Does anyone recommend taking the sleeper train from Paris to Barcelona? Or is it best to stay overnight in Paris and take the train during the day? Any tips on booking or logistics?
Posted by
Uppsala, Sweden
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There are no sleeper trains from Paris to Barcelona anymore. Although you can take a sleeper train from Paris to Latour de Carol where you can catch a regional train to Barcelona.
Posted by
Lake District, England
9292 posts
The other way is a portion of the La Tour de Carol train to either Perpignan for a high speed train onwards or to Cerbere for a slower regional train onwards.
Either way they are only basic couchette cars (no private cabins) and only run at weekends for much of this year due to trackwork in France.
The daytime option is significantly the better one.
It is very, very nice to have French domestic overnight trains back, but the product is fairly basic old school night train experience. It isn't Nightjet or any of the Scandinavian night trains.
On the other hand overnight is cheap and saves a nights hotel cost.
Pros and cons.