ALPEN-SYLT Nachtexpress Couchette Review - A 1000km Pop-up Night Train from RDC Autozug Sylt

Hello, welcome to a special train trip report. For this video I am reviewing the ALPEN-SYLT Nachtexpress, a pop-up sleeper train from RDC Autozug Sylt.
This service is a pretty special one, as at the beginning of the year there were no plans for any such service. However with circumstances demanding more private travel experiences, RDC Autozug Sylt decided to run a tourist sleeper train between the Alps (Salzburg, Austria) and Sylt (Westerland, Germany), stopping at numerous destinations along the way.
I was honestly unsure if I'd get the opportunity to try out this train, with border restrictions in many countries, but luckily I was able to, and am very glad that I could, as the service was very cheap, friendly, and comfortable.
ALPEN-SYLT Nachtexpress Website (in German): www.nachtexpress.de/
My friend's blog post (he worked behind the scenes on this train): railguideeurope.com/night-tra...
I hope you enjoy my review of this sleeper train as much as I enjoyed making it! :)
#ALPENSYLTNachtexpress #rdcautozugsylt #nighttrain #tripreport
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Journey Details:
Origin: Salzburg Hbf
Destination: Westerland(Sylt)
Company: RDC Autozug Sylt / BahnTouristikExpress
Train: DB 193/DB 251 + ex-CNL Couchette Car (Bvcmz248.5)
Accommodation: Six Bed Couchette (C6)
Distance: 828 miles / 1332 kilometres
Price: €99 (£89.80 / $116)
Time: 18h16m -21E
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Пікірлер: 49

  • @christophe77700
    @christophe777003 жыл бұрын

    From the Alps to the North sea. Great travel ! Great video ! Thank you.

  • @SuperalbsTravels

    @SuperalbsTravels

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much, it was an enjoyable trip.

  • @axelamir8135

    @axelamir8135

    3 жыл бұрын

    i know it is kinda randomly asking but does anybody know a good website to watch new series online ?

  • @DanielsUKT
    @DanielsUKT3 жыл бұрын

    What an amazing trip report starting from Austria and crossing the whole of Germany to the northern coastal island of sylt the sunset and mountain views at the start are great including the sunrise but the best part was going on the causeway the train only mère metres away from the sea well done you and those who created the service 😊👍👍👍 this video deserves ALOT more views and £89 pounds to go over 1000km??? That's definitely well worth the money!

  • @clarkpj1
    @clarkpj13 жыл бұрын

    What an excellent job! I am surprised that you do not (yet) have 100k subscribers. With the quality of your videos, I am certain you'll get there!

  • @SuperalbsTravels

    @SuperalbsTravels

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much! :) Let's see what the future holds. :)

  • @sokrates3900
    @sokrates39003 жыл бұрын

    Great video! Especially the first part of it between Salzburg and Munic. The scenery is fantastic! I've been travelling that part several times between the 70s and 90s. Greetings from Germany.

  • @jayvyawahare4866
    @jayvyawahare48663 жыл бұрын

    Loved it😍😍

  • @lorenzo_contini_7
    @lorenzo_contini_73 жыл бұрын

    Great video! This channel is underrated!

  • @SuperalbsTravels

    @SuperalbsTravels

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much! :)

  • @markswishereatsstuff2500
    @markswishereatsstuff25003 жыл бұрын

    Love the out of the window camera shots.

  • @SuperalbsTravels

    @SuperalbsTravels

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, makes for a beautiful way to see the Alps (and other scenery). It's the only stock with opening windows on either of route's ends.

  • @470danadidas
    @470danadidas3 жыл бұрын

    Great video and very informative .

  • @5mnz7fg
    @5mnz7fg3 жыл бұрын

    Great video! I miss very much those compartment coaches where you could open the windows. They were the standard long distance trains from the mid fifties to the end of the nineties. Much more comfortable than the ICEs today.

  • @SuperalbsTravels

    @SuperalbsTravels

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! Fresh air stock is becoming an increasing rarity globally...

  • @jimholder6656
    @jimholder66563 жыл бұрын

    A great trip -- many thanks!

  • @SuperalbsTravels

    @SuperalbsTravels

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad you liked my video. :)

  • @erik_griswold
    @erik_griswold3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this!

  • @SuperalbsTravels

    @SuperalbsTravels

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm glad you enjoyed it. :)

  • @manmeetsinghmahajan6183
    @manmeetsinghmahajan61833 жыл бұрын

    Good one Enjoyed a lot.

  • @SuperalbsTravels

    @SuperalbsTravels

    3 жыл бұрын

    Happy to hear. :)

  • @theobrattinga500
    @theobrattinga5003 жыл бұрын

    Great video !!

  • @SuperalbsTravels

    @SuperalbsTravels

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, glad you enjoyed.

