NIGHTJET Deluxe between Zürich and Vienna ; The famous double decker sleeping coach

[@SimplyRailway]

My bad @6:39 it's Budapest not Bucharest... :)

[@StartrainerTV]

Hi I'm from Austria🇦🇹✌️

[@TheCriminalViolin]

You know how many people persistently confuse those two with each other? Hahaha, and it's one of the few instances I cannot blame them for, they're intensely similar names in every single way. I figured it was a bit of a odd bunching to have one bound for Romania, but I happily accepted it anyway and played along if it was real.

[@timlilijinsheng4070]

8:00 it's just so nice to see some kind of double-decker cars go up to 200km/h, the maximum we get in China is 140km/h, and can it operate in France???(4,25m or 4,45m)

[@frankishknight1878]

@@TheCriminalViolin Yes, it is like Switzerland and Swaziland, Austria and Australia lol.

[@TheCriminalViolin]

@@frankishknight1878 True, though, Swaziland is no longer, since it's known as Eswatini now as of I believe 2018.

[@Evil0tto]

9:45 "We depart from Zurich perfectly on time." Maximum Swissness achieved.

[@Bobrogers99]

The slippers and the complete breakfast were surprising to see when in a basic cabin, though I'd probably book a Deluxe to get more space and an ensuite toilet. The price, when compared to air travel plus hotel, seems very reasonable, and the train also spares you the ride between the cities and their airports. I'm pleased to hear that this sleeper service is very successful, and I can see why.

[@ignoblesurfer6281]

Such great news that OBB continues to invest in night trains, which are a dying art. I hope they get enough custom to make it worth it.

[@jasmienkomugi9026]

The funny thing is the first Nightjet coaches as far as I know were bought from the DB and refurbushed. So while the DB made losses with the Night trains the ÖBB is just like making profits easy lol

[@GeorgiaOverdrive]

I heard that DB wants to bring them back as well.

[@jasmienkomugi9026]

@@GeorgiaOverdrive Oh really? Do they also plan to bring back car trains? Both are something the DB gave up on. Would be interesting to see if they managed a new start with both.

[@OuijTube]

@@jasmienkomugi9026 I wonder how busy the ÖBB car trains are. Here in America we only have one such service between Lorton, Virginia (about 45 min from DC) to Sanford, Florida (near Orlando). It’s largely meant for vacationing families.

[@jasmienkomugi9026]

@@OuijTube I mean the ÖBB is making good profit with them and I often see the nightjet coaches in normal intercity trains so I guess they do get quite busy.

[@nirutivan9811]

3:10 One little addition: The trains that depart between 1am and 4am are local night trains that only drive in the nights from friday to saturday and saturday to sunday. On regular weekdays there are no trains between 1am and 4am. And two other things you didn‘t mention: A thing I think is interesting: As you can see at 3:43 The river Sihl is literally flowing through the Station. The tracks above ground are above the river, while the the Stations of Museumsstrasse and Löwenstrasse are below the river. They had to implement many precautions, cause the Sihl is a river that has a high flood potential and if a flood would occure, it could flood the entire Zürich HB and make it unusable for a while. And the second thing: There actually is a third underground station in Zürich HB: Tracks 21 and 22 belong to the station of the SZU (Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn). It was originally built for the planned subway (which got rejected) and now is start and end point of two S-Bahn-lines: The S10 which goes up to the Uetliberg (would definitely recommend going up there if you are in Zurich. You have a nice view from there and it is an interesting railway line in my opinion) and the S4 which goes to Sihlwald.

[@LukaPOfficiel]

I am french just like him and I discovered the restaurant of Felsenegg by going to Adliswil with the S4 during my 2 days vacation in Zurich 😃

[@vikram1278]

This is a train lover's paradise! I am so glad I found this in my KZbin. I totally subscribed! 👍

[@InterRegios]

Kinda surprised about this service. I really hope their expansion plans come true anytime soon, we need overnight trains! Cannot be compared with overnight bus/coach...

[@rolandhorvath3910]

You've spoken from my heart as well.

[@ianbueno9683]

I was impressed with the cabin's inside quietness! Properly good for sleeping trains!

[@PlanesTrainsEverything]

A great video which brings back fond memories. There is nothing more exciting than an overnight train.

