Charming accent, so much more personal than the written text banners, and when you say ‘’delightful’’ to describe something, it feels so honest and real. An excellent upgrade !
Great video Thibault! No need to be nervous about the new format. Really great to hear your insights and tips. As a regular viewer it's cool to hear you share your opinions and get an idea of how things stack up relative to each other. Keep up the good work!
This has been a fantastic video! As a German who has lived both near Trondheim and in Stockholm, I travelled by night train between the countries a lot in the past few months, so I really wish more people would do so instead of taking a plane everytime... And I absolutely agree that Snälltåget's services are amazing, even if you want to go further than Stockholm in Sweden. One of my best memories is taking the night train from Trondheim to Bodø and then the ferry to Lofoten in the summer, I almost felt bad for sleeping and missing the amazing views :D We couldn't afford more than seats as a students though haha, but I was surprised by how cheap that was compared to anything else in Norway actually! Really hope i'll be able to take the other trains of the video at some point, the one to sicily looks so cool, it is sad they don't have something like that between Denmark and Germany anymore
Love this new format Simply! Having these types of narrated comparison videos, as well as a mix of your usual unnarrated train reviews will definitely help with the TH-cam Algorithm, as well as helping people book and encourage taking trains more often! Maybe here are some topics you could cover in future videos... -Top Five of the best HSR in Europe -Top Five Second Class/Coach seats -Top Five First Class seats etc...
It was nice to see a narrated video from you. You've done a great job. It's nice to see a personal view of your journeys, and to also get a comparison as well. Comparing night trains in the Americas would make a good video.
Well done Thibault! This was a really interesting video with really good insight about night trains! I really like both this format of video along with your trip report videos.
Brilliant post I’m hooked again for sleeper trains again, I’d read some pretty poor reviews about excess noise and poor service but you’ve restored my confidence in trains once more, I’m 74 in a few months and I’m letting my wife know where I want to be when I wake up, I think at the minute the Berlin or Hamburg to Stockholm is favourite, thanks again
Brilliant video Thibault. Only done the Caledonian Sleeper so far but definitely plan to head to mainland Europe for some sleeper trains this summer. Such a shame the British network is so limited when there’s the Euro tunnel
The nightjet Wien - Roma would be great but is often very delayed. During the day, Italian high speed trains offer a decent and reliable service, but at night RFI seems to do all the track maintenance without caring for the timelyness of night trains. You cannot rely on the arrival time which makes these trains not as great as they could be.
Phenomenal video. I’ve watched and enjoyed a lot of your earlier videos but these rankings are really helpful in prioritizing potential future trips. Merci beaucoup!!!
Great video. Sadly, Caledonian Sleeper Train isn't on the list, but I'm definitely agree with all of Top 5 in this video + honourable mention for Nightjet and Optima Express. Can't wait for your book available in English, so it will be easy to translate into other languages. Next how about top 5 Amtrak long distance train.
Good work again, thanks. As for your book: Splendit! I have to contain myself, because I reserved it for my next trip in a few months, to read it on the Nightjet from Amsterdam to Innsbruck, traveling to Bologna. And in spite of your (quite obvious) top 5, I for one am still in love with ÖBB and not only for their Nightjets. Their daytime Railjets are the best train experience I ever had!
I loved this video :) I'd suggest to maybe include on the thumbnail that its a narrated top 5 list, as that on the one hand is quite unique from your channel and on the other hand list format videos get lots of views :)
Hey Thibault!!! I live in Penzance.. Its "Mount's Bay" not "the Bay of Penzance "..😅.Thanks for the lovely review both of the Night Riviera and Penzance. We're very proud of the night train Abut 10 years ago GWR thought about killing it off but instead they wisely decided to refurbish the rolling stock and now its popular all the year round.
Vidéo très intéressante, dans un anglais très facile à comprendre. Le concept est vraiment sympa ! Le classement est assez logique et bien justifié. Tout à fait d’accord pour le Snalltaget, un charme fou, le réveil au passage sur l’Oresund au dessus de la baltique et des rencontres sympa… hâte de tester les autres du classement. La mention de Nighjet était obligatoire compte tenu de leur engagement dans les trains de nuit… Hâte de voir les futurs vidéos a bord de leurs futurs trains d’ailleurs !
