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From: macrakis@harvard.ARPA (Stavros Macrakis)
Newsgroups: net.travel
Subject: Re: rail and ferry travel in europe
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Date: Thu, 23-May-85 15:11:37 EDT
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> ...Ireland ... friends in Nice, Reading (near London), and Munich ...
> to pay them all visits.  I'd like information on railway costs,
> specifically for sleeper cabins.  Does Eurail or whatever typically
> run overnight trains between these locales?

Trains are usually very reasonably priced; overnight runs are common.
There's no reason to buy a Eurailpass for such a trip: not only does it
not cover UK and Ireland (if I remember correctly), but it will be far
more expensive than individual tickets (and if you're over 25, you pay
for first class).  Sleepers cost you a supplement anyway.  If cost is an
issue, why take a sleeper cabin?  You can get a couchette (shared, beds
fold down from walls) for less (cramped if you're over 5'10").  There
are various classes of service up to Trans-Europ Express (TEE), which is
the fastest, nicest, and most expensive.  Call up the offices of the
French national railway (SNCF) in NY for more specific information.

The ferries are probably your biggest headache.  I suggest you not try to
take them overnight, unless you get a bed.  Unlike in the Mediterranean,
you probably won't want to try to sleep on deck....