I have no doubt this will end up to be a very popular journey. I can't wait to take it!! Great review!
Superalbs: Is this the future?
Tom Thornton on pod train a month ago: This isn't the future.
Thanks for this video. Now I feel pretty lucky to have arrived EARLY on two sleepers in a row (EN442 Kosice - Prague and ES452 Prague - Brussels)...
The third last time I had a night train trip was also the Nightjet NJ425 (Brussels -) Aachen - Vienna last year with a delay of an hour because the carriages from Amsterdam were affected by another delaying trains in Germany, whilst the portion workings in Troisdorf and Nuremberg were also that slow. Hopefully the portion workings could be somewhat better now.
Wow, you're lucky haha! :)
I really like the train. I wish we had them in the U. S.
I enjoy your videos!! Great editing, great quality and more! I think you should try the Greek trains
Thank you so much! :)
If I can fit it in this year, then I will.
I've just applied for my FIP Card so I will be looking forward to finally getting to go and experience these wonderful night trains myself. Thanks for all the wonderful videos that have kept me entertained during my ongoing battle with discitis 🙂
Awesome, hope you enjoy the experience! 😍
Looks lovely!
Sure was - mostly! 😂
Stunning livery. If this is the future I like what I see
I Don't know alot about trains but when I interrailed in Europe I got to try out a lot of them. And suprisingly the best BY FAR was the new MAV intercity trains from Budapest to Hamburg. Such a nice design, smooth ride and nice seats:) would love to see a video on it!
I'd like to try it sometime. And my friend told me there are discounts now.
Yay a Video Form my City Vienna 👍
Thanks again for the great review! 👏🏼
I had some concerns regarding the relatively small dimensions of the luggage boxes you mentioned at 7:16 and compared it with those on the nightjet website:
Lockers for hand luggage (max. 40 x 55 x 23 cm) and shoes (max. 18 x 57 x 15 cm) next to each mini cabin
Thanks for that, my silly mistake! 🙄
Those luggage lockers are ridiculously small, a mid-sized suitcase like mine wouldn't fit.
The only time I've slept overnight on a train it was 1992, the motorail service from Santander to Malaga. Slept fine for most of the way, but do recall being woken by the sound of a train going slowly over points somewhere near Madrid. This was the time before internet, so I used the Thomas Cook book to identify the train & booking office then I called them for their fax number. I don't speak Spanish so they had to read the number very slowly ... luckily numbers are similar to French! I booked by fax, to meet the ferry from the UK. Many of the fellow pasengers were British who lived in Spain. Drove back for the return, sadly this service does not operate anymore.
OMG, I reserved a nj to amsterdam for may. I’m so glad to see the new sets being used, to have a more pleasent ride😊
Just to note, the rear half of the train (to Amsterdam) is still formed of the old carriages.
@@SuperalbsTravels nooooooo😭 thanks for the info
Unfortunate of the breakdown, but luckily this doesn't happen often with the Siemens Taurus and Vectron locomotives which are on this service.
The lights and announcements coming on in the middle of the night might indeed be caused by the train head end power coming on again.
Maybe ÖBB can find a way in reprogramming the software so that this doesn't happen anymore and lights do only come on after an operator command.
Even at full price I think the value is very good, and when traveling alone I think these mini berths are an improvement over sharing a 4 berth compartment with strangers.
The train is very cleverly designed, and looks attractive too. When having a large backpack or suitcase you may to have it stored in the luggage racks in the seater coach as there is no room to take it with you inside the berth.
And when you are not that mobile I would always advise to reserve a lower berth.
Your transition to ads caught me off guard😂
Jokes aside, I think I have to give this a go. By then, the glitches which caused some disturbance in the middle of the night should have been fixed
Super nice Video! I like it!
The price is right!!, sorry copyright infringement, but the price would certainly make me use it a hotel room on the move and extra time to explore Hamburg or Vienna if you’re going the other way
Haha 😂😂😂
Thank you
The only travel blogger who takes the trouble to learn how to pronounce the names of places that he goes to.
You can'rt turn the loudspeaker off or down? Did you email OBB about yournbeing disturbed by loud announcements during the night?
