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Buy Caledonian Sleeper tickets

Buy sleeper tickets at www.sleeper.scot

Booking opens a year in advance.  No booking fee.  You print your own ticket.

If you have an Interrail, Eurail or BritRail pass, you can buy the sleeper berth supplement online.

For holidays & short breaks to Scotland by sleeper, see here.

 

All aboard the sleeper to Scotland

Every night except Saturday night, Caledonian Sleeper trains link London with towns & cities all over Scotland, arriving in time for breakfast.  It's the most civilised, romantic, time-effective & environmentally-friendly way between central London and the heart of Scotland, for a weekend in the Highlands or business meeting in London.  Brand new carriages entered service in 2019, see photos of what the sleeper is like or watch the Video guide.  Last updated January 2024.

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Sleeper times northbound

 London ► Scotland by sleeper

 

Mondays-Thursdays

Fridays

Sundays

Boarding at Euston starts:

20:30

22:30

20:30

22:30

20:15

22:45

London Euston depart:

21:15

23:50

21:15

23:50

20:59

23:30

Watford Junction depart

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00:10

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00:10

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23:49

Crewe depart

23:48

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23:48

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23:36

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Preston depart

00:30

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00:30

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00:20

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Arrive next morning:

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Carlisle

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05:07

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05:07

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04:40

Carstairs

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06:15

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06:15

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06:13

Edinburgh

*

07:30

*

07:30

*

07:30

Motherwell

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06:56

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06:56

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06:56

Glasgow

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07:22

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07:22

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07:22

Inverkeithing

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-

04:57

-

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-

Kirkcaldy

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-

05:16

-

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-

Leuchars (for St Andrews)

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-

05:44

-

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-

Dundee

06:11

-

06:05

-

06:11

-

Carnoustie

06:26

-

06:22

-

06:26

-

Arbroath

06:33

-

06:31

-

06:33

-

Montrose

06:49

-

06:48

-

06:49

-

Stonehaven

07:13

-

07:15

-

07:13

-

Aberdeen

07:50

-

07:40

-

07:50

-

Stirling

04:59

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04:59

-

04:59

-

Dunblane

05:09

-

05:09

-

05:09

-

Gleneagles

05:24

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05:24

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05:24

-

Perth

05:43

-

05:43

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05:43

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Dunkeld & Birnam

06:03

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06:03

-

06:03

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Pitlochry

06:17

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06:17

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06:17

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Blair Atholl

06:29

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06:29

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06:29

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Dalwhinnie

07:00

-

07:00

-

07:00

-

Newtonmore

07:12

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07:12

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07:12

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Kingussie

07:17

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07:17

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07:17

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Aviemore

07:39

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07:39

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07:39

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Carrbridge

07:53

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07:53

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07:53

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Inverness

08:42

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08:42

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08:42

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Crianlarich

07:45

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07:45

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07:45

-

Fort William

09:57

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09:57

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09:57

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* = The Highland sleeper in fact stops at Edinburgh, where the three portions divide, but it's an unadvertised service stop.

Always check train times for your dates of travel at either www.sleeper.scot or www.nationalrail.co.uk.  Weekend engineering work can affect times at weekends, so please double-check when you book.

There are no sleeper trains on Saturday nights.

The shading highlights the different portions of the train, the London-Inverness, London-Aberdeen & London-Fort William portions of the Highland sleeper and the London-Glasgow & London-Edinburgh portions of the Lowland sleeper.

You can remain in your sleeper until 08:00 on arrival at Edinburgh & Glasgow.

