City Night Line.pdf

City Night Line
Travel to your destination from Germany and arrive refreshed and renewed when you take a
DB Night Train (also known as DB Nachtzug).
I. Routes and Travel times
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City Night Line operate 15 routes to 8 European countries
Schedules Sample*
- Berlin 21h14 - Munich 07h04
- Amsterdam 19h01 - Prague 09h28
- Munich 21h02 - Venice 06h38
* Subject to change
Seasonal routes
Amsterdam-Munich Berlin-Paris Copenhagen-Basel
Amsterdam-Copenhagen Berlin-Zurich Hamburg-Paris
Amsterdam-Prague Hamburg-Munich Munich - Roma
Amsterdam-Zurich Hamburg-Zurich Munich - Venice
Berlin - Munich Munich-Paris Prague - Zurich
Winter
- From Amsterdam and Paris via Munich non-stop to Innsbruck (Austria)
- From Hamburg and Amsterdam via Zurich non-stop to Brig (Valais, Switzerland)
Summer
- From Zurich via Berlin non-stop to the Baltic Sea
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II. Onboard services
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RECLINING SEATS - low budget overnight journey
- Compartments with 6 seats or reclining seats in open-plan coaches permit overnight travel at low prices. Depending
on the route, one of these two varieties of seated coaches will be available.
City Night Line's seated coach service:
- Compartments with 6 seats
- Open-aisle coaches with adjustable reclining seats
- Washrooms and toilets in each coach
- Blankets on request
- Compulsory reservation
- Reclining seats available on: Hamburg-Zurich, Munich-Berlin, Berlin-Zurich, Munich-Hamburg, Amsterdam-Zurich,
Amsterdam-Munich, Zurich-Prague.
- Compartments for up to 6 available on: Amsterdam-Copenhagen, Munich-Rome, Munich-Venetian, Berlin-Paris,
Amsterdam-Prague, Basel-Copenhagen, Munich-Paris.*
* Subject to change
COUCHETTE CAR - convenient and affordable
overnight journey
- Couchette accommodation offers a good night's sleep at a very reasonable fare. Your client can book a separate
cabin for several people or else occupy a solo berth in a multiple-occupancy cabin. Ladiesonly and
wheelchair-accessible cabins are available on many services.
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City Night Line's couchette service:
- 6, 4 or 2 berths
- Bunkstyle beds on each cabin side
- Lockable door
- Luggage storage underneath the lower berth and on top
- Pillows, blankets and sheets are included
- Washing facilities and toilets in each car
- Temperature regulation in each cabin
- 4 berth couchette: spacious accomodation
- 6 berth couchette: for large families or groups
- Bed measures:
Couchette car measures Lower bunk ca. 185 x 68 cm
Middle bunk ca. 180 x 60 cm
Top bunk ca. 175 x 63 cm
SLEEPING CAR - comfortable and relaxed overnight
journey
Sleeper cabin is the most comfortable way to travel with City Night Line. You can choose between single-use cabins,
solo-beds in multiple-occupancy cabins (gender-specific double, triple/quad) or private cabins for two, three or four
people. Two categories are available; economy and deluxe.
City Night Line's Economy service:
- Comfortable beds with duvets and pillows
- Individual air-conditioning
- Breakfast included
- Own washing facilities, toilets in each coach
- Toiletries and towels, drinking water
- Personalised Wake-up call
- Single and double cabins on every route, plus either triple or quad cabins
- Doubledecker sleeper economy car, single, double, quad cabin available on: Basel-Copenhagen,
Hamburg-Zurich, Berlin-Zurich, Munich-Berlin, Munich-Hamburg.
- Comfortline sleeper economy car, single, double, triple cabin available on: Amsterdam-Zurich,
Amsterdam-Copenhagen, Munich-Rome, Munich-Venice, Berlin-Paris, Amsterdam-Prague, Zurich-Prague,
Munich-Paris, Munich-Amsterdam, Paris-Hamburg.*
- Additional service for Deluxe-Guests:
- Welcome drink
- En-suite shower and toilet
- Single and double cabins on every route (triple on some)
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- Available as single, double or triple on: Amsterdam-Zurich, Amsterdam-Copenhagen, Munich-Rome,
Munich-Venice, Berlin-Paris, Amsterdam-Prague, Zurich-Prague, Munich-Paris, Munich-Amsterdam, Hamburg-Paris.
* Subject to change
- Bed measures
Sleeper car measures Economy compartment: ca. 190 x 70 cm
Deluxe compartment ca. 190 x 80 cm
- Electric sockets: All sleeping car compartments have an electric socket which can be used for appliances such as a
mobile phone or shaver. Comfortline sleeping cars also have a connection for a laptop. Most couchette and seated
cars only have sockets for shavers in the washrooms.
OTHER SERVICES
- Luggage car with bicycle transport
- Compartment for disabled traveller
- A restaurant car is available on most routes _Seasonal offers on the menu _For a snack or quick meal, 18 seats are
offered around 6 tables. Tables may be booked from City Night Line.
