Prague Amsterdam overnight train
 

There must be an overnight train from Prague to Amsterdam. Perhaps with a sleeping compartment.

There is a citynightline train.

Yes indeedy - CNL 4656 - CityNightLiner - a nice night train IME of taking CNL trains in Germany - leave Prague 18:29 (I put in a dummy date - not sure it runs every night - check) - arrives Amsterdam Centraal 10:03 am - has couchettes and sleeping car (private singles, doubles, triples usually) - look for discounts on the German Railways web site - www.bahn.de/en - or the Czech Railways web site - www.cd.cz/en - for lots of info on what to expect on overnight trains check out these IMO superb sites - www.ricksteves.com; www.budgteteuropetravel.com and www.seat61.com. Again book early on the German or Czech sites to save a lot of money potentially though sleeping car accommodations always cost a lot more than multi-person couchettes IME.

www.bahn.de/en for two months out offers 29 euro special fares for couchettes - normal fare 132 euros- now I did not investigate sleeping car prices but at least for couchettes early booking can save over $100!

Dr: Have you ever taken an overnight train before?

If not there is some noise always and some folks just can't sleep due to the noise - so if you are a light sleeper or so maybe try to fly or take a (long) day train - most folks find they can sleep but some say they cannot. I've taken zillions of overnight trains and always have been able to sleep but I just thought if you had never taken an overnight train you should be cognizant that there is inevitably noise from tracks and PA announcements in stations the train stops in at night, etc.

<i>Prague Amsterdam overnight train
Posted by: DrG on Jan 1, 14 at 12:36pm Posted in: Europe Tagged: Czech Republic
There must be an overnight train from Prague to Amsterdam. Perhaps with a sleeping compartment.</i>

I have taken that train. Actually I went from Prague to Dresden, had a nice 24 hour re-visit, and then caught the CNL/NZ to Amsterdam. There are many sleeping compartments.

The links PalenQ provides are good. I also used the Dutch site a few minutes ago, http://www.nshispeed.nl/en. However the German site does have more information. Another unofficial link to introduce you to night trains is http://tinyurl.com/y57vft.

A couple of random comments.

The German site lists trains in order by earliest arrival. The direct CNL takes longer than if you want to make 3 or 4 connections and gain a half hour in Amsterdam, maybe. You must scroll down to find it. Look for a zero in the Chg. column. Also click the "Show intermediate stops" and "Show map" links for more information. Usually you cannot buy tickets on the DB site for trains which originate outside Germany.

I bought my ticket at the station in Dresden. The agent sold me the quickest route which required that I make a connection in Duisberg. By the time the CNL got to Duisberg my reserved train to Amsterdam was already miles down the rail. The CNL was an hour late. DB set me up on another train, an ICE, to Amsterdam. Had I known I would have insisted on a ticket straight through on the CNL to Amsterdam.

When I was in Prague I had the opportunity to buy the CNL ticket as I was traveling on the following night. I decided to wait and buy it in Dresden. The price in Germany was significantly higher than in the Czech Republic. I was sorry I didn't buy in Prague.

The Prague train station is home to a colony of panhandlers. I suggest that you not speak with anyone who is not behind a window or counter. I was suckered by a gentleman wearing a small "Porter" badge under his coat.

Just book at www.bahn.de/en -= look for the direct CNL train with 0 changes in the search results.

It's a nice train - I've put photos & info at http://www.seat61.com/train-from-ams...-to-prague.htm

Saves a hotel bill too!

Man in seat 61 - you constantly tout 29 euro or so fares on CNL trains and bravo for that - question is are there similar discounts for sleeping car compartments - the deluxe private compartments you show on the link you provide from your commercial site above - or do these always cost a fortune.

Thanks. And I am a great admirer of you and often refer folks to you site! Keep up the good work.