Sleeper times southbound

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 Scotland ► London by sleeper

 

Mondays-Thursday

Fridays

Sundays

Fort William

19:50

-

19:50

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19:00

-

Crianlarich

22:09

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22:09

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21:17

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Inverness

20:45

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20:45

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20:26

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Aviemore

21:32

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21:32

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21:19

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Kingussie

21:50

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21:50

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21:33

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Newtonmore

21:56

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21:56

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21:39

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Dalwhinie

22:09

-

22:09

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21:54

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Blair Atholl

22:35

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22:35

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22:20

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Pitlochry

22:47

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22:47

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22:32

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Dunkeld & Birnam

23:03

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23:03

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22:46

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Perth

23:26

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23:26

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23:06

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Gleneagles

23:47

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23:47

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23:25

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Dunblane

00:02

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00:02

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23:41

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Stirling

00:13

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00:13

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23:51

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Falkirk Grahamston

00:28

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00:28

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00:06

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Aberdeen

20:26

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21:43

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20:34

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Stonehaven

20:45

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22:01

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20:55

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Montrose

21:08

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22:26

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21:19

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Arbroath

21:25

-

22:44

-

21:35

-

Carnoustie

21:33

-

22:53

-

21:43

-

Dundee

21:50

-

23:09

-

21:58

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Leuchars (for St Andrews)

22:07

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23:28

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22:16

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Kirkcaldy

22:35

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23:59

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22:42

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Inverkeithing

23:10

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00:16

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23:01

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Glasgow

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23:40

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23:40

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23:15

Motherwell

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23:57

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23:57

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23:30

Edinburgh

*

23:40

*

23:40

*

23:15

Carstairs

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00:20

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00:20

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23:50

Carlisle

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01:45

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01:45

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01:44

Arrive next morning:

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Preston arrive

04:31

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04:31

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04:30

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Crewe arrive

05:27

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05:27

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05:28

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Watford Junction arrive

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06:38

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06:38

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06:38

London Euston arrive:

07:49

07:07

07:49

07:07

07:49

07:07

Vacate sleepers by:

08:00

07:30

08:00

07:30

08:00

07:30

* = The Highland sleeper in fact stops at Edinburgh, where the three portions are combined, but it's an unadvertised service stop.

Always check train times for your dates of travel at either www.sleeper.scot or www.nationalrail.co.uk.  Weekend engineering work can affect times at weekends, so please double-check when you book.

No sleeper trains run on Saturday nights.

The shading simply highlights the different portions of each train.

You can board your sleeper from 20:00 (19:45 on Sundays) onwards at Inverness, from 23:00 (22:30 Sundays) at Edinburgh and from 22:00 at Glasgow.

How the sleeper works:  2 trains, 5 portions

Two lengthy 16-car Caledonian Sleeper trains leave London for Scotland every night except Saturday nights and 24, 25, 31 December.  The Highland sleeper has 3 portions which split around 04:30 at a service stop at Edinburgh into a portion for Stirling, Perth, Aviemore & Inverness, another for Dundee & Aberdeen, and another for Fort William.  The Lowland sleeper has 2 portions which split at Carstairs, one for Edinburgh & another for Glasgow.  The Glasgow, Edinburgh, Inverness & Aberdeen portions each consist of up to six sleeping-cars, one club car and one seats/baggage car with bike spaces.  The London-Fort William portion consists of just two sleeping-cars, but you can use the Aberdeen club car in the evening and another club car & a seats/baggage car are added at Edinburgh for the morning part of the journey to Fort William.  Seats passengers between London & Ft William must switch cars at Edinburgh.

How much does it cost?

Starting price, one-way per room.  Sold as a twin = price for 2 people.

London to or from

Edinburgh or Glasgow

London to or from

Inverness, Aberdeen, Fort William,

Perth, Dundee, Aviemore

Class:

Room type:

Sold as a single

Sold as a twin

Sold as a single

Sold as a twin

Classic

Upper & lower berth with washbasin

From £140

From £170

From £140

From £170

Club

Upper & lower berth with washbasin, shower & toilet

From £205

From £250

From £205

From £250

Caledonian Double

Double bed with washbasin, shower & toilet

From £335

From £400

From £395

From £470

Accessible twin or double

Wheelchair accessible, double bed or twin bunks, washbasin

From £140

From £170

From £140

From £170

Seat

Reclining seat, no access to club car.

