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Night train fees in Europe

This is an overview of reservation fees for European night trains. Reservations for night trains are always mandatory. The reservation fee depends upon the type of seat or sleeping accommodation you choose.
 

You can make your reservations through our Reservation Service.

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Please note that the reservation fees given on this page are indicative only and are subject to change. Prices may be different when you book your reservations through an agent or when you pay in the local currency.

 

 

Popular night train routes

Train route

Train name

Reservations

Reservation fee

Vienna – Venice ÖBB Nightjet (NJ) Mandatory Dynamic, see details below
Vienna – Amsterdam ÖBB Nightjet (NJ) Mandatory Dynamic, see details below
Helsinki – Rovaniemi VR Night Train (NT) Mandatory Dynamic, see details below
Berlin – Stockholm
SJ Night Train (EN) Mandatory €15 – €147

 

Reservation fees for international night trains

ÖBB Nightjet and Partners

 

Destinations

Berlin**, Hamburg**, Cologne, Munich, Vienna, Zurich**, Milan, Florence, Rome, Warsaw, Ljubljana, Zagreb, Brussels, Budapest, Prague, Amsterdam**, Paris, and more.

 

ÖBB has introduced a new pricing structure. All prices are dynamic and subject to availability. Prices depend on the route, the time of the year, and the current demand.

 

Please check the ÖBB website for up-to-date prices and our ÖBB Nightjet page for more details.

 

Reservation fees

Accommodation type

Reservation fee for International Routes (minimum / maximum)

Seat €4.90 / € 19.90 per person
6-bed couchette €19.90 / €54.90 per person
4-bed couchette € 24.90 / € 64.90 per person
Mini Cabin € 24.90 / € 64.90 per person
3-bed sleeper € 64.90 / € 124.90 per person
Double sleeper € 64.90 / € 154.90 per person
Single sleeper € 149.90 / € 309.90 per cabin
3-bed sleeper Plus € 89.90 / € 214.90 per person
Double sleeper Plus € 109.90 / € 264.90 per person
Single sleeper Plus € 249.90 / € 469.90 per cabin

 

**For ÖBB Nightjet connections with a seating carriage run by Deutsche Bahn on the routes Zürich – Hamburg, Zürich – Berlin, and Zürich – Amsterdam, seat reservations are not mandatory. You can purchase your reservations for an extra booking fee through the following channels: 

  • The DB website (€4,50)
  • The ÖBB website (€3)
  • Our Reservation Service (€8)

 

Read more about ÖBB Nightjet trains and Nightjet-Partner trains and how to book reservations 

 

Dacia Express (Austria, Hungary, Romania)

Route:

Vienna (Austria) - Bucharest (Romania)

    Via Budapest (Hungary) and Brasov (Romania)

 

Reservation fees:

  • Seat: 3 euros
  • 6-bed couchette: 13.40 euros p.p.
  • 4-bed couchette: 20 euros p.p.
  • 3-bed sleeper: 28 euros p.p.
  • Double sleeper: 42 euros p.p
  • Single sleeper (1st class): 98 euros
Snälltåget Night train (Germany, Sweden)

Route:

Berlin (Germany) - Malmö (Sweden)

 

Reservation fees:

  • 6-bed couchette: 29 euros p.p.

Please note that this train has limited dates of operation.

 

Read more about the Snälltåget Night train and how to book reservations

EuroNight Czech Republic – Poland (Czech Republic, Poland)

Route:

Prague (Czech Republic) - Warsaw (Poland)

    Via Krakow (Poland)

 

Reservation fees:

  • Seat: 3.60 euros
  • 6-bed couchette: 13.40 euros p.p.
  • 4-bed couchette: 20 euros p.p.
  • 3-bed sleeper: 20 euros p.p.
  • Double sleeper: 33 euros p.p.
  • Single sleeper: 70 euros
  • Deluxe single sleeper: 80 euros

 

Read more about the EuroNight Czech Republic – Poland and how to book reservations

EuroNight Czech Republic - Slovakia (Czech Republic, Slovakia)

Routes:

Prague (Czech Republic) - Prešov (Slovakia)

    Via Brno (Czech Republic), Bratislava (Slovakia) and Košice (Slovakia)

Euronight Bohemia route: Prague (Czech Republic) - Humenne (Slovakia)

    Via Ostrava (Czech Republic) and Košice (Slovakia)

 

Reservation fees:

  • Seat: 3 euros
  • 6-bed couchette: 6 euros p.p.
  • 4-bed couchette: 9 euros p.p.
  • 3-bed sleeper: 12 euros p.p.
  • Double sleeper: 18 euros p.p.
  • Single sleeper: 42 euros

 

Please note that not all accommodation types are available on all routes.

