Night train fees in Europe

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

You can make your reservations through our Reservation Service.

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

Popular night train routes

Train route	Train name	Reservations	Reservation fee
Vienna - Venice	ÖBB Nightjet (EN)	Mandatory	9 - 124 euros
Munich - Venice	ÖBB Nightjet (EN)	Mandatory	14 - 140 euros
Madrid - Lisbon	HotelTren (HOT)	Mandatory	7 - 116 euros
Helsinki - Rovaniemi	VR Night Train (IC)	Mandatory	21 - 124 euros
Split - Zagreb	Night Train (NT)	Mandatory	3.60 - 60 euros

Reservation fees for international night trains

Dacia Express (Austria, Hungary, Romania): Route:

Vienna (Austria) - Bucharest (Romania)

Via Budapest (Hungary) and Brasov (Romania)

Reservation fees:

Seat: 3 euros

6-bed couchette: 13.40 euros p.p.

4-bed couchette: 20 euros p.p.

3-bed sleeper: 28 euros p.p.

Double sleeper: 42 euros p.p

Single sleeper (1^st class): 98 euros
Berlin Night Express (Germany, Sweden): Route:

Berlin (Germany) - Malmö (Sweden)

Reservation fees:

6-bed couchette: 29 euros p.p.

Please note that this train has limited dates of operation.

Read more about the EuroNight Berlin Express and how to book reservations
EuroNight Czech Republic - Poland (Czech Republic, Poland): Route:

Prague (Czech Republic) - Warsaw (Poland)

Via Krakow (Poland)

Reservation fees:

Seat: 3.60 euros

6-bed couchette: 13.40 euros p.p.

4-bed couchette: 20 euros p.p.

3-bed sleeper: 20 euros p.p.

Double sleeper: 33 euros p.p.

Single sleeper: 70 euros

Deluxe single sleeper: 80 euros

Read more about the EuroNight Czech Republic-Poland and how to book reservations
EuroNight Czech Republic - Slovakia (Czech Republic, Slovakia): Routes:

Prague (Czech Republic) - Prešov (Slovakia)

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

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

Via Ostrava (Czech Republic) and Košice (Slovakia)

Reservation fees:

Seat: 3 euros

6-bed couchette: 6 euros p.p.

4-bed couchette: 9 euros p.p.

3-bed sleeper: 12 euros p.p.

Double sleeper: 18 euros p.p.

Single sleeper: 42 euros

Please note that not all accommodation types are available on all routes.
EuroNight Czech Republic - Switzerland (Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland): Route:

Prague (Czech Republic) - Zurich (Switzerland)

Via Innsbruck (Austria)

Reservation fees:

Triple sleeper: 45 euros p.p.

Double sleeper: 58 euros p.p.

Single sleeper: 110 euros

Triple deluxe sleeper: 65 euros p.p.

Double deluxe sleeper: 78 euros p.p.

Single deluxe sleeper: 150 euros

Please note that 1st class Pass holders are in Deluxe compartments, 2nd class Pass holders are in Economy compartments.
EuroNight Chopin (Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland): Routes:

Budapest (Hungary) - Warsaw (Poland)

    Via Bratislava, Ostrava and Krakow

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

    Via Bratislava and Ostrava

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

Reservation fees:

Budapest - Warsaw Budapest - Krakow
Seat 3 - 3.50 euros 3 - 3.50 euros
6-bed couchette 17 euros p.p. 13.40 euros p.p.
Triple sleeper 32 euros p.p. 23 euros p.p.
Double sleeper 44 euros p.p. 33 euros p.p.
Single sleeper 83 euros 70 euros
EuroNight Ister (Romania, Hungary): Route:

Bucharest (Romania) - Budapest (Hungary)

Via Brașov (Romania) and Szolnok (Hungary)

Reservation fees:

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

Read more about the EuroNight Ister and how to book reservations
EuroNight Poland - Germany (Germany, Poland): Route:

Krakow (Poland) - Berlin (Germany)

Via Katowice and Wroclaw in Poland

Reservations fees:

Seat: 4 euros

3-bed sleeper: 25 euros p.p.

Double sleeper: 40 euros p.p.

