yoyothehobo
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Just saying I have just recently come back from a trip to the South of France (Lourdes) on the night sleeper.
It was a really interesting (and cheap) way of travelling, especially if you discount the cost of hotels for 2 nights from your trip.
Pros
Cheap
Saved nights of accommodation
Reasonably comfortable Couchettes for 6
Relaxing and 8pm/9pm departures.
There was someone selling food and drinks on board, though i didnt partake
Met people
Cons
Not a huge amount of luggage space
No private compartments
The Corail coaches i travelled in were not refurbished so didnt have power sockets except in the main corridor
The outward journey my bed was above a wheel set with an almighty wheelflat, imagine that for 10 hours...
Air conditioning not the most powerful (especially in the 35 degrees just had in France)
Can be quite unreliable on journeys heading towards Paris (i had a 3 hour delay on the northbound trip)
However would I do it again, absolutely. I loved it.
It was a really interesting (and cheap) way of travelling, especially if you discount the cost of hotels for 2 nights from your trip.
Pros
Cheap
Saved nights of accommodation
Reasonably comfortable Couchettes for 6
Relaxing and 8pm/9pm departures.
There was someone selling food and drinks on board, though i didnt partake
Met people
Cons
Not a huge amount of luggage space
No private compartments
The Corail coaches i travelled in were not refurbished so didnt have power sockets except in the main corridor
The outward journey my bed was above a wheel set with an almighty wheelflat, imagine that for 10 hours...
Air conditioning not the most powerful (especially in the 35 degrees just had in France)
Can be quite unreliable on journeys heading towards Paris (i had a 3 hour delay on the northbound trip)
However would I do it again, absolutely. I loved it.