Best Night Train Trips and Sleeper Train Routes
Browse more guides: India travel | Asia destinations Best Night Train Trips and Sleeper Train Routes I took my first overnight sleeper at age 11 - a Bombay Mail from then-Bombay to Delhi with my grandparents. I remember the rhythm of the wheels at 3 am, the chai vendor's call at every dawn station, and the moment my grandmother quietly opened a tiffin of theplas for breakfast as light came up over fields. Twenty-five years and dozens of overnight trains later - through India, Russia, Europe, Japan, Vietnam - I still believe the best way to fall asleep in one country and wake up in another is by rail. Night trains are having a global moment. Climate-conscious travelers in Europe are abandoning short flights for sleeper alternatives. India's railway network continues serving more overnight passengers than most countries' entire airline systems. Japan's surviving sleeper services remain pilgrimage routes for train enthusiasts. New routes opened in 2024-2026 (Brussels-...