Night trains that show up as direct on the night train guide but not on the time table

Question

Hey, I’m new to the Interrail Pass and I’m a bit confused about night trains.

If I’ve understood correctly, if a night train is direct, it only counts as one travel day — the day of departure. So I’ve been checking the night train maps to see which routes I could take overnight.

For example, the Budapest–Prague EuroNight IC 575 shows up as a night train included in the pass. But when I check the timetable to make a reservation or just to look at it, it shows a route with several train changes.

Is that because the timetable doesn’t show the direct train? How can I reserve it?

Or is it because there actually aren’t any direct trains? Would that mean it uses up two Interrail travel days even though it’s listed as a single route?

Thank you very much for your help,
Vicky

rvdborgt · Answer

Reservations are best not done via Interrail. This night train can be booked on cd.cz, with "reservation only”. In general, use this page as a guide:

https://www.seat61.com/european-train-booking-horizons.htm

@Eurail Community Moderator This is another example of the Interrail timetable chopping up night trains. This has been happening for months now with all (!) night trains that have portions that join or split. It has been mentioned in various posts. Is there any solution in sight? Since all railways show these as through trains, it looks like the MERITS data is correct, so the cause can probably be found on your side.

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