With the new train timetable, passengers from Frankfurt can travel overnight to Paris or Brussels while sleeping.
Frankfurt – After a long time, Deutsche Bahn is again including the popular night train connection from Berlin to Paris and Brussels in its timetable. Thanks to the stopover in Frankfurt Train riders can also get in Hesse have their impact car experience.
The first train towards Paris and Brussels will start from the German capital on Monday evening (December 11th), according to the railway. One half of the train travels overnight to Paris, the other half to Brussels.
Night train connects Frankfurt with Paris and Brussels
With the extensive timetable change on Sunday (December 10th), this connection is once again part of the rail offer. In the future, the night train will run three times a week from Berlin via Frankfurt to Brussels and Paris. From October 2024 it is planned that the so-called Nightjet will operate daily. The railway, the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB), the French state railway SNCF and the Belgian NMBS/SNCB operate this connection together.
Deutsche Bahn reports at the request of dpathat demand is high. “The new night train connections are very well booked over the holidays.” Only then will there be “sufficient free capacity” again. “Basically, as soon as we start a new night train connection together with our partner railways, there is a real booking boom.”
Night train service is intended to offer an alternative to flying – also for passengers from Frankfurt
In 2014, the railway discontinued its night train service due to a lack of demand. Now, with the desired change to socially and ecologically more sustainable means of transport, night trains are once again coming to the fore as an alternative to airplanes on long journeys. The Hessians can also benefit from the stop in Frankfurt.
In collaboration with several European partner railways, the railway is increasingly offering connections again. The goal is to connect 13 European cities with over a million inhabitants via night trains. The Swiss Federal Railways is also involved in this project.
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