Single sleeper: 65 euros
EuroNight Kálmán Imre (Germany, Austria, Hungary, Switzerland): Routes:

Munich (Germany) – Budapest (Hungary)

Through Austria: via Salzburg and Vienna

Zürich (Switzerland) - Budapest (Hungary)

Through Austria: via Innsbruck, Salzburgh and Vienna

Reservations fees:

Seat: 14 euros

6-bed couchette: 34 euros p.p.

4-bed couchette: 44 euros p.p.

3-bed sleeper: 54 euros p.p.

Double sleeper: 74 euros p.p.

Single sleeper: 114 euros

Read more about the EuroNight Kálmán Imre and how to book reservations
EuroNight Croatia (Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Switzerland): Routes:

Zagreb – Ljubljana – Munich

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

Zagreb – Ljubljana – Feldkirch – Zurich

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

Rijeka – Opatija – Ljubljana – Munich

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

Split – Vienna – Bratislava

Via Maribor (Slovenia) and Graz (Austria)

Reservation fees:

Seat: 14 euros

6-bed couchette: 34 euros p.p.

4-bed couchette: 44 euros p.p.

3-bed sleeper: 54 euros p.p.

Double sleeper: 74 euros p.p.

Single sleeper: 114 euros

For the Euronight to/from Split an addtional 40 euros p.p.

Read more about the EuroNight Croatia and how to book reservations
EuroNight Metropol (Germany, Slovakia, Czech Republic): Route:

Prague (Czech Republic) - Budapest (Hungary)

Via Bratislava (Slovakia)

Reservation fees:

Seat: 14 euros

6-bed couchette: 34 euros p.p.

4-bed couchette: 44 euros p.p.

3-bed sleeper: 54 euros p.p.

3-bed deluxe sleeper with private bathroom: 64 euros p.p.

Double sleeper: 74 euros p.p.

Double deluxe sleeper with private bathroom: 94 euros p.p.

Single sleeper: 114 euros

Single deluxe sleeper with private bathroom: 134 euros

Read more about the EuroNight Metropol and how to book reservations
SJ EuroNight Stockholm - Hamburg (Sweden, Denmark, Germany): Route:

Stockholm (Sweden) - Hamburg Altona (Germany)

Via Malmö (Sweden) and Copenhagen (Denmark)

Reservation fees:

Seat: 14 euros

6-bed couchette: 34 euros p.p.

4-bed couchette: 44 euros p.p.

Double sleeper: 74 euros p.p.

Single sleeper: 134 euros

Single deluxe sleeper with private bathroom: 144 euros
Deutsche Bahn IC/ICE night trains (Germany, Poland, Switzerland, Czech Republic): Routes:

Kiel (Germany) - Basel (Switzerland)

Through Germany: via Hamburg, Cologne and Frankfurt

Hamburg (Germany) - Chur (Switzerland)

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

Reservation fees:

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

Budapest (Hungary) - Split (Croatia)

Via Zagreb (Croatia)

Reservation fees:

Seat: 3 euros

6-bed couchette: 13.40 euros p.p.

4-bed couchette: 20 euros p.p.

3-bed sleeper: 22 euros p.p.

Double sleeper: 33 euros p.p.

Single sleeper: 60 euros
Istria Express (Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia): Route:

Budapest (Hungary) - Koper (Slovenia)

Via Ljubljana (Slovenia)

Budapest (Hungary) - Rijeka (Croatia)

Via Ljubljana (Slovenia)

Reservation fees:

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

Thessaloniki (Greece) - Belgrade (Serbia)

Via Skopje (Macedonia)

Reservation fees:

Seat: 3 euros

6-bed couchette: 8 euros p.p.

Read more about the Hellas Express and how to book reservations
ÖBB Nightjet and Nightjet-Partners (Austria, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Hungary, Croatia, Slovenia, Poland, Czech Republic, Belgium): Destinations: Berlin**, Hamburg**, Cologne, Munich, Vienna, Zurich**, Milan, Florence, Rome, Warsaw, Ljubljana, Zagreb, Brussels, Budapest, Prague and more.