EuroNight Czech Republic - Switzerland (Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland)

Route:

Prague (Czech Republic) - Zurich (Switzerland)

    Via Innsbruck (Austria)

 

Reservation fees:

  • Triple sleeper: 45 euros p.p.
  • Double sleeper: 58 euros p.p.
  • Single sleeper: 110 euros
  • Triple deluxe sleeper: 65 euros p.p.
  • Double deluxe sleeper: 78 euros p.p.
  • Single deluxe sleeper: 150 euros

 

Please note that 1st class Pass holders are in Deluxe compartments, 2nd class Pass holders are in Economy compartments.

EuroNight Chopin (Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland)

Routes:

Budapest (Hungary) - Warsaw (Poland)

    Via Bratislava, Ostrava and Krakow

Budapest (Hungary) - Wroclaw (Poland) (EuroNight Metropol, destination Berlin)

    Via Bratislava and Ostrava

 

Please note that no reservation fees are currently available for the route Budapest - Wroclaw.    

 

Reservation fees:

  Budapest - Warsaw Budapest - Krakow
Seat 3 - 3.50 euros 3 - 3.50 euros
6-bed couchette 17 euros p.p. 13.40 euros p.p.
Triple sleeper 32 euros p.p. 23 euros p.p.
Double sleeper 44 euros p.p.  33 euros p.p.
Single sleeper 83 euros  70 euros 
Night trains Budapest – Bucharest (Romania, Hungary)

Route:

Bucharest (Romania) – Budapest (Hungary)

    Via Brașov (Romania) and Szolnok (Hungary)

 

Reservation fees:

  Budapest - Brașov Budapest - Bucharest
Seat 3 euros  3 euros 
6-bed couchette: 13.40 euros p.p. 13.40 euros p.p.
4-bed couchette 20 euros p.p. 20 euros p.p.
Triple sleeper 22 euros p.p. 28 euros p.p.
Double sleeper 33 euros p.p.  42 euros p.p.
Single sleeper 60 euros  98 euros 

 

Read more about the Night trains Budapest – Bucharest and how to book reservations

EuroNight Poland - Germany (Germany, Poland)

Route:

Krakow (Poland) - Berlin (Germany)

    Via Katowice and Wroclaw in Poland

 

Reservations fees:

  • Seat: 4 euros
  • 3-bed sleeper: 25 euros p.p.
  • Double sleeper: 40 euros p.p.
  • Single sleeper: 65 euros
EuroNight Kálmán Imre (Germany, Austria, Hungary, Switzerland)

Routes:

Munich (Germany) – Budapest (Hungary)

    Through Austria: via Salzburg and Vienna

Zürich (Switzerland) - Budapest (Hungary)

    Through Austria: via Innsbruck, Salzburg, and Vienna

 

Reservations fees:

  • Seat: 14 euros
  • 6-bed couchette: 34 euros p.p.
  • 4-bed couchette: 44 euros p.p.
  • 3-bed sleeper: 54 euros p.p.
  • Double sleeper: 74 euros p.p.
  • Single sleeper: 114 euros

 

Read more about the EuroNight Kálmán Imre and how to book reservations

EuroNight Croatia (Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Switzerland)

Routes:

Zagreb – Ljubljana – Munich

   Via Ljubljana (Slovenia), Lake Bled (Slovenia) and Salzburg (Austria)

Zagreb – Ljubljana – Feldkirch – Zurich

    Via  Ljubljana (Slovenia), Lake Bled (Slovenia) and Innsbruck (Austria)