[@BigAl72ZGE]

Riding from Vienna to Zurich during the day was one of the most spectacular train experiences of my life. I'm sure it's fun at night to be in a sleeper but I can't imagine doing that trip and not being able to see the awesome scenery at all.

[@heybenjii5544]

I can tbh, the scenery gets boring

[@Zeppflyer]

"Silentious" is a word that does not get used often enough. Great video!

[@NonstopEurotrip]

I think Thibault is the only person I've ever heard use it 😅

[@SamNYC2000]

Because it isn't a word?

[@isopath1]

@@SamNYC2000 you show your ignorance if the English language for everyone in the world 🤣🤣🤣. Not only is it a word, but it has a wonderful meaning, which you can try to discover.

[@NonstopEurotrip]

@@isopath1 It is a word, just one that's never used in day-to-day life...

[@kma9627]

@@SamNYC2000 I've never used this word, but the flexibility of English is one of its strengths. Simply by putting word segments together in novel ways, or by adding pre- or suffixes to words, we get to make all new words. It happens all the time, and it's awesome. It also means you can keep learning new vocabulary. :-)

[@zenjii1]

Wow, what a great train report!!! I saw that Nightjet has started up service from Amsterdam and Utrecht again. So i can do this in the near future!!!

[@bebmeister656]

Great film.again. Our thanks. I particularly liked how you worked in the cross-sectional diagrams of the different sleeper cars.

[@Alexander_2525]

Thank you for this nice video! I plan to travel from Berlin to Zürich in a few weeks!

[@pascalnemecek1502]

Très belle vidéo de train de nuit en wagon lit . C'est très intéressant à regarder, qualité et confort. Top vidéo ferroviaire Thibault. Salutations Pascal de Normandie 👍🚂🤩🤩 🤩🇨🇭🇦🇹👌

[@mickyboy223]

Looking forward to using post-COVID, certainly a great way to travel. I would like to see a decent, premium dining car and bar on these trains.

[@Neuzahnstein]

The nj is/was the only connections with a good booking percentage

[@andrewsandy]

NightJet double deluxe is the best way to travel! ❤️ The double decker coaches are very nice, but I can hardly wait for the new ones.

[@DavionWest]

Where can I buy tickets

[@repairman99]

Took the NightJet from Hannover to Vienna round trip and it was a great experience for me. Will do it again.

[@Lu_Lu_99931]

As someone who worked in a life support facility for part of my own training, I am always happy to see products or similar things made by the people who work there.

[@nickcharles7539]

When my wife and I did this trip in 2013 (upper deck, 1st class) we found that there was no room for suitcases, only an overnight bag. Fortunately the attendant opened an unoccupied compartment and we were able to store our gear there. Other than that, a very pleasant experience.

[@Datgote]

These videos are great. I'm somewhat planning a future vacation to Europe once we get covid under control. This would be a fun train to take when going to different countries. Thanks for sharing.

[@codesstudios8698]

Simply railways videos are simply amazing videos🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@TheCriminalViolin]

Hey hey! My man Paul is noted in this one! Haha, I love it when my favorite trip report creators are out here mentioning each other, sharing the support and love. It's fantastic.

[@frankishknight1878]

Thibault is a very generous and honest man.

[@marywilkinson5937]

I’ve had the pleasure to travel on the Swiss railway system and on OBB to and from Austria. Absolutely impeccable service. I’ll need to try the night train next time!

[@SebastianD334]

3:38 there's actually three underground stations, Museumsstrasse, Löwenstrasse and the SZU station

[@darrenchin_]

Nightjet videos are always my favourite. great video as always.

[@antonkern639]

thanks so much 4 this upload... in Switzerland and Austria all is focused on sustainable traffic.... means a strong focus on trains, there s a great day train from vienna 2 zürich with a glass roof, very recomendable that trip

[@kwas101]

Beautiful Zurich! I can't wait to return, one of the nicest cities I have ever visited.

[@hockneyfication]

So nice of you to hear. May I ask where you are from?

