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Win a copy of Moonlight Express & a Global Pass (7 travel days in 1 month)!

  • July 28, 2026
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We’re celebrating the release of Moonlight Express, the latest book by acclaimed travel writer and journalist Monisha Rajesh.

 

Monisha is the author of the former Waterstones Non-Fiction Book of the Month Around the World in 80 Trains and has inspired countless travellers to discover the world by rail. In Moonlight Express, she takes readers on an unforgettable journey aboard some of the world's most iconic sleeper trains.

 

From Austria's Nightjet to Finland's Santa Claus Express, Monisha explores the magic of travelling while the world sleeps. Along the way she enjoys reindeer stew on the night train to Norway, sips pisco sours aboard the Belmond Andean Explorer to the shores of Lake Titicaca and even considers a game of cricket down a carriage on Pakistan's Shalimar Express.

 

As night trains experience a remarkable renaissance, Moonlight Express is a celebration of slow, sustainable travel, filled with humour, adventure and unforgettable stories from the rails.

 

Win a copy of Moonlight Express and an Interrail/Eurail Global Pass (7 travel days in 1 month)!

 

Participation is open to all persons aged 16+. The giveaway ends on 7 August. Five winners will be randomly selected and contacted via the community DM after the giveaway closes. Each winner will receive 1× Interrail/Eurail Global Pass for 7 travel days within 1 month (2nd class) and 1× Moonlight Express book. The book will be shipped free of charge.

 

📄 Read the full Terms & Conditions, here.

 

💬 To enter, tell us in the comments: If you could spend one night aboard any sleeper train in Europe, which one would you choose, and why?

 

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  • Keeps calm and carries on
  • July 28, 2026

I would travel from Belgrade to Bar. The route through the mountains is magnificent, and the sea awaits you at the end.


  • Rail rookie
  • July 28, 2026

I’d love to travel from Vienna to Venice on the NightJet sleeper. Enjoying the famous cafes of Vienna (you’ll never find me far from a cake!) one day and then waking in the romantic city of Venice the next morning (walking into St Peter’s Square before the crowds!) would be the perfect trip for me - together with the best travel companion, my wife Helen.


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  • Railly clever
  • July 28, 2026

I‘d go for the Caledonian Sleeper, since it seems to be a notch up from the common night jet and I’d love to explore Scotland a bit more.


There’s truly nothing like the magic of falling asleep in one European capital and waking up to the sunrise in another! 🌙✨

Stepping onto the ÖBB Nightjet in Paris, watching the city lights fade into the night sky, and waking up to fresh pastries in Vienna is the ultimate vibe.

Here’s to slow, sustainable travel, borderless connections, and endless adventures across our continent! 🇪🇺🚂✨


Tristan_de_Graaf05

I would love to take the Caledonian Sleeper train to the Scottish Highlands. that sounds amazing to me.


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  • Railly clever
  • July 28, 2026

For me the choice would also be the Caledonian Sleeper. I have never visited Scotland and I would like to enjoy the beautiful scenery. 


Andreea Dumitrescu
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I would sleep through the ride from Helsinki to Lapland + the Santa Claus Express 


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  • Railly clever
  • July 28, 2026

Belgrade - Bar or vice versa

Just because of the incredible scenery along the part in Montenegro of the trip.


  • Rail rookie
  • July 28, 2026

I would choose the one operated by SJ from Berlin/Hamburg up to Stockholm, it's an area I'd really like to explore 


  • Rail rookie
  • July 28, 2026

If I could choose a night train to take it would be the one from Stockholm to Kiruna in the north of Sweden to experience the vast length of the country and wake up above the polar circle.


  • Rail rookie
  • July 28, 2026

The one from Berlin to Stockholm! I've always wanted to visit Northern Europe


  • Rail rookie
  • July 28, 2026

Paris to Venice. Arriving across the lagoon into Santa Lucia is magical. 


  • Rail rookie
  • July 28, 2026

Stockholm - Narvik

To experience the midnight sun in the summer or have a chane to see the Nothern lights during the journey during the winter.


  • Rail rookie
  • July 28, 2026

I would take a night train from Germany to Stockholm, because I just love the country and the last time I was in Stockholm I was sick - so I need another turn!!


  • Rail rookie
  • July 28, 2026

Rome — Sicily!

To enjoy the unique train-on-ferry experience


  • Rail rookie
  • July 28, 2026

I love night trains. I'd take the one from Arad to Wien so I can then continue taking short random trains during the day in the mountains of Austria, after a nice sleep and 7 hours of the trip already passed. 


Taisiasr
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  • Keeps calm and carries on
  • July 28, 2026

My choice, among all the night routes available, would probably be to Amsterdam. Maybe from Wien, since I already went To A'dam from Zurich (which I think was the closest to where I live, in Italy). Why? Well, as I know wien-amsterdam have pretty new night trains, and they seem so comfy 😍 also, I'd love to practice my not-so-good dutch skills in Amsterdam (or nearby) ✨ 


  • Rail rookie
  • July 28, 2026

I'm currently planning a trip to Scotland and this question inspired me to check what sleeper trains are even available. The one from Hamburg to Brussels looks like a really good option because while I've travelled through Belgium I've never actually visited the country. I remember taking a sleeper to France when I was really young. I was so excited about it that it's literally the only memory I have of that trip 😁


Margherita
  • Rail rookie
  • July 28, 2026

I would love to go from Stockholm to Narvik. Waking up in the middle of the tundra covered with Snow 🥰


  • Rail rookie
  • July 28, 2026

I would take the Caledonian Sleeper. I have not been to Scotland in a long time and that train sounds magnificent.


Belgrade to Bar route - for the stunning scenery and interesting conversations with the characters I hope to meet.


Simon Smith
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  • Full steam ahead
  • July 28, 2026

We’ll be taking the Doğu Ekspresi from the urban bustle of Ankara to Kars and the heart of eastern Türkiye. We’ll board the train in bustling Ankara; it’ll whisk us through the night in couchette comfort to Sivas, just in time for breakfast. Then we travel on to enjoy the daytime vistas of eastern Türkiye: forests, ravines and snow-capped mountains.


I'd go for the EuroNight 347 Vienna - Bucharest. Why? It's got some of my wild romanian memories engraved in it. Going to bed in clean and posh Vienna and waking up in rugged noisy and seemingly chaotic Balkan. Just to get yourself a black coffee and a cigarette at this not so nice looking place where the locals gather and play septică. So you sit down with them. You don't understand a word, neither do they, but they hand you the cards and light up your smoke. And so you play...


  • Rail rookie
  • July 28, 2026

Northeast Portugal. My grandparents, (all 4) were born in the Azores (San Miguel). Want to see the beautiful country where they are from.


  • Rail rookie
  • July 28, 2026

The NightJet Utrecht to Innsbruck to do some nice walking trips in the mountains