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Our Trains

Passenger Coaches
Passenger Coaches
Sleeping car
Sleeping car
Restaurant
Restaurant
Car transporter
Car transporter

Passenger Coaches

Our passenger coaches are all second class waggons. Every coach has 10 compartments which are all conveniently equipped. During the day, the compartments offer 6 seats and in the night 6 couchette beds.

The windows of the compartments can be opened, and if you wish so they can also be bolted. There are toilettes with handbasins at the end of each waggon.

In the night, depending on the occupancy of the compartment, the passengers can flip open up to 6 couchette beds. You can reach the upper beds by a ladder. The upper beds also have a sidewards protection which prevents falling over the bed while asleep. In prıvate compartments, your waggon attendant can install a table if available. Table cloths and cutlery are not included in the compartments. Every compartment can be locked from inside.

Most of are trains are accompanied by a dining car where you can buy snacks as well as warm and cold drinks. It is also permitted to bring your own food in the dining car and eat there. The dining car is in addition a lounge where children's movies can be shown at certain times.

Passenger Coaches
Passenger Coaches
Passenger Coaches
Passenger Coaches
Passenger Coaches
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Sleeping car

The sleeping cars in the Optima Express trains are 1st class passenger cars with sleeping beds and air conditioning.

These sleeping cars are equipped with 10 compartments.

Each compartment has two beds for adults, one bed for a child up to 12 years old and a sink with water. During the day the compartments offer seats and at night bunk beds. All compartments can be locked from the inside. The toilets with hand wash basins are located at both ends of the sleeping car.

In the sleeping car it is possible to book an occupancy of one to two adults and one child up to 12 years of age per compartment.

Sleeping car
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Restaurant

A dining car goes with the trains, where you can get small snacks and cold and warm drinks. It is also permitted to take your own food into the dining car and eat it there. Outside of mealtimes, the dining car also serves as a lounge where films are shown at certain times. There are toilets with hand basins at both ends of the carriage.

Restaurant
Restaurant
Restaurant
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Car transporter

Your vehicles travel simply with you on the car transporter. You not only save fuel cost and toll charges, but also prevent your vehicle wearing-out on the road and protect it from the risks of road traffic. Thus, your vehicle retains its value and remains ready for operation in your destination.

The drive in the transporters occurs depending on the type of the vehicle and the place of loading either over a loading ramp or with the help of a platform. During loading and unloading, the passengers drive their vehicles themselves. The Optima Tours loading foreman sorts the vehicles at a parking lot before loading them in transporter and assigns them to their places in the transporter.

After all the vehicles are loaded, the tyres are wedged so that they cannot slip out of their place. Motorbikes are tied down using the appropriate security belts. It is not possible to reach your vehicles during the journey. Please keep in mind that you should take all necessary papers with you before leaving your vehicle, as well as anything else you might need during the journey.

Car transporter
Car transporter
Car transporter
Car transporter
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Häufig gestellte Fragen
 
The train starts in Austria (EU, Schengen) and travels through Slowenia (EU, Schengen), Croatia (EU, non-Schengen), Serbia (not EU), Bulgaria (EU, non-Schengen) and arrives in Turkey (not EU).
German, Austrian and Turkish nationals do not require any visa for the whole journey. We ask all other passangers to inquire about the visa requirements for the countries our trains travel through.
German and Austrian nationals can travel solely their ID-cards. Turkish nationals are required to have a valid passport. We ask all other passangers to inquire about the passport requirements for the journey.
Our trains travel according to a previously approved plan. The journey alone takes approximately 25 hours, and the passport/customs controls in the countries the trains pass through add up to 6 extra hours. In the high season, border controls take more time since more passengers travel in the train. The duration of the journey is prolonged accordingly. Furthermore, the speed of the trains can be affected by weather conditions or other security related issues which also extends the total duration of the journey.
The journey with the Optima Express offers the highest possible security for a trip in the countries our train travels through. The trains are constantly under surveillance by the local railways authorities and are redirected during unexpected conditions such as floods, storms and fires, or stopped on time. The transit passage through the individual countries is a cooparated service, which surpasses the reaction possibility of a single person (e.g. when travelling on your own in a car). Especially in the latest years, Eastern Europe was heavily affected by floods and all our trains, despite necessary redirections, reached their destinations. Every train is accompanied by a train guard, who knows all of the passangers by name. Die vehicles are transported in the closed car transporter which is much more secure than many open car transporters used by other motorail companies. In the last 26 years, it has never come to an assault of a passenger in our trains. There were certain break-ins in the car transport waggon, but the numbers are under the per thousand range. It is still important to take the necessary precautions to avoid any damages. These precautions include not leaving any valuables in your vehicles and locking its doors. The valuables should be with you during your trip and they should not be left in your compartment when you are elsewhere.
No. Since the whole route is still not completely electrified, it is not possible to provide air conditioning. A waggon designed to be air conditioned would heat up too much in the parts of the journey without electricity.
Two bed sheets, a covered cushion and a blanket, as well as a soap are included in the fare. The bedcloths are washed after every journey. In the end, it is up to you whether you want to bring your own bedcloths instead.
Optima Tours offers a relatively cheap possibilty of rebook the journey. Depending on the time you let us know about rebooking, especially right before the journey begin, you should expect cancellation fees. For this reasons, we advise our custmers to take out a travel resignation cost insurance. Many credit cards already include such an insurance, so please ask your bank about it. Please note that such journeys are excluded from the right of withdrawal in distance sellings and a withdrawal or cancellation does not annul the cancellation fee.
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