Tel: ++41 44 247 75 75 (Mon - Fri 08.30 a.m. - 5 p.m.German time)
Email: speisewagen@citynightline.ch
- Luggage
Each passenger is entitled to carry hand luggage plus one suitcase or travel holdall, as luggage can only be stowed in
the space under the beds, couchettes or seats and the shelves in the compartment.
If the passenger's luggage extends the size to be stored in the booked compartment, the luggage can be transported
in the separated luggage car (if available, see train overview). The transportation may be denied due to limited space.
City Night Line cannot assume any liability for passenger's luggage, clothing or personal belongings.
- Pets
Dogs and small pets up to the size of a cat, which are carried in a basket or pet carrier, are permitted on board.
Passengers who wish to take a pet with them must always book a whole compartment for their own use. Pets are not
permitted in open-saloon cars or in the dining car and are not allowed on beds, couchette-bunks or seats. Dogs must
be kept on the lead and wear a muzzle outside the compartment (except guide dogs and small dogs up to the size of a
housecat). The fare for pets is EUR 30- and a ticket must be bought in advance or on board. This does not apply to
guide dogs for the blind, which travel free of charge in all comfort categories.
- Security and service on board
Our crews patrol the trains at regular intervals in the interests of security on board. All sleeping and couchette car
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compartments can be locked from the inside by the customer. On request, the train crew can lock the double-deck
sleeping car when passengers leave the compartment and open it again when they return. Comfortline sleeping cars
have a punched card system which allows customers to lock and open the compartment from the outside themselves.
City Night Line cannot assume any liability for passengers' luggage, clothing or personal belongings.
- Women-only compartment
A number of single berths can be booked in special women-only compartments in all couchette cars. The
compartments in the sleeper car are automatically parted by genders. III. Individual fares
- Prices are global prices (ticket includes a reservation)
- In City Night Line-trains, reservations are mandatory. In addition to a train ticket you need to have a reservation for
your requested category (seating, couchette or sleeper).
Child between 4 and 11 inclusive
Youth between 12 and 25 inclusive
Senior 60 years old and over
Full Fare Adult No conditions
Full Fare Child Travellers up to 14 included on train's departure date. Free up to 5 included if no bed or seat is required
Full Fare Family Child Travellers up to 14 included on train's departure date (up to 16 included when travelling between Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Denmark and the
Netherlands) travelling with parents/grand-parents.
Value Yield managed, to be checked in Euronet at the time of booking. Not exchangeable - not refundable
Passholder 1 Passholders with pass covering the whole route
Passholder 2 Passholders with pass covering partial route, at least one of the countries travelled through
Group Minimum of 11 passengers travelling at the same time (except Paris- Germany: from 6 people)
Reminder
- Pass needs to be validated prior to boarding City Night Line.
- Customers are not allowed to purchase a 1st class Passholder with a second class pass.
- 1st class pass required for Deluxe Sleepers.
- 7PM rule applies to FlexiPass holders.
IV. Exchange/Refund
- Refunds, when authorised, can only be performed in the issuing office up to 60 days after trains departure date.
- Exchange can only be performed in issuing office. To exchange a ticket client must buy a new ticket and then send
the unused stamped ticket back to the issuing office for a refund. V. Groups
- On the Paris-Germany/Paris-Hamburg routes: if 6 or more passengers travel together, they are considered as a
group. You are allowed to book them in Euronet as far as there are not more than 24 passengers making the group.
- On other CNL routes: if 6 or more passengers travel together, they are considered as a group. You are allowed to
book them in Euronet as far as there are not more than 24 passengers making the group.
- For parties of more than 24 passengers, you must fill in the group booking request form to groups@raileurope.fr
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VI.Check-in procedures
- There are no check-in procedures before boarding City Night Line trains.
- Ticket control and passport checks will occur on the train.
- Frontier documents are collected just after the passenger boards the train and returned shortly before arrival.
Passengers in Reclining Seats keep their documents with them.
- The train crew welcomes sleeping and couchette cars passengers on the platform and then goes through a check-in
procedure with them in the compartment to provide all the necessary information about the course of the journey, the
facilities in the compartment, how to contact the service team and about the inclusive services for sleeping car
passengers. They also agree on the time of the wake-up call. During the check-in procedure, the crew will also collect
the tickets and reservations if necessary, as well as passports / ID cards on international routes. This means that
passengers are not disturbed during the night for ticket or passport inspections. All documents are returned to the
passengers in the morning. VII. Specific to this train Nothing specific to this train. VIII. Seat map
Seat maps available:
- Seated coach: click here
- Reclining Seats: click here
- Couchette car: click here
- Couchette car with luggage compartment: click here
- Doubledecker economy: click here
- Doubledeker Sleeper Deluxe/Economy: click here
- Comfortline Sleeper Deluxe/Economy: click here
- Couchette car disabled travellers: click here
IX. Cover to be used
Post-scriptum :
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