Took this journey 2 weeks ago, old rolling stock so some issues with facilities but staff were excellent and felt a very nostalgic trip with the clickity clack and being able to travel with the windows open. Looking to try and do their Prague route when it opens next year.
Love the light nights so you can see more of your journey, and your room looks really comfy 😊 .many thanks for the video keeping us updated, and i will wait for the next video 😊
Thank you for the great video. We always use your website for the excellent help it gives us in planning European train travel. You were able to capture what I miss about the trains of my youth. Being able to see the stations with your head out of the window.
Wow really old school sleeper travel those stainless steel cars rather remind me of the Budd coaches on Via Rail's The Canadian & Hudson Bay trains can't wait to give it a go,might use OBB's Nightjet service coming back for a contrast
Thank you for the video. Can you maybe say something about how much space there is for luggage? It looks like most of the space is taken up by the beds, especially if you share with 5 other travelers...
Don't worry its planty space. We travelled to Poland from Scotland I we like it. Most comfort than night train Dusseldorf to Berllin but takes longer3- 4 hours ish
I tried to do a trip on an overnight sleeper train from Brussels to Berlin in June 2024. Train was cancelled about 5 hours before it was due to leave, and then German railways tried to persuade me that going Cologne then Manheim then catching a train at 2.30am to Munich, and then getting a train from Munich to Berlin was a good option. Ended up staying in Manheim for the night, bought a new ticket to Berlin and lost most of a day in the city I was aiming for as a result. Got my fares and hotel bill refunded but that's not the point.
It's annoying that it doesn't leave Amsterdam a bit later as you could otherwise connect it with an evening Eurostar for a flight free weekend in Berlin!
Yea, their schedule in general is questionable, in my opinion. Their problem is that they decided to arrive in Berlin very early due to wanting to stretch it all the way to Prague, and thus also leave Berlin very early. Ideally they'd move the schedule an entire hour. But if all goes to plan, there will be a second night train from Berlin via Amsterdam to Brussels by NightJet, maybe they fix that.
Is this that new sleeper train that launched last month? I've been meaning to do some research on it but all the info I found out about it was 5 months ago and I heard someone say you can take it all the way to Berlin from London. Once I'm in Europe again I'm definitely taking it but would love to know more details beforehand.
Looking forward to doing this route from Berlin sometime. I know quite a few people who prefer to use the train for Berlin-UK, I think this will make the journey a lot more comfortable. My only question: did you get disturbed at Bad Bentheim? Quite a few times on day trains back to Germany I‘ve had customs officials and drug-sniffing dogs going through every compartment- wouldn’t want that in the middle of the night.
In my experience at Bad Bentheim and including Bad Schandau on the Dresden - Prague route, checks are very random by police and zoll. Even when they do walk through the chances of being bothered by them are remote. Usual drill if they get on in Bad Schandau is stroll through the train then get off in Dresden. I've witnessed more action from Zoll on the S Bahn from Hrensko in the past. On the sniff for excess cigarettes and other assorted nasties from the Asian Markets.
Several times I had a sleeper a train just like this when I was a child and loved it. I did it again when I was aged 30 and had a * lot of trouble sleeping because of the noise. Where does this train sit on the spectrum from very noisy to peaceful? I ask because although it was refurbished in 1990, that’s a little over 30 years ago …
Thanks for the helpful information, can you tell me what’s best to book returns or single? we are hoping to go to Salzburg for 5 days next year will be going via London/Brussels then overnight to Vienna then onto Salzburg, also when your train arrived at destination did you have to disembark straight away? also is the Eurostar noisy does it have any affect on ears! moreso entering the tunnel,thanks for any advice, much appreciated.
Nightjet direct from Paris might be better if it fits into your schedule; it stops in Salzburg. There's likely to be more Eurostar availability to Paris vs. Brussels, which might help. It does require a 10-minute walk to change stations in Paris though. You can also go from Brussels to Wels and then catch another train to Salzburg if that's your destination. Mark's site has some other options for London-Salzburg and it looks as if you can do it in a single but long day if you don't want to do a night train. You'll have to disembark at the station immediately upon arrival. Except for Eurostar where a return ticket can be cheaper, I think Nightjet prices everything as if it is two one-ways so just book that when you like.