[@kwas101]

@@hockneyfication Sydney Australia :-)

[@DanielsUKT]

great trip report on the double decker sleeper nightjet between zurich and Vienna i like that everything in your room had nightjet branded on it and i also appreciate that sbb and obb and some other countries want to make new sleeper services in the near future promoting not only an alternative to a hotel but also promoting rail services for the post covid era and also as you say more european interconnectivity by rail

[@raphaelschuller5243]

Nice video as always. I already went on the nightjet to zurich in the deluxe double decker sleeper and it was the best overnight train experience ive ever had. Greetings from France.

[@frankishknight1878]

Merci!

[@sebastienvacca9602]

Very nice video !! I can’t wait to try more sleeper train in Europe !

[@rocketgamingv2273]

Ive tried this once when i went to Europe last year and it was extremely good .

[@rachidhamdan1678]

I'm in the half of the video and wow, its so informative with a lot of infos of the trains, station and other things, Great. I love it

[@olasola1013]

Fun fact: the RE460 hauls passenger carriages in Norway, except it’s painted gray with an advertisement that you should take the train on it! (At least that's one of the 4 liveries)

[@Safrane69]

Great video! PS The doubledeck wagons can be used in Scandinavia as well. They formerly ran between Basel and Copenhagen.

[@anthonypeters8714]

Enjoyed every bit of the journey with you. Thanks nice video of yours .

[@diverseproduktrezensionen9222]

I really love this CNL Coaches. I used to travel with them in Delux Cabins (upper Deck) to Freiburg (Breisgau) when the CNL still existed. I would love to travel in one of them once again...

[@shirleyellis9708]

Loved the train ride. It was great and lots of goodies came with it. 😃

[@kangaroo092]

Toujours aussi bien documenté et intéressant ! Merci !

[@jgodfrey546]

NightJet is a great operation. I was very impressed with my Munich - Rome trip in '18...

[@samuel_excels]

Amazing stuff! I really hope that some day we'll see Nightjet services running out of St Pancras through the channel tunnel to the continent.

[@SimplyRailway]

Damn man I'd die in peace if they do that.

[@EpicThe112]

I agree with you and what will happen is this a Class 92 attaches to the train at Calais-Fréthun from a SNCB HLE18 Aachen Liège Leuven Brussels Midi Calais-Fréthun because ÖBB lacks a locomotive that has KVB VACMA equipped

[@Marquis-Sade]

@@SimplyRailway Paris should be a destination for the Nightjet in 2022 ;)

[@EpicThe112]

@@Marquis-Sade If that were to Occur Frankfurt Am Main is the Separation point for the Nightjet to Paris Est if routed to Metz Saarbrucken Kaiserslautern Ramstein AFB OBB Taurus then DB BR181 to Metz where the BB15000 carries the Nightjet to Paris Est. Brussels Midi via Quevy SNCB HLE18 or OBB 1293 200 is separated for BB15000.

[@Marquis-Sade]

@@EpicThe112 ÖBB said that this will happen, so I guess it will :)

[@manmeetsinghmahajan6183]

I hope they will maintain these standards and will emerge as winner.Nice trip enjoyed a lot.

[@denzildon9202]

It looked good to me knowing Finnish people well they are very clean and tidy.You can’t go wrong.👍

[@dadidi108]

Loved this clip..so looking forward to being able to travel without insane regulations like pcr tests..as an FF (Paul Lucas is a name I know from air travel especially) locked out of my 2nd country I had hoped to being able to explore Europe..for the moment international train travel seems to be as restricted thus impossible as air travel! Never give up though !

[@RoyMcAvoy]

This station is a wet dream for train lovers. Just look at the different and diverse locomotives on the platform.

[@ReyOfLight]

