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Top sleeper train breaks

Prague by sleeper

Amsterdam, Berlin, Prague and Zürich

Discover Prague by train with stop-offs in Amsterdam and Berlin. Return by sleeper and wake up to Alpine views and breakfast in (cabin) bed.

Caledonian to the Highlands

Fort William, Oban and Glasgow

By way of the Caledonian sleeper from London to Fort William, savour an overnight journey to the wild Highlands for Scottish exploration.

Overnight to Sicily

Turin, Rome, Catania, Syracuse, Milan, Paris

Ever seen a train board a boat? Under clear night skies, the Intercity Notte sleeper train glides across the Strait to Sicily so you can wake up to island life.

Italian explorer

Turin, Rome and Milan

Wake up to Rome. This trip will see you stopping off in Turin and Milan, with an overnight journey on the InterCityNotte sleeper train through Italy.

Sleeper to Stockholm

Cologne, Stockholm, Hamburg, Amsterdam

Few things are as hygge as a sleeper cabin. Journey overnight from Hamburg and arrive in Sweden’s capital in time for the first batch of cardamon buns.

Northern Spain by sleeper ferry

Santander, San Sebastián, Bordeaux

Watch the sun rise as you dock into Santander on Spain’s north coast after a serene overnight sailing from Portsmouth.

Bosnia & Herzegovina by sleeper train

Zagreb, Split, Mostar, Sarajevo and Jajce

Discover emerald rivers, tumbling waterfalls, ancient cities and towns and beautiful rail journeys on this trip by sleeper train to Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Mallorca by sleeper ferry

Marseille, Palma, Barcelona, Paris

You don’t need to fly to the Balearics. Instead, stop off through France by rail to Marseille, before sailing overnight to Palma, Mallorca.

Night Riviera to Cornwall

St Ives, Penzance

Soak up the Cornish coast by day along the scenic St Ives Bay line, and by night as you traverse along the Night Riviera, lulled by the sound of the sea.

Vienna to Paris

Zürich, Vienna

Austria’s most scenic railway over the Arlberg Pass meets the newest generation of Nightjet sleeper train to Paris on this round trip to Vienna.

Sleeper to Switzerland

Amsterdam, Basel, Lucerne, Locarno, Milan, Chur, Zürich

Snooze your way to Switzerland and wake up to stunning Alpine landscapes, with mountain lake stays strung together by UNESCO railways.

Nightjet to Venice

Venice, Florence, Lecco, Chur, Paris

A private cabin on the midnight blue Nightjet sleeper will whisk you away to the floating city. A scenic run through Swiss heritage railways will see you home.

The Guardian's route of the month: tracking St Olav from Sweden to Norway

Embark on a Scandinavian pilgrimage by rail on this coast-to-coast adventure across Sweden and Norway, as featured in the Guardian.

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