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I was traveling by night train twice a week for multiple years in early 2000s, Vienna to Bonn, Cologne and other places in Germany. If I could afford to fly, I
by muro 6y ago
I was traveling by night train twice a week for multiple years in early 2000s, Vienna to Bonn, Cologne and other places in Germany. If I could afford to fly, I would. It got me to the destination, but I never learned to fall into relaxing sleep - the day after the travel was always bad.
Still better than taking a bus.
- muro 6y agoThe best sleeping train experience I had was from southern Thailand to Bangkok. The whole car was one big compartment, but it was surprisingly clean and comfortable.
- jtakkala 6y agoI've done Surat Thani to Bangkok in a first class sleeper, and indeed recall sleeping blissfully. One of my most memorable train journeys.
- cure 6y ago> Still better than taking a bus. A lot better! I once took a UK overnight bus from Birmingham to Inverness, it was a horrible experience. Night trains are absolutely lovely, by comparison.
- RLN 6y agoI did Amsterdam to London by bus overnight once. From memory via Rotterdam, Antwerp and Lille. It was appalling but really something to be experienced. The next day was a write off but I suppose we didn't help ourselves with pints on the ferry and arriving just in time to wait outside Wetherspoons for it to open. I can't wait for Europe to reopen and travel in a more civilised manner!
- switch007 6y agoIt's a shame there are no premium coach services in the UK, like the Spanish ALSA Premium or the Argentinian Executive Bed/First Class Suite services
- morsch 6y agoDid you have a bed or were you in a seat? Because I can't sleep sitting, even in the reclining seats available in some night trains. But give me anything truly horizontal and I sleep decently. I love night trains.
- muro 6y agoAlways bed. I'm tall, so it was always too short :(