From £35

From £40

Family deal, Classic

2 adults, 2 kids in two adjacent Classic rooms

From £170

From £185

Family deal, Club

2 adults, 2 kids in two adjacent Club rooms

From £250

From £275

Children

Railcard holders

If you have an existing ticket, Rail Rover, BritRail, Interrail or Eurail pass

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Caledonian Sleeper train

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What's the Caledonian Sleeper like?

These all-new sleeper trains entered service on the London-Edinburgh/Glasgow sleeper on 28 April 2019 and on the Highland sleeper on 9 October 2019.

The Glasgow, Edinburgh & Inverness portions usually each consist of 5 regular sleeping-cars, 1 accessible sleeping car, 1 club car & 1 seats car.

The London-Aberdeen portion usually consists of 1 regular sleeping-car, 1 accessible sleeping car, 1 club car & 1 seats car.

The London-Fort William portion usually consists of 3 regular sleeping-cars and 1 accessible sleeping car, there is no direct club car or seats car in the Fort William portion.  Between London and a service stop in Edinburgh sleeper passengers use the London-Aberdeen club car, another club car is attached between Edinburgh & Fort William.  Seated passengers use the London-Aberdeen seats car between London & Edinburgh, another seats car is attached between Edinburgh & Fort William.

The sleeping-cars

The new Caledonian Sleeper trains offer three types of room: Classic, Club & Caledonian Double.  In addition, there are two types of wheelchair-accessible room: Accessible Classic & Accessible Double.  All come with key-card lock, soap, towels, power sockets, USB ports & free WiFi.  Each type of room is described below.

Regular sleeping-car on Caledonian Sleeper train at Glasgow Central

Sleeping-car layout, regular type:  Most sleeping-cars are of this type.  They have 6 Club rooms (numbered 1 to 6) and 4 Classic rooms (numbered 7 to 10).

Tip:  Pick a room in the centre of the car for the smoothest & quietest ride.  Larger image.

Berth numbering layout, Caledonian Sleeper regular sleeping-car

Sleeping-car layout, accessible type:  There is one accessible-type sleeping-car in each portion.  This has one Accessible Double room (room 1), two Caledonian Double rooms (rooms 4 & 5), two Classic rooms (rooms 2 & 3) and one Accessible Classic room (room 6).  Larger image.

Berth numbering layout, Caledonian Sleeper accessible sleeping-car

Classic rooms

Classic rooms are compact rooms with an upper and lower bed and washbasin which can be booked for single or double occupancy (the upper bed is now always folded out and locked in place even when booked as a solo).  They're identical to the Club rooms in every respect, size, decor and facilities, but without the en suite toilet & shower unit, so see the Club photos below.  Soap & towels are provided, as is an eye mask and ear plugs if you really feel you need them.  There are two 3-pin plug sockets & 3 USB ports, there's free WiFi, and the room has an electronic key-card lock so you can lock it when you go to the toilet or club car.  There's a toilet at the end of the corridor, but no shower.

The beds are 190cm long and approx 63cm wide.  There's luggage space under the bottom bed, in a recess 31cm high by 122cm wide by 54cm deep.

Breakfast is not included with a Classic room, but you can order breakfast items at extra cost on an order form and hang it on the outside of you room door on departure.  They will be served at the time you specify in your compartment or in the club car.

There is an interconnecting door between Classic rooms 7 & 8 and rooms 9 & 10 in each standard sleeping-car which can be opened if your group books both rooms, ideal for families or groups of friends.

Club rooms

Club rooms are compact rooms with an upper and lower bed, washbasin, toilet & shower.  They can be booked for single or double occupancy, although the upper bed is now always folded out and locked in place even when booked as a solo.  Soap & towels are provided, as is an eye mask and ear plugs if you really feel you need them.  There are two 3-pin plug sockets & 3 USB ports, there's free WiFi, and the room has an electronic key-card lock so you can lock it when you go to the club car.  Club rooms are identical to Classic rooms apart from the en suite toilet/shower, but there are no interconnecting doors between Club rooms.