Reservation fees

Accommodation type

Reservation fee (domestic / international route)

Seat 6 euros / 14 euros
6-bed couchette 26 euros / 34 euros per person
4-bed couchette 36 euros / 44 euros per person
3-bed sleeper 46 euros / 54 euros per person*
Double sleeper 66 euros / 74 euros per person*
Single sleeper 116 euros / 124 euros*
3-bed deluxe sleeper 66 euros / 74 euros per person*
Deluxe double sleeper 86 euros / 94 euros per person*
Deluxe single sleeper 136 euros / 144 euros*

* For sleeper compartments on the routes Innsbruck - Hamburg / Düsseldorf / Brussels and Vienna - Hamburg / Düsseldorf / Brussels the price increases with € 20.

**For ÖBB Nightjet trains with a seating carriage run by Deutsche Bahn on the routes Zürich - Hamburg and Zürich - Berlin, seat reservations are not mandatory. You can purchase your reservations via the DB website (€3), the ÖBB website (€4) or via our Reservation Service (€6).

Read more about ÖBB Nightjet trains and Nightjet-Partner trains and how to book reservations
Regiojet night train (Czech Republic, Slovakia): Route:

Prague (Czech Republic) - Košice (Slovakia)

Via Ostrava (Czech Republic)

Reservation fees:

3-bed sleeper: 10 euros p.p.

Single sleeper: 30 euros

If there are only 3-bed sleepers available, 1st class Pass holders can upgrade so they have the cabin to themselves.
SJ Sleeper Sweden - Norway (Sweden, Norway): Routes:

Stockholm (Sweden) - Narvik (Norway)

Via Sundsvall (Sweden) and Kiruna (Sweden)

Reservation fees:

Seat: 3 euros

6-bed couchette: 20 euros p.p.

3-bed sleeper: 40 euros p.p.

Double sleeper with private bathroom: 50 euros p.p.

Single sleeper with private bathroom: 75 euros

Read more about the SJ night trains in Sweden and how to book reservations
Bosphorus Express (Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey): Route:

Bucharest (Romania) - Istanbul (Turkey)

Via Dimitrovgrad (Bulgaria)

Reservation fees:

4-bed couchette: 14 euros p.p.

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

Sofia (Bulgaria) - Istanbul (Turkey)

Via Plovdiv (Bulgaria)

Reservation fees:

6-bed couchette: 9.40 euros p.p.

4-bed couchette: 14 euros p.p.

Double sleeper: 15 euro p.p.

Single sleeper: 35 euro
Sofia - Thessaloniki night train (Bulgaria, Greece): Route:

Sofia (Bulgaria) - Thessaloniki (Greece)

Reservation fees:

Seat: 1 euro

6-bed couchette: 9.40 euros p.p.

4-bed couchette: 14 euros p.p.
Balkan Express (Serbia, Montenegro): Route:

Belgrade (Serbia) - Bar (Montenegro)

Via Podgorica (Montenegro)

Reservation fees:

Seat: 3 euros

6-bed couchette: 6 euros p.p.

4-bed couchette: 9 euros p.p.

3-bed sleeper: 15 euros

Double sleeper: 20 euros

Single sleeper: 45 euros
Trenhotel international (Portugal, Spain, France): Routes:

Sud Expresso route: Lisbon (Portugal) - Hendaye (France)

Via Coimbra (Portugal) and Salamanca (Spain)

Lusitania route: Madrid (Spain) - Lisbon (Portugal)

Via Salamanca (Spain) and Coimbra (Portugal)

Reservation fees:

Seat: 7 - 8 euros

4-bed sleeper (group of 4 traveling together or same sex): 29.50 euros p.p.

Double sleeper: 44.50 euros p.p.

Double deluxe sleeper: 58.50 euros p.p.

Single sleeper: 88 euros

Deluxe single sleeper: 117 euros

Read more about the Trenhotel international night trains and how to book reservations
Thello (France, Italy): Route:

Paris (France) - Venice (Italy)

Via Milan (Italy)

Reservation fees:

6-bed sleeper (2nd class): 29 euros p.p.

4-bed sleeper (2nd class): 40 euros p.p.

3-bed sleeper (1st class): 45 euros p.p.

