Safety & Security

Luggage locks

A TSA-accepted combination lock through the zippers of your bag deters opportunistic theft. It won't stop a determined thief, but it raises the effort enough that most people move on. In couchette compartments, where bags go in shared overhead storage, this matters more than in a lockable sleeper.

Valuables

Keep your passport, wallet, and phone with you in your sleeping bag or under your pillow — not in the jacket hanging on the cabin hook, not in a bag in overhead storage. If you have a small bag or travel pouch, clip it to the berth structure or keep it inside your sleeping cover. The risk of theft on European night trains is low, but basic precautions make it negligible.

Cabin doors

Nightjet sleeper compartments have a lockable door with a key card, plus an internal anti-intrusion bar. Use both. For couchette compartments, the sliding door has a latch — close it before sleeping. Train staff have master access for emergencies and will knock before entering.

If something goes wrong

Train conductors patrol the carriages regularly throughout the night. Each sleeper cabin has a call button for the attendant. If something is stolen or you feel unsafe, alert the conductor immediately — they have the authority to involve railway police at the next stop, and there are often CCTV cameras in corridors. In an emergency, there is an emergency brake handle in every carriage.