Eurostar should be booked as return, as two one ways cost more than a return. All other trains on the Continent are usually one-way ticketed so it makes no difference.
Excellent video, but at Amsterdam, annoying to have noisy passengers talking loudly in the aisle given the hour. Referring to the sitting car as (a) 'seats car' is rather clumsy in English. Only one or two first class sleeping cars (omitting the much higher berth capacity of the five couchette cars). The design from many years ago was not optimal as a toilet and shower for every compartment was omitted. Maybe a morning shower is an Australian obsession. The breakfast is good, aligning with my experience with other European rail operators. Let's hope this operator is successful as the more, the merrier. Many leisure travellers might prefer an 0850 arrival rather than the earlier current time: perhaps no train path is available.
'Sitting car' would be unnatural in English, we say 'seats car' or 'seating car'. Few sleepers have shower & toilet, showering has only become an obsession in the last couple of decades - before that, Sunday night was bath night, whether you needed it or not! ;0)
@@seat61 The US term for a car with seats is "coach." Amtrak has showers in the Superliner and Viewliner sleepers. Prior to those cars coming on line, no trains had showers. Earlier in the 20th century, showers were extremely rare. The Broadway Limited and California Zephyr each had one or two "master rooms" that had showers. I would not envy anyone taking a transcontinental train in the summer in the days before air conditioning. Particularly trains that traversed steamy Florida or the dusty western deserts. Before streamlined trains started coming on line in the late 1930s, you were on the train for THREE NIGHTS between Chicago and the West Coast.
@@TomHoffman-uw7pf Unfortunately, in a railway context, 'coach' is a synonym for 'car' or 'carriage' and means any sort of coach, even a dining or sleeping-car. In a general context, 'coach' is the English word for long-distance bus, as in "Are you travelling by coach?" "No, I'm travelling by train!". There's a similar problem with the American term 'railcar' meaning any sort of rail-borne vehicle even loco-hauled coaches, in UK parlance a railcar is very specific, a fixed-formation self-propelled unit with driving cabs at each end.
Just went from Berlin to Antwerp.The train is simply too old and too loud.I couldn’t sleep at all from the noise and the beds are really not comfortable at all.The stuff is super nice but that doesn’t compensate.They could have done something to improve at least the beds.Like extra layers so that they are not hard as rock.
I wish we had better long-distance train travel here in Au. Going across Au by train is infrequent and only for the wealthy. Planned to go all around the EU by train but then the world lost its mind and the plan fell apart.
Ah yes the famously great railways that is Amtrak, obviously never late and not overpriced. Are you seriously calling Europe, the richest continent on earth, a third world nation? What have you been smoking
I wish we had better long distance train travel here in Au. Going across Au by train is infrequent and only for the wealthy. Planned to go all around the EU by train but then the world lost it's mind and the plan fell apart.
Took this journey 2 weeks ago, old rolling stock so some issues with facilities but staff were excellent and felt a very nostalgic trip with the clickity clack and being able to travel with the windows open. Looking to try and do their Prague route when it opens next year.
Love the light nights so you can see more of your journey, and your room looks really comfy 😊 .many thanks for the video keeping us updated, and i will wait for the next video 😊
Thank you for the video. And great that there is place for bicycles. 🚂🚴♀️👍🇪🇺
A great report -- many thanks for your production!
Thank you for the great video. We always use your website for the excellent help it gives us in planning European train travel. You were able to capture what I miss about the trains of my youth. Being able to see the stations with your head out of the window.
Train looks pretty decent.
You are the best mate!! Thanks so much for all you do!
Europe has some absolutely gorgeous train stations
I’ll be riding in couchette in August with my family - my first sleeper!
Will your family have the whole room to yourselves?
@@samtrak1204 yes!
how much you paid for a ticket ?
