Thread by @jonworth

So...

I am trying to sort out a Ljubljana - Berlin train trip end of September, and want to do it Ljubljana - Villach, stay the night there, then continue north the following day

The best bet: a💺on EN 40414

But how?

Deutsche Bahn tells me that EN 40414 runs every day, and that it has seats in 2nd class

D. 21:10 Ljubljana
A. 22:49 Villach Hbf

Vagonweb confirms this - 3 seating carriages as far as Villach at least, one of them just Zagreb-Villach Hbf
vagonweb.cz/razeni/vlak.ph…

But how much is it going to cost me, and does it even run?

ÖBB cannot give me a price for it, even tonight.

Maybe I am too dim to understand it, but I cannot find any information about how to do it on SZ's website *either* - their "International Transport" link takes you to the DB site!

But what about... SBB? The train runs as far as Zürich after all

Except the train doesn't show in their search for my departure day (24 Sept) *at all*!

Turns out that both Ljubljana and Villach Hbf are listed as "Halt zum einsteigen" - stops where you can only get on

But Vagonweb says there's one carriage that *only* runs Zagreb-Villach. Surely that ought to be available? 🤔

Can I just buy a ticket for this train at Ljubljana station?

The 23:55 departure is quite a bit later than I'd like, but I can do that if necessary...

Any tips @TrainTracksEU as you investigated these night trains to Slovenia & Croatia? @CarfreeNetwork do you know? @seatsixtyone @vorortanleiter @Lenny_du_Nord any bright ideas how to do this?

#EUYearOfRail #ConnectingEurope

/ends

Now SOLVED - buy the ticket at the station in Ljubljana. €11, or €14.50 inc. seat reservation.