Europe: New Night Train Service To Visit These Popular Cities

In recent months, the romanticism of the night train has gained hugely in popularity, especially in Europe. Travelers who are keen to reduce their carbon footprint are booking night trains to travel to their most popular cities. Meanwhile, the trains offer all the comforts to make the journey a vacation in itself. New services have recently been launched from Night Jet, Euronight and the European Sleeper service. Read on to find out more about the new Good Night Train, arriving just in time for a summer vacation in Europe.

New night train services in Europe

Nigh train services have been expanding in Europe, including the Night Jet service between Munich, Germany and La Spezia, Italy. Moreover, a Euronight train is now available between Zürich to Zagreb and a European Sleeper service runs between Brussels and Berlin, with a connection offered via Eurostar to London.

As sleeper trains increase in popularity, a new European Sleeper service, dubbed the Good Night Train is extending its itinerary on the Brussels to Berlin route to include Prague starting April 2024.

About the new European schedules

The new Good Night Train service runs three times a week and currently stops in Antwerp, Rotterdam, Amsterdam and Berlin. However, the new extension of the service will add stops in Dresden, Germany, Saxon in Switzerland and the UNESCO Heritage Elbe Valley, while concluding at the iconic city of Prague, Czechia. The city features beautiful Renaissance pavilions, medieval churches and lively beer halls.

Meanwhile, the journey will take 15 hours, leaving from Brussels, Belgium at 7.22 pm and arriving in Prague at 10:56 am the next day. Anyone in London, looking for a weekend getaway in Prague, can do so by catching the Good Night Train.

Moreover, European Sleeper has changed its schedules to team up with those of Eurostar. By doing so, this enables passengers traveling out of London to quickly transfer to the Good Night Train in Brussels before heading to Berlin or Prague.

As for the timing, passengers can board a Eurostar train in St. Pancras in London on Friday afternoon leaving at 3:30 pm. In two hours, they can then switch trains in Brussels at 6:04 pm. The well-timed changeover allows passengers to wake up to breakfast on board before arriving in Prague on Sunday morning.

Pricing for the new night train service

Ticket prices start at €99 ($107) for seats and €109 ($118) for a couchette when departing on Monday. Meanwhile, a Friday departure starts at €139 ($150) for seats and €159 ($173) for a couchette.

Meanwhile, Interrail passes are accepted on European Sleeper services, allowing travelers to include the journey as part of their wider rail adventure.

The new Brussels to Prague night train service launches on March 25 with tickets available online on the European Sleeper website.