With a Club room you get access to the station lounges in London, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness, Aberdeen & Fort William.

Breakfast is included with a Club room, you tick the breakfast items you want on an order form and hang it on the outside of you room door on departure.  You can ask for breakfast to be served at a time you specify either in your compartment or the club car, but the better breakfast options such as the full Scottish breakfast are only served in the club car.

The beds are 190cm long and approx 63cm wide.  There's luggage space under the bottom bed, in a recess 31cm high by 122cm wide by 54cm deep.

Caledonian Sleeper Club room, set up as a twin berth   Caledonian Sleeper at London Euston

All rooms have electronic key-card locks.

Highland breakfast served in the club car

Club room.  Larger photo  360° photo.

 

Breakfast is included in Club & Caledonian Double rooms, costs extra in Classic.  This is the Scottish breakfast served in the club car.

Caledonian Sleeper Club room, set up as single berth   Club room en suite

Club class room with 2 beds, for solo or dual occupancy.  Larger photo  360° photo.

 

En suite toilet & shower.

Caledonian Double rooms

Caledonian Double rooms can be booked for single or double occupancy, they have a double bed and en suite toilet & shower.  There is normally just one sleeping-car with 2 Caledonian Double rooms in each portion of the train, so these popular rooms sell out fast.

There's a washbasin with soap & towels, 2 power sockets & 3 USB ports & free WiFi.  The room has an electronic key-card lock for when you go to the club car.

With a Caledonian Double room you get access to the station lounges in London, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness, Aberdeen & Fort William.

Breakfast is included with a Caledonian Double room, you tick the breakfast items you want on an order form and hang it on the outside of you room door on departure.  You can ask for breakfast to be served at a time you specify either in your compartment or the club car, but the better breakfast options such as the full Scottish breakfast are only served in the club car.

The bed is 190cm long.  There's luggage space underneath the bed, in a recess 31cm high by 122cm wide and more than 54cm deep.

Caledonian Double room   Lighting switch panel    

Head end: Main light & dimmer, berth light, temperature control & USB port...

Plug socket & USB panel

Caledonian Double room with en suite toilet & shower.  The en suite is identical to the one in the Club rooms shown above.  Larger photo.

Foot end:  Two USB ports, two plug sockets, sink light, host call button.

 

The club car

All passengers with sleeping berths can use the club car.  Officially, access to the club car may be limited to passengers in Club & Caledonian Double rooms at busy times, but in practice this is relatively unusual.  Passengers travelling in the seats are not allowed in the club car.

The club car features bays of seats around tables plus a row of individual swivel stools at a bar.  A steward takes orders and serves food & drink from a fully-equipped galley at the end of the car.

The Caledonian Sleeper sets out to showcase the best of Scottish food & drink.  The surprisingly extensive menu includes several starters such as soup or smoked salmon, several main courses such as lamb casserole or haggis tatties 'n neeps, and desserts such as cheesecake or the Scottish cheeseboard.  The wine list includes red, white and rosé wine in small, half or full bottles, prosecco, port & champagne.  The whisky list includes as many as 14 different types of Scottish whisky, most of which are single malts.  Sandwiches, snacks, soft drinks, tea & coffee are served.  You can find sample menus with prices at www.sleeper.scot.

The Man in Seat 61 says "It doesn't get any more civilised than this.  Speeding north with haggis, tatties 'n neeps and maybe a dram or two of a single malt in the club car, retiring to your private sleeper and waking up in the highlands of Scotland as deer bound away from the train.  Top tip, leave your luggage in your compartment and go and grab a seat in the club car before the train leaves.  On busy nights especially Fridays & Sundays the club car is very popular and if you wait you might find all seats taken.  Finding a seat for breakfast in the morning isn't usually a problem, and the big windows give you the best view of the highland scenery over you bacon and scrambled egg..."

