[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$fVB-hdqqLb4OO4AH9Gm7WfkLUTfur2V4PArnlD-2zgwM":3,"blog-entry-travelling-from-basel-to-amsterdam-by-night-train":5,"blog-group-hash-tg-45":49},{"text":4},null,{"slug":6,"id":7,"uuid":8,"title":9,"html":10,"comment_id":7,"feature_image":11,"featured":12,"visibility":13,"created_at":14,"updated_at":15,"published_at":16,"custom_excerpt":17,"codeinjection_head":4,"codeinjection_foot":4,"custom_template":4,"canonical_url":4,"tags":18,"authors":34,"primary_author":43,"primary_tag":4,"url":44,"excerpt":17,"reading_time":45,"access":12,"comments":46,"og_image":4,"og_title":4,"og_description":4,"twitter_image":4,"twitter_title":4,"twitter_description":4,"meta_title":4,"meta_description":17,"email_subject":4,"frontmatter":4,"feature_image_alt":47,"feature_image_caption":48},"travelling-from-basel-to-amsterdam-by-night-train","6742efa56b2b740001d6b08b","47c9efaf-0b94-4fe6-86d0-e93f69c97945","Travelling from Basel to Amsterdam by night train","\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fnightride.com\u002F\" rel=\"noreferrer\">nightride.com\u003C\u002Fa>, our comparison platform for night trains and night buses, is born in Switzerland: All three founding members, Timo, Fabian and I, grew up in a small Swiss town near Bern. \u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And even at an older age, only Timo has managed to (somewhat) detach himself from our hometown and now lives in Haarlem, a city near Amsterdam.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>To stock up on Timo's emergency supply of raclette, Niklaus, a former school friend of ours, and I visit him in the Netherlands. As it's already too cold to go cycling—our usual activity when we see each other—Niklaus and I take the night train from Basel to Amsterdam.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It's also a trip down memory lane: Timo, Niklaus and I travelled through Europe on Interrail almost 20 years ago after graduating from school. Amsterdam was our last stop before travelling back to Switzerland.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog.nightride.com\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F2024\u002F11\u002FPXL_20241118_115859684.MP.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt=\"A reunion at fish & chips. Yes, I'm a bad photographer.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog.nightride.com\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002Fsize\u002Fw600\u002F2024\u002F11\u002FPXL_20241118_115859684.MP.jpg 600w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog.nightride.com\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002Fsize\u002Fw1000\u002F2024\u002F11\u002FPXL_20241118_115859684.MP.jpg 1000w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog.nightride.com\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002Fsize\u002Fw1600\u002F2024\u002F11\u002FPXL_20241118_115859684.MP.jpg 1600w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog.nightride.com\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002Fsize\u002Fw2400\u002F2024\u002F11\u002FPXL_20241118_115859684.MP.jpg 2400w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 720px) 720px\">\u003Cfigcaption>\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">A reunion at fish & chips. Yes, I'm a bad photographer.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Ch2 id=\"buying-the-tickets-and-journey-to-basel\">Buying the tickets and journey to Basel\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>Fortunately, there is a direct night train from Basel to Amsterdam, operated by ÖBB\u002FNightJet. Departure from Basel is always at 23:13, arrival in Amsterdam at roughly 09:30 - about that more later.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>As we decide to make the journey at quite short notice, the beds in the sleeping car would have been relatively expensive. We therefore book two seats in the 6-berth couchette compartment. We pay a total of CHF 140 for this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!--kg-card-begin: html-->\n\u003Cp class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\">\n  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fnightride.com\u002Fen\" class=\"button button--green\">Compare the best night train offers to Amsterdam\u003C\u002Fa>\n\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C!--kg-card-end: html-->\n\u003Cp>If we had taken an overnight train during the week, it would have been cheaper. However, Niklaus is a doctor and not very flexible because of his hospital shift schedule.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2 id=\"meeting-in-basel-and-departure\">Meeting in Basel and departure\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>As Niklaus lives in Biel and I live in Solothurn, we travel to Basel separately. We meet at 9 p.m. and have a Pokébowl together at \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Flatelierbasel.ch\u002F\">\u003Cu>L’Atelier\u003C\u002Fu>\u003C\u002Fa>, my favourite restaurant in Basel, around 500 metres from the train station. Luckily for me, one of the staff recognises me from my time in Basel and I get an extra portion:)\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>With a full stomach, we head back to the station at 10.45pm and look for our train on the departure board. Night trains seem to like me: Everything runs smoothly, we settle into our compartment for the night and depart on time.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog.nightride.com\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F2024\u002F11\u002FPXL_20241115_220931141.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt=\"Our couchette compartment.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2667\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog.nightride.com\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002Fsize\u002Fw600\u002F2024\u002F11\u002FPXL_20241115_220931141.jpg 600w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog.nightride.com\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002Fsize\u002Fw1000\u002F2024\u002F11\u002FPXL_20241115_220931141.jpg 1000w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog.nightride.com\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002Fsize\u002Fw1600\u002F2024\u002F11\u002FPXL_20241115_220931141.jpg 1600w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog.nightride.com\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002Fsize\u002Fw2400\u002F2024\u002F11\u002FPXL_20241115_220931141.jpg 2400w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 720px) 720px\">\u003Cfigcaption>\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">Our couchette compartment.