My Epic Sleeper Train Journey from Budapest to Prague on Czech Railways 'Metropol'!

[@Timstravels01]

I’m not sure how I missed this video previously but I’m glad I caught up with it. Excellent as always.

[@LetsMakeaTrip]

Cheers Tim. Like most of my European rail journeys, I enjoyed it but they do terribly on KZbin for views. Maybe that’s why you missed it 😂 All-in-all though, one of the best sleeper experiences I’ve had.

[@anianoenrique2115]

I agree with you on Budapest. I was there with the wife and kids last August and we all wanted to go back there as soon as possible. A great city !

[@LetsMakeaTrip]

My first time there and yep, so much to see and do. Great transport system too. What’s not to like!!👍

[@conradmason87]

Excellent. Lived in Prague a few years back really nice to see the station again and hear the beautiful Czech language being spoken. Thank you. 👍

[@LetsMakeaTrip]

Cheers Conrad, glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@baseballfan99]

Having done a few trips overnight it’s great to see how sleeper trains have taken off again across Europe in the last few years.

[@LetsMakeaTrip]

Agree, hoping to try a few more in the future 👍

[@steve-marsh]

Really impressed with the sleeper carriages, even with that concrete slab you slept on (love a firm mattress) :D I'm the same though, never get quite enough sleep on any sleeper, and the next day I'm generally walking about in a daze...

[@briocheoleary5043]

Never go interrailing? 👍

[@LetsMakeaTrip]

Yep, really smart. As a light sleeper, any little noise, jolt etc I struggle with tbh and the more you think about it etc etc……I think I need to book more day rooms for these kind of adventures 👍

[@enricomonti156]

I totally agree on your opinion about Budapest. It's such a lovely city and i love Hungary in general, as I've visited quite a bit of the country. My elder brother once travelled on the sleeper train to Berlin about a decade ago, but it's been ages since I last travelled on a sleeper train

[@LetsMakeaTrip]

I don’t tend to go back to places twice but I’d make an exception here. So much to see and do. Only really scratched the surface in the time I was there. Might need a sneaky city break next summer now 👍

[@enricomonti156]

@@LetsMakeaTrip if I have to recommend a good place for summer in Hungary, I would recommend the Balaton lake. In particular Tihany, which is a gem of its own kind

[@LetsMakeaTrip]

@@enricomonti156 so many places Enrico, I’ll be back on the interrail at this rate 😂

[@dirkupnmoor]

Good video, Mark! I wouldn't have expected such a beautiful station at Budapest, nice that so much of the architecture has been preserved. Cheers. Dirk

[@LetsMakeaTrip]

Hi Dirk, cheers mate. Yep I think the light helped at Nyugati as it was definitely the ‘golden hour’ time of day. Lovely city Budapest, my first time there and I can’t wait to go back.

[@kissaniko8440]

The Nyugati Railway Station designed by Gustave Eiffel's company, it was handed over in 1877.

[@wavecreatures]

Wow! What an adventure! Thanks for taking us along! Brilliant! 😊

[@LetsMakeaTrip]

Cheers Phil! Thanks, as always, for watching 😊👍

[@garethdavies1000]

Another enjoyable trip video mate well done, as always Cheers for now 😉

[@LetsMakeaTrip]

Cheers Gareth, thanks for watching 😊👍

[@shanewaterman4125]

Enjoyed that one Mark. I'm going to Budapest, hopefully in the next few months to get my teeth done 😂 and, as I have to be there a week was looking for things to do to fill up the time. An overnight to Prague and back seems perfect! 👏

[@LetsMakeaTrip]

Budapest is amazing Shane! My favourite city. If you’ve never been before, you will love it 👍

[@RushGoal1Nil]

I've done that route a few times but only during the day, always end up in buffet car, they have a happy hour, very reasonably priced

[@LetsMakeaTrip]

This was a great sleeper tbf, but I have to agree, I think I prefer travelling in the day and getting to the destination in a reasonable time and not having to wait around all day to check into your hotel.

[@simonwhitlock9189]

The older I get the harder I find it to sleep sobeing on a strange bed and moving would really put me to the test, thanks for another great journey and I look forward to the next one. All the best and stay safe.

[@briocheoleary5043]

You might be suprised.. the rocking and clickiety clack of the night train can be strangely hypnotic

[@simonwhitlock9189]

@@briocheoleary5043 Very true, I have traveled on the Cornish Riviera and found it a most wonderful and restful journey.