I love and hate Europe. I was fascinated by the stunning scenery and rich history, but I was overwhelmed by the high cost. I think trainpal's discount coupon saved me.
Great job on this video! I really enjoy the verbal commentary. You said you are proud of this video and you should be! Thanks for all you do! Roll safe
Intercity Notte was decent for the price. I paid 79 or so Euros for a sole occupancy sleeper on each segment (Milan to Naples and Rome to Venice) and it was just so convenient. Granted it was not the best night of sleep I've had, but it was far cheaper than getting a hotel.
This is really great, thank you. We are planning a train journey throughout Italy this Summer and this helps alot with the Roma > Sicily. And of course the added bonus of a great night train is saving the cost of a hotel room! I live in Scotland, and I am grateful you did NOT include the Caledonian Sleeper to London - truly the worst night train anywhere. Merci !!
Tremendous video. I loved your ‘sick’ flying joke! Two tips: on the Night Riviera from Penzance to London you can remain in your bed until 0645 which is nicer than 0500! And on the ferry train to Sicily the toilets are locked closed while the train is on board the ferry, which is quite a long time if you are desperate 😁 (of course, you can put on some clothes and find a toilet on the ferry).
Bravo! Thank you for this captivating video. I will watch it twice. I must try to ride the ferry train to Sicily. I will look at your history of videos because I only learned of Simply Railway a short time ago.
That English journey sounds so interesting. I didn't know you could even ride on a train in England for a fair price. The problem is what to do when you arrive at that small remote town.
Hi holygooff. There's a fair amount to do, plus you could use it as a base to explore the whole of Cornwall, which is an amazing English county - very much like Brittany in France
Since you don't like seats in night trains, the Caledonian Sleeper has a good service I think. The seat reclines, lights are dimmed and if you cannot sleep there is always the lounge car.
Is there a way to purchase your book on sleeper trains? Olive in Australia and cannot find the book in the shop. Your's is the best train review channel and again you've proved why!
Thank you so much for sharing, very useful information!❤ By the way I know of a train ticket discount if someone is planning to travel by Eurostar, hope it helps!
I thoroughly enjoyed this. You provided the type of information I'm interested in. Thank you for your hard work, enthusiasm, insights, honesty and humor. 🛤
Yes! I love and hate Europe. I was fascinated by the stunning scenery and rich history, but I was overwhelmed by the high cost. I think trainpal's discount coupon saved me.
Really nice and interesting video. Your accent was a bit hard to understand at times, but I think it was mainly because of some echo in the room maybe. I`ve never been to a night train, and here in Spain they unfourtunately discontinued them. So only way to go to some places by train is by doing 12+ hours during the day, which is lame.
Thank you for this amazing video ! I have a question about the night riviera sleeper. You say it is only 6£ to upgrade from the seat to the bed, but when I try booking a ticket, even at the cheapest the upgrade is in the 50is £, and often at 100£…did things changed ? Or is there something I miss here ?
I love overnight trains. I have had the pleasure of taking trains: Overnight, high-speed, and regional all over Eurasia. I would like to add the deluxe trains of Russia, i.e. Red Arrow, which also includes the in-cabin shower and breakfast. (Please keep politics out of this discussion). I would like one day to go from Moscow to Helsinki via an overnight train. And with me the shower makes all the difference. As a dual US/Italian Citizen I would like to experience the trains from Palermo with a shower... One day??? Are they going to build the bridge?????? Shall I hold my breath?
Très chouette vidéo ! Dans le temps j’ai voyagé souvent en train-couchette entre Bruxelles et la Suisse. Dommage que ce train n’existe plus aujourd’hui, comme beaucoup d’autres… Bonne continuation avec ce nouveau format !
