couchette 1st vs 2nd class. . .
 

what are the differences. I've always gone 2nd class and it has been fine
but 1) I'm with someone who has never travelled before and 2) it is August
which I'm sure will be an insane month. Are there less people or better
facilities?

thanks
enzosf

Re: couchette 1st vs 2nd class. . .
 

"Enzo Lombard-Quintero" <[email protected]> skrev i meddelandet
news:BE68D176.A779%[email protected]...
    > what are the differences. I've always gone 2nd class and it has been fine
    > but 1) I'm with someone who has never travelled before and 2) it is August
    > which I'm sure will be an insane month. Are there less people or better
    > facilities?
    > thanks
    > enzosf
1cl couchettes aren't many but if found (think SNCF France is one of few
running a such service) it's likely to be 4 berths in the compartment rather
than the usual crowded 6 berth.
In some countries like Germany you may travel in 4 berth compartments with a
2cl ticket at a surcharge.

Re: couchette 1st vs 2nd class. . .
 

On Fri, 25 Mar 2005 04:20:08 GMT, Enzo Lombard-Quintero
<[email protected]> wrote:

    >what are the differences. I've always gone 2nd class and it has been fine
    >but 1) I'm with someone who has never travelled before and 2) it is August
    >which I'm sure will be an insane month. Are there less people or better
    >facilities?

There are many different types of trains with couchettes, so the
differences between 1st and 2nd class may also be different. Last
August I bought a 2nd class couchette ticket from Milan to Paris from
the sncf website, and they offered me an upgrade to 1st class for just
10 euros more, which I took. The only difference I noticed was that
there were 4 bunks instead of 6. That was certainly worth 10 euros.
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Re: couchette 1st vs 2nd class. . .
 

Hi,

I've done both... 2nd class chouchettes are 6 bunks per compartment...
1st class is 4 per compartment.

sometimes you get the same cars... you just have 2 fewer bunks open.

one trip we got a 3 bunk sleeper (florence to paris).

on the amsterdam-paris train I have been the only person in the only
first class car (half a car was first class).

Enzo Lombard-Quintero wrote:

    > what are the differences. I've always gone 2nd class and it has been fine
    > but 1) I'm with someone who has never travelled before and 2) it is August
    > which I'm sure will be an insane month. Are there less people or better
    > facilities?
    >
    > thanks
    > enzosf
    >

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