Night train connection between the Netherlands and Switzerland is back – Radar
A night train from Zurich arrived in Switzerland at Amsterdam Central on Sunday morning. This is another night train connection between the Netherlands and Switzerland. The Nightjet, the night train is called, like every day in 11.5 hours via Germany to Switzerland. Travelers from the Netherlands can board in Amsterdam, Utrecht and Arnhem. In the opposite direction, a Nightjet arrives every morning at the same stations in the Netherlands.
On 25 May this year, the Netherlands was officially connected to the European network of night trains, after a period of more than four years without regular international sleep connections by rail. From that date there will be a daily night train to Austria. The Nightjet runs from Amsterdam, via Utrecht and Arnhem to Munich (Germany) and the Austrian cities of Innsbruck and Vienna.
‘The way of climate-friendly international train travel’
The fact that the railways are running night trains again has to do with the pursuit of greening. According to Heike Luiten, director of NS International, a night train to Zurich is equivalent to four planes. ‘The night train is the ideal way of climate-friendly international train travel,’ she states on the NS website.
initially started driving the first Nightjet to Austria at the end of last year, but that was postponed due to the corona pandemic. For traveling to and from Switzerland and via Germany, the government sets different conditions in connection with the corona pandemic. If you want to take the night train, it is wise to check the government website.