Rijeka – Opatija – Ljubljana – Munich

    Via  Ljubljana (Slovenia), Lake Bled (Slovenia) and Salzburg (Austria)

Split – Vienna – Bratislava

    Via Maribor (Slovenia) and Graz (Austria)

 

Reservation fees:

  • Seat: 14 euros
  • 6-bed couchette: 34 euros p.p.
  • 4-bed couchette: 44 euros p.p.
  • 3-bed sleeper: 54 euros p.p.
  • Double sleeper: 74 euros p.p.
  • Single sleeper: 114 euros
  • For the Euronight to/from Split an addtional 40 euros p.p.

 

Read more about the EuroNight Croatia and how to book reservations

EuroNight Metropol (Germany, Slovakia, Czech Republic)

Route:

Prague (Czech Republic) - Budapest (Hungary)

    Via Bratislava (Slovakia)

 

Reservation fees:

  • Seat: 14 euros
  • 6-bed couchette: 34 euros p.p.
  • 4-bed couchette: 44 euros p.p.
  • 3-bed sleeper: 54 euros p.p.
  • 3-bed deluxe sleeper with private bathroom: 64 euros p.p.
  • Double sleeper: 74 euros p.p.
  • Double deluxe sleeper with private bathroom: 94 euros p.p.
  • Single sleeper: 114 euros
  • Single deluxe sleeper with private bathroom: 134 euros

 

Read more about the EuroNight Metropol and how to book reservations

SJ EuroNight Stockholm - Hamburg (Sweden, Denmark, Germany)

Route:

Stockholm (Sweden) - Hamburg Altona (Germany)

    Via Malmö (Sweden) and Copenhagen (Denmark)

 

Reservation fees:

  • Seat: 14 euros
  • 6-bed couchette: 34 euros p.p.
  • 4-bed couchette: 44 euros p.p.
  • Double sleeper: 74 euros p.p.
  • Single sleeper: 134 euros
  • Single deluxe sleeper with private bathroom: 144 euros
Deutsche Bahn IC/ICE night trains (Germany, Poland, Switzerland, Czech Republic)

Routes: 

Kiel (Germany) - Basel (Switzerland)

    Through Germany: via Hamburg, Cologne and Frankfurt

Hamburg (Germany) - Chur (Switzerland)

    Via Hannover and Frankfurt (Germany), and Basel and Zurich (Switzerland)

 

Reservation fees:

  • Seat: 4.50 - 5.90 euros
Adriatic Express (Hungary, Croatia)

Route:

Budapest (Hungary) - Split (Croatia)

    Via Zagreb (Croatia)

 

Reservation fees:

  • Seat: 3 euros
  • 6-bed couchette: 13.40 euros p.p.
  • 4-bed couchette: 20 euros p.p.
  • 3-bed sleeper: 22 euros p.p.
  • Double sleeper: 33 euros p.p.
  • Single sleeper: 60 euros
Istria Express (Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia)

Route:

Budapest (Hungary) - Koper (Slovenia)

    Via Ljubljana (Slovenia)

Budapest (Hungary) - Rijeka (Croatia)

    Via Ljubljana (Slovenia) 

 

Reservation fees:

  Budapest - Koper Budapest - Rijeka
Seat 3 euros  3 euros 
6-bed couchette: 13.40 euros p.p. 13.40 euros p.p.
4-bed couchette 20 euros p.p. 20 euros p.p.
Triple sleeper - 20 euros p.p.
Double sleeper - 30 euros p.p.
Single sleeper - 70 euros 
Hellas Express (Greece, Macedonia, Serbia)

Route:

Thessaloniki (Greece) - Belgrade (Serbia)

    Via Skopje (Macedonia)

 

Reservation fees:

  • Seat: 3 euros
  • 6-bed couchette: 8 euros p.p.

 

Read more about the Hellas Express and how to book reservations

Regiojet night train (Czech Republic, Slovakia)

Route:

Prague (Czech Republic) - Košice (Slovakia)

    Via Ostrava (Czech Republic) 

 

Reservation fees:

  • 3-bed sleeper: 10 euros p.p.
  • Single sleeper: 30 euros

 

If there are only 3-bed sleepers available, 1st class Pass holders can upgrade so they have the cabin to themselves.

