20hrs across Central Europe on a Romanian SLEEPING CAR - Euronight Dacia

Buna ziua everybody!
Welcome to this new trip report onboard the best way of traveling... Night trains of course!
The Euronight Dacia one on my bucket list since a long time, that trip turned out even better than expected despite a rough start!
Enjoy :)
- TRIP INFORMATION -
RECORDED IN JUNE 2022
Railroad company: CFR Calatori
Train type: WLABmee sleeping car 70-71
From: Vienna Hbf to Gara București Nord;
Time: 20h18
Price: 149€
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00:00 : Intro
01:37 : Vienna Hbf
02:32 : A fully booked sleeping car :(
03:29 : Nightjet to Italy
04:19 : Late and weird train consist
04:36 : One hour late
05:23 : Any free beds ?
06:00 : Welcome to Hungary
06:18 : Deluxe review
07:32 : Budapest
07:48 : Nighty night
08:13 : Leaving Schengen
08:47 : Mid roll ads
09:15 : Oh hi Romania
09:42 : Rerouting through the Danube
10:48 : Along the Danube
11:13 : Morning coffee
11:37 : Slow bound to Craiova
13:15 : Dusty and broken
14:08 : Don't tell the US
14:20 : Craiova
14:41 : Walkthrough
14:13 : Toilets Time
15:45 : Walkthrough again
17:09 : Fantastic dining car
17:55 : Southern Romania
18:16 : Approaching Bucharest
18:43 : Conclusion
19:17 : Outro

[@victorashhh18]

From what I know, though I am not sure, the train was rerouted because of works on the Arad-Simeria and the Sighișoara-Brașov parts of that line. On those sections there is only used one track, not both, so because of the huge delay gained from Vienna, it would have been pretty hard to also put this train there without delaying others. I think around 2026 or 2027, those works will be finished so from Curtici to Brașov it will all be 160 kmh. Nice video!👍

[@electrain]

very good answer, I couldn t explained it better

[@MrSafari1998]

I'm an erasmus student in Cluj-Napoca (Transylvannia, Romania) and as we have a 50% reduction on domestic train we often take those to go to Bucharest, Oradea or Budapest. Always a pleasure, especially with the Maggyar trains, which have the best restaurant coach. The view is always amazing and you have a spot at the rear of the last coach where you can admire the track and the landscape. Très bonne vidéo !

[@dusty.7792]

We spent a ton of money to make the services great again, and it's working! The business lounge got renovated, more and more trains have some form of on board service, a buffet just got opened on a suburb line, more and more snack machines are appearing here and there. It was probably an expensive rebranding, but totally worth it!

[@christopherellis2663]

Magyar | as in midge, bridge

[@AlexanderSkinnerVids]

Wien Hbf has to be one of the greatest stations in the WORLD. Last August, I spent a couple hours at the end of platform 5/6 just watching trains arrive and depart. It was mesmerizing hearing all of the Tauruses and their singing traction motors. When I think of what modern railways can be, I think of that station.

[@samtrak1204]

Yes, the new station is a great improvement over the Vienna station I photographed back in 2009 when weeds were growing between the tracks.

[@arno_nuehm]

Vienna Main Station: one of the greatest in the whole f ing world. Jo eh, weltberühmt in Österreich.

[@Mihai_Bike]

You should Watch Beijing South station and know what is a real railway station !

[@sagichnicht6748]

@@Mihai_Bike I have never been to Beijing but most of the new railwaystation have very much an airport vibe from the things I have seen. They are surely great and the huge modern HSR network is something Chinese can be proud of but I honestly prefer the more human scale design of eg the Vienna mainstation. That said, a station for a 2 mio city can be more easily of human scale compared to one of giant metropoles with 10, 20 or maybe even more inhabitants. In terms of international service Wien Hbf is certainly a good example and China probably hasn't examples like it, given that no single station is served by operators from so many different countries.