2-bed sleeper (1st class): 65 euros p.p.

2-bed deluxe sleeper (1st class): 75 euros p.p.

Single sleeper (1st class): 100 euros

Single deluxe sleeper (1st class): 125 euros

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

Accommodation type	Reservation fee (domestic / international route)
Seat	6 euros / 14 euros
6-bed couchette	26 euros / 34 euros per person
4-bed couchette	36 euros / 44 euros per person
3-bed sleeper	46 euros / 54 euros per person*
Double sleeper	66 euros / 74 euros per person*
Single sleeper	116 euros / 124 euros*
3-bed deluxe sleeper	66 euros / 74 euros per person*
Deluxe double sleeper	86 euros / 94 euros per person*
Deluxe single sleeper	136 euros / 144 euros*

Reservation fees for domestic night trains

Bulgaria: Routes:

Sofia - Varna

Sofia - Burgas

Sofia - Silistra

Via Ruse

Reservation fees:

Seat: 0.30 euros*

3-bed sleeper: 5.80 euros p.p.

Double sleeper: 7.80 euros p.p.

Single sleeper: 15 euros

* A reservation for a seat is optional
Croatia: Zagreb - Split night train: Route:

Zagreb - Split

Reservation fees:

6-bed couchette: 10 euros p.p.

3-bed sleeper: 15 euros p.p.

Double sleeper: 25 euros p.p.

Single sleeper: 40 euros
Finland: Santa Claus Express (VR): Routes:

Helsinki - Kemijärvi

    Via Tampere, Oulu and Rovaniemi

Helsinki - Kolari

    Via Tampere and Oulu

Turku - Rovaniemi

    Via Tampere and Oulu

Reservation fees:

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

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

Seat: €5 – €32,70

Double sleeper cabin: €39 – €150

Deluxe double sleeper cabin with private bathroom: €39 – €160

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

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

Read more about the Santa Claus Express trains in Finland and how to book reservations
France: Intercités de Nuit: Routes:

Paris - Latour de Carol

Via Toulouse

Paris - Rodez

Paris - Briançon

Paris - Portbou

Via Toulouse, Carcassonne and Perpignan

Reservation fees:

Reclining seat: 10 euros

6-bed couchette (2nd class): 19 - 25* euros

4-bed couchette (1st class): 19 - 25* euros

* The price varies per travel season

Read more about Intercités de Nuit and how to book reservations
Germany: Daily routes:

Dortmund - Munich (ICE train)

    Via Cologne, Frankfurt, Heidelberg and Stuttgart

Hamburg - Frankfurt (IC train)

    Via Osnabrück, Dortmund and Cologne

Cologne - Berlin (ICE train)

    Via Dortmund and Hannover

Non-daily routes:

Munich - Hamburg (ICE train)

    Via Stuttgart, Frankfurt and Hannover

Munich - Berlin (ICE train)

    Via Stuttgart, Frankfurt and Erfurt

Reservation fees:

Seat: 4.50 - 5.90 euros
Great Britain: Caledonian Sleeper night train

Routes:

London Euston - Edinburgh - Aberdeen

London Euston - Edinburgh - Glasgow - Fort William

London Euston - Inverness

Reservation fees:

Seat: no additional charge

Classic Solo Room: £130

Classic Twin Room: £150

Club Solo Room (first class Passes only): £180

Club Twin Room (first class Passes only): £210
Italy: InterCityNotte: Routes:

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

Reservation fees:

Seat: 3 euros

4-bed couchette: 41 euros

3-bed sleeper: 48 euros

Double sleeper: 58 euros

Single sleeper: 122 euros
Norway: VY Regiontog: Routes:

Oslo - Stavanger

Oslo - Bergen

Oslo - Trondheim

Trondheim - Bodø

Reservation fees:

Seat: 5.40 euros (free reservation for 1^st class pass holders)

Double sleeper: 102.60 euros

Single sleeper: 102.60 euros
Poland: Routes:

