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European Sleeper · Three nights a week each way

Sleeper train, Paris to BerlinParis to Berlin, through Brussels and Hamburg

When Nightjet dropped Paris–Berlin in December 2025, European Sleeper stepped in.

Its second route left Paris Nord for the first time in March 2026: out through northern France and Wallonia in the evening, Hamburg at dawn, Berlin mid-morning.

PausedParis NordDepart 18:03
Paris NordAulnoye-AymeriesMonsBruxelles-MidiLiège-GuilleminsHamburg-HarburgBerlin Gesundbrunnen
Next: Aulnoye-Aymeries
Nights on board0 night16h 7m end to end
Route length, as drawn0 kmMeasured along our mapped line through every waypoint.
Scheduled stops shown0 stopsThree nights a week each way
Timetable

Every stop, both ways

Three nights a week each way.

Times from the operator’s published timetable; track works can change them, and booked passengers are told of changes.

Paris → Brussels → Hamburg → Berlin

ES 475 · Departs Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday

Arr.Dep.Station
—18:03Paris Nord
20:1820:33Aulnoye-Aymeries
20:5821:02Mons
21:4321:45Bruxelles-Midi
23:0323:12Liège-Guillemins
06:5707:00Hamburg-Harburgnext day
10:10—Berlin Gesundbrunnen

Berlin → Hamburg → Brussels → Paris

ES 474 · Departs Monday, Wednesday and Friday

Arr.Dep.Station
—17:25Berlin Gesundbrunnen
21:4721:55Hamburg-Harburg
06:1306:15Liège-Guilleminsnext day
07:3507:50Bruxelles-Midi
08:5608:58Mons
09:2109:36Aulnoye-Aymeries
11:48—Paris Nord

Source: European Sleeper, timetable ↗

Rooms and fares

Choose your berth

From a reclining seat to a suite with its own shower.

Pick a class to see what you get and what it costs.

Classic

A couchette in a shared 5- or 6-berth compartment, bed linen included.

Women-only compartments are available.

Shared from €79.99 · private from €279.99

One-way “from” fares per person published by European Sleeper for Paris–Berlin.

Fares vary by date and demand. European Sleeper, Paris–Berlin ↗

When to go

Pick the right month

Daylight decides what you see from the window.

Hover a month for the verdict.

Best months Runs Not running

Runs all year, three nights a week in each direction.

Long spring and summer days put more of the morning run in daylight; timetables can change for track works, so check your date.

From the window

What you’ll see

01

Gare du Nord to Berlin

One train, no changes, from the Eurostar terminal in Paris to the German capital.

02

Brussels as a boarding point

Board at Bruxelles-Midi at 21:45 for a full night’s sleep to Hamburg and Berlin.

03

Hamburg at dawn

Harburg at 06:57, in time for trains north to Copenhagen and Scandinavia.

04

The night train that came back

Revived months after Nightjet withdrew the route, by a cooperative funded by its passengers.

Questions

European Sleeper Paris–Berlin, answered

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Yes.

European Sleeper’s ES 475 leaves Paris Nord at 18:03 on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday and reaches Berlin Gesundbrunnen at 10:10.

ES 474 leaves Berlin at 17:25 on Monday, Wednesday and Friday and arrives at Paris Nord at 11:48. Timetable ↗

European Sleeper advertises shared Classic couchettes from €79.99 one way and private compartments from €279.99. European Sleeper ↗

Aulnoye-Aymeries, Mons, Bruxelles-Midi, Liège-Guillemins and Hamburg-Harburg.

No.

ÖBB ended its Nightjet services from Paris to Berlin and Vienna in December 2025 after French subsidies were withdrawn.

European Sleeper started its own Paris–Berlin service on 26 March 2026. The Guardian ↗

Take an afternoon Eurostar to Paris Nord or Brussels-Midi and board the European Sleeper the same evening; it reaches Berlin at 10:10.

The two are separate tickets, so leave a margin.

Stop-offs

Every stop, and why you might get off

Sources

Times are from the operator’s published timetable and can change.

The animation runs to the scheduled pace between stops; intermediate points are drawn to follow the line, not to show timings.

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