Paris‑Berlin night train returns
The Paris‑Berlin night train resumes service today with three weekly runs between the capitals, providing a low‑carbon alternative to short‑haul flights (travelandleisureasia.com). Timetabled services are a timely option for spring travel planning. (travelandleisureasia.com)
European Sleeper, the Belgian‑Dutch cooperative, is the operator listed for the Paris–Berlin night service and its booking page shows shared Classic fares from €79.99 one‑way and private compartments from €279.99. (europeansleeper.eu (europeansleeper.eu)) The published running days are Paris departures on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday and return departures from Berlin on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, with timetable entries showing Paris–Brussels–Berlin trains leaving Paris in the evening (about 17:45) and arriving in Berlin the next morning (about 09:59). (seat61.com (seat61.com)) European Sleeper’s route calls at Aulnoye‑Aymeries, Mons, Bruxelles‑Midi/Brussel‑Zuid and Liège‑Guillemins, with an additional stop at Hamburg‑Harburg scheduled to be added from July 2026. (travelandleisureasia.com (travelandleisureasia.com)) Seats, couchettes and sleepers are offered across Budget, Classic and Comfort classes on the operator’s booking platform, with business‑press reporting that couchette fares were expected from roughly €59–€69 and tickets for the relaunch went on sale in mid‑December 2025. (europeansleeper.eu (europeansleeper.eu)) (businesstraveller.com (businesstraveller.com)) The Paris–Berlin corridor had been operated under the Nightjet brand until mid‑December 2025, when ÖBB and partners withdrew services after the French government ended a subsidy that industry reporting valued at about €10 million a year for the Berlin link. (railjournal.com (railjournal.com)) (railtarget.eu (railtarget.eu)) European Sleeper’s fleet for the route is described in trade and enthusiast coverage as around 12–14 coaches per trainset, giving an estimated capacity in the order of 600–700 passengers, and the operator typically leases 1990s‑era sleeping and couchette cars for its services. (voyagerentrain.fr (voyagerentrain.fr)) (back-on-track.eu (back-on-track.eu))