Caledonian Sleeper club car   Caledonian Sleeper soup

Club car, looking towards the galley end. Larger photo.

 

Celeriac & truffle soup...

Caledonian Sleeper haggis tatties n neeps   Caledonian Sleeper club car

Haggis, tatties 'n neeps...

 

Club car, from galley end.  Larger photo.

Caledonian Sleeper club car layout

Wheelchair-accessible rooms

There's normally one accessible sleeping-car in each portion of each Caledonian Sleeper train, featuring two different types of accessible room.  At one end of the car there's an Accessible Classic room (room 6) with upper & lower bunks and adjacent wheelchair-accessible toilet.  At the other end of the car there's an Accessible Double room (room 1) with a double bed and adjacent wheelchair-accessible toilet.

Both rooms have extra-wide access doors which open at the touch of a button.  The rooms have power sockets, USB ports, free WiFi and washbasin, soap & towels as other sleepers.  There are no accessible showers on the train, but there's an accessible shower in the Caledonian Sleeper lounge on platform 1 at London Euston which you can use before or after your journey, some other lounges also have accessible showers, see www.sleeper.scot for details.

The accessible sleeping-car is always marshalled next to the club car in the Glasgow, Edinburgh, Inverness & Aberdeen portions, with the Accessible Double room at the end nearest the club car.  That gives the Accessible Double room easy access to the wheelchair spaces in the club car via a wide wheelchair-friendly gangway.  The Accessible Classic room is at the other end of the sleeping-car from the club car, along a corridor that's (unavoidably) too narrow for wheelchairs, but food from the club car menu can be ordered from your room and brought to you by the steward. 

On the London to Ft William portion going northbound, neither of the accessible rooms has wheelchair access to the club car in the evening.  However, the accessible twin room has direct club car access to the club car in the morning.  On the Ft William to London portion going southbound, the accessible twin room has direct club car access in the evening, but neither of the accessible rooms has wheelchair access to the club car in the morning.  But food can be ordered & served in your room.

If you've book an accessible classic room and need the upper bed & ladder folded away for access reasons, contact Caledonian Sleeper Guest Services in advance.

Passengers in both types of accessible room can use all station lounges, on the same basis as Club and Caledonian Double passengers before departure or on arrival.

The beds are 190cm long.  There's luggage space underneath the bottom bed, in an area 31cm high by 122cm wide at least 54cm deep.

Caledonian Sleeper accessible classic room   Accessible toilet on Caledonian Sleeper

Accessible Classic room (room 6) with upper & lower berths.  Larger photo.

 

Accessible toilet.  Behind it is the door to the Accessible Classic room.  The arrangement of room & toilet for the Accessible Double room at the other end of the car is identical.

Wheelchair-accessible toilet on the Caledonian Sleeper   Accessible Double room on Caledonian Sleeper

The Accessible toilet.  There's one at each end of the accessible sleeping-car, next to rooms 1 & 6.

 

Accessible Double room (room 1).  The accessible toilet is outside and immediately adjacent to the room, arranged exactly the same as for the Accessible Classic room at the other end of the sleeping-car, see the photo above this one.  Larger photo.

Seats car

Seats are the economy way to travel.  Each seat has a drop-down table, power socket & USB port.  The seats recline by about 20 degrees, but not further than that.  Lights remain on at full brightness all night 'for safety reasons', they are not dimmed.  There's a large area for bicycles & baggage at one end of the seats car, with shutters that are closed during the journey.  Each seat also has its own secure locker for valuables with a combination lock, just below the overhead rack.  The car also has wheelchair spaces.

Caledonian Sleeper seats car   Caledonian Sleeper at London Euston

 

Highland breakfast served in your sleeper

Seats car.  Larger photo.