I made my trip in those mini-cabins. As a 1.99m tall guy, it was quite a squeeze but very comfy nonetheless! It has some flaws (very strong AC, poor noise-insulation, limited storage space), but in general it is a really great option for solo travellers and a true innovation to overnight travel!
Some things that appear to be causing the main problems are more operational things. Apart from the boarding being very chaotic (due to very limited place), the staff sometimes appears to be a little rude and overwhelmed/unorganized. And: the trains are quite unreliable due to technical reasons, especially when coming from Hamburg.
Annnnd we must mention the dynamic pricing which can be really frustrating...
But overall I have to say the concept of those mini cabins is unbelievable! And I love them :D
I really like them too! Hopefully they sort out the issues. :)
I’ve ridden a night train from Hamburg to Vienna and return. I remember exactly 2 things from that trip,- Hamburg hbf and 9/11.
Oh right! 😳
What a beautiful station
Sure is, right? 😍
For the first time ever, I watched the whole entire sponsorship. It looks rather cool compared to other youtuber’s sponsorships.
Ah yes, another piece of europe's mobility puzzle falls into place... Great to see austria again being at the forefront of green travel. It would be nice to see more train operators run sleeper services of this quality. I suppose that new services can only be ran if there's enough demand, so hopefully the rest of europe and the world will see what's happening here and start campaining for better transport also.
To be fair to OEBB, all new trains have a certain number of technical issues when new, especially with all the software involved nowadays, I'm sure this will get ironed out in the long run, especially if they follow their track record of listening to their passenger's feedback.
Yeah, I am looking forward to seeing these carriages settle down a little. :)
lol @green travel. Yea okay
could you do a video on the Portuguese Aveiro to sernada do Vouga narrow gauge branch?
OBB night ride is my list
I was just thinking about Superalbs making a video on new NightJet 2 days ago. Good timing, and great review mate!
Haha, that's awesome! 😁
16:05 Imagine if that's the seat you were assigned when you bought your ticket last minute. The joy of being able to squeeze on the train would be short-lived to say the least.
Thankfully, I don't think that is actually an allocated seat. 😂
@@SuperalbsTravels I guessed as much but it would be funny if it were.
@@SirKenchalot yeah! 🤣
Ah yeah, someone from Austria who specializes in just doing rail news in Austria, Germany and Switzerland had the same experience, and even got some statements from the ÖBB itself, it IS something that's going to be fixed. eventually. LOL
My personal experience with the new Mini-Cabins was quite well actually, I didn't have any random announcements in the middle of the night (but then again, we WERE on time save for... a bunch of minutes or something) by the time I was travelling (this years end of February/start of March).
I guess after a couple of times the smell does get weird in there, I guess I'll take a bag of lavender with me (I wouldn't want to use a spray in such closed spaces that cannot open a window fully) the next time I travel.
Crazy unfiltered PWM pulsation light.
I'm going on that nightjet on 23rd July from Hamburg-Altona to Wien HBF in a mini cabin can't wait
Awesome, have a nice trip, and I hope this video helped! :)
as someone who's disabled thank you for showing the disabled room on the night train.
Glad to help. :)
Love to see ÖBB revolutionise the night train with introduction of capsule style cabin while retaining some tradional compartment for group travellers. Certainly this is good for privercy minded passengers, and all other night train operators especially SNCF should follow suit. It's very annoying having to share the room with 3 strangers in first class couchette or 5 strangers in 2nd class couchette when travelling in Intercités de nuit across France.
Having a train like this on SNCF overnight routes would be SO GOOD! 🥰
Also check out the trains in Japan. Also come to Canada.
could you do a vid on the swedish SJ X2000 high speed train?
Have just travelled on the Nightjet from Feldkirch to Vienna in one of the new compact sleeper compartments. Great to have on suite bathroom but the beds were so hard and narrow. Good breakfast. Car travelled as well as it was a motor rail service. Why oh why are there not more of these services? It saves on pollution and takes vehicles off the road. The EU Parliament should be encouraging motor rail services. then advertise them well and people will use them.
Looks excellent and good value.
Small flaws I am sure will be sorted soon.
However, your current world record on how many people could cram into one of the cabins (5) likely will be broken by others. It's a challenge for many now...
