By far the best way to travel to the snow!
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BECAUSE YOU ARRIVE SATURDAY MORNING AND DON’T LEAVE UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING THE WEEK AFTER
Your holiday starts on the train. Relax with your travel buddies, dine in the restaurant, have a party at the bar, and sleep soundly while the train heads to the Alps.
In the morning, enjoy the beautiful landscapes and the first snow from the train. Once you arrive, hit the slopes in no time.
A great new winter sports train!
Hop on in Brussels or Cologne and the Good Night Train takes you directly to Kufstein, Wörgl, Zillertal, Innsbruck, and South Tyrol. With a quick transfer, you can also easily reach Zell am See or Arlberg.
Unique SKI+CITY break
New offer: TRAIN+HOTEL+SKI PASS
The night train is the best way to travel to the snow! The SKI + CITY PASS gives you access to 265 km of slopes, 22 cultural and lifestyle activities, and all public transport around the city. We’ve selected a comfortable 4-star hotel for you, right by the river Inn, close to everything you need.
Featuring a dining car!
YOU CAN’T REALLY START YOUR HOLIDAY ANY BETTER
Dining on board, travelling through the cold winter night. A few drinks in our lounge bar. Party until late. Breakfast as the train heads into the Alps.
Winter 2025 departure days
Direct night train to Innsbruck in Tirol, Austria. Like the TUI Ski Express and Nightjet, the European Sleeper is a true snow train and ski express. Winter sports by sleeper train is fabulous.
From Belgium
5 / 14 February
21 / 28 February (until Innsbruck only)
4 / 12 March
From Italy and Austria
9 / 18 February
22 February / 1 March (starting in Innsbruck only)
8 / 16 March
Timetable of the European Sleeper to the snow
Provisional timetable. Please note that times may still change.
Winter sports destinations on the route
Kufstein
Kufstein is a charming town with a beautiful fortress and a lovely historic centre where you can tick off your first Apfelstrudel.
From Kufstein, it's only 10 kilometres by bus or taxi to the lively villages of Söll, Scheffau, and Ellmau, each offering you access to one of Austria's largest ski areas, Skiwelt Wilder Kaiser-Brixental, through their own ski lift. More than 250 kilometres of slopes are waiting for you.
Wörgl (Brixental and Zell am See)
In Wörgl, you transfer onto one of Austria's most beautiful train routes. The train slowly climbs up into the Brixental valley. Here, too, hundreds of kilometres of ski slopes are waiting for you.
That’s the big advantage of the night train – there’s almost a full day of skiing ahead of you. Especially if you get off at well-known places like Westendorf, Brixen im Thale, Kirchberg, Kitzbuhel, or Sankt Johann im Tirol. The stations are never more than a 15-minute walk or ski bus ride from the lifts.
But even if you've chosen Fieberbrunn, with access to the massive Skicircus Saalbach/Hinterglemm ski area, or if you're going all the way to Zell am See, you can still hit the slopes on the same day.
Jenbach - Zillertal
Everyone who arrives at Jenbach station knows that this is the main gateway to the world-famous and stunning Zillertal. The mountains here are just a bit higher, reaching up to 2,500 metres, and more rugged. At the end of the valley lies the mighty Hintertux Glacier, with a peak soaring beyond 3,000 metres.
The Zillertalbahn takes you comfortably deep into the Zillertal. In fact, you don’t need a car in the Zillertal at all. The ski bus network is seamlessly connected to the Zillertalbahn, quickly and frequently taking you to the three largest ski areas in the Zillertal: Hochzillertal, Zillertal Arena, and Zillertal 3000. With the Zillertal Super Ski Pass, public transport is even free to use.
Innsbruck
Capital of Tyrol. Innsbruck is uniquely located between the mountains in the heart of the Austrian Alps. Everywhere you look, you see the buildings of the beautiful old town nestled against majestic mountain walls.
The Stubaitalbahn takes you directly from the station past numerous charming Tyrolean villages with stunning mountain panoramas to the beautiful Stubai Valley (make sure to sit on the left side for the best views!).
And if the snow happens to disappoint, there’s a bus every 30 minutes to the Stubai Glacier. Austria’s largest glacier ski area. Guaranteed snow with the best slope conditions you could wish for.
Südtirol
Austria meets Italy in the Alto Adige region, or Südtirol. Here, the sun shines just a little more generously than in Austria.
Bressanone, or Brixen for German speakers, is a charming town with a beautiful historic centre. Bressanone also has its own ski area, Plose, where families can enjoy everything the Italian Alps have to offer.
Ponte Gardena/Waidbruck is at the foot of the world-famous Dolomiti ski paradise. With just one ski pass, 1,200 kilometres of ski slopes are waiting for you, set against the most stunning mountain backdrop imaginable – the Dolomites.
Bolzano/Bozen is the last stop in Südtirol. A lovely Italian town nestled between towering mountains. When the sun is shining, the terraces are full, even in February or March. The Mediterranean climate is already palpable here, even though you're still in the heart of the Alps.
Accommodation on the Good Night Train to the Alps