[@Mihai_Bike]

@@sagichnicht6748 I like the modern trains in China and the fact that i can travel 2000 km in 3 hours or so, save me time for business in China

[@Brauiz90]

Seeing these cars - instant childhood flashbacks (I'm born 1990 in Germany, where I lived untill September 2022) - these are the type of cars I traveled in when visiting my grandparents or going on a family vacation... The entry doors are the swinging ones you have to push open from the inside - when you pushed too hard, you had them in your face...

[@AlexWess]

10:00 - the rerouting on Timisoara - Craiova was chosen due to the modernization works between Arad and Simeria (somewhere in the middle of Romania)

[@Whitbypoppers]

When I went to Europe in 1976, I visited 11 countries on the Continent - on EuRail Pass - almost all on night trains! My idea was to sleep on the trains and visit the cities in the daytime. There were some nights, however, when I did check into a youth hostel. And I took the occasional day train.

[@valuetraveler2026]

changed a lot since 1976!

[@jonathanadorjani3838]

That was my idea as well when I did my interrail (it's the same as eurail, just as it's called differently for europeans vs non-europeans) last summer. However, unfortunately, I could just pack in 2 night trains (and theoretically could have packed in a 3rd one) in a 7-day ticket. Unfortunately, the night trains are still kind of out of service in most parts of Europe, though that is very slowly changing for the better.

[@Whitbypoppers]

@@jonathanadorjani3838 I had only recently heard that overnight trains had not been a thing for a couple of decades. Shocking! Of the twenty-one days I used the pass, I spent about eight nights in youth hostels. That meant that I missed days in Hamburg, Florence, and Bordeaux. My only real regret I had about that trip was that I didn’t keep a journal. Also, from a pre-digital point of view (I was taking slides), I didn’t take nearly enough pictures. I filled a 140-slide carousel from a 45-day trip!

[@paristen8556]

I've taken that train several times in both directions, if you can afford the single compartment overnight it's wonderful. You can see from the views along the track how Romania is changing, there are more cars, fewer animals, modernity is arriving.

[@horiapetrescu7957]

I'm always ashamed and pissed that I cannot travel from Bucharest to Cluj-Napoca or Timisoara without it being a 10h+ journey. On a brighter note, the 100km segments that take 3:30h from Sighisoara to Brasov are under construction to do 160kmh. Also, Bucharest-Timisoara is about to get reworks , so it won t be so bad for long. Even more, CFR is undergoing changes in leadership and structure, investments in new carts and powertrains, and so on. Maybe it will work out for the better this time :). I hope when these projects will be done, you will have a great time rolling through our country :).

[@elodgyori8793]

I've had a great journey between Budapest - Bucharest. But I have to agree that the train ride was so long that it prompted me to look up statistics and news about the slowness of it. I'm wishing a fast upgrade to the main lines of Romanian railways so that we can enjoy the beauty of your country more

[@mihaelafilipescu5818]

Horia, how long will it take this upgrade to be done, we are intending to travel from our London to Brașov. We don't intend to travel to Bucharest. I hope they will have sleper berths with bathroom and for the disabled people.

[@_raresis5405]

@@mihaelafilipescu5818 by 2030 all main lines that are undergoing modernization should de operable at speeds up to 160kmh

[@cosmin8919]

@@mihaelafilipescu5818 Draga Mihaela, avand nume romanesc tu de ce nu vorbesti limba romana? Horia e roman.

[@electrain]

@@cosmin8919 și eu am rămas bujbe crezând că-s cetățeni americani cu nume românești 😃

[@dandelionhood4508]

I'll visit Romania next summer and planned on taking the night train from Vienna to Bucharest, but was still a little nervous because I've never travelled via night train, especially not alone. So thank you for filming this, it was a delight to watch and calm my anxious butt a little

[@nathanh.5373]

I traveled in an ex-german 1950's U-Hansa sleeping car in romania last summer, with the full original unmodernized interior, it's sooooo much better 😅

[@christophe77700]

Avoir un wagon-lit, en compartiment privé, avec toilette et douche, le tout sans réservation, ça aurait pu être un sacré coup de bol, si tout avait été fonctionnel (ceci expliquant peut-être une pseudo réservation, sans occupation 🤷‍♂) ! Merci pour la vidéo.