Thanks
Yes, I can't wait to hear how many people can fit in! 🤣
Yet, nobody has answered this question:
How is the seating comfort in the capsules? I assume you'd like to sit at least while eating. To me, sitting looks like a nightmare, with square shapes all over and a tiny pillow.
It's not too bad really, but I'd rather sit on the little seats in the corridor.
I’m trying to book this exact journey in September albeit in reverse. I can’t see that the minicabins are available though. Anyone know why? Yes I am using the OEBB website.
I was thrilled about the new cabins, it seemed to be such a cool concept.
But… lights and announcements randomly go on in the middle of the night, dynamic pricing, huge unreliability.
And last, but not least, those tiny luggage lockers… how are you supposed to carry your luggage? Even a normal sized suitcase doesn't fit, you are forced to travel very light!
The alternative? The "classic" couchette compartment: a little more space, but at cost of no privacy and risk of snoring travel mates. Sleeping cars? Just unaffordable for the most people!
Pretty disappointed, I'm fed up with Nightjet: Since the old sleeping cars are ridiculously padded, you barely get a chance to sleep well.
Such a shame!
I’ve done the jet train between Munich and Vienna, it was a fine comfortable ride. I would find that room you had to be small, cramped, and uncomfortable. Most importantly, I don’t wanna hear anybody else’s banging, talking or clanking . Given the general low price, I would opt for a full private cabin.
Awesome video.. was curious if you happen to know what the longest distance overnight train by OBB Nightjet is
I don't, sorry! Some of them can be really long during diversionary routes, though these are hard to predict.
Maybe the longest is a route to Paris or Amsterdam?
@@SuperalbsTravelsprobably the vienna-paris one yeah, damn near 15 hours
Vienna - Paris is a thing. Over 1000 Km as the crow flies. You start around 6 PM in Vienna and arrive at 9:40 in the morning.
Nice video but not for me Albs as I prefer daytime train journeys. The interrupted sleep is awful plus I'm sure that most other passengers are not as considerate as you regarding light switch noises from your cabin. I think ÖBB should have spent more on soundproofing.
the mini-cabin divider, do you have to unlock both sides to open?
Yes, both sides must be unlocked.
Superbly done train vlog!
A reasonable price
Maiden trip
Weird midnight announcement
Being late for 3 hours and claiming the refund
It's very entertaining to watch the video as a train enthusiast😄
Haha, thanks! :)
Im also pro trains, seems for me to be very nice adventure.. if we want to compete with airplanes.. then its speed.. that we need..but it would be great to have no separation of classes, also going back in time.. where is the time that everybody was equal and for everybody great experience..
Why speed? This is a more efficient use of time than a 4.5hr flight experience.
2:30 dont forget passengers with Railteam status!
Quiet interesting to note that an Austrian locomotive pulls the train forward on a German track a few hours south from Hamburg. Always figured there would be a change of engine at the German Austrian border thank you very much and enjoy your day ☺️☺️
It's usually an Austrian locomotive all the way, but they added a Geramn one due to a total failure.
@@SuperalbsTravels Thank you for the information quiet interesting 😊😊
21st century, at last ... almost
I was dreaming of pod/cubicle type of sleeping wagons (instead of having to share the compartment with 5 snoring strangers) for years ... Glad it was conceived.
Unfortunately the "comfort" looks quite ruined by the technical details, even by the usual culprits: Noisy loudspeakers. Light managed externally, not by the passenger. Waking up through the night. I see then a fair comparison to (much cheaper) night bus transport, where they wake you up every 2 hours - for a compulsory driver stop - with loud announcements and bright light :)
In general, I find light and noise really counter-intuitive on the "night service", so I'd ask: With all the control panels and buttons, can one make the cubicle really dark? Nothing blinking, no under-illumination of the buttons etc... Are the shades sufficient, or just semi-transparent (which may be a problem on the summer's early mornings)? Are the corridors of the wagons illuminated by the warm light (no blue part of the spectrum) as it should be? This is a usual problem with the sitting wagons in the late evenings - too bright, for no understandable reason. Can one breath within the cubicle? Can you let in the outside air without too much outside noise? Can you regulate the A/C so it is not freezing or even worse: hot and dry? This was the usual obstacle to sound sleeping with the older models of the sleeper wagons. What about the sound-proofing - are the walls of the cubicles paper-thin? Can you hear the neighbors rustling? What about the outside noises - I was never able to sleep with brakes screeching or hearing the station loudspeaker announcements from the outside - at every stop (which night trains usually have many of).
