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Hello, payment for the tickets is possible only in local currency. I paid by card. Rest of your questions I already answered in both video and here in comments.

Thank you for your feedback and sharing your experience. It is interesting to read about and imagine the same journey just 35 years ago.

Thanks! 😃

Not really, I haven't stayed in Belgrade over night. Neither in Bar. Upon arrival, I took a bus to Budva. Tickets are for sure sold at Belgrade and Subotica stations. I emailed to Serbian railways before going to Subotica to check the opening times. They replied quick and in English.

Wow, I didn't know. EC 270 Meridian through Budapest, Bratislava, Prague, Berlin.

@@Europe-By-Train then to Sassnitz, Trelleborg and Malmö.

What was the service between Sassnitz and Trelleborg?

@@Europe-By-Train ferry service for rail cars.

Hello, thanks for you feedback :) I am not sure I understand right. You will come on 13th and wish to travel on 16th? Then best is to buy the ticket as soon as you arrive. There is no online sale. They don't do any kind of reservations with payment during the ticket collection. Also, if you stay longer than 24 hours in Serbia, there is a mandatory tourist registration.

@@Europe-By-Train thank u very much. If we arrived on June 13th and go to the station, can we find a two bed cabin for June 16th night train ? We are so confused when we checked websites.

@@AKINYOLCI I think there is a good chance. But nothing is guaranteed. It is not summer yet, so should not be that busy. And there are 3 carriages with these compartments. I read that people got ticket even on the same day. Maybe customer service can advise on the availability closer to the date.

Hi, the ticket cost breakdown is included in the video. Tickets can be purchased at the train stations in Serbia. For the visa, it is always best to check your government's website for the latest and guaranteed info.

And it wasn't particularly cold up there :)

@@Europe-By-Train cool. Did they stamp your passport? Also I guess you need a hotel accommodation in Bar. Hopefully good rates.

@@user-cd9rd7jb2z Yes, they did stamp it.

What language is this?

Hi, if you mean 2nd class in a seating carriage, then there is no direct one from Prague to Budapest, but there are seating carriages from Prague to Breclav as IC577 (part of this train), and then several seating carriages being connected in Breclav from other directions to this train - 1 Hungarian from Berlin, one Polish one from Warsaw and 2 more Hungarian ones from Breclav. Part from Prague gets to Breclav after 1am, and then in a new set up, train leaves before 5am. I never tried, but you might be able to buy the seats separately either from PKP or MAV. Also the waiting time is smaller - the one from Warsaw arrives at 3:38 to Breclav. Possible, but not ideal.

Haven't.

Because of the safety?

@@Europe-By-Train Yes. I‘ve travelled all over Europe on trains; Paris-Marseille (800 Km) on a TGV (3h15‘), Berlin-Munich (600 Km) on a ICE (4h), London-Paris (460 Km, 2h35‘), Zurich-Brussels (650 Km, 5h), London-Glasgow (680 Km, 5h), Berlin-Budapest (880 Km, 11h), Zurich-Rome (860 Km, 8h)… but it was always an early morning train. I wouldn’t feel safe at any European train station after 9PM.

​@@Sir_Typesalot For me, so far, the worst station I was waiting for a night train at, was Split. But overall, no safety issues. I always book a private compartment. Czech Railway's ones feel the safest to me - attendant in the carriage, room lockable both from outside and inside. Often you can use a Lounge at the station with the ticket while waiting.

Please elaborate on what specific safety issues can arise because otherwise it is usually safe in European trains. Have there been frequent incidents, if so then what kind?

@@Europe-By-TrainIn what sense? Theifs / robbers?

I used a passport. You country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs website should give you more details about possible acceptance of different IDs at your destination.

If you're an eu citizen then your ID is enough

There was an older lady, with some basic English only. I had on the phone my request translated into Serbian, and also a paper with all the travel details - date, time, carriage number, to avoid any possible questions/misunderstanding.

You will 😊

Great to hear. I read, that the scenery is nicer in Montenegro, that's why I went in this direction. Bars in Bar? :) Hmm.. no idea actually. I had just a short walk in Bar before jumping on the bus. I chose to stay longer in Budva and Kotor during my visit. Can't see them all :)

For 3x21 EUR, I would get only 3 places in a seating carriage. So you need to buy a seating ticket plus the upgrade for bed. And that differs whether you want to share the cabin with other 2, 1 or no one.

From my ones Belgrade to Bar.

Thank you :) There is no dedicated space for bicycles in any of the carriages, it seems. So officially not. Folding one shouldn't be a problem.

It is possible. Destruction won over construction :(

Thanks. It is, hope to return one day. Zagreb - Split is also on my list.

I think it is a good thing. If it works, I prefer this one with opening window than new one without and dirty from the outside. For sure, it brings a completely different experience.

If they work well and maintained to a good standard then keep them,don’t scrap something that works because anything newer won’t last as long

I didn't know about the Turkish coffee onboard :) I knew there was no breakfast and got some bakery and water earlier, so no problem at all. It was a great experience overall, only the border check at night is a minus. I visited Budva and Kotor after. Would do it all again for sure.