  • @mohammadislam2652
    @mohammadislam26522 жыл бұрын

    Nice video Alpen sylt night express 🚆 👍

  • @uncinarynin
    @uncinarynin3 жыл бұрын

    The slow and oldfashioned way (considering these coaches are all over fifty years old, rebuilt multiple times). During the day you can make the same trip around twelve hours but need to change trains several times. I haven't taken the Alpen Sylt Nachtexpress but the train is familiar to me as I designed the models (five-car set and locomotive soon available in H0 scale from L.S.Models).

  • @SuperalbsTravels

    @SuperalbsTravels

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the info, I didn't know these were 1960s built coaches! They seem much newer, I would have guessed 1980s or maybe 1990s.

  • @uncinarynin

    @uncinarynin

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@SuperalbsTravels They were all modernized 1999 to 2002, which included installation of air conditioning and upgrading for 200 km/h (originally only for 140 km/h). Until 2017 used by Deutsche Bahn / City Night Line, then sold to various operators.

  • @SuperalbsTravels

    @SuperalbsTravels

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@uncinarynin Interesting information, thanks for sharing!

  • @SternenruferinPatchouli1
    @SternenruferinPatchouli13 жыл бұрын

    1000km wow!

  • @LengKingg
    @LengKingg3 жыл бұрын

    Nice

  • @bikerpaul68
    @bikerpaul683 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the excellent video. I was already thinking of doing the trip, but, with the new restrictions on coming into Germany from France, it will be a lot more difficult :-(

  • @SuperalbsTravels

    @SuperalbsTravels

    3 жыл бұрын

    Oh no... Hopefully you'll be able to give it a go on the winter season, maybe things will have calmed down a bit by then. In any case, hope you enjoyed the video to give a taste of what you're sadly missing out on for the time being.

  • @molaremasse7034

    @molaremasse7034

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@SuperalbsTravels The Alpen-Sylt-Express is currently suspended due to the Covid situation, but it will continue it's operation next spring/summer.

  • @barbaralcharles
    @barbaralcharles3 жыл бұрын

    It is $116 to get there, but I assume you will have to take the same train back from the island at another $116.00. Lovely video and unusual, too.

  • @SuperalbsTravels

    @SuperalbsTravels

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks glad you enjoyed. I actually took a different train back off the island, travelling instead to Berlin in Second Class for a little less than $50. :)

  • @moin_moin4138
    @moin_moin41383 жыл бұрын

    Nice trip. I wanna make this trip too soon.

  • @SuperalbsTravels

    @SuperalbsTravels

    3 жыл бұрын

    You should! It's a really good experience. :)

  • @moin_moin4138

    @moin_moin4138

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@SuperalbsTravels I think so too, but I prefer to do it, when the situation with Corona is a bit better...

  • @wfdc-lz3bd
    @wfdc-lz3bd3 жыл бұрын

    Really loved this video, will be sure to do this route in 2021. Can you use interrail on these trains with a supplement?

  • @SuperalbsTravels

    @SuperalbsTravels

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad you liked it, and hope you enjoy doing the route. As for Interrail, sadly not, as this is a completely seperate operation to any state railway network/contract. Still, it is not that expensive if you book it right! :)

  • @frankhermans7511
    @frankhermans75113 жыл бұрын

    Good value of course in COVID times but normally you might end up with 6 persons in a coupe, that I would never want.

  • @SuperalbsTravels

    @SuperalbsTravels

    3 жыл бұрын

    Maybe, but they'd let you know about that before booking, when that is even possible to happen. Of course, if you share with friends, you could travel with them and split the cost. Not so bad that way.

  • @jimmenycricket4598
    @jimmenycricket45983 жыл бұрын

    Did you explore Sylt?

  • @SuperalbsTravels

    @SuperalbsTravels

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yep, with a few hours there, I did take a walk around. Annoying you have to pay to access the beach... :|

  • @jimmenycricket4598

    @jimmenycricket4598

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@SuperalbsTravels I was on the Baltic Sea coast of Germany mid July (for the Molliebahn - the narrow gauge steam railway that partially runs down the middle of a town street) and visited 2 beaches which had free access

  • @vanillasplash6198
    @vanillasplash61983 жыл бұрын

    7:49 Lol

  • @SuperalbsTravels

    @SuperalbsTravels

    3 жыл бұрын

    Saving the environment in more ways than just sutainable travel. ;)

  • @michaelmacdonell4834
    @michaelmacdonell48343 жыл бұрын

    Did I enjoy the video? Not as much as previously. I lost a friend, who worked on the railway, who thought "it'll be alright" to have a look from outside the window. They never found the top of his head.

  • @s125ish

    @s125ish

    3 жыл бұрын

    Michael MacDonell why didn't you enjoy the vid?

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