Can an average person actually SLEEP there? :D
The "operational peculiarities" are also a factor that does not avoid OEBB trains either: Being woken up in the middle of a night for border ID/passport control within Shengen (!) zone. Frequent extreme delays. Unreliable engines. (It's time to cease praising those Tauruses, seriously.) And of course sharing train operations between railway companies. If some wagons are operated by Hungarian MAV (which you will not find out when buying the international ticket), you will still get a "good old 6-person compartment" and it's quite probable the staff will be on strike and instead of sleeping wagons they will dispatch sitting ones (with no staff). Return of couchette money is no compensation for a sleepless night. There's a flaw on OEBB side not to cease train sharing with unreliable fellow operator, i.e. hiring and paying decently their own staff.
Technically - I don't find a problem with berths positioned along the track - since the night trains alas do not usually run on the high speed tracks, but on the old damaged and frequently-curving lines - when the berths were positioned perpendicularly in the standard 6/4 compartments, each breaking or departure of the train some half of the compartment's passengers were rolling out of the bed! I guess that won't happen in the tight cubicles though.
And what about the big luggage? E.g. those notorious tall backpacks when one travels for the slightly longer holidays - that a passenger would use these long-distance night trains for in the first place.
I love trains and frequently travel long-distance across Europe on trains - but that advertisement buzz about "night trains being an alternative to flying within Europe" is still more a wish (if not a marketing delusion) to me, than an available option. Maybe one day when high-speed rail reaches trans-European interconnectedness (not just patchwork of national operators each one running their own flavor) and when they allow night-trains on those tracks ;)
Lots to think about, thanks for sharing!
Pretty good option, saving one night of accommodation which is rather expansive in both Vienna and Hamburg - and a few technical issues should be solved soon, remembering this was the very first journey of this particular train //
wow. I've never seen an overnight train like this. It doesn't feel very expensive. btw. my friends told me a way to get discounts for rail trips.
Yeah, height might be an issue. I'm roughly 191 cm tall and I have a problem in my 2-metre bed. This would probably be uncomfortable.
But I really love the concept! If I really had to go on a journey like this, this looks to be a great way to do it. Might recommend this to someone.
Thanks for this helpful review. Two questions if I may?
1. Is there more luggage space available to couchette passengers elsewhere in the carriage for larger bags?
2. How does the European refund system work - is it centralised or do you contact the provider as in the UK? Thanks!
1. No more luggage space, but I got the measurements wrong, so the actual space is a bit larger.
2. I claimed from ÖBB, not sure what happens if you have a more complicated journey.
Usually you request the refund at the company where you bought the ticket.
Here some experince:
I never had big problems with OEBB or DB. However it is much easier if you have a customer account. In the case of OEBB, where you can book most of the night trains in central europe, you can use an online form. In my case I used their chatbot (took a nightrain from Rijeka to Munich 130min delay (normal for this train)) to claim the refund, and I just had to put my booking/ticket number and train number in the chat and 5 days later I got my 50% refund back on my credit card which I orginally used to book the ticket.
In case of DB, you can request the refund via the App (very easy). When you arrived you can go on your ticket and click the "request refund" button, enter your actual arrival time and bank account and that's it. Unfortunaletly they do not refund via your "booking method" such as Oebb does. I don't know what happens if you don't have an european (EU) bank account. I know it works fine with swiss bank accounts (of course you lose a little because of the currency exchange) and all € bank accounts but for UK I don't know. Maybe they do have some kind of agreement like Switzerland has. (Switzerland applies all EU regulations to its train companies)
With SNCF I could also easily use their refund webbage by just entering my booking reference and bank account and I got the refund within 10 days. However, I do speak french which was helpful because the english form did not work/load or even exist?
In case you don't have a customer account at these cpompanies the only way getting the refund at DB and SNCF is by sending a letter with a printed-out form. Also works but usually takes a looooong time to be processed (and you have to pay the postage).
Oebb I would say has the best refund system because you don't necessarily need to have an account but in most countries (I would guess) it is easy if you have the dedicated App. At OEBB you can get the approval of delay online until 7 days after you arrived. So if you are late I recommend to directly do the request just after you arrived.
It looks like a Japanese capsule hotel 😂
LeviNZ ( Levin ,town ,,NZ) thoroughly approves and recommends this video. 130NZ$ I suppose is value for money.. what would air or car costs be in comparison?
Better than any night service I've been on, but as I'm now rapidly approaching 40 I'm not quite cut out for anything less than a double bed and ensuite 😂
Only if America's sleeper trains had capsule sleeper services...
Agreed! And hopefully it would make overpriced Amtrak cheaper too. 😅
Looks like something that would face serious safety (evacuation) and accessibility issues in the US regulatory environment. Higher capacity sleeping cars are a good idea but this pod business looks dystopian and very 1984. At one time in the US we had sleeping cars called Slumbercoaches that had the same capacity without the pod business and every room had a toilet and sink.
@@SuperalbsTravels LOL No Amtrak would charge what they currently charge for a single occupancy roomette for the pod and raise the price of roomettes even higher. I'll bet something like this happens in Europe as well. Mobility isn't in our future as planned by Davos, the WEF and Brussels.
Privacy and having a bed for sleeping are not dystopian to me. Dystopia is TSA at any US airport
@@fincarosa Amen.
Oh no. 3am announcements is a deal-killer for me. It looks lovely, but oh no. I do not want to be woken up at 3am.
I'd be really uncomfortable on those coffin sleepers. It looks like the japanese capsule hotels, on rails. They even have the announcements in the middle of the night :-P
Wow, what a magic train! How do you manage the time, effort and cost of these brilliant journeys? You mentioned that you travel for a living? 🤔
Yes, this channel is my job actually! :)
@@SuperalbsTravels Congratulations, That's great! 👍
Amazing service! sO COOL
It sure is cool! :)
I'm pretty sure the measurements at 7:15 are those for the shoe compartment.
Oops, thanks for that correction! 👍
@@AutismTakesOn arrival is at roughly 17 mins into the video, and when i checked the timestamp was correct, must have been a glitch of some sorts
At what station does the split between the destinations Hamburg or Amsterdam take place?
This happens at Nürnberg Hbf. :)
Hey @SuperalbsTravels can you try South Korea high speed train called KTX is same as France TGV train but different. (Edit the KTX-II is same as DB ICE to Netherland but the face is different and seats.)
If you have travelled overnight from Germany to Itally via Villach you would be very grateful for the beds parallel to the tracks I can assure you. The curves thorugh the mountains are not kind to you when laying across the carriage and usually resulting in little or no sleep.
Well it’s a NO from me because I prefer daylight travel. I enjoy looking out the window at the passing scenery instead of stark blackness. The sleeping pods are a great idea for those on a budget and can tolerate close quarters. If I had to go on overnight services, it would be in one of the deluxe rooms simply because I wouldn’t tolerate the close quarters very well and sitting up at night is out of the question. I take it there was no dining car because of scheduled departure/arrival times. 🤔
Nightjet does not operate dining cars on any of their routes.
Man for that price it's still a great deal 😁
We need this couchette car model here in North America (on both Amtrak & Via Rail.)
Doubt Americans will ever go for the couchette room occupied by 4 strangers. In the long run I doubt Europeans will either for reasons that don't need to be mentioned but the news shows every day. The pods are another matter. I can see some Europeans buy into the idea but Americans never. There are ways to build higher capacity sleeping cars with out those pods.
@@emilkarposhow what? You are falling for sensationalism when crime rates arent rising
@@emilkarpo, there's *_nothing_* wrong with these pods other than you watch too much news on TV and think that everything's bad when it isn't. These couchettes are great and will work for people in North America as much as they do in Europe.
Something that would be good for the London-Scotland trains I think if it brought the prices down. Was looking at taking the Caledonian Sleeper but the prices even booked months in advance are hard to justify when flights are £30 return. As much as I'm not too keen on flying and don't like the idea of polluting, it would be ~5 hour total trip for me for a fraction of the price. £540 for two of us in bunk beds, it's just insane, you can fork out for an airport lounge, multiple snacks on Ryanair, the flights and a 5 star hotel for less.
we've had the same dilemma- i would suggest doing it as a daytime journey seated. we haven't done it yet but we're planning to- st P to edinburgh is only 4.5 hr and you can get returns on lumo for this june for 2 adults under £300 without a railcard. If you're travelling as a pair you can use a two together railcard, worth it just for one journey as this makes it £200 return. safe travels!