SJ Sleeper Sweden - Norway (Sweden, Norway)

Routes:

Stockholm (Sweden) - Narvik (Norway)

    Via Sundsvall (Sweden) and Kiruna (Sweden)

 

Reservation fees:

  • Seat: 3 euros
  • 6-bed couchette: 20 euros p.p.
  • 3-bed sleeper: 40 euros p.p.
  • Double sleeper with private bathroom: 50 euros p.p.
  • Single sleeper with private bathroom: 75 euros 

 

Read more about the SJ night trains in Sweden and how to book reservations

Bosphorus Express (Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey)

Route:

Bucharest (Romania) - Istanbul (Turkey)

    Via Dimitrovgrad (Bulgaria)

 

Reservation fees:

 

  • 4-bed couchette: 14 euros p.p.

 

Please note this train only runs in the summer months. In winter you would have to travel to Sofia, Bulgaria. From here you can take the Sofia-Istanbul Express, which runs daily (see reservation fees for this train below).

 

 

Sofia-Istanbul Express (Bulgaria, Turkey)

Route:

Sofia (Bulgaria) - Istanbul (Turkey)

    Via Plovdiv (Bulgaria)

 

Reservation fees:

  • 6-bed couchette: 9.40 euros p.p.

  • 4-bed couchette: 14 euros p.p.

  • Double sleeper: 15 euro p.p.

  • Single sleeper: 35 euro

Sofia - Thessaloniki night train (Bulgaria, Greece)

Route:

Sofia (Bulgaria) - Thessaloniki (Greece)

 

Reservation fees:

Seat: 1 euro

6-bed couchette: 9.40 euros p.p.

4-bed couchette: 14 euros p.p.

Balkan Express (Serbia, Montenegro)

Route:

Belgrade (Serbia) - Bar (Montenegro)

    Via Podgorica (Montenegro)

 

Reservation fees:

  • Seat: 3 euros
  • 6-bed couchette: 6 euros p.p. 
  • 4-bed couchette: 9 euros p.p.
  • 3-bed sleeper: 15 euros
  • Double sleeper: 20 euros
  • Single sleeper: 45 euros

 

Reservation fees for domestic night trains

Bulgaria

Routes:

Sofia - Varna

Sofia - Burgas

Sofia - Silistra

    Via Ruse

 

Reservation fees:

  • Seat: 0.30 euros*
  • 3-bed sleeper: 5.80 euros p.p.
  • Double sleeper: 7.80 euros p.p.
  • Single sleeper: 15 euros

 

* A reservation for a seat is optional

Croatia: Zagreb - Split night train

Route:

Zagreb - Split

 

Reservation fees:

6-bed couchette: 10 euros p.p.

3-bed sleeper: 15 euros p.p.

Double sleeper: 25 euros p.p.

Single sleeper: 40 euros

Finland: Santa Claus Express (VR)

Routes:

Helsinki - Kemijärvi

    Via Tampere, Oulu and Rovaniemi

Helsinki - Kolari

    Via Tampere and Oulu

Turku - Rovaniemi

    Via Tampere and Oulu

 

Reservation fees:

 

Night train reservations at VR cost 50% of a full fare ticket

All prices are subject to availability and vary on the route you are booking:

  • Seat: €5 – €32,70
  • Double sleeper cabin: €39 – €150
  • Deluxe double sleeper cabin with private bathroom: €39 – €160

It is recommended to book early, especially when you want to travel during winter-high season. This way, you will save on reservation costs.


A €1 fee applies when making your reservation at a Finnish railway station. During high season the price of reservations increase by 20%.

