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I have found them to be highly uncomfortable. I’ve taken several night trains in and around Central Europe and the rooms are claustrophobic, and god help you if

I have found them to be highly uncomfortable. I’ve taken several night trains in and around Central Europe and the rooms are claustrophobic, and god help you if you are in a four person. There’s barely any room for two people to stand. I’ve had arguments about temperature control where a lower bunk wanted air con off as it blew on their face, leaving it about 40c on the top bunk in summer overnight. In Finland I’ve taken one of the more “luxurious” cabins with two bunks and a tiny shower. It’s marginally better but the walls are made or paper and the train stops during the night and you are awoken by passengers coming and going and worse the beeping of doors closing. This is with silicon earplugs.

Kankuro 6y ago
I used to take one in France, but I could not sleep well (like when taking an overnight flight) and arrived tired. It was a alternative to spending 5.5 hours in the train during the day, or flying. (then this service stopped) One thing that is missing is the possibility to take a shower before leaving. I don't think there is any public shower in train stations in France any more. Same problem with night coaches: after having walked in a city the whole day, I don't want to make the experience bad for the other travellers.
fsiefken 6y ago
I remember the time when I was a kid and travelling with my brother and parents that there were 6 people sleeping in a cabin, so two other adults we didn't know. Last time when we took a car/sleeptrain from Dusseldorf to Austria I used an over the earmuff or an overear sony nois ecancellation combined with earplugs. Works well
foolfoolz 6y ago
i had food poisoning and took a night train in europe. i was that asshole banging the doors all night and making the train smell like shit. it wasn’t fun for me. i doubt it was fun for anyone else. especially the people in my cabin
globular-toast 6y ago
Same. I really wanted to like the sleeper train I went on but I just couldn't sleep. It might be better for heavy sleepers. The second one I took the train turned up at the station but they forgot the sleeper cars. We had to take a bus in the middle of the night across Germany to what where they left them. It was 3am when we got there and they still didn't just let us sleep and were checking our tickets and everything. Our stop was at 6am. The best overnight travel I did was on a ferry from Oslo to Copenhagen. We had the cheapest possible cabin (no window) but I slept like a log. You can even do a multiple night trip all the way to Helsinki.

Kankuro 6y ago

I used to take one in France, but I could not sleep well (like when taking an overnight flight) and arrived tired. It was a alternative to spending 5.5 hours in the train during the day, or flying. (then this service stopped) One thing that is missing is the possibility to take a shower before leaving. I don't think there is any public shower in train stations in France any more. Same problem with night coaches: after having walked in a city the whole day, I don't want to make the experience bad for the other travellers.

fsiefken 6y ago

I remember the time when I was a kid and travelling with my brother and parents that there were 6 people sleeping in a cabin, so two other adults we didn't know. Last time when we took a car/sleeptrain from Dusseldorf to Austria I used an over the earmuff or an overear sony nois ecancellation combined with earplugs. Works well

foolfoolz 6y ago

i had food poisoning and took a night train in europe. i was that asshole banging the doors all night and making the train smell like shit. it wasn’t fun for me. i doubt it was fun for anyone else. especially the people in my cabin

globular-toast 6y ago

Same. I really wanted to like the sleeper train I went on but I just couldn't sleep. It might be better for heavy sleepers. The second one I took the train turned up at the station but they forgot the sleeper cars. We had to take a bus in the middle of the night across Germany to what where they left them. It was 3am when we got there and they still didn't just let us sleep and were checking our tickets and everything. Our stop was at 6am. The best overnight travel I did was on a ferry from Oslo to Copenhagen. We had the cheapest possible cabin (no window) but I slept like a log. You can even do a multiple night trip all the way to Helsinki.