Videos like this makes me want to take sleeper train around in Europe! I’m loosely planning to take the sleeper train in Sweden from Gothenburg to Kiruna once this pandemic crap has gotten to a point where it’s safe to travel again, I grew up traveling a fair bit in the north and my soul is just longing for the north, but my nowadays disabled self can’t cope with long car rides any longer (used to go north by car and caravan) and you just don’t see much from an airplane, and I can’t sit for very long at a time so sleeper train would be the best of many worlds in a sense. I’ve only been on a sleeper train once (or well, twice as it was two ways) and that was in China between Suzhou in Jiangsu province, and Beijing. I was traveling first class with my ex husband and former in-laws as my former father in law needed to go to Beijing for some business stuff, and as my ex husband and I were in China at the time on vacation, it became a family trip so I could get to see Beijing too. I liked the experience of going by sleeper train, but had some difficulties sleeping on the way to Beijing as it was my first time ever being on a sleeper train and it was so much sounds and the movements of the train that I just wasn’t used to while laying in a bed (upper bunk in a 4 bed “room” in first class) and I was so curious to see things we passed by as well. On the way back from Beijing I slept like a rock though, exhausted from the days in Beijing and more used to the train too so it was easier to relax. Not sure about services on the sleeper train in China, if there’s cafe on board or so as we brought snacks and drinks ourselves to sustain us to our destination, no en suite toilet (think there may have been a sink though) but close to a common toilet and it wasn’t even a squat toilet. Overall it was a pleasant experience and most definitely made me want to try more sleeper trains

[@mojagabuya1530]

I love you videos! Keep it up and stay safe always!

[@patoaks3148]

Merci pour la vidéo : superbe ! Ça fait rêver...

[@frankdingle9920]

Boredom brought me here. This cheered me up. Great video and information

[@JugglerOfWords]

I remember being on a similar train back in 98 on a holiday from Copenhagen to Rome with my parents.... there was similar upper and lower cabins, but the lower ones could be (or at least ours were) connected....

[@jasonandriulaitis7885]

Well this looks like a lot of fun, as a kid stuck in his little Toronto bungalow I envy you mate.

[@yougregor]

This was recorded in 2019 I believe.

[@samtrak1204]

Thank you for informative video. I wish NightJet included a lounge or cafe car so I could have a night cap and socialize with other passengers like we do on overnight trains in USA.

[@robertp.wainman4094]

Yes, that's the only thing missing.

[@onnihietala4349]

Heyyyyy i was waiting this video for so long! Thanks for finally doing it. Regards from Finland

[@mikaveekoo]

Tuntui hyvältä, kun kehaisi ohimennen VR:n yöjunaa. Suomessa VR tuntuu olevan koko kansan sylkykuppi.

[@onnihietala4349]

@@mikaveekoo jep

[@teddawg327]

I've in Zurich station a number of times. One time my former Swiss exchange student took me to the shops. One of them had root beer! Costly! But, manufactured a few miles from where I live in New Jersey Great video

[@AnnabelSmyth]

We travelled from Koeln to Innsbruck in January 2020 on an OeBB Nightjet. It was superb - and our amenity kit also included a small bottle of sparkling wine each! And the train we were on did include showers in the lavatories for the non-deluxe cabins. It was a wonderful experience!

[@Esperantisto]

Thanks for the video. The new Nightjet designs for 2022 look amazing! I think it will be especially a big upgrade for Liegewagen (Couchettes).

[@markoobid2005]

It will be a huge upgrade. Mini suites (or better said: "pods" or "capsules") for 1 or 2 travellers instead of 6 bunks couchettes, and of course the family compartments for 4 people travelling together.

[@Basauri48970]

Just to point out that the Spanish Renfe Train Hotel sleeper trains also included slippers in their amenity kits, in addition to shaving razor, toothbrush, toothpaste, earplugs, soap, shampoo you name it, all in a beautiful zippered fabric toiletry case. They had great private showers/toilets too. Also, some cabins had tv screens to watch movies from convertible bottom seats. So underrated. A real shame that after covid 19 Renfe had to stop that service. Doubtful they will start running them again as travellers seem to opt for high speed trains these days and slower night trains were losing money.

[@WalkingAlice]

Amazing video😍 I especially like traveling by train in Europe, but I am upset that I can't do it these days. Watching your video made me feel like I was riding the night train myself and it was so exciting🤗 Thank you so much 🙏

[@josfitz]

Oui.

[@helilebon2383]

Les comfort est bon mais quand-même limité: il n' y a pas de WC privé. La gare centrale (Hauptbahnhof) de Zurich est vraiment magnifique. Mais hélas Zurich est aussi une ville très "chère". Vidéo très informative. Merci.

[@fakerating]

Great video... If I read the map of 2024 right, there will be two different trains/routes Zurich to Prague, one via Frankfurt and Dresden, the other via Linz. Can't wait!

