My wife and I want to take the night train from Vienna to Zurich in September. We'll have rail passes but I'm not sure I understand how to first reserve the train and second reserve a sleeping compartment for just the two of us. Anybody have experience or suggestions?
Posted by
Northamptonshire, England
33848 posts
It looks like the train you will want will be the: Station/Stop Date Time Platform Products Wien Westbahnhof We, 13.07.11 dep 22:26 7 EN 466 EuroNight Subject to compulsory reservation, Bicycles conveyed - subject to reservation, Number of bicycles conveyed limited, 2nd class only seated accommodation, Sleeping-car, Couchettes, space for wheelchairs, Wheelchair space - Advance notification necessary, call +43 (0) 5 1717, WC accessible for wheelchair St.Pölten Hbf dep 23:10 Linz Hbf dep 00:11 5AF Wels Hbf dep 00:25 2 Salzburg Hbf dep 01:40 Innsbruck Hbf dep 03:40 3AD Bludenz dep 05:26 3 Feldkirch dep 05:45 4 Buchs SG 3 Sargans 4AC
Zürich HB Th, 14.07.11 arr 07:20 9 I don't do overnight nor passes (I generally think point to point gives better value) so I can't answer your question directly - I'd start with the Austrian Railway and a page like http://www.oebb.at/en/Travelling_abroad/SparSchiene/Switzerland/index.jsp and remember that if the pages are in German there is a button on the upper right for English. If I didn't get what I wanted there I'd look at the Swiss site at www.sbb.ch and click into English.
Posted by
Cary, NC
687 posts
You could also look at seat61.com, perhaps starting on this page: http://seat61.com/Europe-train-travel.htm#overnight