Europe's night-train revival is real, but it isn't a straight line: for every celebrated new sleeper, an older route quietly disappears — often to engineering works or lost subsidy. This page tracks both sides for the 2026 timetable, so you can see the network as it actually stands today. If a route you remember has vanished (City Night Line, Thello, the old Paris–Vienna Nightjet), you'll find its status here.
Launching in 2026
Paris → Berlin
26 March 2026
European Sleeper
The headline return of a Paris–Berlin sleeper — three nights a week via Brussels and Liège, with a Hamburg extension added over the summer.
Fares, times & how to book →Brussels → Milan
9 September 2026
European Sleeper
A new Alpine crossing linking Belgium and the Netherlands to northern Italy.
Basel → Copenhagen → Malmö
15 April 2026
SBB & RDC
A roughly 16-hour Switzerland-to-Scandinavia sleeper — one of the longest new services on the network.
Przemyśl → Kraków → Vienna → Salzburg → Munich
14 December 2025
ÖBB / PKP (EN 'Carpatia')
A new eastbound Carpathian sleeper linking southern Poland with Austria and Bavaria.
Poland → Prague & Munich
2026 timetable
PKP Intercity
New PKP Intercity night connections extending from Poland into Czechia and Germany.
Withdrawn or suspended in 2026
Stockholm → Narvik
SJ / Vy
One of Europe's longest sleepers at 1,456 km, withdrawn in the 2026 timetable.
Vienna → Milan
ÖBB Nightjet
Suspended for 2026 because of major engineering works on the Italian side of the route.
Vienna → La Spezia
ÖBB Nightjet
Suspended for 2026 due to construction — the Ligurian coast loses its direct sleeper.
Bratislava → Split (shortened)
ÖBB Nightjet
The summer Adriatic sleeper now starts from Vienna rather than Bratislava.
Various Bulgaria, Romania & Croatia links
Multiple
Several south-east European night connections were reduced or removed for 2026.
Sources
- Back-on-Track — All night trains running in 2026 (interactive map)
- Euronews — Why are many night-train routes disappearing?
- Forbes — These 4 European night trains are debuting in 2026
Figures are indicative and change with each timetable. Spotted something out of date? Tell us via the contact page and we'll update it — this page is maintained.