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Tonight, I’m travelling from Budapest to Split onboard one of Europe’s most legendary night trains, the Adria.
For almost 15 hours, this incredible train winds its way from the Hungarian capital, past Lake Balaton and overnight across Croatia, before climbing through the mountains and making its spectacular descent towards the Adriatic coast.
But this year, the journey is even more special. Our train is using former CIWL sleeping cars dating all the way back to the 1950s, complete with shiny stainless steel bodies and proper old school sleeper compartments. There’s even a wonderfully retro dining car onboard, where we’ll have dinner as the sun sets over Hungary and return for breakfast the following morning.
So join me for a proper old school European railway adventure as we explore this fascinating 70 year old sleeper, have dinner on the move, cross the Hungarian Croatian border in the middle of the night and wake up to some of the most spectacular railway scenery in Europe.
And despite the age of the train, almost everything goes exactly to plan. In fact, this ended up being one of my favourite night train journeys in a long time.
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Train type: Various Locmotives + CIWL P Sleeper
Route: Budapest to Split
Train: IC 1204 'Adria'
Distance: 794km
Journey time: 14h57m
Average speed: 53 km/h
Price: 70300 HUF (About 193 euro)
00:00 Intro
00:41 Magnificent Budapest Keleti Station
03:00 Europe’s Oldest Night Train
04:58 Departure Through Budapest
05:51 Route Map
06:32 Welcome Kit & First Impressions
07:35 Europe’s Best Dining Car?
10:16 Cabin Tour
12:25 Toilet Tour
13:03 Loco Change (Gyékényes)
14:13 Crossing the Border
14:46 Goodnight
15:21 Stunning Mountain Sunrise
16:07 Knin Castle
16:38 Breakfast in the Dining Car
17:52 Cabin in Day Mode
18:22 Croatian Railways Operations (Old School)
19:12 The Stunning Approach to Split
19:40 Split Airport / Kaštel Stari
20:10 Tickets
20:48 Overall Thoughts & Split Arrival
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