European Sleeper Launched Brussels-Venice Night Train Route with Special Event on 5 February

Brussels – Eindhoven – Cologne – Innsbruck – Bolzano/Bozen – Venice

The European Sleeper has launched the much-anticipated night train route connecting Brussels to Venice, with stops in Eindhoven, Cologne, Innsbruck, and Bolzano/Bozen on 5 February 2025, marking the start of a two-month service operating twice weekly for six return journeys throughout February and March. This unique route caters to travellers seeking winter sports getaways, city breaks, cultural experiences, and the world-renowned Venice Carnival.

 

The provisional timetable has been carefully designed to align with European school holidays, the ski season, and city break getaways to Italy’s most iconic destinations, including Verona and Venice, offering a convenient and sustainable travel option for passengers across Europe.

Chris Engelsman, co-founder of European Sleeper, emphasized the importance of this new route: “This launch is a significant milestone for European Sleeper. Our mission is to reconnect Europe’s cities by night, providing travellers with more options for sustainable and comfortable travel. With stops in iconic locations like Innsbruck and connections to ski resorts and cultural landmarks, this route truly captures the spirit of adventure and discovery.”

Sustainable and convenient travel across Europe

This new service meets the growing demand for direct night train connections in Europe and reflects the increasing desire for sustainable travel options. The Brussels-Venice night train offers passengers a comfortable way to explore some of Europe’s most beautiful destinations while minimizing their environmental impact.

Bookings for this service can be done on the European Sleeper’s official website and partner platforms and distributors such as Belgium Railways SNCB, Trainline, and Omio.

For further details, including the provisional timetable, visit www.europeansleeper.eu.

The Local.it has covered that the inaugural trip had a bit of a hiccup showing how Europe’s rail can be problematic. A last-minute issue with the Italian rail management office made the train not being able to enter the country.

All passengers had to disembark the train in Innsbruck, Austria and hop on another train to finish the journey. Looks like for this company it was not an easy ride to set up this train and to liaise with the different countries of the EU. There is a good detail of what happened on The Local.it article. Still seems that the ride was a success and all details will be polished soon.

I do hope this route works well as it is a great way how to arrive in style to the Austrian Alps and Dolomites!

More info on the European Sleeper train here.

You can see how to get to the Alps by rail in this guide of Montagne Verte.

Also, great trips on travelling by train in Europe with The Man on Seat 61.

And lots of info to go to the Alps from the UK with Snowcarbon.co.uk

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Featured Image: The European Sleeper Train, a great way to go skiing in style to the Dolomites or Austrian Alps. Photo: European Sleeper.