 

Combination locker for valuables...

Caledonian Sleeper seats car numbering plan

Video guide: Caledonian Sleeper

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Luggage, bikes, dogs & pets

Station lounges & dinner before boarding

Caledonian Sleeper lounge at London Euston, entrance   Caledonian Sleeper lounge at London Euston, reception

London Euston sleeper lounge:  Above left, entrance on platform 1.  Above right, reception.

Caledonian Sleeper lounge at London Euston, interior

London Euston.  In this photo, food & drink area at the back.  Way out via reception back right.  Way to toilets & showers at back to left.

Caledonian Sleeper lounge at London Euston, drinks area   Caledonian Sleeper lounge at London Euston, shower

London Euston:  Above left, the food & drink area.  Above right, a shower.  One shower is wheelchair-accessible.

Caledonian Sleeper lounge at Inverness   Caledonian Sleeper lounge at Inverness

Inverness:  The Caledonian Sleeper lounge at Inverness for Club & Caledonian Double passengers.  It's across the road from the station, the arrow shows the location as seen when standing outside the main entrance to Inverness station.  Complimentary tea, coffee, water & soft drinks are available.  Alternatively, the building on the left is the Highland Hotel, where all sleeper passengers can wait in the bar or lounge for the price of a drink or two.

Caledonian Sleeper lounge at Fort William   Caledonian Sleeper lounge at Fort William, entrance doors

Fort William: The Caledonian Sleeper lounge for Club & Caledonian Double passengers, in the passageway between the ticket hall and main station entrance.  Complimentary tea, coffee, water & soft drinks are available.  Alternatively, all sleeper passengers can wait in the bar of the Alexandra Hotel across the road from the station for the price of a drink or two.

WiFi, power outlets, showers, connecting doors...

Compensation if there's a delay

The Best Train in Britain:  See the Deerstalker page & watch the video

Scenery from the West Highland sleeper

Crossing desolate Rannoch Moor on a summer's evening on the Fort William to London Caledonian Sleeper, the Deerstalker.  And yes, big deer with huge mossy antlers were spotted from the train on this trip, more than once...

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Scotland to Paris or Brussels

 

Eurostar train from London to Paris

How to buy tickets from Scotland to Paris...

You can't buy through tickets online using the sleeper, but it's easy to buy tickets online for the sleeper & Eurostar separately.

1.  Buy your Caledonian Sleeper ticket using the online booking form above...

2.  Buy your Eurostar ticket separately at www.eurostar.com

By all means take a later Eurostar southbound or an earlier Eurostar northbound, if these have cheaper seats available or if you'd like to stop off in London.

Do a dry run on both sites first to check prices & availability.

 

Dinner in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen or Inverness, then lunch in central Paris next day, no airports, airlines or flights required!  Just take the Caledonian Sleeper train from anywhere in Scotland up to London Euston, it's just 10 minutes walk along the road to St Pancras then Eurostar will whisk you to central Paris or Brussels in 2 hours or so.

Edinburgh, Glasgow ► Paris, Brussels

Highlands ► Paris & Brussels

Paris, Brussels ► Edinburgh, Glasgow

Paris & Brussels ► Highlands

Fares

Scotland to Amsterdam

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Short breaks to Scotland by sleeper

Railbookers short breaks to Scotland by sleeper

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Hotels in Scotland or London

Find hotels at Booking.comMy favourite hotel search: www.booking.com

Booking.com is my favourite hotel booking site and I generally use it to book all my hotels in one place.  I've come to trust booking.com's review scores, you won't be disappointed with any hotel that scores 8.0 or more.  Crucially, booking.com usually lets you book with free cancellation, which means you can confirm accommodation risk-free before train booking opens and/or you can hold accommodation while you finalise your itinerary and alter your plans as they evolve - a feature I use all the time when planning a trip.  I never book hotels non-refundably!

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