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Night trains: From Stuttgart to Europe - comfortable, environmentally friendly, cheap!
Baden-Württemberg strengthens night train connections to Europe: from Stuttgart to cities such as Venice, Vienna and Budapest-an environmentally friendly travel option.
Night trains: From Stuttgart to Europe - comfortable, environmentally friendly, cheap!
Night trains are on the rise in Europe and are particularly popular in Germany. Especially in the southwest, for example in Baden-Württemberg, the passenger numbers are steadily increasing. The night train connections introduced from Stuttgart have been able to easily reach travelers, target cities such as Venice, Zagreb, Ljubljana, Budapest and Vienna since December 2022. Loud SWR Place the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) on an attractive portfolio that ranges from Karlsruhe and Mannheim through offers to Prague to connections to Amsterdam.
The night trains have adapted their departure to the fact that travelers can start in Stuttgart in the evening at 8:29 p.m. There are further approaches in Göppingen and Ulm. Venice arrives at 8:34 a.m. the next morning, while other cities such as Ljubljana and Zagreb are reached at similar times. The prices vary depending on the comfort: a seat is available from 49.90 euros, couch cars cost from 79.90 euros and sleeping car from 99.90 euros Stuttgart news report.
Comfort and advantages of night trains
What makes a trip with the night train so attractive? In addition to comfort, this form of travel offers numerous advantages. You avoid traffic jams and long security checks, you can lean back and arrive directly at the destination. In addition, trips are considered more environmentally friendly compared to air travel - the emissions are up to six less greenhouse gases per kilometer and person, explains ADAC.
Despite the growing popularity, night trains are often faced with financial challenges and regularly have to fight for state support. The ÖBB even plans to use a third fewer trains than originally intended by 2026. Critics such as the “Back-on-Track Germany” association also complain about the complicated assignment of trains, which makes it difficult to operate international night trains.
Forwarding for further developments
In early 2026, a new connection from Basel to Copenhagen and Malmö will be expected, which will also plan stops in Baden-Württemberg. This network is continuously expanded, not only towards Scandinavia, but also through cooperation with other European railway companies, which could further increase the attractiveness of night trains.
Overall, however, an ADAC test from 2024 also shows that there are still challenges: the direct connections are often limited, and there are also big differences in price acceptance. Nevertheless, 42% of Germans are already open to travel on vacation with night trains. So you can say that the signs like more and better night train travel in Europe!