I'd say the scenery is nothing special but have you looked at the night train options? Not a pretty picture. Short transfers and sitting in train stations for hours in the middle of the night. These are short routes so are not typical long distance night trains.

When you look at train schedules you need to look beyond the arrival and departure times - look at the intermediary stops.

Czechoslovakia doesn´t exist any more.

Since 1992 there are two countries: Czech Republic with its capital Prague and Slovak Republic or Slovakia (Bratislava).

Late November won´t be scenic anyway.

<< Late November won´t be scenic anyway >>

Gray highway, gray skies, gray trees! What more could anyone ask for. Trains and buses are for sleeping anyway IMHO.

Budapest-Vienna is less than three hours; Vienna to Prague is four hours. Night trains don't work on those itineraries. If you want to save daylight, take the earliest possible train, sleep, and get to the destination city asap.

How scenic is late November ANYWHERE in the Northern Hemisphere?

It's plenty scenic in places - caribbean, arizona, so calif, etc.

Thank you for your thoughts.
We're from Australia so grey will be different, particularly if snow has fallen.
As you suggest Adrienne, I will check out the intermediary stops.
Will consider your approach Big Russ.
Cheers.....