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I took sleeper trains in France when I was younger, it was quite modern (2000-ish trains), but not a good experience honestly. You have to share a tiny room wit

I took sleeper trains in France when I was younger, it was quite modern (2000-ish trains), but not a good experience honestly. You have to share a tiny room with 3 other strangers, you are stressed about a possible aggression and/or theft and/or bed bugs, everything is impractical, your neighbor may snore, you can't really take a shower... and I can imagine that a woman can feel very unsafe there, too. I can see the appeal for young people who want to stay in hostels to save money, but honestly I prefer to drive or take a plane. Money here is not the problem.

blks 1y ago
Well you need sleeper trains only for long distances usually. Quite often you can buy more expensive cabin with 1-2 sleeping seats (eg if travelling with a friend/partner). All of Russia is travelling in country via a sleeper train because of distances, slower trains, and sometimes more expensive/less optimal flights (eg a lot of flights are routed via Moscow). So it’s very normalised; I traveled this way since childhood, even going to Ukraine for holidays before the aggression started, and it was pretty fine experience, a bit rough in 90s/00s, but better now.