Berlin, June 10th, 2025 — A new player is entering the European mobility space. Nox, a Berlin-based startup is on a mission to offer a real alternative to short-haul flights. From 2027, Nox plans to operate Europe-wide overnight trains with fully personal rooms for one or two people at the price of a flight.
“Sleeping while a train gets you across Europe is a great concept. But today people have to share their cabins with strangers, beds are tight, and it’s often more expensive than air travel. We want to change that and make night trains an essential part of European travel,” says Thibault Constant, Co-Founder of Nox. On YouTube and Instagram, he is known as “Simply Railway”, with over half a million followers and over 400 night train trips worldwide under his belt.
His experience influenced Nox a lot: All three room types will have 2 Meter long beds, separate seats with tables, enough space to stand up and store your luggage. Nox also plans to offer double beds and beds with panoramic window views.
“Our room design allows us to fit more people into our trains than traditional operators can. This, paired with a strict focus on standardisation and operational excellence will allow us to offer affordable fares on over 35 European routes”, says the founder Janek Smalla who has co-launched FlixTrain, and until 2024 led the German ridesharing market for Bolt.
Coaches already reserved
The company has already reserved train coaches, is finalising the approval of its interior design and is now preparing the next large financing round for autumn.
Each coach will be the same, and offer three types of rooms:
- The single and double loft feature a separate seating area with an upper bed (single or double).
- The double vista is a room that is easily convertible from day to night mode, easy to access and with a panoramic view from the bed.
1 – Single loft
2 – Double vista
3 – Double loft
Nox: “night trains shouldn’t be left in a nostalgic niche”
At Nox, we believe night trains shouldn’t be left in a nostalgic niche — but become an integral part of sustainable long-distance travel in Europe. For too long, overnight trains have meant shared compartments with strangers, low reliability and high prices. We’re here to change that. Our mission is to reinvent night trains from the ground up — with fully private rooms and efficient operations which allow ticket prices as low as short-haul flights. Nox aims to become Europe’s most desirable long-distance transport brand — reconnecting the continent through a new network of night trains built around three core principles: privacy, efficiency, and affordability.
Interested?
Interested passengers can already explore planned timetables, detailed views of the rooms and prices on noxmobility.com. Users can also join the free Nox “Early Bird Club” to stay updated, enjoy discounted rates, and gain early-access to bookings.
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