Great trip
Long time no see, finally see the update again, thanks for sharing
Very nice report and video. Greetings. Stefano
You got the posh cabin. Well done 👍
Nice vid, I hope someday I'll be able to take this train.
Great report , I just done the nightjet from Amsterdam to Zurich and used many of your hints and tips .
Was the journey very smooth and enjoyable. If so I might take a ride on it either later this year or next year. Very nice 👍
Nice video by the way.
I enjoyed meeting you
Wow really old school sleeper travel those stainless steel cars rather remind me of the Budd coaches on Via Rail's The Canadian & Hudson Bay trains can't wait to give it a go,might use OBB's Nightjet service coming back for a contrast
ÖBB, not OBB. It's completely different, both graphically and phonetically.
Great video Mark
Nice train journey volgo
No shower scene? I feel cheated 😂
Thank you for the video. Can you maybe say something about how much space there is for luggage? It looks like most of the space is taken up by the beds, especially if you share with 5 other travelers...
Don't worry its planty space. We travelled to Poland from Scotland I we like it. Most comfort than night train Dusseldorf to Berllin but takes longer3- 4 hours ish
I tried to do a trip on an overnight sleeper train from Brussels to Berlin in June 2024. Train was cancelled about 5 hours before it was due to leave, and then German railways tried to persuade me that going Cologne then Manheim then catching a train at 2.30am to Munich, and then getting a train from Munich to Berlin was a good option. Ended up staying in Manheim for the night, bought a new ticket to Berlin and lost most of a day in the city I was aiming for as a result. Got my fares and hotel bill refunded but that's not the point.
The sleeper cars remind me of The Canadian.
Just discovered your channel and subscribed. Going to Lake Bled next June by train, do you think the interrail pass is worth it?
It's annoying that it doesn't leave Amsterdam a bit later as you could otherwise connect it with an evening Eurostar for a flight free weekend in Berlin!
Yea, their schedule in general is questionable, in my opinion. Their problem is that they decided to arrive in Berlin very early due to wanting to stretch it all the way to Prague, and thus also leave Berlin very early. Ideally they'd move the schedule an entire hour.
But if all goes to plan, there will be a second night train from Berlin via Amsterdam to Brussels by NightJet, maybe they fix that.
Can't you make the connection in Brussels?
Unfortunately i didnt ride on train since may 2, 2018!😢
Is there a bar on board.i always wonder about that on sleepers
Is this that new sleeper train that launched last month? I've been meaning to do some research on it but all the info I found out about it was 5 months ago and I heard someone say you can take it all the way to Berlin from London. Once I'm in Europe again I'm definitely taking it but would love to know more details beforehand.
Use the link to the website!!
Looking forward to doing this route from Berlin sometime. I know quite a few people who prefer to use the train for Berlin-UK, I think this will make the journey a lot more comfortable.
My only question: did you get disturbed at Bad Bentheim? Quite a few times on day trains back to Germany I‘ve had customs officials and drug-sniffing dogs going through every compartment- wouldn’t want that in the middle of the night.
No, I slept through Bad Bentheim and Hanover.
In my experience at Bad Bentheim and including Bad Schandau on the Dresden - Prague route, checks are very random by police and zoll. Even when they do walk through the chances of being bothered by them are remote. Usual drill if they get on in Bad Schandau is stroll through the train then get off in Dresden.
I've witnessed more action from Zoll on the S Bahn from Hrensko in the past. On the sniff for excess cigarettes and other assorted nasties from the Asian Markets.
Several times I had a sleeper a train just like this when I was a child and loved it.
I did it again when I was aged 30 and had a * lot of trouble sleeping because of the noise.
Where does this train sit on the spectrum from very noisy to peaceful?
I ask because although it was refurbished in 1990, that’s a little over 30 years ago …
Thanks for the helpful information, can you tell me what’s best to book returns or single? we are hoping to go to Salzburg for 5 days next year will be going via London/Brussels then overnight to Vienna then onto Salzburg, also when your train arrived at destination did you have to disembark straight away? also is the Eurostar noisy does it have any affect on ears! moreso entering the tunnel,thanks for any advice, much appreciated.
