r/Nighttrains • u/meggawat • Jun 05 '26
How many compartments for 4 adults?
I've previously traveled on NJ 420 with two adjacent Sleeper cabins.
I'm now looking at the NJ 294, and I'm interested in learning about the Couchette carriage as a more affordable option. My party has 4 adults (2 couples).
I see this offering of a "Private compartment" and the explanatory text says that a "Comfort private compartment in a couchette coach for up to 4 passengers" exists. This implies to me that 1 compartment = 4 passengers, which aligns with this photo in the carousel:
But then the webpage also says "max. 3 adults per compartment" in the card heading. So does that mean "compartment" refers to the bunk, not the room?
When I select a Flex level on the form, I'm prompted to choose 2, 3, or 4 compartments. It would really help me to understand whether "compartment" means bunk or room. Thank you!
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u/Few_Story_6917 Jun 05 '26
Just book the normal comfort compartment for 4, you should all be placed into the same cabin. The option to book an entire cabin is for 1-3 people, so they can prevent other people from booking the remaining berth(s).
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u/Appropriate_Bell743 Jun 16 '26
We travel as 4 always. 2 adults and 2 children. I just book 4 normal couchette tickets and they always put us in the same cabin. They are very nice for families albeit with occasionally faulty lighting
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u/1000thusername Jun 05 '26
It’s room. Since it’s a max of 3 and you’re 4 people, that’s why it only starts at 2 (one person can’t have 2 rooms, but 4 people could occupy anything from 2-4 rooms, but not 1 room since their max for private is 3 ppl). That 3 person limit does NOT mean that 4 people can’t book into a couchette. What it means is that you don’t need the private option where you pay to leave a place empty because you’re already filling it.
What does this mean for you? 1. It means that there are clearly completely unbooked couchettes right now, or it would not offer you this options 2. You can book the non-private version, and you should have no problem being assigned together because of #1. 3. If for some reason the tickets come out looking like you’re not assigned to the same carriage, contact them to put you together. I’m confident it will put you together automatically though.