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Nightjet cabinsSeat, couchette, pod or bed
Four ways to spend the night on a Nightjet, and two generations of carriage.
Here is what each class actually gets you, how to tell the new trains from the old, and what Interrail holders pay.
Seat
The cheapest way through the night
- · A compartment of up to six seats, or an open coach
- · Private seating compartment for up to 3 people on many routes
- · Toilets and washrooms in every car
- · New generation: double bucket seats, reading lamps, inductive charging
Couchette
Families, groups and budget solo travellers
- · 4- or 6-berth compartments, mixed unless you book a ladies’ compartment
- · Blanket, sheet and pillow on every berth; compartment locks from inside
- · Breakfast included: coffee or tea, water, two rolls, jam
- · Private compartment for up to 6 (1–3 adults) at a flat price
- · New generation “comfort”: fixed beds, 4 berths, NFC locks, Wi-Fi
Mini Cabin
Solo travellers who want privacy at couchette prices
- · New-generation trains only
- · A private sleeping pod, 190 × 63.5 × 90 cm
- · Lockers beside it for hand luggage (40 × 55 × 23 cm) and shoes
- · Folding breakfast table, reading lamp, mirror, attendant call
- · Two neighbouring pods open into one through a small sliding door
- · Children 10 and over, with an adult
Sleeper
A proper bed and a private room
- · Classic cars: 1–3 people, washbasin; “plus” rooms add shower and WC
- · New generation “comfort”: 1–2 people, own WC and shower; “comfort plus” adds a separate shower
- · Made-up beds, welcome drink and snack, à la carte breakfast
- · Free access to ÖBB lounges
Look for “comfort”
ÖBB marks new-generation cars with the word “comfort” in the class name when you book.
Each seven-car set has two seating cars, three couchette cars and two sleeping cars, 254 places in all, with six bike spaces, Wi-Fi and NFC-locked compartments.
- Sleeper comfort plus1–2 people, own WC and separate shower, seating area
- Sleeper comfort1–2 people, own WC and shower
- Mini Cabin1 person, private pod, lockers beside it
- Couchette comfort4 fixed berths, Wi-Fi, NFC lock
- Seat comfortDouble bucket seats, inductive charging
Sources: Nightjet, the new generation ↗ · ÖBB press release ↗
What the reservation costs
With a pass you pay only a reservation fee, which varies by route and demand between these limits.
| Class | Fee, minimum – maximum |
|---|---|
| Seat | €4.90 – €24.90 per person |
| 6-berth couchette | €19.90 – €64.90 per person |
| 4-berth couchette | €29.90 – €94.90 per person |
| Mini Cabin | €29.90 – €94.90 per person |
| 3-bed sleeper | €59.90 – €184.90 per person |
| Double sleeper | €69.90 – €224.90 per person |
| Single sleeper | €114.90 – €479.90 per cabin |
| Double sleeper Plus | €94.90 – €299.90 per person |
| Single sleeper Plus | €149.90 – €624.90 per cabin |
Source: Interrail, night-train reservation fees (June 2026) ↗.
Seat reservations are optional on the Zürich–Hamburg, Zürich–Berlin and Zürich–Amsterdam trains, whose seats are Deutsche Bahn coaches.
A private sleeping pod for one person in the new-generation Nightjet, 190 cm long, 63.5 cm wide and 90 cm high, with a locker for hand luggage and shoes beside it, a reading lamp and a folding breakfast table.
It costs the same as a couchette berth and includes breakfast. Nightjet ↗
Not one pod, but two neighbouring pods on the same level connect through a small sliding door, so a couple can book two side by side. Nightjet ↗
Only the new-generation trains, which ÖBB is introducing line by line; Vienna–Zürich switched in June 2026.
When you book, new-generation categories are labelled “comfort”.
If you see only 4- and 6-berth couchettes and classic sleepers, your train uses older cars. New generation ↗
In classic sleeping cars, only the “plus” rooms have a private shower and WC; standard rooms have a washbasin.
In new-generation sleepers every room has its own WC and shower, and “comfort plus” rooms have a separate shower cubicle.
Yes in couchettes and Mini Cabins: coffee or tea, mineral water, two rolls and jam.
Sleeper guests get an à la carte breakfast served to the room, plus a welcome drink and snack.
Seat tickets do not include breakfast. Nightjet 2026 ↗
It depends on the route and how early you book.
At the June 2026 launch of the new Vienna–Zürich train, ÖBB’s Sparschiene saver fares started at €34.90 for a seat, €54.90 for a couchette or Mini Cabin and €89.90 for a sleeper berth, one way. ÖBB ↗
Yes, compartments are not split by gender, but you can book a ladies’ compartment, or the whole compartment privately for your group.