Excellent Thibaut! I was taken aback at first by the narration, but closed captioning fixed my problem. It was very good for all the information you gave, which is something you can't really do in your silent videos. I've loved many of your videos as I miss being able to travel by train. I live in Alaska and there's only one. And I have to fly to get to it 😢
Love the narration! Lots of details. Your English is perfect. I know the French think the dialect has to be perfect, it DOESN’T, it English, it’s the world’s mutt language! It’s not even the official language of England or the US. Have fun with it! Maybe add a few French sayings/idioms in your videos.
Hi! I have been trying to find this info with no luck so far… are there any night sleeper trains that allow one person to bring 2 dogs (one in a carrier and one on a leash)? Thanks!
Great video! Super informative and detailed, the only thing that could be improved a little is your english pronunciation/grammer but that will improve as you do more of these, and you're english is already really good for a second language. Can't wait for more of these!
I rode the Nightjet for the first time a week ago (from Vienna to Hamburg) and sadly could barely sleep at all :/ always been a light sleeper and the tight curves kept distracting me. Nontheless I thought the ride was pretty cool and would do it again! P.S. Cool to hear you tlak now :D
Personally, I loved the videos with subtitles that you use to do. I guess that that's the final for me in this channel. I deserve you the better in this new chapter, and thank you for all of this time.
Yes, they are amazing.. and expensive. If they are to be a serious alternative to flying, something should be done to make the pricing more competitive.
Unfortunately Trenitalia cancelled thello 2 or 3 years ago in favor of the etr 1000 from Milan to Paris. It probably makes more sense economically since Trenitalia can compete with sncf on the Paris Lyon route, but I think thello was better because it connected all the major cities between Milan and Venice ( Padua, Vicenza, Verona and Brixia) to Paris quite easily. It was even more useful because right now there are flights to Paris from Venice and Milan only, forcing all the people living in between to go to these airports to go there. I hope another operator inherit the service in the future.
Charming accent, so much more personal than the written text banners, and when you say ‘’delightful’’ to describe something, it feels so honest and real. An excellent upgrade !
Great video Thibault! No need to be nervous about the new format. Really great to hear your insights and tips. As a regular viewer it's cool to hear you share your opinions and get an idea of how things stack up relative to each other. Keep up the good work!
This has been a fantastic video! As a German who has lived both near Trondheim and in Stockholm, I travelled by night train between the countries a lot in the past few months, so I really wish more people would do so instead of taking a plane everytime... And I absolutely agree that Snälltåget's services are amazing, even if you want to go further than Stockholm in Sweden. One of my best memories is taking the night train from Trondheim to Bodø and then the ferry to Lofoten in the summer, I almost felt bad for sleeping and missing the amazing views :D We couldn't afford more than seats as a students though haha, but I was surprised by how cheap that was compared to anything else in Norway actually! Really hope i'll be able to take the other trains of the video at some point, the one to sicily looks so cool, it is sad they don't have something like that between Denmark and Germany anymore
Train will be faster and has more scenery on the way🥹 and with discount the price will be affordable as well😂
Hi could you please outline the route you took? And the tickets purchased from?
you mean Trondheim to Lofotrn by train?
Love this new format Simply! Having these types of narrated comparison videos, as well as a mix of your usual unnarrated train reviews will definitely help with the TH-cam Algorithm, as well as helping people book and encourage taking trains more often! Maybe here are some topics you could cover in future videos...
-Top Five of the best HSR in Europe
-Top Five Second Class/Coach seats
-Top Five First Class seats
etc...
It was nice to see a narrated video from you. You've done a great job. It's nice to see a personal view of your journeys, and to also get a comparison as well. Comparing night trains in the Americas would make a good video.
Thank you :-)
You're right! The GWR is so affordable for what it is. We just did that journey and were so impressed.
Well done Thibault! This was a really interesting video with really good insight about night trains! I really like both this format of video along with your trip report videos.
Brilliant post I’m hooked again for sleeper trains again, I’d read some pretty poor reviews about excess noise and poor service but you’ve restored my confidence in trains once more, I’m 74 in a few months and I’m letting my wife know where I want to be when I wake up, I think at the minute the Berlin or Hamburg to Stockholm is favourite, thanks again
Brilliant video Thibault. Only done the Caledonian Sleeper so far but definitely plan to head to mainland Europe for some sleeper trains this summer.
