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I was traveling by night train twice a week for multiple years in early 2000s, Vienna to Bonn, Cologne and other places in Germany. If I could afford to fly, I would. It got me to the destination, but I never learned to fall into relaxing sleep - the day after the travel was always bad.

Still better than taking a bus.

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> Still better than taking a bus.

A lot better! I once took a UK overnight bus from Birmingham to Inverness, it was a horrible experience. Night trains are absolutely lovely, by comparison.

I did Amsterdam to London by bus overnight once. From memory via Rotterdam, Antwerp and Lille. It was appalling but really something to be experienced. The next day was a write off but I suppose we didn't help ourselves with pints on the ferry and arriving just in time to wait outside Wetherspoons for it to open.

I can't wait for Europe to reopen and travel in a more civilised manner!

It's a shame there are no premium coach services in the UK, like the Spanish ALSA Premium or the Argentinian Executive Bed/First Class Suite services

The best sleeping train experience I had was from southern Thailand to Bangkok. The whole car was one big compartment, but it was surprisingly clean and comfortable.

I've done Surat Thani to Bangkok in a first class sleeper, and indeed recall sleeping blissfully. One of my most memorable train journeys.

Did you have a bed or were you in a seat? Because I can't sleep sitting, even in the reclining seats available in some night trains. But give me anything truly horizontal and I sleep decently. I love night trains.

Always bed. I'm tall, so it was always too short :(

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