 

Read more about the Santa Claus Express trains in Finland and how to book reservations

France: Intercités de Nuit

Routes:

Paris - Latour de Carol

    Via Toulouse

Paris - Rodez

Paris - Briançon

Paris - Portbou

    Via Toulouse, Carcassonne and Perpignan

 

Reservation fees:

  • Reclining seat: 10 euros
  • 6-bed couchette (2nd class): 19 - 25* euros
  • 4-bed couchette (1st class): 19 - 25* euros

* The price varies per travel season

 

Read more about Intercités de Nuit and how to book reservations

Germany

Daily routes:

Dortmund - Munich (ICE train)

    Via Cologne, Frankfurt, Heidelberg and Stuttgart

Hamburg - Frankfurt (IC train)

    Via Osnabrück, Dortmund and Cologne

Cologne - Berlin (ICE train)

    Via Dortmund and Hannover

 

Non-daily routes:

Munich - Hamburg (ICE train)

    Via Stuttgart, Frankfurt and Hannover

Munich - Berlin (ICE train)

    Via Stuttgart, Frankfurt and Erfurt 

 

Reservation fees:

  • Seat: 4.50 - 5.90 euros
Great Britain

Caledonian Sleeper night train

Routes:

  • London Euston - Edinburgh - Aberdeen
  • London Euston - Edinburgh - Glasgow - Fort William
  • London Euston - Inverness

 

Reservation fees:

  • Seat: no additional charge
  • Classic Solo Room: £130
  • Classic Twin Room: £150
  • Club Solo Room (first class Passes only): £180
  • Club Twin Room (first class Passes only): £210
Italy: InterCityNotte

Routes:

Milan - Genova - Pisa - Livorno - Salerno - Catania (Sicily)

 

Reservation fees:

  • Seat: 3 euros
  • 4-bed couchette: 41 euros 
  • 3-bed sleeper: 48 euros
  • Double sleeper: 58 euros
  • Single sleeper: 122 euros
Norway: VY Regiontog

Routes:

Oslo - Stavanger

Oslo - Bergen

Oslo - Trondheim 

Trondheim - Bodø

 

Reservation fees:

  • Seat: 5.40 euros (free reservation for 1st class pass holders)
  • Double sleeper: 102.60 euros
  • Single sleeper: 102.60 euros
Poland

Routes:

Gdynia - Bielsko-Biata

    Via Katowice, Wroclaw, Poznan and Gdanks

Gdynia - Przemysl

    Via Gdansk, Warsaw and Krakow

Gdynia - Szklarska Poreba

    Via Gdansk, Poznan and Wroclaw

Gdynia - Zakopane

    Via Gdansk, Warsaw and Krakow

Gdynia - Krynica-Zdroj

    Via Krakow, Lodz, Gdansk

Warsaw - Gorzow Wielkopolski

    Via Poznan

Warsaw - Szklarska Poreba

    Via Wroclaw and Poznan

Warsaw - Swinoujscie

    Via Poznan and Szczecin

Przemysl - Kolobrzeg

    Via Gdynia, Gdanks and Krakow

Prezymsl - Swinoujscie

    Via Szczecin, Poznan, Katowice and Krakow

Krakow - Swinoujscie

    Via Katowice, Wroclaw and Szczecin

Szczecin - Zakopane

    Via Poznan and Krakow

 

Reservation fees:

  • Seat: 0 - 3.50 euros
  • 6-bed couchette: 14 euros p.p.
  • 4-bed couchette: 16 euros p.p.
  • 3-bed sleeper: 18.50 euros p.p.
  • Double sleeper: 37 euros p.p.
  • Single sleeper: 70 euros
Sweden: SJ Sleeper Trains

Routes:

Göteborg - Stockholm - Luleå

Stockholm - Östersund

Stockholm - Luleå

Stockholm - Malmö

 

Reservation fees:

  • Seat: 3 euros
  • 6-bed couchette: 20 euros p.p.
  • 3-bed sleeper: 40 euros p.p.
  • Double sleeper with private bathroom: 50 euros p.p.
  • Single sleeper with private bathroom: 75 euros 

 

Read more about the SJ night trains in Sweden and how to book reservations

Sweden: Snälltaget night train

Route:

Malmö - Åre

    Via Stockholm

 

Reservation fees:

  • Seat (2nd class): 5 euros
  • Seat (1st class): 15 euros
  • 6-bed couchette: 29 euros p.p.

 

Read more about the Snälltaget night train and how to book reservations

 

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