Such a shame the British network is so limited when there’s the Euro tunnel
The nightjet Wien - Roma would be great but is often very delayed. During the day, Italian high speed trains offer a decent and reliable service, but at night RFI seems to do all the track maintenance without caring for the timelyness of night trains. You cannot rely on the arrival time which makes these trains not as great as they could be.
I agree with the other comments Thibault. Your new format is great and I love the narration thanks for your great videos!
Phenomenal video. I’ve watched and enjoyed a lot of your earlier videos but these rankings are really helpful in prioritizing potential future trips. Merci beaucoup!!!
Thanks for this video. Your love of night trains shines through . I love them too.
Very good comprehensive video, Thibault- thank you!
Well done! I have not traveled by train in Europe and haven't been there for many years, but this was fun to watch and informative. I like the format.
Thank you :-)
Great video. Sadly, Caledonian Sleeper Train isn't on the list, but I'm definitely agree with all of Top 5 in this video + honourable mention for Nightjet and Optima Express. Can't wait for your book available in English, so it will be easy to translate into other languages. Next how about top 5 Amtrak long distance train.
Wonderful overview! Have not had much success sleeping on night trains, especially from Schengen to Non-Schengen countries
Going to Non-Schengen countries is always tough...
Good work again, thanks. As for your book: Splendit! I have to contain myself, because I reserved it for my next trip in a few months, to read it on the Nightjet from Amsterdam to Innsbruck, traveling to Bologna. And in spite of your (quite obvious) top 5, I for one am still in love with ÖBB and not only for their Nightjets. Their daytime Railjets are the best train experience I ever had!
That is very elaborate👍 Plus Europe rail ticket now has a discount😮
Wonderful! Planning a trip from Vienna to Zurich and didn’t know where to start. (From No. California, USA). Thanks!
Both thumbs up for this comparative overview of European sleeper trains :)
Top ce nouveau format de vidéo ! Ça apporte vraiment une plus value le fait de les commenter de vive voix. 👌🏻
Nice video, and a good book over night trains, i hope you will translate it to English so more people can read it.
I loved this video :)
I'd suggest to maybe include on the thumbnail that its a narrated top 5 list, as that on the one hand is quite unique from your channel and on the other hand list format videos get lots of views :)
Loved your video, Thibault!
Hey Thibault!!! I live in Penzance.. Its "Mount's Bay" not "the Bay of Penzance "..😅.Thanks for the lovely review both of the Night Riviera and Penzance. We're very proud of the night train Abut 10 years ago GWR thought about killing it off but instead they wisely decided to refurbish the rolling stock and now its popular all the year round.
Vidéo très intéressante, dans un anglais très facile à comprendre. Le concept est vraiment sympa ! Le classement est assez logique et bien justifié. Tout à fait d’accord pour le Snalltaget, un charme fou, le réveil au passage sur l’Oresund au dessus de la baltique et des rencontres sympa… hâte de tester les autres du classement. La mention de Nighjet était obligatoire compte tenu de leur engagement dans les trains de nuit… Hâte de voir les futurs vidéos a bord de leurs futurs trains d’ailleurs !
I love and hate Europe. I was fascinated by the stunning scenery and rich history, but I was overwhelmed by the high cost. I think trainpal's discount coupon saved me.
Great job on this video! I really enjoy the verbal commentary. You said you are proud of this video and you should be! Thanks for all you do! Roll safe
A great video. A useful insight to what you get and pay for on various journeys, thanks :)
you did AWESOME! keep them all coming we think (you) they are great! :)
Intercity Notte was decent for the price. I paid 79 or so Euros for a sole occupancy sleeper on each segment (Milan to Naples and Rome to Venice) and it was just so convenient.
Granted it was not the best night of sleep I've had, but it was far cheaper than getting a hotel.
Top video, and some great inspirations there. Thank you.
This is really great, thank you.
We are planning a train journey throughout Italy this Summer and this helps alot with the Roma > Sicily.
And of course the added bonus of a great night train is saving the cost of a hotel room!