@@rosieupton9924 Yeah I was just looking at that, we both have 26-30 railcards and you're right it comes out about £200 (with a local train into London from Essex). Still though, we can take a £2 bus to Stansted (so £8 total for 2 people) plus £60 for the two of us on the cheapest flights and total journey time would be similar. Buses also run through the night, so we could in theory take the early flight and be in Edinburgh at 8am.
It's just frustrating that flying can be so cheap when there are direct trains available running all day. We pack light too, so not even the cases would make a difference.
Vorausschicken muss ich, wir waren schon sehr oft mit Shlafwagen von verschieden Anbietern unterwegs. Wir sind am 23.04.2024 mit dem ÖBB Nightjet von München nach Rom gereist, es war eine Katastrophe! Wir hatten ein 3-er Abteil. Das Oberste Bett war sehr schmal, weil vorne stark abgerundet. Sowohl am mittleren als auch an dem sehr hohen 3. Bett war die Sicherheitsvorrichtung, die einen Absturz bei etwas harter Bremsung verhindern soll, komplett kaputt. Meiner Tochter wurde erst nach Mitternacht wenigstens ein Bett in einem Liegewagen, (einem ausrangierter Wagen der ungarischen MAV), angeboten. Das Frühstück war mehr als lausig. Z.B. nur 2 Scheiben Roggenbrot, gegen das sowohl mein Sohn als auch ich allergisch sind. Die Semmel wurden anscheinend vergessen zu bestellen. Bildmaterial von allem vorhanden!!!!! Wir kamen GERÄDERT in Rom an. Auf den Rückweg mit dem ÖBB Schlafwagen haben wir lieber gleich verzichtet. Ich habe es vorgezogen noch einmal über 700 Euro für uns 3 in die Hand zu nehmen für einen Tagzug, leider nur mit umsteigen. Da kann die ÖBB lange Werbung für den neuen Nightjet machen, wenn sie trotzdem noch einige Strecken mit alten Schrottwägen bedient!!!! Für mich, Rentnerin mit nur kleiner Rente, war das ein Verlust von fast 1000 Euro und einem Urlaubstag! Nie wieder ÖBB!!!
That seating car looked almost full! There must be a lot of masochists who travel on night trains.
Almost all of them got off by the time I visited in the morning. I don't think they were going very far.
3:46 the moment i saw that i was like : vpn sponsor
I wish these ran all throughout Europe.
Imagine how much better travel would be if we could standard rail and make it cheap with some government funding…
By the way, you can remove that flickering with the “deflicker” effect in most editing software.
God Bless You
That's a great price for a flight-replacement plus a weird Japanese-style mini hotel room.
Understand this train went on to Amsterdam? It would take me less than an hour to get to Amsterdam Centraal from my home, so... interesting? Though going to Hamburg to get to Vienna seems a bit weird...
The train splits along the way, with half going to Hamburg, and the other part (formed of older carriages without these Mini-Cabins) going to Amsterdam alongside carriages from Innsbruck.
what was the price range from seat to state room?
pure future!
How do you get these trains? it is luck or do you plan it, if so how (planning a trip to Edinburgh and wanna get on a azuma bc my fav train)
This train does not run in the UK at all. Sorry!
@@SuperalbsTravelsI ment how do you know what train you'll get, been wondering bc I've been guessing more then anything :(
Lots of sources. For most of UK, you can use www.realtimetrains.co.uk, and for much of Europe there is www.vagonweb.cz. Otherwise, you just need local knowledge and a lot of research.
@@SuperalbsTravels ty, hope you have a great day/night, love the videos, especially when I'm out traveling
@@Ethan.YT. thanks! 😁
Is this compartment also comfortable for sitting in? Once you wake up and you don't want to be lying down anymore. To me it looks kinda low for that?
As shown, I found the headroom while sat to be quite decent.