Need help? Email the Man in Seat Sixty-One! Buy tickets at www. Huge distances can be covered overnight while you sleep in a cosy sleeper or flat-bed couchette, city centre to city centre - it saves a hotel bill too. The Man in Seat 61 says: "I love travelling by Nightjet, a real treat - kids of all ages love bunk beds on a train. Travel tips. How to buy tickets. Berth numbering plans. Video: A journey by Nightjet. The Nightjet story. New generation Nightjet trains. Paris - Munich, Salzburg, Vienna 3 times a week.
Amsterdam - Basel, Zurich. Hamburg - Linz, Vienna. Hamburg - Munich, Innsbruck. Hamburg - Basel, Zurich. Berlin - Basel, Zurich. Berlin - Vienna. Munich - Venice. Vienna - Milan, Bologna, Florence, Rome. Vienna - Venice. Zurich - Linz, Vienna. Breakfast is included. Sleepers convert from bedrooms to cosy private sitting rooms for morning or evening use. Berths are sold individually, so if travelling solo you can book one inexpensive bed in a 2-berth or 3-berth compartment and share with other sleeper passengers of the same gender, you don't need to pay for a single-bed compartment if you don't want to.
Think of a sleeper as a travelling hotel. Couchettes are great for families or groups of friends or individual travellers on a budget. Couchettes convert to normal seats for evening or morning use. On Nightjet trains, morning tea or coffee and a roll or croissant are included. Think of a couchette as an inexpensive hostel or pensione. Think of seats as sleeping on a park bench. The Man in Seat 61 says, " If you're on a budget, a couchette is fine, you sleep flat in a couchette just as well as in a sleeper.
Incidentally, ships have 'cabins', the correct term for a room on a train is 'compartment'! Which type of sleeping-car operates which route? There is usually just one sleeping-car on each train for a given destination, sometimes two.
Beds are cm x 75cm approx 6'3" x 2'6" , but pillow or toes can project into a 2. There's a shower for standard sleeper passengers at the end of the corridor. Above, a Comfortline sleeping-car at Innsbruck on a summer's evening. The slightly wider windows are the 3 deluxe compartments.
