Night trains
Night trains carry you over long distances while you sleep. For instance, board the EuroNight train in Munich in the early evening and wake up in Budapest the next morning, ready to explore!
- How to use the map
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This map contains all night trains in Europe that are included in your Pass. You can use your mouse or touchpad to zoom in and out to see all the destinations and routes that are serviced by a night train up close. Clicking on a green line between destinations will show you the total route of the night train and reservation information.
In the top left corner there is a button (on the left side of the 'Night Trains in Europe' title). When clicked a side bar will fold out, showing you the contents of the map, in this case the destinations and routes. To see a complete list of night train routes (the place of departure and arrival), fold out the routes tab. Selecting a route will open some extra route information and reservation fees for this route.
Want to work with a full screen map? Click the icon in the top richt corner and the map will open in a new tab!
More information about specific night trains
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EN Czech Republic–Poland The EuroNight Chopin connects cities across Poland, Czechia, Hungary and Austria. Find out more.
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Night Trains Budapest – Bucharest Travel by night from Budapest, Hungary to Bucharest, Romania in approximately 17 hours. Find out more.
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EN Kálmán Imre (Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Hungary) Travel by night from Munich to Budapest in just over 9 hours.
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Intercités de Nuit (France) With the Intercités de Nuit night train, you can sleep your way from Paris to Biarritz in less than eight hours. Find out more.
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EN Croatia (Croatia, Slovenia, Austria, Germany, Switzerland) The EuroNight Croatia night train is a relaxing way to travel from Zagreb to Munich or Zürich. Find out more.
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ÖBB Nightjet (to all surrounding countries) The ÖBB Nightjet is a night train operated by the Austrian railways. It travels to major cities in Austria, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands, France, and Switzerland.
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Santa Claus Express (Finland) The Santa Claus Express connects the Finnish capital Helsinki with Rovaniemi and Kemijärvi in the north. Sleep your way to the Arctic Circle and gaze in wonder at the Northern Lights, lighting up a snow-covered wonderland.
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Snälltåget (Sweden) During winter, the Snälltåget night train from Malmö to Åre is a great way to travel through the Swedish countryside. Find out more.
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Swedish night trains SJ and VY night trains transport you all over Sweden while you sleep. Choose from a range of accommodation types & arrive well rested at your destination.
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Sofia-Istanbul Express (Bulgaria, Turkey) Travel overnight from Sofia to Istanbul with the Sofia-Istanbul Express night train. Sleep your way through Bulgaria and Turkey and wake up in Istanbul on the shores of the Bosphorus.
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European Sleeper European Sleeper trains are included in your Interrail Pass. Reserve your seat or accommodation and sleep your way from Brussels to Berlin (with other stops in between).
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InterCity Notte night train From Milan and Rome, all the way to Sicily and Puglia, the InterCity Notte night train is a great way to discover Italy with your Interrail Pass.
- Stockholm - Berlin night train (Sweden, Germany)
- Caledonian sleeper (Great Britain)
- Czech Republic - Poland night train
- Hungary - Romania night train
- Euronight Kálmán Imre (Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Hungary))
- Euronight Croatia (Croatia, Slovenia, Austria, Germany, Switzerland)
- Euronight Metropol (Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary)
- Hellas Express (Greece, North Macedonia, Serbia)
- Intercités de Nuit (France)
- ÖBB Nightjet (Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Switzerland)
- Santa Claus Express (Finland)
- SJ Night Train (Sweden)
- Snälltaget Night Train (Sweden)
- Sofia - Istanbul Express (Bulgaria, Turkey)
- Bosphorus Express (Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey)
Reservations
Reservations are compulsory for all night trains, even when you have a 1st class Pass. Depending on the train, you can make these reservations online, by phone or at the train station. A reservation guarantees you a seat or a bed on the train.
Night trains have several accommodation options, ranging from reclining seats to single cabins with private bathrooms. You will pay a higher reservation fee for the more luxurious options.
Read more about reservations or check out the reservation fees for night trains (the reservation fees are also indicated on the map).
Travel days
When travelling on a night train, you only have to write down the day of departure. For example, if you travel on a night train from 9 to 10 August, you only write down 9 August. If you're travelling with a mobile Pass, this will happen automatically once you add the journey to My Trip.
On the day of departure of the night train, you can take as many trains as you want; it's on the same day after all. If you take another train after the night train has arrived, you'll have to use a new travel day.
Please note: the departure day of the night train you're taking, can not be on the last day of validity of your Pass!
- Travelling home by night train
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If you’re planning to use a night train to return to your home country, and the destination of this night train is not your final destination, you will need to use two travel days: one normal travel day and one travel day that includes an inbound journey. The inbound journey should only apply to the second travel day, so you need to add two separate journeys to ‘My Trip’ on your Mobile Pass:
1. On the day of departure:
Night train departure station → the border station outside of your home country.
2. The next day, after midnight:
Border station outside of your home country → your final destination
The inbound journey will automatically be applied only to the second travel day
Example:
An Austrian traveller, departing from Amsterdam (the Netherlands), travelling home to Amstetten (Austria). His trip on the direct train from Amsterdam to Vienna (Wien) is split up in two sections in the app: 1. Amsterdam - Passau (Germany) and 2. Passau - Vienna (Austria). This way the inbound journey is applied on the second travel day.
If you have a need for speed, or want to take it slow, we've got you covered.
Find out more about the many other train types in Europe.
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