[@LetsMakeaTrip]

I think the Cornish Riviera is better in this respect because it doesn’t break its journey to split the train up (unlike this one and the Cal sleeper).

[@LetsMakeaTrip]

Thanks Simon.

[@dazzlingdaz187]

Great video Mark. You talk about a couple hours sleep as though its enough, but as you say it seems good value for the length of journey and having the compartment to yourself. Shame about the rolls at the end, looked a bit cheap!

[@LetsMakeaTrip]

Cheers Daz,yep, I reckon I’m ok up to about 10/11 in the morning then I’m starting to struggle with lack of sleep the night before. Not my ideal breakfast tbh but better than nothing and kept me going 😊

[@broomybank]

That’s a good price, and seemed reasonably comfortable. Presumably it was ok despite not being en suite.

[@LetsMakeaTrip]

Yep, I’m ok with the absence of en suite providing it’s kept clean (which it was on this trip) 👍

[@colinh4553]

Looked like a good trip!

[@LetsMakeaTrip]

It was! I’d definitely do it again but yep, maybe book a day room at my destination to catch up on some sleep the next morning!

[@rebeccahalpern5938]

I loved watching this! Brought back the excitement of sleeper trains, which I’ve been on a couple of times but that was over 30 years ago! I fully intend to go on more in the future.

[@LetsMakeaTrip]

Wow Rebecca, you must get on a few more, they’re a bit different to 30 years ago (well, some of them anyway!). This one’s really nice and reasonably priced I think but you can get some decent fares on the Night Riviera with GWR this time of year. I’ll look out for your adventures 👍

[@rebeccahalpern5938]

@@LetsMakeaTrip I went on a sleeper from Calais to Marseille with my friend at age 17 which was quite an adventure! And the following year a school trip to Russia which included a sleeper from St Petersburg to Moscow.

[@LetsMakeaTrip]

@@rebeccahalpern5938 they both sound fantastic though - what memories are made of!

[@FilFee]

The outages were probably caused by the Class 380 loco. They are known for power delivery problems.

[@Didderly]

Now this one I am...erm' er looking forward to, ;-)

[@catb7059]

What an interesting journey 👍👏

[@LetsMakeaTrip]

And affordable 👍 definitely recommend it if you’re ever out that way 😊

[@jwoodzman]

Awesome! 😊

[@LetsMakeaTrip]

Cheers mate 😊👍

[@cesarchoya6961]

rail reveiw it`s great, friendly mood. music is fantastic, i do appreciate very much not that kind of music you always hear in other videos. but where are you from; your English is barely clear for me to understand. great job though. cheers

[@LetsMakeaTrip]

Thanks mate 😊👍

[@PMAPN]

Does this train go from Prague to Budapest or is it only one way/ different sleep train exists?

[@NerdX151]

Does the train still spend the entire night in Breclav or does it take a detour to use up the hours? I remember when I used this train in 2015, there were two sleepers to Prague, one arriving at 04:00 and one arriving around 08:00. The 8 AM sleeping car was parked in Breclav most of the night and was attached to an InterCity service in the morning.

[@LetsMakeaTrip]

Yeh, about 2.5 hours it kept me awake for!😂

[@Pidalin]

That route between Prague and Budapest is not long enough for a sleeping train, so it has to wait somewhere for at least few hours.

[@derisleybrittain]

Excellent 👍👍👍🥂🥂🥂🥂🥂🍾🍾🍾🍾😀😀😀😀🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

[@LetsMakeaTrip]

Cheers Derisley 😊😊😊😊🚆🚆🚆🚆🚆🚆 🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷🍏🍏🍏🍏🍏🍌

[@mikeb2611]

I am a 58 year old man from USA and thinking of taking a solo journey to Lisbon, Prague and Budapest in 2024. I can not find a train from Lisbon to Prague though. I may have to fly to Prague and then train to Budapest? How is the language barrier? Do people speak english? Thanks!

