A new night train will soon connect the Netherlands to Italy — but there’s a catch

Don't miss your chance! 🤩

Fancy swapping the canals for, well, more canals? Next February, you can catch a European Sleeper train from the Netherlands to Venice, Italy.

You can buy tickets on European Sleeper’s website from Sunday, September 1, for the exciting new nighttime route, Euronews reports.

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The seasonal night train will travel from Brussels through Rotterdam, Utrecht, Cologne, Munich, Innsbruck, Bolzano and Verona — before finally arriving in beautiful Venice. 🤌

That means stunning views of the Alps will accompany your journey, making it hard to peel your eyes away from the window.

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Live out your wildest Sound of Music fantasies mid-journey. Image: Depositphotos

The full journey will take around 20 hours, with the train departing Brussels at 5 PM and making its way to Venice by 2 PM the next day. Natuurlijk, you can also choose to get off at any of the destinations along the way.

The only catch? Venice will not be a permanent destination in European Sleeper‘s route lineup.

Instead, the new night trains will only run during the months of February and March, departing twice a week as tourists flock to Venice for its famous carnival celebration. 🎉

READ MORE | European Sleeper extends Amsterdam route to Dresden and Prague

So, don’t miss your chance! (And watch this space because European Sleeper is also planning to open a new route between Amsterdam and Barcelona. 👀)

Would you catch the new night train to Venice? Let us know in the comments below.

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Lottie Gale 🇬🇧
Lottie Gale 🇬🇧
Lottie joins DutchReview as an editorial intern after gaining a Bachelor’s in English from her native England. She continues to pursue all things literature in her MA Literature Today at Utrecht University. She is loving life here, and the ever-looming rainclouds often make it feel like a home from home. Lottie arrived to complete her studies and hone her writing skills — she’ll stay for the Dutch tranquility, tulips and tompouce.

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