The benefit of a night train is that you get an actual nights' sleep. On shorter distances going from city center to city center by plane is only a few hours fa

The benefit of a night train is that you get an actual nights' sleep. On shorter distances going from city center to city center by plane is only a few hours faster, but you can't sleep much during this time as you have to get to the airport, go through check-in, wait for your plane, etc. With a good night train you can travel without losing a day. Getting actual good sleep can be difficult at times, but it's not like you'll leave the cabin battered and bruised. Modern sleep carriages are excellent at compensating for track irregularities