Originally Posted by
konaflyer
I'm not at all familiar with night trains in Europe but am considering taking the night train from Paris to Prague or Budapest (if there is a decent connection) in June. I've been debating a train or a plane so the idea of night sleeper trains ending in Germany may tip the scales. What is the difference between the OBB line and the DB lines and their sleeper cars and dining cars? Which train line goes from Paris to Prague and/ or Budapest. Any info would be really appreciated!
From Paris, Prague is shorter and easier to do with one connection.
Option 1a: ICE or TGV to Mannheim or Frankfurt, then CNL to Prague
Option 1b: Thalys to Köln, then CNL to Prague
Option 2 (3 days a week): RZD Paris-Moscow Express to Berlin, then an EC day train to Prague
Budapest seems to have only one option with a single connection (TGV to Munich, then ÖBB EN to Budapest); other routes with multiple connections can also include a night train segment, such as ÖBB Zürich-Budapest or CNL Frankfurt-Vienna.
Consider doing your own comparison: Paris to Prague, then a day or few later take the ÖBB EN from Prague to Budapest.