Paris - Hannover - Berlin (City Night Line Sleeper Train)

The City Night Line train is a comfortable sleeper train, travelling between various destinations throughout Europe. The journey between Paris and Berlin is made on-board 'Perseus', and takes around 13hrs. City Night Line services are very affordable, and offer a great alternative to travelling during the day, allowing you to arrive fresh at your destination, and saving on hotel bills.

City Night Line

City Night Line services operate between a variety of European cities, allowing passengers to make the most of their travels, whilst saving on hotel bills. There are two fare classes; economy and deluxe, and three classes of comfort on-board the City Night Line service:

Sleeper Car
Counchette Car
Seated Car

Sleeper Car

Included in the price of your sleeper car ticket is bedding (incl. duvets and pillows), air conditioning, breakfast, washing facilities (shared toilet per carriage), toiletries, towels, and drinking water. Passengers travelling in deluxe class also benefit from a free drink on arrival, as well as a private en-suite shower/toilet.

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Couchettes

Four and six berth couchettes are available, both privately or shared. Single sex and wheelchair accessible cabins are also available. Each couchette features bunk-bed style beds, a lockable door for the room, luggage storage, pillows, blankets, sheets, shared washing facilities and toilets in each carriage, and temperature controls in each room.

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Seats

The cheapest travel option on-board the City Night Line service is in the seating car. Two seating types are offered: open-plan reclining seats, and six-seat compartments. Shared washrooms and toilets are available in each coach, and blankets are available upon request. 

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The Perseus City Night Line sleeper train runs every day throughout the year. If you would rather not take this sleeper service, there are plenty of daytime alternatives, all of which require a change at Frankfurt.

p: Stops to pick up passengers only.
d: Stops to drop off passengers only.

For more information, visit the City Night Line website, and view the online brochure here.

Two fare classes are available; economy and deluxe. Children up to and including the age of 5 are permitted to travel for free. Children over the age of 5 can take advantage of lower than adult fares, although promotional/special fares are only slightly cheaper for children than for adults, and around 60% cheaper for normal fares. 

All fares are one-way, return prices are twice the single fare.

Rail Pass Fares:

If you are planning to travel on the City Night Line with your rail pass (InterRail or Eurail), you must pay a surcharge/reservation fee to book a seat/couchette/bed. You must also hold a valid pass for all the countries that the train is passing through, not simply the origin and destination countries. Rail pass passengers may only book a deluxe sleeper room if they hold a first class rail pass.