Re:Europe is investing heavily in trains
by lrem on Tuesday April 12, 2022 @12:55AM
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When I looked at what map finds, there were only connections with two or three transfers. That doesn't sound like a comfortable night.
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I was speaking more generally, sorry; there is currently no daily Paris-Berlin night train (and I guess the weekly Russian train is suspended). The most reasonable connection seems to be: Paris 19.04 (ICE 9557) 22.17 Mannheim 23.47 (Nightjet 470) 07.38 Berlin, with some time to drink a nightcap in Mannheim, but I can see how that won't work for everyone. You can also leave Paris at 17.55 and change more comfortably in Karlsruhe with maybe a late dinner. In the reverse direction you'll have an unpleasant change in the early morning though.
In daytime, there are a few options with only one change, but you'll sit in a train for 8 hours or so, which may not be your thing.
In general, https://seat61.com/ has good tips.