[@SincerelyFromStephen]

I like that you included some information about the difference between the WLBmz and the WLABmz. I thought it was a cool little bit of extra info about the train

[@jeanpauljh]

Regarding your subtitle at 18:17 about the loading gauge - if the double-decker coaches are those formerly used by CityNightLine, then NighJet should normally be able to deploy them on consists for the Netherlands (as that's what was used formerly for trains to Amsterdam from Zürich/Munich)

[@dinoalexanderrheingold8809]

Sehr schönes Video viel gezeigt und erklärt das war super

[@77smp]

Not that it's relevant but my backing picture on Twitter was taken on the early morning train from Zurich to Vienna. I just hope that the modernisation of the sleepers doesn't make it overly expensive which has happened with the Caledonian Sleeper in my opinion.

[@emilyao4972]

Great review! Thank you for sharing!!

[@lucaspublictransport995]

0:50 My goodness, Zurich HB at Christmas time, I'm so sad that this year won't be the same... Due to this fu**ing virus, I guess I could not travel my loved Milan to Munich NightJet this Christmas :(

[@LaszloVondracsek]

Yes, indeed, unfortunately....

[@Sohave]

The virus is Humbug the flue killed more people in 2018 in my homeland Denmark. We need a reopening so we can get back driving trains.

[@lucaspublictransport995]

@@Sohave Maybe your lucky in Denmark, but the rest of the world is counting deaths. Here in Italy approximately 600 people PER DAY are dying. Please, have respect. We're not enjoying ourselves with all those limitations.

[@Sohave]

@@lucaspublictransport995 I have read that the Italians are rebelling against the lockdowns In all fairness this still is not as bad as the Spanish flue yet the measures are more draconian.

[@TheRealGalaxyExpress999]

@@lucaspublictransport995 Only the truly brainwashed believe the death counts. sorry, they're inflated. in the US, they count all causes of death as covid. this is New World Order.

[@FromtheWindowSeat]

Wow - this looks like an awesome train. Thanks for the review! I would love to try this one day when the borders eventually reopen (Australia's international borders are effectively shut for the time being).

[@SEGOROINDOGLORY]

It was perfect view of train station

[@morgan97475]

Love traveling by train. Would love to live in Switzerland.

[@robertp.wainman4094]

Switzerland takes some beating - quietly good!

[@kamrupexpress]

Beautiful journey. Here in India night trains are the way to go though it does not have such luxury as so many people needs to be accommodated. I have traveled couple of times by city night line from Germany to Zurich. It was good fun.

[@adit_izu7753]

That’s sooo cool , this train really superb, I always curious with this beauty when I saw her in Zurich HB, the only blue one standout among the reds and white Live in Zürich, I really hope I could travel with them soon

[@ZRHTrainspotter]

Yeah the swiss train network is impressive. Great video!

[@legendarymothasthomastengt6861]

This is wonderful video to watch it all

[@pega17pl]

If the welcome package would have a dressing gown, too, I could well imagine you standing in a bakery in Vienna railway station in the morning in your nightjet slippers and dressing gown and having breakfast. - Best wishes, Heinz :)

[@kimberlygila3604]

nice overnight train ride; I like the sleeper room; breakfast and snacks looked great.

[@josfitz]

Wasn't it gratifying to note this company does everything right. No accident - extreme attention to detail and consistent complete follow-through.

[@paulbielen9233]

If you are traveling through the Zurich train station and coming from some other euro country or from a oversees country make sure you use the restroom on the plane train or at the airport because if you have to ‘go’ in the Zurich station you better have Swiss coins because the restrooms require local coins for entry. No attendance staff for paying. Change machines are worthless for coins.

[@josfitz]

Swiss need bathroom attendants in Zurich station.

[@deepalib3096]

Such a luxurious train!

[@henrikgiese6316]

Summer of 2019 my brother and I did a trip Berlin-Zurich-Vienna-Berlin on Nightjet sleepers. Other than the beds on the Vienna-Berlin train being a bit too short for us (thought still manageable. Narrower loading gauge on part of the line) it was quite all right even in the 6-bed compartments. Now if we could get good sleeper trains up to Scandinavia and into France and England it would be really great! Surprisingly good breakfast even on the cheapest tickets, btw. And there are showers in the single-level wagons.

[@danielteegarden8982]

Need to see more of you !