Gdynia - Bielsko-Biata

    Via Katowice, Wroclaw, Poznan and Gdanks

Gdynia - Przemysl

    Via Gdansk, Warsaw and Krakow

Gdynia - Szklarska Poreba

    Via Gdansk, Poznan and Wroclaw

Gdynia - Zakopane

    Via Gdansk, Warsaw and Krakow

Gdynia - Krynica-Zdroj

    Via Krakow, Lodz, Gdansk

Warsaw - Gorzow Wielkopolski

    Via Poznan

Warsaw - Szklarska Poreba

    Via Wroclaw and Poznan

Warsaw - Swinoujscie

    Via Poznan and Szczecin

Przemysl - Kolobrzeg

    Via Gdynia, Gdanks and Krakow

Prezymsl - Swinoujscie

Via Szczecin, Poznan, Katowice and Krakow

Krakow - Swinoujscie

    Via Katowice, Wroclaw and Szczecin

Szczecin - Zakopane

    Via Poznan and Krakow

Reservation fees:

Seat: 0 - 3.50 euros

6-bed couchette: 14 euros p.p.

4-bed couchette: 16 euros p.p.

3-bed sleeper: 18.50 euros p.p.

Double sleeper: 37 euros p.p.

Single sleeper: 70 euros
Spain: Trenhotel: Routes:

Barcelona - Vigo

    Via Zaragoza and León

Barcelona - A Coruña

    Via Zaragoza and León

Madrid - Pentevedra

    Via León and Vigo

Madrid - Ferrol

    Via León and A Coruña

Reservation fees:

Accommodation type
Routes departing from Madrid

Routes departing from Barcelona

Seat 6.50 euros -
Reclining seat 10 euros (1st class) 6.50 euros
4-bed sleeper 35 euros p.p. -
Double sleeper
(1st class) 59 euros p.p. -
Single sleeper
(1st class) 111 euros -
Double deluxe sleeper
(1st class) 75.70 euros p.p. 75.70 euros p.p.
Single deluxe sleeper
(1st class) 141.40 euros 141.40 euros

Read more about Trenhotel domestic night trains and how to book reservations
Sweden: SJ Sleeper Trains: Routes:

Göteborg - Stockholm - Luleå

Stockholm - Östersund

Stockholm - Luleå

Stockholm - Malmö

Reservation fees:

Seat: 3 euros

6-bed couchette: 20 euros p.p.

3-bed sleeper: 40 euros p.p.

Double sleeper with private bathroom: 50 euros p.p.

Single sleeper with private bathroom: 75 euros

Read more about the SJ night trains in Sweden and how to book reservations
Sweden: Snälltaget night train: Route:

Malmö - Åre

Via Stockholm

Reservation fees:

Seat (2nd class): 5 euros

Seat (1st class): 15 euros

6-bed couchette: 29 euros p.p.

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

Accommodation type	Routes departing from Madrid	Routes departing from Barcelona
Seat	6.50 euros	-
Reclining seat	10 euros (1st class)	6.50 euros
4-bed sleeper	35 euros p.p.	-
Double sleeper (1st class)	59 euros p.p.	-
Single sleeper (1st class)	111 euros	-
Double deluxe sleeper (1st class)	75.70 euros p.p.	75.70 euros p.p.
Single deluxe sleeper (1st class)	141.40 euros	141.40 euros

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Domestic train fees per country This is a list of reservation fees for domestic European trains. Find out if reservations for your train are compulsory, recommended, or optional.
International Train Reservation Fees Get an overview of reservation fees for international trains in Europe.

	Budapest - Warsaw	Budapest - Krakow
Seat	3 - 3.50 euros	3 - 3.50 euros
6-bed couchette	17 euros p.p.	13.40 euros p.p.
Triple sleeper	32 euros p.p.	23 euros p.p.
Double sleeper	44 euros p.p.	33 euros p.p.
Single sleeper	83 euros	70 euros

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

	Budapest - Koper	Budapest - Rijeka
Seat	3 euros	3 euros
6-bed couchette:	13.40 euros p.p.	13.40 euros p.p.
4-bed couchette	20 euros p.p.	20 euros p.p.
Triple sleeper	-	20 euros p.p.
Double sleeper	-	30 euros p.p.
Single sleeper	-	70 euros

Night train fees in Europe

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