[@AhmedBayoumy1]

Please do a trip report for the train between Bucharest and Chisinau😊

[@cheeseblog]

I loved this trip. A real adventure. The scenery was beautiful.

[@josephr9551]

Very nice, Thibault. Thank you for making this video, something to look forward to on Fridays.

[@the_kotes]

CFR started to rebuild, on the first, the most used parts of railway and after, the whole its infrastucture. Thats why they rerouted you through Craiova.

[@ozenfant_ozn]

man i swear you have the best eurotrip-videos!! greetings from vienna!

[@blehel82]

The reason for the delay at the departure is that the train arriving from Cluj-Napoca got delayed by more than 2 hours (seen at 2:19). Originally Dacia had all its stock resting in Vienna through the day, since it arrives in the morning and goes back in the evening - including the passenger (seating) cars attached/detached at Budapest. Then MAV came up with the idea of using the CFR and MAV passenger cars of Dacia to assemble another train that leaves Vienna in the morning a couple of hours after Dacia arrives, goes through Budapest to Cluj where it arrives in the evening. This replaces one of the MAV trains on the Budapest - Cluj route and doesn't let the rolling stock idle. Next day the train leaves Cluj in the morning and arrives to Vienna in the afternoon, in time for the passenger cars to be rotated into Dacia again. The drawback is that a delay of one of the trains can affect the other.

[@imdadshah7481]

Beautiful rail journey 🌹💯👍

[@heiderichvladimir7341]

Very cool trip and very cool landscapes. CFR is undergoing restructuring and modernization and in a couple of years you'll get to Brasov from Budapest/Curtici in no time. Only we need to kick Austria out of Schengen so Romania could join it. (and Hungary and Poland stay in it as they have a problem with these two countries being part of Schengen). I am saying kick it or it to leave Schengen because as things stand now, Austria is the only country in EU that has problems with others when it comes to Schengen, so we can just invite them out so us, the rest of the world, can join peacefully. :) That way, you'll enjoy the Schengen area from the Atlantic Ocean to the Black Sea rolling through miles and miles and miles of tracks, train wheels sounds and tasty meals on board the restaurant car!

[@A_Canadian_In_Poland]

Unfortunately, almost all rail connections between Western and Eastern Europe pass through Austria...

[@heiderichvladimir7341]

@@A_Canadian_In_Poland Oh nooo...what are we gonna do, we can t just GO AROUND nooo

[@cristikes5477]

Corect! Ar fi mai bine pentru toată Europa!

[@mariamiry6459]

thank you for the video 😊 enjoy your trip

[@TundeEszlari]

Sensational video.

[@theobrattinga500]

Great video !!

[@NelsonClick]

As a Texan this part of Europe is a complete mystery to me. It looks beautiful and like a wild frontier. The real Europe and not the fancy sleek Europe. I loved this video. Merci bous cous.

[@marsillinkow]

Lmao, the "real europe". As if western europe is not european like eastern europe

[@KungFuWizardOfJesus]

@@marsillinkow I mean Eastern Europe is VERY beautiful

[@timurandres]

Bous cous

[@Peugeot306]

Merci beaucoup. (But at least you tried 👍🏻)

[@NelsonClick]

@@Peugeot306 Merci beaucoup

[@Travelwow7]

Thanks for sharing the video.. Good to watch 👍

[@stevenmontoya9950]

Few things beat that famous MÁV PA jingle!

[@scottyerkes1867]

Nice video. Accommodations looked a tad shabby. Great scenery!! Thank you Thibault😀💚

[@christinatweet6580]

NO free coffee (like Amtrak). Little bathroom looked big..

[@dudmic]

About the Horseshoe before Craiova, in the future they have a project to cut through it, they make minimal effort to repair it Night coaches are great, and most of the times they are fully booked the day of the departure or day before the departure, sleeping coaches are great, you can sleep the night before your destination and in the morning you're good to go.

[@deco983]

Love it!

[@traintripper7995]

Great presentation and ride video🎥🎥👌👌 ❤️❤️Romania❤️❤️ ❤️❤️Hungary❤️❤️ ❤️❤️Viena❤️❤️

[@electrain]

don t feel sad if the train was on this route as that part near the Danube River is also a charm to see it especially traveling by train. nice video trip

[@mountainclawoutdoors]

I really liked this trip Seems like my kind of time

[@traintripper7995]

Thank you for share👌👌

[@trainsandmodelshungary]

Really enjoyed it, thanks! For me sometimes your hands were moving a bit fast and would have enjoyed spending a few more seconds looking at areas, but that’s probably just me. Thank you for the awesome video!

[@strugglingworld9788]

amazing

[@rezaalan3991]

What a great trip on a Railjet style of CFR Sleeper train or specifically carriage. Reroute trip after border is amazing, outstanding scenery with Danube River, some countryside vibe and forest. Something interesting for me is when the train approaching Bucharest, there are plenty Double Deck Passenger coach along the track, I'm curious, is it still operating?

[@dergutejunge]

yes, the blue ones are. took one in October from a small carpatian town to Bucarest

[@mariar3767]

😅 yes they do

[@cucginel1941]

the blue ones, the orange ones i think not. but they are very incomfortable

[@munteanucatalin9833]

Both are still in operation in some regional trains. They are quite uncomfortable, but for short distances they work.

[@ArathornPL.]

I really recommend you riding some Polish trains, you didn't reviev much of those. There are some quite interesting routes you could ride on if you want: - Route on Hel peninsula - Our high speed rail - Pesa Dart, a polish "high speed" train - Transborder servisec with Czechia and Germany. But a video was really nice, I would ride this train for views, but not for quality 😉

[@christopherellis2663]

I have travelled between Budapest and Bucareşti by train. The night train from Timişoara to Bucareşti, 8 hours, was just enough for a good night's sleep. I have travelled extensively on CFR.

[@zaciagajacy-warszawiak]

18:43 Wow, modernized version of GDR's famous double-deckers with Jacobs bogies!

[@darius_alex2043]

They are nice on the outside. The route to the Black Sea from Sibiu to Mangalia passing through Ramnicu Valcea and Pitesti in Romania has those. Believe me you don’t want to spend your night in there. The chairs are hard like a rock and the bathrooms are sometimes unusable. The only way to sleep good in those is to book a first class ticket.

[@zaciagajacy-warszawiak]

@@darius_alex2043 Night?! They really use it on night services?! These cars were designed for regional and suburban trains, damn!

[@darius_alex2043]

@@zaciagajacy-warszawiak They are used on night services. I don’t know about other routes but the route I mentioned in the comment above operates only in the summer. The rest of the year if you want to get to the black sea you don’t have a direct train. You have to change at least three trains. That’s the only direct train from Sibiu to Mangalia all year.

[@chrismv102]

Excellent

[@ionutdragan7079]

Hello from România!!

[@tylerbailey8839]

Loved this video! I remember taking a train through Romania, Moldova, and Ukraine in 2016. Similar trains to this one. Btw, what are you filming your videos with?

[@kathlynterry8196]

Quite stunning s energy.

[@mariussoarele]

The only arguably decent piece of railway is the one towards Constanta from Bucharest and perhaps Bucharest - Ploiesti. Everything else is under constant repairs and alleged upgrades or abandoned. I used to commute for about 10 years on the Craiova - Bucharest corridor and I´ve seen and lived through all their promises but most of all endured big delays. It was always a mystery when the train leaves and when it arrives. Each bridge had speed restrictions and there are plenty on this portion. Accelarate-brake, accelerate-brake. Nothing delivered, ever. It´s one of the many reasons why I left the country for good in the end. I will never regret it. Good video, I´m glad you enjoyed the trip.

[@SEOULRIVER]

NICE VIDEO❤

[@EpicThe112]

Really excellent video and for the Romanian Sleeper Car there can be an opportunity to attach it to the Kalman Imre sleeper train Budapest Keleti Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof originally operated as Budapest Keleti München Hbf with through coaches to Bucharest 1990s-mid 2010s. Perhaps SNCF should buy them too for domestic sleeper train services if the old stock needs to be replaced. Wien Hbf opened from 2012-2015, and ÖBB Baureihe 1144 has a nickname the alpenstaubsauger Alpine Vacuum cleaner due to its electric brake. Next week is Pikes Peak Rack Railway Colorado, which has the Abt Rack system replaced by Strub Rack. For the Reroute it might be due to the fact that the Normal route is due for Modernization and ETCS from the original Indusi I60.

[@NerdX151]

That was an ex-Touropa couchette, like the ones Slovakia bought. It's quite an ancient carriage. I think it CAN be quite comfortable if you are lucky enough to book one of the extra large compartments for yourself (The ones with double windows)

[@ionicafardefrica]

I can't believe you do this willingly and for fun. I traveled to the sea side on a 12 hours train to Constanta a few years ago. There were faster options, but someone in our group decided it would be cool if we took the slow, scenic route as well. It was a huge mistake. After a few hours locked into one of these tin cans you really run out of things to do and you start contemplating on the meaning of life. After you realize your socks are literally glued to your feet and that the air conditioner is not working you wonder why are you friends with that guy to begin with

[@angelotatar8487]

Very nice video. How can you see the route the train will take? Is the Moldovan guy an old acquaintance or a guy you met on the train? if you still go to Romania, try to go through Brasov because they have a different jingle that I also like.

[@travellingboardingtime]

Thanks so much for wonderful clip. I try to to use this route for many times and plan to take it in May, but after seeing the dust in the sleeping room, it made me rethink :) . In the clip, do you mean that they plan to have new sleeping car ?, if so it would be interesting.

[@dariusmoldovan2460]

The reason for rerouting is the upgrading the tracks on M200(Ro/Hu Border-Brasov) for speeds up to 160 km/h (100 mph), but is curios that they took the train on M900 (Timisoara-Craiova-Bucharest) because is much slower than the previous route. I love the trains, but CFR is slower in upgrading rolling stock and railways, i live in Cluj Napoca and my hometown is 120 km away, the train si taking almost 4 hours, and i prefer to drive. If the rail quality will be good, i'll take the train with every time.

[@fakerating]

Nice! i recognize your book, i have it!

[@Abnerbandanovotempoinscrito1mi]

Boa tarde simply lindo trem europa trem cama 🛌

[@bahiras]

This is one of my favorite KZbin channels for relaxation. Thank you so much for posting Simply Railway ❤

[@bonetiredtoo]

Upgrade... cash only ... hmmmm ! :) :) :)

[@SimplyRailway]

Lol right

[@zorilaz]

It's still an upgrade. Stay in your country

[@SacreDro]

@@SimplyRailway Pocket money for the taxer.

[@laviniacristinaiosif-lazar5479]

Very encompassing video! Thanks for the upload! Have made this trip a couple of times (both ways)... while it is baffling that it still takes this long, if you have the time, it is quite enjoyable and a nice family/friends time. However, if you are pressed on time and travel for work, it is almost impossible to manage... If there could be investments in both scenic and fast train routes it would be amazing...

[@victoriaanv6747]

Super at Danube!

[@edyro2234]

I once was from Vienna to Oradea(romania) because the train was rerouted. I had a 7 hours delay because the train ran into a person near budapest.

[@mrpeel3239]

Was your detour on the same route Astra uses? Did you glimpse Baile Herculane?

[@Glacussia]

No comments saying first, please.

[@mountainclawoutdoors]

68th

[@marka5478]

Wea are totally aware of oil in Rouania. During EEII, UASSF 15th Air Force and RAF 205 Group bombed Ploesti and barge traffic on the Danube.

[@Seba03111976]

The section were it went extremly slow is on Balota hill were the line is very steep and the curves have a small radius plus the line is in bad shape. They have plans to rebuild a lot from this main line, 100 București Timișoara, but who knows how long it will take.

[@cristitanase6130]

I can't believe how small these trains have got since the 90's. Back then even local Romanian trains had 11-14 carriages. I guess we really went overboard with our car purchases. Now everyone has at least one.

[@vitoperez7969]

Viajar en un tren rumano es toda una experiencia........hay que armarse de paciencia.

[@Markus-wr3ur]

i took the train last summer as well. it was alright. the lacke of possibilities to buy anything to eat and drink, for such a long journey, is a big downside.

[@joemeyers3127]

👏👏👏👏

[@Amediocretrainspotter]

Hi simply railway may i inquire about wien Hbf is the platforms there free to access without a ticket or are there gates to prevent you from doing so

[@1970jel]

Hallo Markus, das ist wieder Traumhaft, bitte bleibt die fahr videos machen, ich genieße dass. Schöne Grüße aus die Niederlande

[@damcoentertainment3956]

Bro who is Markus?

[@bvrailfan4717]

Big like👍👍👍❤🇹🇩

[@bernardbouzon5499]

oh le bar corail

[@tracybates1696]

We are from South Carolina, USA, and will be taking the Dacia the other direction, from Brasov to Vienna, in a few weeks. As there is no longer a dining car, can you tell me (or show pictures) of the snack car?

[@drdewott9154]

I love the stark contrast between the ultramodern Austrian infrastructure, including Vienna Hbf, and the run down Romanian railways.

[@samtrak1204]

Good video as usual but your picture quality is blurry and not crystal clear like it used to be. What happened?

[@castigmaxim3027]

Like !

[@duncanidaho75]

Made that trip 20 years ago...twice. At least I know now, what hell on wheel means.

[@nickdefesche9196]

Awesome video, again!! I try to book this train for a trip in september, but it's quite difficult. Both the Romanian and the Hungarian bookings site. Who can give me advice? Im travelling from Amsterdam. Booking the trip to Vienna is no problem

[@wotan20]

Reference to 10:30 The Danube is the second longest river in Europe (The longest river in Central Europe for sure), after the Volga river. The Volga river is the longest river in Europe.

[@katarzynasikora721]

Widoki ciekawe pociąg mało komfortowy

[@jone2jone299]

بلدان حلوة كلش

[@600322]

It is very common today that stations and other places also express them selfes in an other language than their internal language.For example :english is lingunga franca and almost total understandable among worlds different native languages.

[@ciprian1979]

Nice. I liked it. Your map is not quite right, the railway line reaches the bank of the Danube at Orsova, not at Moldova Noua, as your map shows :), but it's ok.

[@SimplyRailway]

Thanks for correcting me :)

[@isaakasimov2456]

Bevor es diesen Hauptbahnhof gab, musste man über den Südbahnhof Richtung Osten fahren. Ich bin 2006, oder 2007 nach Budapest Keleti gefahren - der Bahnhof dort war eine Katastrophe, und natürlich war auch der Südbahnhof schon in die Jahre gekommen.

[@dragos.m]

the pleasure of traveling by train in Romania: it gives you the opportunity to see every detail around you, it has the same speed as a bicycle

[@cocos748]

Come on, spare me! I went by train through the country and it is not exactly as it is being hailed in an extremely negative way. Romania has a rather "bushy" and large railway network that is difficult to maintain and needs a lot of money and time to be modernized. I like to go by train through the country and I didn't feel the need to complain but to enjoy the landscapes of this wonderful country.😁

[@SergiuC..]

I would say that the route towards Brasov is more scenic and faster than the one along the Danube. Also, you mentioned the Astra train you want to check. They founded their own private company called Astra Trans Carpatic with brand new carriages being built (green with yellow just for reference if you look for it). Even in 2nd class the seats are just awesome. They usually operates from Arad (western side of Romania) to Bucharest. And they have these private compartments as well. Maybe you can give it a try.

[@markoobid2005]

Pity it wasn't an AVA200 sleeping car of ASTRA Arad, they are new and very modern, some even compare them to Nightjet's Comfortlines. This one is just a modernized Görlitz sleeper. Probably this is the reason why there were empty compartments in the end - different configuration.

[@sagichnicht6748]

Only in the deluxe room you get to look at a (non-working) shower ;)

[@172Manager]

The train looks more like a normal regional train and the equipment is quite poor for an international train. The 2nd class seems much too cramped. The 1st class seats could be wider and more thickly padded. Can the seats be adjusted at all? Compartment cars with light switches and curtains/blinds are best 👌

[@AndrewG1989]

Those carriages are very nice and are well looked after and are very clean. 😊

[@xrayfish2020]

You got "robbed" of 90 euros for a dusty and broken room - the night attendant saw you and took you for a fool. Besides that, I enjoy your content very much - happy travels and keep posting 👍

[@SimplyRailway]

I don't agree with that. He gave me correct rate for the sleeping car. He might have kept for himself but I was more than happy to be in the sleeping car and that's all that matter. I have never seen an attendant giving away a free compartment to a stranger just because it's not occupied! Plus I'm not a railway employee...

[@xrayfish2020]

@@SimplyRailway Okay, thanks for clearing that up with me. Your journeys are inspiring me to follow your steps and plan a few trips this year from London via the train, so once again thanks for sharing with us all.

[@danplesea9876]

@@SimplyRailway As a Romanian i can confirm that the fare is indeed that expensive, especially since you were booked to a cabin with shower.

[@darius_alex2043]

12:34 I think that the reason why the train was so slow was because the train was going through the Balota hill. The worst portion of track in the country. Or I think that’s Balota hill.

[@rachelehrenberg9231]

Je suis tout à fait certain que 90 euros sont allés directement dans sa poche.

[@SimplyRailway]

Y'a moyen

[@stefanbenitz8465]

You could't go across the Danube-River, because the Danube floss in the South of Bucuresti

[@pettylein]

Well, the Danube is not the longest river in Europe. Actually, it's just the third longest. 2nd is Dnipro and the longest is the Volga river

[@Seba03111976]

Actually it is. Dnipro has 2145 km and Danube 2850 km

[@user-ed7eq4ef5d]

2:06 vladimir 😍🥰😎

[@haddockman30]

Is it possible to travel in a seat the whole way from Vienna to Bucharest or is sleeping compartments compulsory?

[@churchill1975]

You can travel all the way in a seat.

[@dergutejunge]

I took the couchette last fall and it went the original route, just seats were bookable for the whole journey back then.

[@zorilaz]

Yes it is. I've done this trip, many times. You can have a seat or you can have the whole compartment to yourself or you can share. Different options.

[@bodyz111]

The Danube is not the longest river, Volga is

[@blessedkarl5764]

i was stationed at Budapest-Keleti during the initial months of the Ukranian refugee-situation and this train was always late 😅

[@ashleyrobinson4217]

What Class was that DB Loco at 8:40?

[@danplesea9876]

It is a Transmontana built at Craiova by Softronic.

[@denisaoanadan]

🙋🌎

[@luisstransport]

I'm early

[@valuetraveler2026]

Ive done part of this route. You were lucky the train was rerouted. The passport check is a problem for this route ironically caused by the Austrian government. I think RO gets Schengen in 24 which would make this route via Vienna more attractive. There are better trains leaving directly from Budapest

[@SimplyRailway]

Agreed! The trains from Budapest are way better and efficient. Can't wait to see RO in Schengen