How to take a rail journey from Brussels to Dresden

Final Destination: Praha

This train also calls at Antwerpen Centraal - typically departs at 20:01

European Sleeper is a relatively new train operating company with a mission to provide links between cities which previously had no direct train connection.
It's trains aren't brand new, though they have been refreshed, but this service provides a new option for a journey by train from Bruxelles / Brussels to Dresden.

Departing from Bruxelles / Brussels

The train is typically scheduled to depart from Midi / Zuid station in Bruxelles/Brussel at 19:22 on Monday, Wednesday and Friday
Connecting trains typically depart from London St Pancras at 15:04 and from Paris Gare Du Nord at 17:25.
Note that this train does not also depart from Bruxelles-Central or Bruxelles-Nord stations.

Arriving in Dresden:

It is a good idea to look up the location of your ultimate destination in Dresden before booking tickets and boarding.
These trains all call at Dresden-Neustadt station before they arrive at the main station in the city, Dresden Hbf.

If you'll be heading to the historic heart of Dresden on a day trip and want to avoid making a 20 - 30 min walk from either of these stations in Dresden, taking tram line 11 (direction Zschernitz) from the stop outside of the main exit at Dresden-Nuestadt to the Postplatz stop will take you to within a five minute walk of the old town area.

Book early and save: Yes
Online Bookings Usually Open: up to 6 months ahead of the travel date

The ticketing options depend on the type of accommodation you wish to travel by on the train.
The seats are straightforward, the ticket(s) will include a reservation.

In the couchettes you can either book a place; or solo travellers can pay more and book the entire compartment in order to have sole occupancy.
If you will be travelling in groups of 4 or 6 people, you will be the only occupants of the compartment.
But if you will be travelling in a group of 5, the only method to ensure you won't be sharing the compartment with somebody else, is to book six tickets.
Similarly if you will be travelling in a group of 3 and don't want to share a four person compartment with anybody else, you will need to book four tickets.
Female only couchette compartments are available.

The sleeping cabins are priced according to how many people will be occupying them during the journey.
Solo travellers can either:

• Book a bed in a triple cabin and accept that you may share it with up to two other people (cheapest).
• Book a bed in a double cabin, accepting that you may be sharing it with another person.
• Book a single cabin, to ensure privacy (most expensive).

Pairs of travellers, who are happy to share a cabin, can either:

• Book two beds in a triple cabin, accepting that you may be sharing it with another person.
• Book a double cabin.

Groups of 3 travellers will have sole occupancy of a triple cabin, but groups of four or more will need to split the accommodation to whichever suits them; 2 x double cabins, or 1 x triple + 1 x single etc