Fall asleep in Amsterdam, wake up in Barcelona! The NL is getting a new night train in 2023

Fancy falling asleep to the rhythmic chugging of a train and waking up in Spain? Well, you’re in luck, because a new night train will be charging down the tracks to get you there by the end of 2023. 🇪🇸

European Sleeper, the Dutch railway company that will be rolling out a night train to Berlin from Amsterdam, has its eye on a new target destination: Barcelona.

With the European Comission approving plans to create or improve rail services across the EU, European Sleeper has unveiled a new night train.

Intended to ferry passengers from several stations in the Netherlands to Spain’s scenic heart, it’s expected to get here by December 10, 2023. (Early Christmas present, anyone? 😉)

The Netherlands and Spain just got a whole lot closer

Pick up the phone, because mouth-wateringly authentic paella and Rioja are calling! 🥘

According to the Autoriteit Consument & Markt (the Dutch authority for consumers and markets) his brand spanking new train will be stopping at stations Amsterdam Centraal, Den Haag HS, Rotterdam Centraal, and Roosendaal.

Although the exact schedule is still to be determined, the ACM has announced that trains will likely run three times per week — but this may be subject to change based on demand.

Will you be taking the night train to Barcelona this year? Tell us all about it in the comments below!

Editor’s note: Based on new information, we have amended our article.