The Turkish coffee was a coincidence because only one sleeper car, Taner, prepared it privately and unofficially for the guests on a camping gas cooker. So as far as fire safety is concerned, you can't look. Some passengers smoked with us too. It's allowed in Montenegro because it's not part of the EU, but the train was still a great experience. The border control is a bit annoying at night. You're not allowed to take photos. I was immediately shouted at by a police officer because I just wanted to take a photo of the sign for Prijepolje Teretna station. I also recommend the Šarganska osmica steam train (about 30 km from Uzice).

Wow, you had an authentic experience with the gas cooker. No grilling sausages on the open fire? :D Compared to that, my carriage felt so posh, like the Orient Express - my fellow passengers went to bed with chickens, no parties, no fights, empty corridors, smelled smoke from the neighbouring cabin just once during the journey… just boring :) Stations in the region must have some kind of top-secret classification or I don’t know…. I was shouted at by security for recording inside the Sarajevo station… like there was anything to see through the smoke anyway…

Thank you for you kind comment.

Nope, nothing. Not even possible to buy anything.

I bought the ticket in Subotica in the ticket office. No online sale, unfortunately. But there are certain travel advisors, who would get the ticket for you and have it delivered to the hotel for double the price. I did not stay in the hotel, so it was not an option for me.

You can find the link in the video description.

@@Europe-By-Train i noticed though there are other carriers like German and Austrian selling that route. Is there difference in prices?

strange that website gives an option "i do not want to buy ticket" not sure what's the point

Might be, worth to check, on this one, CD offers the best prices as the operator from my experience.

Perhaps when you have a ticket and want to buy a seat reservation only?

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it.

I had the same one both ways, but saw on YT some videos with those in MÁV colours. Our border check from Serbia took long, as they seemed to have data connection issue and each passport took long to verify.

haha bolje sto nije mogao da udje, bog zna kako bi izgledalo :D

I would like to, but I'm sceptical it will happen. Tickets are not on sale yet. Do you have any fresh info?

Actually things are not going for better except for 1% of the network between Subotica and Belgrade, rest of the network is falling appart. Trains were regular on many lines 10 years ago that are now not even active anymore (Belgrade to Kragujevac or Čačak). You had 15+ international active lines before SNS rule, now you have to Montenegro and this short Szeged train, which is almost Albania shit level.

@@carick235 agree with u 100%. where is the BG Ljubljana train line? i am waiting to ride that train for some years now? in the past trains run very often on that line

@@aantonic Ask Croatian railways why they interupted this line ? More than 800 km railways in the last 10 years, reconstructed in Serbia for speeds 100-120 km/h .Niš-Bulgarian frontier section is on coridor X and isn't electrificied. Now. there is full reconstruction and will be electrificied. At the end of this year begin railway construction section between Niš and Belgrade for high speed / 200 km/h /.

No, the high-speed rail line is being built over Kelebia.

This section was also upgraded recently to 120 km/h in Serbian part, but Belgrade-Budapest HSR line is going from Subotica towards Kelebia in HU, west of Szeged. I think its a pretty stupid decision by Hungarian government not to put Szeged on the main Belgrade-Budapest route, they basically put Szeged as the 3rd biggest city on the 2nd level line.

​@@carick235 It makes more sense if you know the history of the region. Beograd (and Subotica) used to be part of Hungary when the railway lines were built, a direct route was logical, Szeged was more like a regional centre. After World War 1 if I remember correctly it was part of the peace deal that the second track on the main line was lifted (Yugoslavia was scared of a potential Hungarian invasion) and the changes in borders, politics etc. made Szeged more important. Main freight and passenger traffic was moved to the Budapest-Szeged Line and that became main line. The station in Szeged is not a through station, it is dead end, so any attempt to divert the main route that way either would require a new station further away from the city centre or a tunnel underneath the historic city centre. The line also joins from the South in Subotica, essentially turning back towards Hungary, so unless you want to change direction there you need a spur circling the city from North or a triangle at the existing junction and you skip Subotica. Even then, you added quite a few extra miles and most of the traffic (especially freight) is between Budapest and Beograd (and beyond) and not between Beograd and Szeged. Renewing the direct route makes more sense and for the regional traffic between Szeged and Subotica the secondary line can be used.

This line is not on the Belgrade-Budapest high-speed railline, this is a secondary line connecting Subotica and Serbia with the third largest city in Hungary's Szeged. Operating speed for passenger trains in this railine is 120 km/h but at the moment, maximum speed is not used, but a temporary speed of about 50 - 60 km/h for a number of reasons. The Serbian side has been completely renovated, modernized and electrified but currently, a temporary station is being used in Subotica where there is no electricity due to the works on the high-speed railway, when the reconstruction of the high-speed railway is finished, the speed will increase and new trains are likely to be in use, possible stadler flirts. The Hungarian side is not completely finished, I don't know if their side is fully electrified, they still have to finish their side completely. Another obstacle to speed are border crossings, I do not know how they will be resolved in the future, maybe it will be same as agreed and planed for the high-speed railway (Belgrade - Budapest) to check the documents as on the principle of airports at railway stations in Serbia and Hungary and not at the border crossing.

Thank you :) Yes, it does.