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Ch2 id=\"falling-asleep-can-wait\">Falling asleep can wait\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>Maybe it's the ice cream, but we're both still too awake to sleep. We reminisce about our Interrail journey 20 years ago. It took us from France (our French was still good right after graduating from school) to the Spanish border (just so we were there), via Belgium (beer...) to Amsterdam (my memories of there are slightly blurred🙃).\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In Freiburg, the rest of our fellow travellers board the train. Time to brush our teeth and get ready for bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2 id=\"the-night\">The night\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>The night is unspectacular, I sleep well. As the night train arrives in Amsterdam just before 10am, we can sleep in. Breakfast is served at 8.30am.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog.nightride.com\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F2024\u002F11\u002FPXL_20241116_070842196.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt=\"Semmels are slightly dry, but the jam is really delicious. \" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog.nightride.com\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002Fsize\u002Fw600\u002F2024\u002F11\u002FPXL_20241116_070842196.jpg 600w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog.nightride.com\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002Fsize\u002Fw1000\u002F2024\u002F11\u002FPXL_20241116_070842196.jpg 1000w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog.nightride.com\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002Fsize\u002Fw1600\u002F2024\u002F11\u002FPXL_20241116_070842196.jpg 1600w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog.nightride.com\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002Fsize\u002Fw2400\u002F2024\u002F11\u002FPXL_20241116_070842196.jpg 2400w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 720px) 720px\">\u003Cfigcaption>\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">Semmels are slightly dry, but the jam is really delicious.\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>I have a brief moment of shock when the fellow traveller in the berth above me tries to get out. The berth bends a lot in one corner as the fellow traveller hasn't unfolded it correctly. Note: In the older NightJet couchettes, please make sure that the latches at the head AND foot ends are folded out!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Ch2 id=\"arrival\">Arrival\u003C\u002Fh2>\u003Cp>All our fellow travellers get off the train in Utrecht: According to the timetable, it's quicker to get to Amsterdam if you change to the express train in Utrecht.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>So Niklaus and I enjoy the peace and quiet over the last few kilometres. For the other travellers, it wasn't worth switching to the express train: the night train arrives in Amsterdam 40 minutes early. NightJet has probably built in a buffer to compensate for any delays.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\">\u003Cimg src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog.nightride.com\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F2024\u002F11\u002FPXL_20241116_082115370.MP.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt=\"We arrive 40 minutes early in Amsterdam\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog.nightride.com\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002Fsize\u002Fw600\u002F2024\u002F11\u002FPXL_20241116_082115370.MP.jpg 600w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog.nightride.com\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002Fsize\u002Fw1000\u002F2024\u002F11\u002FPXL_20241116_082115370.MP.jpg 1000w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog.nightride.com\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002Fsize\u002Fw1600\u002F2024\u002F11\u002FPXL_20241116_082115370.MP.jpg 1600w, https:\u002F\u002Fblog.nightride.com\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002Fsize\u002Fw2400\u002F2024\u002F11\u002FPXL_20241116_082115370.MP.jpg 2400w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 720px) 720px\">\u003Cfigcaption>\u003Cspan style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">We arrive 40 minutes early in Amsterdam\u003C\u002Fspan>\u003C\u002Ffigcaption>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp>We are briefly confused when changing to the regional train from Amsterdam to Haarlem: instead of buying a ticket, we have to ‘check in’ with a credit card at a barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>For this to work, we have to check out with the international ticket and then check in again with the credit card. Thanks to the competent support of a railway employee, we manage this.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>We meet Timo in Haarlem and enjoy three days of excellent hospitality and delicious food. My tips: Near Haarlem, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fg.co\u002Fkgs\u002FmVyPZhZ\">\u003Cu>Berg Vis\u003C\u002Fu>\u003C\u002Fa>  for delicious fish dishes and in Amsterdam, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fg.co\u002Fkgs\u002FGjD1XtF\">\u003Cu>Wanica Exotic\u003C\u002Fu>\u003C\u002Fa> for Surinamese food.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cdiv class=\"kg-card kg-callout-card kg-callout-card-blue\">\u003Cdiv class=\"kg-callout-emoji\">💡\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003Cdiv class=\"kg-callout-text\">\u003Ci>\u003Cem class=\"italic\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">Have you had an exciting night train or bus journey and want to \u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fi>\u003Ci>\u003Cb>\u003Cstrong class=\"italic\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">share your experience with other night travel enthusiasts\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fb>\u003C\u002Fi>\u003Ci>\u003Cem class=\"italic\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">? Then write to us at \u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fi>\u003Ca href=\"\">\u003Ci>\u003Cem class=\"italic\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">info@nightride.com\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fi>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Ci>\u003Cem class=\"italic\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\">—we look forward to hearing your story!\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fi>\u003C\u002Fdiv>\u003C\u002Fdiv>","https:\u002F\u002Fblog.nightride.com\u002Fcontent\u002Fimages\u002F2024\u002F11\u002FIMG-20241117-WA0007.jpg",true,"public","2024-11-24T10:19:33.000+01:00","2024-12-06T10:07:59.000+01:00","2024-11-24T10:34:03.000+01:00","Taking the night train from Basel to Amsterdam. We visit our colleague in Holland. 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