Dance The Night Away On Europe’s Party Trains

As train travel increases in popularity for travelers, Europe has another side to its rail options, including popular party trains. Imagine dancing the night away, with DJs and disco balls, making the journey fun. Read on to find out more about the party trains of Europe and the fun of sustainable travel and a perfect alternative for flying.

Party the night away on Europe’s party trains

Party trains are part of a push to make trains even more appealing for travelers as a sustainable alternative to flying. Right now, travelers in Europe can enjoy a party and dance the night away.

Meanwhile, a rail company in the US has taken note and is looking at a fleet of new trains that will feature “party cars.” A high-speed rail connection between Los Angeles and Las Vegas is set to have special carriages with strip lighting, lounge seating and a shimmery bar. However, the service run by Brightline West won’t be available for at least another four years.

For now, travelers seeking a rave on rails can enjoy onboard parties in Europe, which is part of a push to make trains more appealing, and a sustainable alternative to flying.

Rave on the rails in Amsterdam

During mid-October, Amsterdam celebrated the Amsterdam Dance Event, an annual festival of electronic music, clubbing, subcultures and the arts. This year, the Netherlands’ capital included “raves on rails,” with eight trains transformed into night clubs with artists and onboard DJs. The service was organized by the 50:HERTZ techno café and left Amsterdam Centraal station, traveling on various four-hour routes.

So far, organizers have not confirmed whether the rave trains will run next year, but as they were popular, it could become a regular event.

Dance to DJs on the Sziget Express in Budapest

Each year, Festival Travel lays on two dedicated trains, taking ravers to the Sziget Festival in Budapest. Dubbed the Sziget Express, the train runs between Utrecht in the Netherlands and the Hungarian capital.

While on the train, festival goers get into the party mode in the bar car, where DJs play the music. Roundtrip fares start at €270 ($292) and tickets sell out quickly.

Experience Germany’s Techno Train Nürnberg

Dance the night away on Germany’s Techno Train Nürnberg that was launched in 2019 by the nightclub, Haus 33. Since then, it has become the world’s most famous rave on rails. The service now operates twice a year, departing from Nürnberg’s Frankenstadion station at 4 pm. It then travelers 100 km west to Würzburg and then roundtrips back to Nürnberg Central Station at 11 pm.

The Techno Train Nürnberg takes up three of the train’s 12 carriages, transforming them into mini clubs with DJs, while speakers are attached to the ceiling, and there are fog machines and a bar. Tickets for the Techno Train cost €100 ($108) and while there are 700 allocated, they are quickly sold out.

Türkiye’s 32-hour party train

Heading to Türkiye, the Turistik Doğu Ekspresi (Touristic Eastern Express) heads across the country from its capital, Ankara. Meanwhile, the journey covers more than 1,300 km to Kars, a historic city on the border with Georgia and Armenia.

Moreover, the Touristic Eastern Express has become the country’s most popular and lively train journey, making several stops in the most beautiful parts of eastern Türkiye. In the dining car, partygoers can dine and celebrate under a mirror ball. Passengers enjoy dancing the night away, spilling out into the train’s corridors and onto the train platform on arrival at the final stop.