Overview
- Service is scheduled to start on March 26, 2026 with bookings opening December 16, 2025.
- Trains will run three times a week from Paris Gare du Nord on a northerly route with stops in Aulnoye or Douai, Brussels and Hamburg.
- Planned departures are on Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays in the evening with morning arrivals, with returns on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
- European Sleeper launched a €2.3 million fundraising round to secure rolling stock and cover potential startup losses, targeting load factors above about 60% for break-even.
- Tickets are expected to start from around €40, with a quoted €59 fare for a five‑berth couchette, as SNCF/ÖBB wind down the existing night service in mid‑December after France ended a reported €10 million subsidy.