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Today it’s finally time to take a look at the revolutionary new ÖBB Nightjet! I’ll be taking this unique brand-new overnight train from Vienna (Wien) to Hamburg, in the comfort of a Mini-Cabin, just like a capsule hotel. Though, not everything went to plan, as you’ll see… 😅

Journey Details:
Origin: Wien Hauptbahnhof
Destination: Hamburg Hauptbahnhof
Company: Österreichische Bundesbahnen (ÖBB)
Train: ÖBB 1116 + DANI New Nightjet Set
Accommodation: Mini-Cabin Couchette Berth (C4)
Distance: 1,138 kilometres / 707 miles
Price: €75.40 (£65.00 / $80.00)
Time: 12 hours 37 minutes, arrived 183 minutes late

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00:00 Introduction
00:48 Wien Hauptbahnhof – Vienna main station
02:29 Departure board – my train NJ 490 to Hamburg and Amsterdam
03:52 Surfshark sponsored segment
05:02 Here comes the NEW Nightjet!
05:49 Boarding the Couchette car to find my Nightjet Mini-Cabin
06:10 Today’s route from Wien Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
06:32 Delay departure from Vienna
06:49 This is the Nightjet Mini-Cabin!
08:55 St.Pölten Hbf
09:20 Toilets
09:52 Accessibility compartment and level-boarding
10:49 Nightjet Sleeping Car (Schlafwagen)
11:24 Seating Car – wow it’s busy!
11:37 Delays…
12:03 Mini-Cabin bed review
13:14 Problems in the night…
13:45 Good morning from Germany!
14:24 ÖBB Nightjet Breakfast for Couchette Car passengers
14:54 The German high-speed line from Göttingen to Hamburg
15:13 Finally a proper look at the new Nightjet seats!
16:09 Hannover Hbf
16:24 TIcket cost of my ride on the ÖBB Nightjet Mini-Cabin
16:56 Arriving in Hamburg

33 Comments

  1. I'd go to Vienna just to see this really cool train station, but the so-called "mini-cabins"? Hell freaking no! I'm a 5 ft woman, and I live in a 150 square foot apartment. I'm a simple girl & I don't need much. But I always consider the worst case scenario, and the thought of being trapped in such a tiny space is a nightmare! The 3 hour delay was nothing compared to what could have happened.

    These are sleeping pods, not cabins. Suppose the door won't open? Or an accident traps you in this tiny space, all alone? The easily accessible coach passengers will be rescued first. What if you're ordered to stay in your pod, due to a violent incident, or a quarantine situation?

    If I accidentally booked one of these pods, I'd ask for a downgrade to coach. If they say no, I'm getting off at the next stop. I'd rather be in a Soviet era cabin than this awful pod!

  2. the 2-bed parallel rooms actually look fantastic for a couple travelling. I think this is amazing quality, what are the price of those? if its equivalent to flights I would prefer to leave the hassle of flights and airports and take a 2-bed cabin like this. This will put rail travel in europe on par with Japan or even above it. I think its a great idea my only concern is that the corridor outside the cabins looked dangerously narrow for escape of so many people.

  3. If the high speed rail tunnel under the Irish Sea between Holyhead and North of Dublin could get built, overnight sleeper trains from Hull, via Leeds, Manchester Victoria, Chester, Holyhead (via the North Wales line) and Dublin Connolly (via the Dublin Belfast line) could become a real possibility

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