Nightjet direct from Paris might be better if it fits into your schedule; it stops in Salzburg. There's likely to be more Eurostar availability to Paris vs. Brussels, which might help. It does require a 10-minute walk to change stations in Paris though. You can also go from Brussels to Wels and then catch another train to Salzburg if that's your destination. Mark's site has some other options for London-Salzburg and it looks as if you can do it in a single but long day if you don't want to do a night train.
You'll have to disembark at the station immediately upon arrival. Except for Eurostar where a return ticket can be cheaper, I think Nightjet prices everything as if it is two one-ways so just book that when you like.
Eurostar should be booked as return, as two one ways cost more than a return. All other trains on the Continent are usually one-way ticketed so it makes no difference.
I don't recall any weird ear things on the Eurostar. Pretty well insulated. Certainly far less bad than flying in that respect.
Sir what is the top and average speed of this train
This is fab, was it ridiculously expensive?
Excellent video, but at Amsterdam, annoying to have noisy passengers talking loudly in the aisle given the hour.
Referring to the sitting car as (a) 'seats car' is rather clumsy in English.
Only one or two first class sleeping cars (omitting the much higher berth capacity of the five couchette cars). The design from many years ago was not optimal as a toilet and shower for every compartment was omitted. Maybe a morning shower is an Australian obsession.
The breakfast is good, aligning with my experience with other European rail operators.
Let's hope this operator is successful as the more, the merrier. Many leisure travellers might prefer an 0850 arrival rather than the earlier current time: perhaps no train path is available.
'Sitting car' would be unnatural in English, we say 'seats car' or 'seating car'. Few sleepers have shower & toilet, showering has only become an obsession in the last couple of decades - before that, Sunday night was bath night, whether you needed it or not! ;0)
@@seat61 The US term for a car with seats is "coach."
Amtrak has showers in the Superliner and Viewliner sleepers. Prior to those cars coming on line, no trains had showers.
Earlier in the 20th century, showers were extremely rare. The Broadway Limited and California Zephyr each had one or two "master rooms" that had showers.
I would not envy anyone taking a transcontinental train in the summer in the days before air conditioning. Particularly trains that traversed steamy Florida or the dusty western deserts. Before streamlined trains started coming on line in the late 1930s, you were on the train for THREE NIGHTS between Chicago and the West Coast.
@@TomHoffman-uw7pf Unfortunately, in a railway context, 'coach' is a synonym for 'car' or 'carriage' and means any sort of coach, even a dining or sleeping-car. In a general context, 'coach' is the English word for long-distance bus, as in "Are you travelling by coach?" "No, I'm travelling by train!". There's a similar problem with the American term 'railcar' meaning any sort of rail-borne vehicle even loco-hauled coaches, in UK parlance a railcar is very specific, a fixed-formation self-propelled unit with driving cabs at each end.
Just went from Berlin to Antwerp.The train is simply too old and too loud.I couldn’t sleep at all from the noise and the beds are really not comfortable at all.The stuff is super nice but that doesn’t compensate.They could have done something to improve at least the beds.Like extra layers so that they are not hard as rock.
So what was your convlusion? Like? Dislike?
😂😂🎉🎉🎉
I wish we had better long-distance train travel here in Au. Going across Au by train is infrequent and only for the wealthy.
Planned to go all around the EU by train but then the world lost its mind and the plan fell apart.
No 1st class 😮
seat class, couchette class, sleeper class.
Sub-par.
No wonder Yanks seldom go overseas. Amtrak is utilitarian but a damn sight better than that. Europe is all third world now, I guess.
Not for the price 😂 what's wrong with this service?
I think if you actually came to Europe your mind would be blown by how far behind the rest of the world north America is.
Never heard of America😂
lol, lmao
Ah yes the famously great railways that is Amtrak, obviously never late and not overpriced. Are you seriously calling Europe, the richest continent on earth, a third world nation? What have you been smoking
I wish we had better long distance train travel here in Au. Going across Au by train is infrequent and only for the wealthy.
Planned to go all around the EU by train but then the world lost it's mind and the plan fell apart.