Criss-crossing the continent by night train became more doable than ever in 2023 with the launch of brand-new train start-up European Sleeper, whose highly-anticipated Brussels to Berlin service set off on its first journey in May. Excitingly, the route will expand even further in spring 2024. On March 25, the service from Brussels will extend to Prague, with an additional stop in the historic German city of Dresden.
In 2024, Europe’s sleeper train network is arguably in a better state than it has been at any point over the past few decades. Motivated by the climate crisis and night trains being a much, much better option for the planet than planes and cars, countries across the European continent are investing huge amounts in new and revived sleeper routes.
Sleepers are back and we’re seriously here for it. Few modes of travel are so romantic, comfortable and simple: hop on a train and doze away, speed across huge distances while you kip, then wake up someplace entirely new – and, hopefully, well-rested enough to explore it.
In other words, there are plenty of reasons why you should swap flights for night trains on your next trip. But of all the new night train routes popping up across Europe, which ones should you be most excited for? Well, that’s where we train afficionados at Time Out come in. From multi-stop pan-European routes to brand-new connections between Europe’s best cities, here are some of the best new European night trains we can’t wait to ride in 2024.
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