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The OBB Nightjet Next Generation trains are here! I took one on the second day of service from Vienna to Hamburg and WOW – this is a standard-setter. There is some bad news which we’ll get to in the video, but otherwise, I’m very impressed. These brand new sleeper trains are discretion and luxury personified and by far the most lovely public sleepers in Europe.
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0:00 Intro
1:00 Vienna HBF Station
2:15 OBB First Class Lounge
4:12 Arrival of Nightjet NJ 40490 to Hamburg and Amsterdam, and boarding
5:33 Departure from Vienna HBF
6:04 Surfshark Sponsored segment
7:28 Introduction to the train and first actions on boarding
7:55 Food options
9:31 Cabin TOUR
13:22 My dinner
14:20 Bed time
15:12 OBB Fare rises (very BAD)
16:55 The morning run
17:30 Breakfast onboard Nightjet
18:30 Conclusions and arrival into Hamburg Altona
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The OBB Nightjet Next Generation trains are here! I took one on the second day of service from Vienna to Hamburg and WOW – this is a standard-setter. There is some bad news which we'll get to in the video, but otherwise, I'm very impressed. These brand new sleeper trains are discretion and luxury personified and by far the most lovely public sleepers in Europe.
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Why isn't the train service in the USA like this? What a shame…
Looks really interesting but you are right, if the cost is so high people will continue to fly which is a real shame. Great videos, informative and a cute host too
Even flights get delayed regardless of whether you are first class or not.
Cash is king, Paul. Dont wish it away as that will be the end of our privacy as we know it
Just found your channel – really enjoying the content
I love the dining carriage at the Eurocity from Budapest to Berlin. They have fresh meals like "Wiener Schnitzel" and "Szegediner Gulasch" also and "Budweiser Pilsener" in a mug. Also they have real waitresses !
After using the shower, is the cubicle covered in water if you need to use and sit down on the toilet seat. Does it present a problem.
I took the Nightjet from Vienna to Zurich a few years ago and really enjoyed the experience. To fall asleep while departing Vienna and awake hours later somewhere in the snowy mountains of Switzerland was incredible.
I also had a single sleeper cabin and, though dated, it was in excellent condition. These new cars look like a tremendous upgrade! The dynamic fares are disappointing to hear, as years prior the value was fantastic – I paid around €120 which was much less than what a flight and hotel for a night would have cost me.
Looks great! Might seem a bit pricey but I'd rather spend a bit extra for a nice room than one like on an Amtrak. America really needs to step up their game especially with door locking from the outside and also the food.
These new Nightjets look great – but I'm with you, the pricing is off-putting. When a train can't compete with ultra-low-cost airlines that's a big problem.
it's really disappointing that the cost is so high. Though as an American who often takes Amtrak from NYC to Chicago or Atlanta, the cost isn't far off and we also have some amount of dynamic pricing – though not nearly that extreme. I'd love to try this trip as I travel frequently through Europe for work, but not sure they'd pay for that!
Train reviews are so much more fun than plane reviews. Keep them coming….
Does anyone know what app Paul is using to show the train's current speed?
Great video as always….but when i got to the point where PRICE is presented…i moved on to the next vid.The price of this train trip is insane.!!
Nice story about the new NJ-trains, which currently only serve one route… In the meantime ÖBB is failing to servce daytime services in Austria appropriately. They have substituted modern "Railjet"-services even with regional train sets, which feature neither 1st class nor any form of food/drinks service. And this is done right at the peak of the expected holiday travel season. The union says publicly that they alerted management about potential issues due to low supply of rolling stock and that their (i.e. the people actually working on the trains) concerns were not taken seriously. Many people who booked a ticket for the holiday season well in advance now face the threat of not being able to travel, as their seats simply do not exist on the substitute sets…..
I still think it was better in the 90s and earlier when you had the second class OBB compartments, and if you got one to yourself on an overnight journey you just pulled out 3 seats from each side into the middle where they joined to make a humungous king size bed filling the compartment. At least as an interrailer on a limited budget, with a sleeping bag in your rucksack, it was ideal and only cost the price of a second class seat. But seriously these are nice compartments and way better than the ''couchette'' sleeper compartments with 6 stretcher like beds on 3 levels, across Italy. However they are not cheap at all.
Oh Beh Beh 🥵
Great review! 1st I've heard of their dynamic fares. Could definitely be a deal breaker for me….
I'm really surprised that the luggage lockers in Vienna are cash-only because there are railway stations in Switzerland that use the same model (same door design, same indicators – I'm quite sure it's the same product) but do accept card payments. The central payment terminal also looks as if there's space for a card terminal which isn't used. Strange. That being said, I'm very much for the ability to pay with cash, but cash-only does seem a bit old-fashioned.
Back in the 80s a mate and I interrailed around Europe. Around 300 quid for a month. We travelled from Hamburg to Munich over night in a compartment with 6 seats. Fortunately there were only 3 passengers and you pulled each seat into the middle so you got 3 beds. Such joy to be alive!