European Sleeper

European Sleeper
European Sleeper couchette car at Brussels-South
Overview
HeadquartersUtrecht, Netherlands
Founders
  • Elmer van Buuren
  • Chris Engelsman
Dates of operation2023–
PredecessorsMoonlight Express
Other
Websitewww.europeansleeper.eu/en
Route map

Paris
France
Belgium
Brussels
Antwerp
Belgium
Netherlands
The Hague
Rotterdam
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Germany
Cologne
overnight
Hamburg
Germany
Switzerland
Berlin
Zurich
Dresden
Germany
Czech Republic
Switzerland
Italy
Prague
Milan

Paris-Berlin begins 26 March 2026
(Hamburg stop begins 13 July 2026).

Brussels-Milan begins 9 September
2026; Amsterdam connection to be
added in 2027.

European Sleeper (stylised as european sleeper) is a Belgian–Dutch cooperative operating international open-access night train services in Europe. It currently operates a thrice-weekly night train service between Brussels and Prague via Amsterdam and Berlin which it launched in May 2023.

In March 2026 it plans to supplement its existing service with a new thrice-weekly service between Paris and Berlin via Brussels and Hamburg, in total providing six trains per week between the Belgian and German capitals. In September 2026 it will add a third route from Brussels to Milan via Cologne and Zurich, to be combined with coaches serving Amsterdam beginning in 2027. The cooperative has long expressed a desire to also connect Amsterdam and Brussels to Barcelona via France but has encountered delays reaching agreement to operate in France.