eddieedmonds
Traveller
3 comments
Posted 6 years ago
Hi,
I would love some advice for this part of our trip.
Doing some research I have found the summer night train stops running when we plan to travel. I was wondering what the other options there were.
Searching DB i have found a train from Budapest to Zagreb 1445-2059. Then an overnight train from Zagreb to Split 2305-0648.
Has anybody else done this journey and are there any other options?
Thanks
Eddie
Flo
Traveller
10723 comments
Hi Eddie, welcome to railcc!
Outside of the summer season (where the Budapest - Split night trains is running daily this year: [ux]https://rail.cc/en/interrail-night-train/budapest-split-g1204/132[/ux]) the connection with changing to the night train in Zagreb is your best option to quickly travel from Budapest to Split. Attention, the Zagreb - Split night train does not run daily outside of the (rather long) summer season: [ux]https://rail.cc/en/interrail-night-train/zagreb-split-b821/129[/ux]
Flo
eddieedmonds
Traveller
3 comments
Hi Flo,
Thanks for your reply, i\'m within the dates that the night train runs from Zagreb - Split daily so hopefully there will be no issue there. Appreciate the help.
Eddie
Flo
Traveller
10723 comments
Yup, the train still runs daily in September. :)
Are you going to travel with Interrail or regular tickets?
eddieedmonds
Traveller
3 comments
Brilliant, I have interrail, i\'m guessing there is an extra cost for a bed?
Flo
Traveller
10723 comments
I hope you have bought your ticket via our partner link [ux]http://rail.shop/interrail/[/ux] to support our work. ;)
Yes, for couchette and sleeper accomodation on the night train Zagreb - Split a reservation is required. Details see: [ux]https://rail.cc/en/interrail-night-train/zagreb-split-b821/129[/ux]
eddieedmonds
Traveller
3 comments
Hi Flo,
I contacted the Croatian railway to see if i could book in advance for a 2sleeper for this night train. They advised me that i could not do it online and that i had to go in person to the ticket office.
This won\'t be feasable as the office will be shut when i get to zagreb at 2100.
I have found out i can book this reservation from the sncf reservation page. Are you aware of anywhere else, either online or another ticket office in a different country that i could purchase this reservation?
Thanks
Eddie
Flo
Traveller
10723 comments
Hi Eddie,
it is new to me that this reservation is available online at [ux]https://rail.shop/sncf/reservation[/ux] - unfortunately only on the UK version... Thanks for the hint! ;)
Have you tried [ux]https://rail.shop/acprail/reservation/[/ux]?
The reservation (for both Budapest - Split and Zagreb - Split night trains) are also available at train stations in central Europe - at least in Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovenia, Slovakia,...and probably in a few other countries as well. However, a reasonably capable clerk should be at the ticket desk. ;)
Flo