Is the Night Train the Right Train for You?

If you’ve ever been tempted to travel by sleeper car, this post is for you. Car travel can give you independence, but an adventure by train has an old-school flavor of romance.

Flying Above The Clouds in the Night Train

Magical Village Appears . . . Just Like Brigadoon 🙂

T.S. Eliot’s Skimbleshanks: The Railway Cat expresses the feeling of the night train far better than I can. I didn’t see Skimbleshanks on board, but that doesn’t mean he wasn’t there.

I keep telling people about the differences between the SNCF night train (French) and the Nightjet (Austrian).

For both trains, it was surprising how much they changed during the night. I went for a stroll in the morning and discovered that most of the train was gone. Just like airline travel, night train travel requires skills. Lucky for you–I’m here to tell you what they are. 🙂

I remember the kids going on the first plane trip and figuring out the window shades, the bathrooms, the headphones, and reading the emergency cards. (This is why I’m convinced the nine- to twelve-year-olds of the world will save us all.)

A night train is much more like a more comfortable overnight plane trip than a hotel on wheels.

Before I forget, I’ll jot down my impressions here: