🇩🇪🇸🇪Riding on Sweden's Amazing Sleeper Train from Berlin to Stockholm | Snälltåget

Snälltåget : Berlin Hbf→ Stockholm C
◆I'm a Japanese train enthusiast and stayed in Europe for about a month this summer.
This time I got to visit many European countries and ride their unique trains.
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[@kugastravel5180]

Thanks for watching as always! To support this channel - just click Like and Subscribe, and SUPER THANKS button. Your support will help me to continue and improve my video.🤝 Please let me know what you think about this video - I appreciate your feedback and suggestions.

[@freedomforever6718]

Thanks for posting as usual but I'm back out to work (outdoor chores) because it is such a beautiful day here in northeastern California! I'll watch later today. Keep up the good work! Thanks.

[@southie256]

kuga another great adventure

[@maedero05]

Nice to see you here in Europe ! Unfortunate those borders, Japan or USA heaven still faraway, except msst western european states there not uch ultra highspeed around. Hope you have enjoyed tour stay !

[@antonio82917]

Hi, what camera do you use?

[@robertofraser101]

Thank you enjoyed a lot over 3 country's my first ever holiday abroad was Stockholm.thsnk you very enjoyable

[@zidflame]

Thank you as always for a nice video Kuga! I'm sorry your experience with Snälltåget wasn't better considering the steep price (rip wallet). If you come to Sweden again I recommend taking the X2000 between Stockholm-Gothenburg or Stockholm-Malmö. It's our fastest train and quite cozy in first class. Happy travels!

[@Trandans]

I hope you enjoyed your short stay here - greetings from Sweden! 🇸🇪 🙂

[@NerdX151]

One thing people need to remember is that this is a couchette train, not a sleeper train, and Snälltåget's main target group are young people travelling together. So the quality onboard is never gonna be the same as on a Nightjet service.

[@astorMorisson]

These look like the old DB night trains. Does the train not also have the sleeper compartments? To be honest though I never minded to share these compartments but I do understand why some people wouldn't like to.

[@bartduynstee1577]

@@astorMorisson these ARE old DB-cars.

[@JimBackabo]

Well the service and accomondation aboard Snälltåget are better then on SJ (our other train company going this route) you would for example not have any thing to buy on a night-train with them, the prices are about the same though since there is no competition. But I would never use night train for this route it is to slow, by swapping train in Copenhagen & Hamburg and then using Danish and German trains the trip Berlin-Malmö takes less then 6 hours costing less then 100 €,

[@user-yp6kn2uw4k]

@@JimBackabo Well, he probably wanted to enjoy the night trip)) Anyway, the trip was too expensive.

[@drdewott9154]

@@JimBackabo Thats an awfully optimistic time estimate. All the fastest trains I can find from Copenhagen to Hamburg alone take 4 hours and 45 minutes, and are prone to overcrowding and delays. Plus with transfers and the fastest trains from Hamburg to Berlin taking almost 2 hours, and then it takes 7 hours and 15 minutes to travel between Copenhagen and Berlin on the fastest possible itinary. And of course you gotta add an additional half hour or more to that to get to Malmö, so its close to 8 hours to travel between the 2 anyways. The perfect amount of time to spend a night

[@malacca1951]

Another wonderful video - as usual! I felt sorry for you when you arrived in your room in the dark! Scandinavia is often dark, but trains should have an easy-to-find light-switch! And again, I felt SO sorry that you were given the same bread for supper as you got for breakfast! Denmark (particularly) is very famous for its pastries (and Danish people eat them for breakfast). I would have expected you to receive a pastry (or Danish bacon, which is also famous!) I love your sub-titles on screen and the beautiful way you phrase the words. Like all Japanese people, you are very kind - even when things are not quite right! Thanks again!

[@zendoc62]

Hello Kuga - thank you for taking us along on your journey. I’m looking forward to your ride to Norway. But, I’m looking forward even more to returning with you to Japan! Such a beautiful country. 😊

[@larshelmin]

18:00 Malmö Central is mostly a through station with trains going in the Citytunnel under the city of Malmö. Night trains, some long distance and local trains still use the old station above ground. At 18:15 you see the beginning of the tunnel. An other odd fact, while the rest of Swedens trains ride on the left side of double tracks, trains switch to right side tracks before Malmö so they are on same side when entering Denmark :)

[@Dream.of.Endless]

Was about to mention the track switching from right to left just before the train enters Malmo C, when noticed your comment. 👍🏻

[@dennispedersen7460]

Simple answer - though odd as it doesn’t really mean the world to tragic, is that car lanes are right sided unlike the Uk for instance.

[@jarmoluotonen]

@@dennispedersen7460 Sweden had left-side road traffic until late 1960’s when they switched to the right (known as the h-dagen). Trains (and Stockholm’s Tunnelbana) however remained on the left.

[@drdewott9154]

Very nice trip report! Also that bird at the station in Stockholm is a Jackdaw. Its a small corvid bird, so in the same family as crows. They're quite smart birds and often live in big colonies by train stations or residential areas together with rooks, another crowlike bird that's all black with a grey beak. You'll often find rooks and jackdaws together with hooded seagulls at transit hubs in scandinavia as they scour the area for leftover food by humans, or use human vehicles like buses and cars to crack open things like nuts.

[@happycook6737]

Interesting.

[@lgparker4726]

If it's on it's own; it's a Crow, if there's more than one; it's a Rook.

[@drdewott9154]

@@lgparker4726 Look mate I'm the one who has read about birds. Besides a group of crows is called a murder. A murder of crows. The rook is a separate species from crows. Again easily recognizable with its light gray beak and black body, often living with jackdaws.

[@lgparker4726]

I grew up with them. And they are all corvids.

[@hb1338]

@@lgparker4726 So are you a crow or a rook ?

[@Schtekberg]

I saw a lot of your videos during the pandemic so it's cool to suddenly see you've been filming in my hometown of Stockholm! If you ever come back you need to try out the ferry boats in the archipelago. Would definitely be your kind of thing. Love your videos as always!

[@kruxi_cro]

definitely visit Stockholm again this year, 'cause there will be electric ferrys in service

[@bmolitor615]

Trains that run six-sleepers are just a different mode of transport. More of an adventure than a luxury.

[@yogiaol]

But it is for everyone it cost from 39 Euro.

[@BlinkyB23]

It was so dark! Didn't seem as clean or cozy as some of the other sleeper trains you've been on...Though the dining car looked elegant. It seems like it was a very interesting experience! Thanks, Kuga!

[@williammckinney4090]

I think keeping the lighting outside the couchettes to the minimum requirement for safety is very considered for sleeping passengers.

[@BlinkyB23]

@@williammckinney4090 I guess. It looks hard to navigate at night and not very inviting.

[@alexstrolls801]

As someone that lives in Denmark and went several times to Germany and Sweden, this video looks very familiar. I hope you slept well during your brief stay in Denmark :D

[@ptosky]

Nice video! When I saw your midnight snack I cried. I love seeing the bento boxes you choose. As for the train compared to the japanese ones it looked old, worn out and downright filthy. That window in your cabin.... ewh... I find the price you paid for something so basic exorbitant. As always you were kind and respectful. Imo the lunch looked acceptable at best, but I loved hearing your opinion. And I think we need more respectful, tidy tourists who clean after themselves instead of unruly loud drunkards. Thank you for the video.

[@MrMikeTheMan89]

He paid for 6 places but only used one, that's why it's so expensive

[@ncwg4]

I have been amazed by this series how Kuga can produce such insightful and generally positive videos on his experience in Europe, yet half the comments are complaining about the trains, "apologising" for x, or making inaccurate comparisons to other services. Crazy when that is not the tone Kuga uses at all! He just presents it as it is. Anyway, some of the complaining I'm seeing: 1. On the cost, he bought the equivalent of 6 tickets to book out that compartment. That invalidates all comparisons on cost. People then saying "you paid so much and got that service?" Yes, if I bought 6 economy seats on an aeroplane, I don't suddenly get business class service, I just get 6 in flight meals. Sleeping on a row of economy seats on a plane also is not equivalent to a lie down business class bed, and the same is true here. A comparison with Japan would be buying 6 nobi nobi seats on the sunrise express and expecting the same service as a duluxe room. 2. Having said that, while couchettes are not the most comfortable to sit on, and most are really old now, as beds I think they are fine. I am currently on a trip across Europe and was on a couchette last night and it was better than several of the hotels I had been on (not a very high bar but they are really not as bad as they look. OBB's pillows suck though). 3. I even saw a comment on how the train was not sitting on the platform for any real time before leaving Berlin. (and obviously confused Kuga, understandable for the first time). I don't see how this is a "problem". The board said when the train was leaving, the train left then. These aren't rail tours or cruises, these are scheduled intercity services and Berlin HBF is not a small quiet station that can have a platform occupied by a train for longer than is needed. 4. And on the comments of the train being "old and dirty". No argument about it being old and like every travel enthusiast look forward to seeing what OBB do with the new Nightjet stock. Though I will caution that Caledonian Sleeper got new stock in the last few years and it has resulted in horror stories with its reliability, so appreciate as Kuga does at the end, that you at least get to your destination. I've yet to understand the "dirty" comments in most of these videos, the stations yes but the train interiors seem fine and the exteriors could be better but I'd rather the trains are actually out and doing a service than be polished museum pieces. The best one was the comment on the Eurostar video that the front of the train was dirty. Yes, that happens after you run at 300kph for 2.5 hours during summer. All I can say it that I look forward to visiting Japan, a country where the flies are considerate enough to not get in the way of the trains! Again, good to see that Kuga is not his commentators and appreciates and shows us his different experiences (good and bad!).

[@ncwg4]

@@Lokomowal If you think that is the only explanation of butthurt you need to see more of the internet :)

[@scottfischer6029]

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[@jannys7707]

Another great video Kuga. The bird is a Jackdaw, part of the crow family but smaller. We get quite a lot here in the UK.

[@miss.medieval.turban]

I am so happy and relieved that you got to experience Swedish railways in a positive way. It has made me want to go down to Germany with the Snälltåget in the other direction because I live near Stockholm. Thank you so much for a great video!

[@Hotislandoffshore]

Weird sitting in Stockholm watching this. Welcome to Stockholm.　いらっしゃいませ。 The name of that bird is Kaja.

[@FlexxenRandomPlaces]

Oh, we were actually able to see Kuga-san! Also, as someone who grew up in Northern Germany and always found it hard to travel to Sweden other than by plane or car, I am really excited to try out this sleeper train.

[@drdewott9154]

Well there are actually 2 trains now. There's the Snälltåget that runs from Berlin and stops at Hamburg Hbf close to midnight. But there's also another train run by SJ, the Swedish state railways, from Hamburg Altona direct to Stockholm, going through Denmark entirely at night, meaning it gets you to Stockholm much faster. The SJ train also has private sleeper compartments if you dont wanna be in a couchette.

[@trainenthusiast7695]

@@drdewott9154 Soon enough the SJ train also goes as far as berlin, giving it an advantage to snälltåget when they don't run year round to Berlin

[@lotta489]

Thank you! I am from Berlin but live in Sweden and I wondered what this would be like. Now I know.

[@keefry]

Thank you for showing the cute bird!! Please feature more birds from your travels 🙇

[@williammckinney4090]

I'm really impressed that Snalltaget maintains a proper sit-down dining car with real meals and cutlery.

[@kristofferhellstrom]

The meals are just heated but I get what you're saying :P There sure are more luxurious trains in the world.

[@sylkuroaeol7171]

Great video! The bird isn't a Swedish crow, its' a western jackdaw (Coloeus monedula).

[@marcusohlsson3130]

"I'm getting scared that this might not be the right platform" We have all had that feeling either we travelled by buss, train or plane. Atleast us normal people!

[@Medyo]

I like that you say goodbyes to every train room, or bus that you ride, like a salutation for your safe journey. I kind of do that, in silence as my ode to the means that journeyed with me and made me feel safe as I reached my destination.

[@southie256]

hello kuga looks like another great adventure your taking us on can't wait😃

[@siegfredlabang5410]

I like your video. It includes natural sights and sounds without the voice narration.

[@outdooradventures1]

Amazing tour my friend thanks for sharing and greetings from Sweden 🇸🇪

[@JoelMatton]

I got to experience this train ride back when the train rode onto a ferry. It was a very strange experience being on a train that rolls onto a boat, and then being able to exit the train and hang out on the boat for the duration of the boat ride, then back down to the train when the boat starts getting close to shore. I believe this current route is temporary and that it will go through the Fehrman Belt Tunnel when it's completed.

[@susanr.562]

Same here! It felt pretty wild to roll onto the ferry!

[@cuclainne]

Travelled in one of these from northern Sweden to Stockholm and it took about the same number of hours. Initially, the kids grumbled about the lack of wifi but as we left in the late evening, they soon settled to sleep and the journey surprisingly didn't feel that long. Yeah, the cabin is only lockable from the inside - hard to go to the dining car when all our valuables are in the cabin so someone had to be left behind.

[@sheilaathay2034]

I remember the Stockholm train station! I was there in 1989 to take the train to Oslo...it was very interesting! I wish I could have stayed in Stockholm to explore it. It's a beautiful city💖

[@welnyvelez573]

It's such a long journey and it's sooo worth it❤️totally enjoying this trip ❤️thanks to you Kuga vids very well served

[@paracog]

Thanks for another interesting shared trip. I was wishing you had a fancier room for that fare price. Hope you enjoy Norway!

[@Fuchsschwinge]

"I'm afraid this might be the wrong platform" - well nice to see you got to enjoy the usual charm of going by train in germany ;) surprisingly the train seemed to arrived at the right time, not an hour later! The pattern of the seats is common in germany, seems like this part was a german train once, the overall design reminds me of older german trains. The seats seem to have seen many passengers... Beeing waken up at 2am by the Border Police wouldn't be my ideal night, but I like that you enjoyed the trip nonetheless. Keep your positive attitude! :)

[@Thomas-lk5cu]

Welcome to Scandinavia! As a Dane I would drive to Stockholm, but the train looks amazing too. I didn’t even knew we had such nice trains here! Haha. Looking forward to watching your Scandinavian videos!

[@drdewott9154]

I mean to be fair the Swedish rail network is one of the most liberalised in the world. There is a lot of competition between different operators, and Snälltåget operates in direct competition with the State railways SJ, and while their trains are not as fast as the X2000, they're competing by having a lower price and better ammenities onboard like a full restaurant. Snälltåget runs several departures per day from Malmö to Stockholm which is their flagship route, but they also operate the Berlin Night Express during the summer, and the Ski train from Malmö and several Danish cities to Austria during December. Ads for it have appeared across train stations in all of Denmark now.

[@skoenster]

Nice video Kuga - as always 🙂 and I hope you had a great time in Scandinavia. I know it is still pretty early when the train crosses the Great Belt, but it is for sure also a stunning sight. Knowing that you also like ferries: Next time you are in beautiful Stockholm, take the overnight ferry to either Helsinki or Turku/Åbo in Finland. The Stockholm archipelago is, in my eyes, the most scenic and beautiful maritime environment 😀 and the ferries from Viking Line/Silja Line are really top of the range when it comes to car ferries and not dedicated cruise ships. Cheers from Denmark. 🛳

[@peterhonig4954]

Kuga, I like your European holiday-traintrips very much and this video is very nice. Fyi the restaurantcar is attached to the train in Malmo.

[@footsteps1252]

You feel the history of the sheets. Well,I wonder about the pillow & blanket,did they feel fresh?🤔. That bread you had sure needed that distraction to taste "exceptional"😅. And having one's passport checked at 2am🥴. Thank you for sharing your experience.

[@marksoler7338]

Back in the early 2000s when I took the opposite direction, it was "The Berlin Night Express" and the train car was loaded on a ferry. One did not sleep well with so much activity!

[@rafaelsays175]

The Europeans can learn a lot about aesthetics and comfort from the Japanese.

[@hfb_blaacc2591]

It's not like they are not aware of it. Check out the ÖBB's new coaches coming next year. Other companies are struggling to justify upgrading their trains because sleeper trains popularity has been on the decline for a long time.

[@chellastation]

The Japanese sleeper trains already looked comfortable, and the Swedish took what worked and applied to their trains 🚅😴

[@Seabob65]

Thanks for this!! Loved joining you on your journey, and your super sense of humour!!

[@thomaswhitten2537]

It must be hard, scary and exciting to travel through Europe. All the different languages is hard enough. But English seems to be a life saver! I guess now you have a much better appreciation for the bullet trains of Japan! You have undoubtedly the best trains and rail staff in the world in Japan. When you get home, you'll have to ride one just to shake off the trains of the EU!! Great video! 🙂

[@malcolmfairman5494]

When I was 22 I got a rover ticket for an entire month and travelled all around Europe on the trains. People were so friendly, I never found the language barrier to be a big problem, there was always ways to communicate. However when you went behind the iron curtain and found the message 'do not lean out of the window' in five languages but not one of them being English, then you felt you were going into the unknown, LOL. But for Japanese it must be ten times harder. And yes those shinkansen's, they are the Rolls Royce of travel.

[@kristofferhellstrom]

i wish we had bullet trains in Sweden but it's way to expensive for us :/

[@malcolmfairman5494]

@@kristofferhellstrom you got a fast one that goes from Stockholm to Gothenburg, I know it's not like a shinkansen, but when I went on it in 1996 it was a pretty fine train.

[@kristofferhellstrom]

@@malcolmfairman5494 Well, everything's relative. We'll never have as fast as Japan not only because it's expensive but also because our landscape. We would have to rebuild our entire railroad network.

[@malcolmfairman5494]

@@kristofferhellstrom Still yours are better then the high speed trains we have here, on the normal ones that go 125 mph (Is that really high speed??) the leg room means you have your legs under your chin. But totally agree the Shinkansens are in a class of their own.

[@kevincaldwell4707]

As a Canadian with terrible train service (Via Rail), I envy these countries that have good trains that go where people want to go.

[@denisepacetti4559]

The trains in Japan seem much more modern and luxurious.

[@craddocraddoc]

True, still trains in europe are real workhorses, being used by way more people on more tracks and for longer distances than any train could do on a small island like japan. That is like comparing a 1 mio. miles 40ton truck to handwashed, weekend used bentley. Even worse in this case is that sleeper trains are not very common in europe any more since it takes quite long to travel with them. So often those still in use are quite old and in a bad condition.

[@hfb_blaacc2591]

@@craddocraddoc Japan is not a 'small island'.. it is almost as long as Spain, France and Germany, end-to-end. I do agree though that sleeper trains in europe are not the greatest. But that's fueled by the fact that they became fairly unpopular and a lot of them got cancelled, so companies are not willing to invest more into it.

[@mohamedb3902]

Yes I agreed with you

[@CreachterZ]

@@hfb_blaacc2591 Depends on where you are from. Greetings from the US!

[@Chibi-kittenplays]

Oh I know that anxiety far far too well. That it isn't the right platform.. that it isn't the right time.. that I have the wrong ticket. .all of it!! Go you for doing this!

[@talfacprez]

The green apple is also a fruit to help people if they get motion sick especially on ships and trains. There is a reason why your apple is green.

[@dcrom]

That looked pretty bleak..."kinda unique", as you said.... love your videos, and really glad you share your very interesting trip. Thanks!

[@shaiby73]

17 hours trip, in an old and basic cabin, for the price of 400+ US$. This is not the way to make night-trains great again...

[@yogajedi3337]

A rip of, no wonder why almost almost no sane native people pay for that soggy train ride, except perhaps Greta with friends because they are forced to 😄.

[@englishatheart]

For that price the train better be the Hogwarts Express!

[@london3618]

By plane is way cheaper indeed😅

[@cogman62]

@@yogajedi3337 Greta from Sweden? She’s a neat gal. So is Johnny Wishbone!

[@Ebbagull]

He's basically riding first class, what with having a private room. The normal price is about 60 US$.

[@jorgjorgsen7528]

i love this long sleeper train rides, i come from Stuttgad but live now in norway and i take this trains evry year 2-3 times to visit family. It is so effortless, i even can play CS:GO with my friends on my laptop haha

[@anthonywalsh2164]

Thanks Kuga. Your dry sense of humour is appreciated. Also appreciated is that you took this train so that I now know it’s a waste of money.

[@sueKay]

I would love to do this journey! The only parts I've done before is getting the train a little north of Hamburg to visit friends, and the section between Copenhagen and Malmo. I would say though that I love Hamburg too much to just go through it without stopping, I'd probably need to spend a few days there and then do the sleeper after the visit. Copenhagen and Malmo are both well worth a visit too, though Copenhagen is the most expensive place I've ever visited (probably still cheaper that Switzerland though!). The bird at the end is a Jackdaw, they're a type of crow and are extremely clever. There are lots of them where I stay and they get to know peoples' faces, so they don't fly away from me anymore!

[@brokenumbrella913]

いつもアメリカから楽しく見ています！　くがさんの "big sad" の使い方がナチュラルすぎて笑っちゃいました

[@user-yf6iv5qe2g]

Здравей от България! Много интересно видео! Благодаря ти!

[@SonicPhonic]

Thank you. I took Swedish tranis along the coast to the Artic to the Lofoten Islands and the Norwegian trains down to Oslo. I much prefered the Norwegian trains as they are state owned with lots of amenities, and the Swedish trains were owned by private corporations so the cost and routes were more complicated. I was allowed in the sleeper car of the Norwgian train, which was literally a reclining Queen Anne wing chair. I slept so well I almost missed my stop. The Norwegian landscape is better than anything I've seen, even here in the Canadian Rocky Mountains.

[@GodofAshes]

In spite of there being 10+ train companies in active operation in Sweden, almost none of them are privately owned. The vast majority of trains in Sweden are owned by the government, or run as a collaborative effort between the different local province communes - which effectively still makes them government. Most long distance trains are run by SJ, which is 100% owned by the Swedish government. Ironically, a large number of long distance trains (specifically going far north along the east coast) are run by Vy which is... The Norwegian government owned transit company, so still not private. The only train services in Sweden that are not owned by the communes or government are Snälltåget, MTRX, and FlixTrain - all of which do not run routes north of Stockholm, and the volume of trains they operate pales in comprasion... And even then, since you can book all your trips through SJ or Vy's services for transit in both Norway and Sweden, I don't see how costs and routes are more complicated between the two. This doesn't change the fact that Norwegian routes are far more scenic, I'm just pointing out that finding privately owned train companies in the north of Sweden is pretty much impossible, so the reason for your differences in experience will not be due to whether or not your line is operated by the government.

[@reluginbuhl]

It's a small type of crow called a western jackdaw. They are very common in Europe. (I just looked them up on Wikipedia: they are closely related to crows, but have now been reclassified as being closely related to crows, but not technically a crow.) In the East (China and Russia, but apparently not Japan) there are Daurian jackdaws.

[@solstickan]

The bird at the end is a European Jackdaw, and you'd be correct, they are part of the crow family. :) A very intelligent and social bird.

[@Daneelro]

Heh, you keep showing me memories from my youth! Many years ago, my family did a big tour of Scandinavia by car (I would have preferred rail but not my parents). On the third day, we went from Germany to Sweden. In the evening, we found a camping place near Tranås. I well remember when, coming from Lake Vättern on a small road, we reached the main railway in a valley lit beautifully by the low Sun - and you included a clip just at that spot at 21:24 - 21:38!!!

[@normansenanayake5158]

such a simple but interestig sweet memories

[@normansenanayake5158]

such a simple but interestig sweet memories

[@Sven6345789]

P.S. The Bird at 23:39 is called a Jackdaw in english, Kaja in swedish and Dohle in german. japanese コクマルガラス or Kokumarugarasu in latin alphabet

[@yt_hatesfreespeech]

Like a true Japanese person he patiently waits for the train to come to a full stop before walking towards it, everyone else start moving the moment they see the train coming lol

[@southie256]

hello kuga looks like another great andventure your taking us on can't wait.😃

[@tomparker5934]

Wonderful video! All 3 countries happen to be on my travel plans for 2023 and beyond. Thanks plenty!

[@ToABrighterFuture]

If your wallet's crying at the prospect of $448 to get a *private room* from Berlin to Stockholm, then I double dog dare you to check the fare for a bedroom on Amtrak's California Zephyr from Chicago to Emeryville. That route, you might have trouble finding *coach* seats at that price. That said, the California Zephyr should definitely be on your radar if you're serious about train travel. The section from Denver heading west through the Rockies is INCREDIBLE. The Southwest Chief is another long route from Amtrak, running from Chicago to LA via the desert southwest. Consider it.

[@Alte_Seele]

Die Amtrak-Züge bieten aber mehr Komfort. Da gibt es Speisewagen, Aussichtswagen und vor allem Schaffner!

[@SoloSeatAdventures]

Actually, when comparing by distance the $448 is more expensive then Amtrak's Cali Zephyr route. From Berlin to Stockholm the distance is about 650 miles (1050 km) while from Emeryville to Chicago is about 2100 miles (3415 km) or about triple the distance. So $448*3 is about $1348 or about $200 more than a roomette on Amtrak at $1100. You also have meals included in that price for the two day journey. Oh, coach/economy seats are about $250 for the journey, so not that expensive if you can tough out two days in a seat. Now if you want to see expensive, check out VIA's Canadian train in Canada, those are some expensive tickets for a train (outside of Orient Express type trains.)

[@cheetahjab]

Thanks for having us along for the ride!

[@joannagraf7645]

My husband and I lived in Hamburg for a year and a half and for Easter 2022 we took this train Hamburg to Norköpping return to visit friends and we really enjoyed the trip

[@pocketderp6293]

Where the USB ports are mounted, that was originally the waste garbage can. The wagon was more or less only modernized. A bright spot is the locomotive that pulls the train, although similarly old, but actually very reliable despite the old technology. In Sweden, another locomotive obviously pulled, at 140 Km/h the limit would have been reached with the first one

[@englishatheart]

Old technology tends to be more reliable. Things were built to last back in the day. Nowadays, things are made as cheaply and quickly as possible. Can't have billion dollar companies actually spend money, now can we? They want to make as much profit as possible but do little to truly earn it.

[@anandwilsontravelblogs5393]

Very good guidelines of Germany to Sweden train journey. Best wishes to you.

[@barbroevanderlindquist4128]

Well that was a nice surprise to look at mr Kuga san att a modern Swedish nigth train! Hope you found the travel and Stockholm positivt! 🚈🚇🚉🕊🇸🇪

[@AmbientWalking]

What a journey! Love it! Incredible zest and full of life! Thanks a lot! : )

[@user-yb2yc5gw4x]

私もハンブルクからストックホルムまで一人で寝台で行ったことがあります。遥か昔、若かったです。懐かしい想い出です。

[@michaelhall8586]

Beautiful trip.never seen the sleeper train version before

[@gingerschatshow]

Hi Kuga- glad you had fun on that trip. You should try our Amtrak Zepyher Train that goes from Seattle to California (USA) and also the Empire Builder as well. Also Amtrak has a 27 day vacation package where you can take train trips around the country by Amtrak. :D Thanks for showing your Video. :D Hope all is well with you.

[@mikehibbett3301]

I find your travel videos so calming at the end of the day, thank you!

[@830seagull]

以前から乗ってみたかった路線の予習😅をさせて頂きました。有難うございます。朝食BOXの内容に笑ってしまいました😄列車の旅は良いですね。

[@kugastravel5180]

ご視聴いただきありがとうございます。 別チャンネルで日本人向けに日本語でも解説していますので、ぜひそちらも併せてご覧ください。 kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6qaaXeAgL-FfrM

[@chewar7537]

I would definitely pay to have my own compartment...no way I would ever share one with a stranger. Just bizarre to me that other countries do that. Great video! Thanks for sharing...

[@seanwagner6992]

Thanks for the video. It was pleasantly relaxing. The end brought back so many good memories. I have been to Stockholm many times before the pandemic and am very familiar with Stockholm Central Station. I miss Stockholm. It is one of my favorite cities. So beautiful, especially (of course) in summer. There used to be a direct flight from Los Angeles where I live, to Stockholm. So it was very convenient.

[@RSMaxxy]

That bird you saw on the platform in Stockholm is called a jackdaw in English, and they're very common all over Europe, lol.

[@knv9090]

A lot of people commenting on the expense. He booked the entire room, so he paid what closer to what would be charged for 6 people. Also, since the rooms are shared normally, having rooms lockable from outside means giving keys for everyone.

[@per-olamjomark7452]

Commenting on what you write at 18:00 - it is not quite true that Malmö is a dead-end station. Since 12 December 2010, the "City Tunnel" has been in operation, giving Malmö Central Station an underground level with a through station for long-distance trains to/from Denmark. But at ground level, it is a dead-end station for some long-distance traffic such as your train. I guess shunting is easier at ground level?

[@robertomariovieyra6804]

It gave me the opportunity to practice my basic English. Thank you very much kid.

[@astrinymris9953]

I had to pause this at 9:36 at the bathroom sign! So clear without words, and so funny too. 🤣🤣🤣

[@marna_li]

How exciting to see this! Malmö is no longer a terminus - since 2010.. If you would have taken the Öresund trains the first station in Sweden would be Hyllie, the site of the Emporia shopping mall and Malmö Arena, and then you would have experienced the City Tunnel, passing through Triangeln ("The Triangle" station, also close to a mall in the city) and finally the Malmö C underground platforms. Usually, only national trains (SJ trains) and Snälltågen start and stop above ground. To them it is a terminus. Though they sometimes pass through the underground station too.

[@hfb_blaacc2591]

We certainly don't have the best sleeper trains in central europe, but that's what happens when people stop travelling by train and use their own car or fly everywhere. Sleepers popularity has been on the decline for a long time now and companies are therefore cautious to spend money on improving it. I have high hopes for ÖBB's new nightjets, maybe they will mark a change for european sleeper train travel.

[@Jmaynardkeynes]

너무 좋습니다...^^

[@freudenberg101]

Snäll is a swedenised word for the german schnell, which means fast. But in swedish it means kind.

[@stuartatkins5425]

Wow. This is so much nicer than the overnight I took back in 1965 from Paris to Berlin. Things sure have changed.

[@andtsech2602]

It's amazing that a chinese subtitle included. And even more exciting that it's provided by a japanese vblogger. Good job!

[@iatsd]

What's impressive is that that is actually worse than Amtrak sleeper trains in the USA. I didn't think that was possible. How amazingly dismal.

[@craddocraddoc]

Europe has a very well build highway system and every cattle ranch has it's own airport. Therefore sleeer trains are not very common in europe any more since they are slow, expensive and not very comfortable. That is why the last existing ones are mostle refurbished last generation wagons from the 1980s...

[@user-ly5bc4xd2s]

فيديو جميل. شكراجزيلا لكم والله يحفظكم ويرعاكم ويحميكم جميعا. تحياتنا لكم من غزة فلسطين

[@markclayton626]

Thank you for sharing the journey from Berlin to Stockholm, was like a onboard prison that train, more of a work horse than a luxury dream liner, but the video was enjoyable, plus I like prison documentaries. I’m looking forward to the Oslo vid if you made one Kuga, love your vids…. 👍

[@madamematriark.]

🤣😂🤣

[@chasemartin4450]

This train looks luxurious compared to some of the commuter rail cars in the United States...

[@Dream.of.Endless]

@16:32 Technically speaking, while you were on the Oresund bridge, you were in Sweden. The border between Denmark and Sweden ends just about whether by car or train you have left Perberholm and start entering the bridge section. And thanks for all the videos you have shared on your channel. Very informative.

[@malcolmfairman5494]

I once rode that train but only from Stockholm to Copenhagen. Yes it was via a ferry, so you would go to sleep and wake in the middle of the night to a gentle rocking motion totally different from what you expected. Some Danish trains were the same, riding across massive lakes on ferries. I didn't know on one ride, so when the attendant said 'soon you can get out and take a walk around' I was like, 'what?' Then it was suddenly stopped on a ferry, so you could go for a walk around. "0 minutes, back on board for the journey.

[@starvictory7079]

That was the sea, not lakes. :)

[@wilhelmh9495]

Took that train last summer with friends. Was very enjoyable, we sat drinking beers and playing boardgames and arrived early in the morning. Not sure I would do it if I had to share woth strangers though.

[@rowaystarco]

So cool that you went to Scandinavia. What I find quite interesting is that modern Japanese and Scandinavian interior design in some ways look quite similar. I guess that's why "Japandi" is a style. Looking forward to watching this "episode" of your Europe adventure. So going to Oslo. Could my DFDS prediction from Oslo to Copenhagen become true? I thought I saw the deck on a DFDS ferry. Sad you didn't have time to see Stockholm, it's a lovely city.

[@bobconnolly1614]

I really appreciate your sense of humour, Kuga..and your videos are first class...👍

[@HumbertoMesa]

No bento not Kuga's Travel 🤣🤣🤣 Thanks for the sleep ride !!!

[@andersfalck6633]

Liked your video, I have still to do this trip myself from hometown Stockholm to a great favourite - Berlin. And also it is always refreshing to see my home country and trains from someone else's foreign view, to learn what is maybe not att all as obvious as we may think!

[@AngelFish007]

I’ve been watching Japanese travel videos. This experience must have been a nightmare…the quality from one country to another is drastic

[@seanwagner6992]

Hi, I'm from Los Angeles. I've been to Stockholm several times. It's one of my favorite cities. And because there is a direct train line from the airport to the city center, I have been to Stockholm's Central station many times. But since the pandemic I have stopped traveling for the time being. Love watching your videos but this one was especially nice for me because I got to see Stockholm Central station again. Thank you.

[@JadenYukifan28]

Interesting picture for the Lavatory, I guess they want you to know what it is......

[@davidwittberg683]

I think you would've loved the Stockholm subway stations, very cool. Maybe next time.