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Travel for a lecture to Leiden University. One transfer in Utrecht Central Station. Had a liegewagen, was very comfortable.

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Nightjet to Brussels or Paris, then Eurostar to London. How cool is it to take a train under the English Channel? Make sure you have enough time for the transfer, as night trains are frequently delayed and getting on the Eurostar is like getting on a plane with security checks etc.

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direct nightjet connection

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direct nightjet connection

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direct nightjet connection

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direct nightjet connection

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for a visit at Leibniz Institut für Länderkunde

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night train takes a bit longer, but there is also a direct day train connection

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night train takes a bit longer, but there is also a direct day train connection

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day train connection with one transfer also available (11h)

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shorter day train connection (8h) with one transfer also available

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there also a night train, but because it's so short (6.5h) it does not always make sense

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going through Zurich (so can be combined with night train)

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it will be most relaxed if you already expect a delay of up to two hours on the night train (especially if you need to catch another train)

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Genova, Metropolitan City of Genoa, Italy

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Genova, Metropolitan City of Genoa, Italy

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Genova, Metropolitan City of Genoa, Italy

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direct nightjet connection

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direct train up to 10 times a day; travel time varies from 4,5h to 6h

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direct train multiple times a day

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State December 2022:

There is a direct night train connection from Bucharest to Vienna.

In summer, there is as well a direct night train from Istanbul to Bucharest which can be booked either via Romanian or Turkish railways. I was traveling in winter, so I took the night train from Istanbul to the Bulgarian border and had to take some regional trains through Bulgaria to come to Bucharest. It was not possible to book these tickets online, but there was an open counter (even at 4 am in the morning) selling the tickets at the local train station at Dimitowgrad and it was even possible to pay by card.

I was actually starting my journey in Cyprus and came by boat and bus to Istanbul, so if you want to get further info on that, check the Nicosia tag or reach out to to anna.iglseder@geo.tuwien.ac.at for details.

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3 days (one day overlay in Bucharest for the direction Istanbul - Vienna)

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Turkish Railways + Romanian Railways (online), if going the tickets through Bulgaria have to be purchased on the local counter

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Very nice journey: taking the local bus to Girne (Northern part of Cyprus), the boat to Silifke, local Bus to Mersin, overnight bus or train to Istanbul - for the further way check out the Istanbul pin.

Most likely (by 2022) only works one way (from Nicosia to Vienna), as immigrating to Cyprus via the northern occupied part is not really legal and there is no boat from southern Cyprus to Turkey. During summer, there is a boat to Greece though, but it only started operating in 2022 and takes >30h.