[@Pidalin]

Train from Lisbon to Prague? It's more than 2000 km, that would take you like week to get there by train. 😀 Trains mostly go only to surrounding countries, so if you want to cross whole Europe by train, it's pretty complicated, you need to check all train companies and plan it carefully and you are risking that you miss some train and you are screwed, but if you like such punk traveling, then you can try. 🙂

[@mikeb2611]

@@Pidalin yes i figured that out...I would fly from Lisbon to Prague or Budapest then take a train from there

[@Pidalin]

@@mikeb2611 Few years ago, I was reading about some plan to unify european train ticket systems and have one ticket from A to B where you don't have to care about who operates that and what country is that, but here in Europe, we can't make a deal even about much simplier things, I think this is total utopia, maybe in year 2080. 😀

[@mikeb2611]

@@Pidalin haha

[@LetsMakeaTrip]

A Eurail ticket is what you need. www.eurail.com/en

[@veeshansoma8834]

Hey buddy, what website did you use to book these train tickets. We are looking to do an overnight train on the 15th August

[@LetsMakeaTrip]

Direct with Czech Railways mate. Use seat61 for advice 👍

[@veeshansoma8834]

@@LetsMakeaTrip do you have a link to the website by any chance, we’re struggling to locate the website where we can make a booking

[@AmirSh-db5yn]

can you tell me if the cabin is noisy and moving hard enough to wake someone up? or train loud horns?

[@LetsMakeaTrip]

I’m a very light sleeper and I didn’t find this particularly noisy. It was the newest sleeper coach in the rake too 👍

[@Pidalin]

I normaly can't sleep when there is some noise around me, but I don't have any problem with sleeping in sleeping trains, that train sound is even better, it makes me sleep. 😀

[@skimmingstoness]

What happens if you need to do a Jimmy Right, do you use the sink and then push it down the plughole

[@LetsMakeaTrip]

I bet some do, but should really use the communal toilets at each end of the carriage 👍

[@周威廷-q4g]

Hello,I have booked the double compartment,would you please tell me how to get the compartment entry card?😣

[@LetsMakeaTrip]

Oh the train manager will sort all that stuff out for you when you board.

[@周威廷-q4g]

@@LetsMakeaTrip Thank you very much.

[@AmirSh-db5yn]

I'm going to book a double as you did. It is very confusing on the website. I can't understand what is ticket and what is reservation. Should I buy both as it suggests/show by default?

[@paulhellander2791]

No catering on board? No bar, no snack bar? The problem with these overnight rooms is that unless you have a place to 'hang out' in - a bar or even a restaurant is that I would feel very claustrophobic with nowhere to 'go'. What's the deal on that score?

[@LetsMakeaTrip]

Yep it was a bit like that, you’re right. The food/drink seemed to be in the train managers ‘office’ so yep, definitely needed a proper area for this.

[@Pidalin]

When you buy a ticket to a sleeping train, it's expected that you will go sleep, not sitting whole night in some bar. 😀

[@paulhellander2791]

The former overnight train from Adelaide to Melbourne (and vice versa) called the Overland used to have sleeper cars and seats. It also had savery nice snack bar/bar on board. I guess it just comes down to what your personal experiences and expectations are. If I get on a train and i am expected to go to bed, then I won't be taking that train.

[@Pidalin]

@@paulhellander2791 You can take normal "day train" with proper restaurant car, it's everything your choice.

[@form76]

What was the cost of the ticket ? And where and how did you book? Thanks a ton !

[@LetsMakeaTrip]

Hi, this is detailed in the video. Cheers 😊

[@phattyupu6975]

where we can book these train tickets ? please 🙏

[@LetsMakeaTrip]

Details of where I booked it and how much I paid are all in the video.

[@russellgray1426]

It does make me smile when people who rely wholly on tech come unstuck, when will you ever learn? Keep cash eh!😂

[@LetsMakeaTrip]

Oh I know, every day’s a school day etc! Should have just left my credit/debit cards at home and kept the weight down. Cash is king eh 👍😂

[@russellgray1426]

@@LetsMakeaTrip you know if is👍🏻 Thanks for taking us along👍🏻

[@yagi3925]

"Across Eastern Europe"?... Never say that to a Czech or a Hungarian! The Visegrád countries are in *Central* Europe. West Europeans seem to be completely unaware of the difference.

[@LetsMakeaTrip]

You’ve just referred to an Englishman as ‘West European’.!?! Very easy to upset some people isn’t it.

[@yagi3925]

@@LetsMakeaTripIsn't Britain situated in the Western part of the European continent? I wonder... 🤔

[@Bo-tz4nw]

More like a selfie here, sorry.....

[@pzystembitang2638]

Did I missed how much you pay for the ticket??/

[@LetsMakeaTrip]

@@pzystembitang2638 Yes. Price and how to get it all detailed in the video.