[@patoaks3148]

Et ça fait plaisir de te voir satisfait des petits cadeaux (bouteille d'eau, savonnette, sleepers...) : j'en aurais également été émerveillé ! Beau petit déjeuner, en sus !

[@josfitz]

Oui.

[@edum3912]

Don´t worry about Budapest-Bucharest mix up. Some years ago, a big group of football fans that were travelying to some final game went to the other city !!!

[@loretosilva7687]

😂😄😂😄😂⚽️

[@samtrak1204]

Thank you!

[@christophernoble6810]

Nightjet only runs to Budapest, of course, but the display on that sleeper coach does say “Bucuresti Nord” so I surmise that this is removed in Budapest and attached to a train headed to Bucharest. Just my guess, though.

[@rolandhorvath3910]

Hello Folk! The video was really good as always. I LOVE sleeper trains though I have tried only a single time. This special, environmentally friendly and comfortable way of travelling needs to be supported as you do really well. These videos are one of the best way to make people want to try them. Let me write some little critic/remark! I saw the picture too zoomed at the parts you've recorded in the car and the cabin. Because of that, I couldn't really see the whole cabin. The other thing is at 6:39 those cars are goes to Budapest. (Surely it'd be so cool if they've gone to Bucharest even if that journey would take about 26-28 hrs.) That part of the train contains 1 sleeper, 2 couchette cars and a seating car. In any case, so good video! Keep it up doing these contents! Have a nice evening!

[@josfitz]

Yes, not a criticism but I believe it would by an improvement if you would briefly introduce yourself at the beginning. There would appear to be some unwritten rule that the hosts of these types of videos do not reveal themselves. While, I can understand not wanting to detract from the product I believe a short introduction explaining who you are and why you make these excellent videos would actually improve them.

[@MatthewBluefox]

The SN night trains from Zürich you showed in the timetable only run on weekends. Usually the operating times during the week (Sunday through Thursday) are from 4:40 to roughly 1:20 and then there's about a three and a half hour break before the next train starts.

[@joydeepghosh1781]

Beautiful

[@supergee7]

I have models of these two coaches 61 81 76-94 216-6 and 61 81 76-94 325-5 and now I know how defferent of them. Thank you for your review with so informative about this train. It was super!

[@mikatu]

I did this trip in the opposite direction but in a normal train. It was the longest train trip I did so far, 11 hours if I remember correctly, since my final stop was Basel and the train stopped one hour because of the police.

[@NonstopEurotrip]

Great video as always mate; NEARLY as good as my Nightjet video 😉

[@josfitz]

Okay, you two. What a laugh riot!

[@bertlevis]

Do enjoy your videos really professional, thank you

[@O2PlantChannel]

Thank you for sharing🙏

[@SnowLion1959]

Wow !!! Switzerland 🇨🇭 is my dream country and also traveling on train . I hope one day I will make my dream come true. Thanks men and yes did 👍 and subscribed.

[@felixmuller3416]

I love the City Night Line earlier. I was often traveling from Basel/switzerland to Berlin and Back. Some Times i have Not more pay then 99 Euros per way. ! Perfekt for me as magician.

[@pmb9172]

You are so right , this is how train travel across Europe should be , genuinely intergrated , it sums up the European project , yes we must all pull together and as you dig beneath the surface it all turns out to be nationalistic . This looks an excellent service , the toilet in the deluxe cabins is good because the ones in communal use can get quite bad . The coach is so quiet , compare that to the new spanish made ones on the Caledonian sleeper in the UK to Scotland which are guaranteed to keep you awake .

[@БогданТитами]

Как всё хорошо и комфортно.

[@algemeennut6683]

I hope I can use the Nightjet service soon again, but currently they stopped these trains till early December. Rumours are Austria may go down further in lockdown next week, but really hope they keep borders open this time. And at least keep the ICEs running so I can actually get to Vienna for Christmas, or in worst case I need to fly.

[@gracesmith6199]

I enjoyed that , thanks !!

[@Thomas1980]

👍👍👍Great Video👍👍👍

[@BlackIceDragonSalome]

Me, a german watching the video without really reading the captions: Oh, an old DB Train. The CNL Trains were/are iconic and they just have the typical DB look :D

[@theobrattinga500]

Great video !!