I live in Scotland, and I am grateful you did NOT include the Caledonian Sleeper to London - truly the worst night train anywhere.
Merci !!
Yes, train is convenient in trip☺️ Hope the rail tickets bought in a cheap price can use🥺
Excellent! Thank you😊
Great review of Night Trains!
Tremendous video. I loved your ‘sick’ flying joke! Two tips: on the Night Riviera from Penzance to London you can remain in your bed until 0645 which is nicer than 0500! And on the ferry train to Sicily the toilets are locked closed while the train is on board the ferry, which is quite a long time if you are desperate 😁 (of course, you can put on some clothes and find a toilet on the ferry).
Thank you Thibault, I liked this video very much.
Great video Thibault
Either narrated or subtitled, your videos are a treat!
Brilliant, Thibault - the voice format works well for you 👍
I would love to travel on all these trains.
Really enjoyed this video.
good video,keep it up,.and yes the train to penzance is great!.
Bravo! Thank you for this captivating video. I will watch it twice. I must try to ride the ferry train to Sicily. I will look at your history of videos because I only learned of Simply Railway a short time ago.
Yeah, the Sicilian video is from back in the days. :-)
Great video !!
When I was a girl on the late 1900s there were several ferry trains between Sweden and either Denmark or Germany ...
That English journey sounds so interesting. I didn't know you could even ride on a train in England for a fair price.
The problem is what to do when you arrive at that small remote town.
Hi holygooff. There's a fair amount to do, plus you could use it as a base to explore the whole of Cornwall, which is an amazing English county - very much like Brittany in France
As a long time viewer of the channel, I'm excited to see where you take things with the narration... It's great to hear your opinions out loud!
Since you don't like seats in night trains, the Caledonian Sleeper has a good service I think. The seat reclines, lights are dimmed and if you cannot sleep there is always the lounge car.
Brilliant video. You are an excellent producer. Thankyou.
You made me wanna travel again just for the sake of exploring :D Some of your picks are on my wishlist :).
Is there a way to purchase your book on sleeper trains? Olive in Australia and cannot find the book in the shop. Your's is the best train review channel and again you've proved why!
Thank you so much for sharing, very useful information!❤ By the way I know of a train ticket discount if someone is planning to travel by Eurostar, hope it helps!
I thoroughly enjoyed this. You provided the type of information I'm interested in. Thank you for your hard work, enthusiasm, insights, honesty and humor. 🛤
again, one of your videos gives me a massive wave of fernweh! xD
Very nice. Travelling by train in Europe does give you such incredible scenery and the experience of crossing from one country to the other. 😍
Yes! I love and hate Europe. I was fascinated by the stunning scenery and rich history, but I was overwhelmed by the high cost. I think trainpal's discount coupon saved me.
Video tres Interessante, j'avais jamais entendu parler du Zurich Zagreb j'avoue que ça me tente bien
Thibault that was an excellent production and way more professional than I'd have expected with hand held gear. Keep up the great work my friend!
Incredible vidéo 😍
Fantastic video! Can't wait for more of these!
Really nice and interesting video. Your accent was a bit hard to understand at times, but I think it was mainly because of some echo in the room maybe. I`ve never been to a night train, and here in Spain they unfourtunately discontinued them. So only way to go to some places by train is by doing 12+ hours during the day, which is lame.
Thank you for this amazing video !
I have a question about the night riviera sleeper. You say it is only 6£ to upgrade from the seat to the bed, but when I try booking a ticket, even at the cheapest the upgrade is in the 50is £, and often at 100£…did things changed ? Or is there something I miss here ?
Very good video, completely enjoyed, keep them coming!
I love overnight trains. I have had the pleasure of taking trains: Overnight, high-speed, and regional all over Eurasia. I would like to add the deluxe trains of Russia, i.e. Red Arrow, which also includes the in-cabin shower and breakfast. (Please keep politics out of this discussion). I would like one day to go from Moscow to Helsinki via an overnight train. And with me the shower makes all the difference.
