I just returned from a Journey on Euronight train Rome Termini to Vienna South Station in a sleeper 3 beds cabin, at around 70 € each way - just for one bed, not the entire cabin, which has 3 beds.
To obtain such a good price - full price is 129 € one way - you need to check the dates for the special price offers. It is very easily done searching the site of the austrian railways:
https://ticket.oebb.at/bin/frame_ticket.pl…
completing the form with all the data, at the end of the process you get a list of available tickets, some marked with a four-leaf clover, very discounted tickets.
DO NOT TRY to do a search for offers on the Italian railways site - trenitalia.com . You won%26#39;t get details and the site will freeze if the system can%26#39;t find the offers you are looking for!
I didn%26#39;t find much information about this kind of train travel on the internet, so here are some more details: the bunk beds are just around 175 cm long, so tall people - like me - may have a hard time; the linen are spot clean; very cramped cabin: I was with my family and I can%26#39;t imagine sharing so little space with complete unknown people... even finding the room to store 3 pieces of medium-small luggage isn%26#39;t easy.
There%26#39;s a small washbasin with a mirror in front of the bunk beds - water not drinkable.No wardrobe, just three hooks on the wall.
A small towel, a piece of soap and a bottle of water are complimentary, as is the breakfast: you can choose four items from a list, with the usual coffee, tea, bread butter and jam. They bring it in your cabin at the time you wish and eat it there.
Bathrooms are shared, two in each passenger car. They are much more confortable than the ones I am used to in italian trains, with a real toilet with an actual flushing sistem, and there%26#39;s heating system too.
There%26#39;s even a shower - in a separate room; cramped space but it does its job. I found it very handy in the return trip after a long day spent walking around.
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Sorry the link to the Austrian Railways is:
https://ticket.oebb.at/bin/frame_ticket.pl…
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Am I right that you booked (online) with ÖBB although your journey commenced in Italy? Did you have problems with the Italian train attendant regarding the validity verification of the %26quot;internet%26quot; ticket?
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No, I booked online from trenitalia.com, since I am italian, and got the tickets - both - from self service machine at the station prior to departure in Italy.
The sense of my message is: search for special price offers on Austrian Railway site even if you are italian or wanting to book from Italy during a vacation, because trenitalia.com is useless in showing the prices; but after finding the %26quot;smart price%26quot; ticket go to trenitalia.com - again, if you are in Italy - to complete the booking.
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