In October 2022, during a two-week trip through four European countries by rail, I booked a $40 overnight ride from Berlin, Germany, to Vienna, Austria — the cheapest accommodation on the sleeper ...

For example, on two different trips to Europe over the last two years, I booked overnight rides with the same train line, OBB Nightjet. The first was in the train's cheapest accommodation, a reclining ...

I booked a 30-hour overnight train ride in an Amtrak roomette in 2021. Two years later, I booked a private cabin on a European sleeper train for an 11-hour ride. Despite similar amenities, the ...