As a dual US/Italian Citizen I would like to experience the trains from Palermo with a shower... One day??? Are they going to build the bridge?????? Shall I hold my breath?
That was so good! 👍👍
Très chouette vidéo ! Dans le temps j’ai voyagé souvent en train-couchette entre Bruxelles et la Suisse. Dommage que ce train n’existe plus aujourd’hui, comme beaucoup d’autres…
Bonne continuation avec ce nouveau format !
You Do not suck lol grt vid well researched. Have fun. I love trains
Excellent Thibaut! I was taken aback at first by the narration, but closed captioning fixed my problem. It was very good for all the information you gave, which is something you can't really do in your silent videos.
I've loved many of your videos as I miss being able to travel by train. I live in Alaska and there's only one. And I have to fly to get to it 😢
Really informative and interesting. Thanks a lot. Your English pronunciation is great and I commend you.
Great video, keep up the good work!
Love the narration! Lots of details. Your English is perfect. I know the French think the dialect has to be perfect, it DOESN’T, it English, it’s the world’s mutt language! It’s not even the official language of England or the US.
Have fun with it!
Maybe add a few French sayings/idioms in your videos.
Very very informative 👏
Thank you Thibault for an excellent video. In particular,the maps showing the route(s) taken were (except for Finland) very detailed.
For me the OBB is the best
NightJet for the win!
🔥 🔥🔥
Hi! I have been trying to find this info with no luck so far… are there any night sleeper trains that allow one person to bring 2 dogs (one in a carrier and one on a leash)? Thanks!
Excellent!!!
Night trains!
Trains: “night all”
You're the one that got me curious about taking night trains. I never took one in my life, I'd be glad to try someday...
Taking my first overnight train this month. Silver Meteor from DC to Charleston. Looking forward to it! I like the new format!
I like your new format, but you should get a better mic to improve audio quality.
How did you do that as a kid travelling night trains?
Super vidéo ! Le son pourrait être amélioré mais le sujet était super intéressant !
Some night trains do have a restaurant car for the whole journey. Did any of these had one?
The Night Riviera, Lapland and Snalltaget have some
I would love to purchase your book! I'm learning French and think it would be great practice :) Can I get the book in the U.S. or shipped to the U.S?
Yes :-)
@@SimplyRailway Awesome! Do I order it through you directly, or from the website?
@@stevemcclure2879 From the website :-)
One thing I has a laugh at. Instead of 'Austria', it said you may wake up in 'AUSTRALIA'. HAHA
👏👏👏👏👏
Hey man, if you don't know, Europe includes Russia, and it has the best night trains alongside with Austrian Nightjets
It's a wonderful video. I just wish I did not feel so envious!
Well done.
Great video! Super informative and detailed, the only thing that could be improved a little is your english pronunciation/grammer but that will improve as you do more of these, and you're english is already really good for a second language. Can't wait for more of these!
Nice video love night trains, but i struggled with your French Accent please can we have it in English
I rode the Nightjet for the first time a week ago (from Vienna to Hamburg) and sadly could barely sleep at all :/ always been a light sleeper and the tight curves kept distracting me. Nontheless I thought the ride was pretty cool and would do it again!
P.S. Cool to hear you tlak now :D
and how about vienna to brussel
Great video, what do you think is the best night train out of Vienna?
Personally, I loved the videos with subtitles that you use to do. I guess that that's the final for me in this channel. I deserve you the better in this new chapter, and thank you for all of this time.
Yes, they are amazing.. and expensive. If they are to be a serious alternative to flying, something should be done to make the pricing more competitive.
Do lakeshore limited from New York to Chicago in a romette because your making me feel sad
Unfortunately Trenitalia cancelled thello 2 or 3 years ago in favor of the etr 1000 from Milan to Paris. It probably makes more sense economically since Trenitalia can compete with sncf on the Paris Lyon route, but I think thello was better because it connected all the major cities between Milan and Venice ( Padua, Vicenza, Verona and Brixia) to Paris quite easily. It was even more useful because right now there are flights to Paris from Venice and Milan only, forcing all the people living in between to go to these airports to go there.
I hope another operator inherit the service in the future.
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