Dream On the Road
Twiliner Unveils Europe’s First Luxury Overnight Bus
Sometimes design doesn’t need to invent new worlds. It just needs to fix something that has been broken for decades.
Enter Twiliner, the Swiss startup that looked at the European night bus and thought: What if this wasn’t hell? What if it was actually… cool?
And so, coming November 2025, the first 21-seat luxury night buses will roll out from Zurich to Amsterdam and Zurich to Barcelona, turning a category once reserved for desperate students, low-cost obsessives and masochists into a legitimate design object.
Sleep, Don’t Suffer
Forget the classic upright bus seat that makes your neck feel like origami.
Twiliner has patented the first lie-flat bus seat in Europe. Think business class on wheels: a cushioned pod that slides all the way down into a real bed, complete with privacy, blankets, pillows, Wi-Fi, outlets, a snack bar, even a changing room.
This is not just a bus. This is a rolling sleep capsule, designed to eliminate the choice between comfort and sustainability.
Design First, Carbon Second
What makes it so Nomag-worthy? The design logic is flawless. Every detail is clean, minimal, soft-edged. There are only 21 passengers onboard, so you don’t feel trapped in a people-mover but part of a select crew.
It’s spacious, elegant, and wrapped in an eco-conscious frame: the buses run on renewable HVO diesel, cutting emissions by up to 85% compared to flying.
This is slow travel 2.0: move at human speed, save a night of hotel costs, and still arrive rested enough to plug in your laptop the next morning.
How Much, How Far
Prices start around €180 one-way—which, yes, is more than the cheapest budget airline. But let’s be real: add luggage fees, transfers, hotels, airport headaches, and the comparison suddenly swings in Twiliner’s favor.
For now, the network will connect Zurich to Amsterdam and Barcelona, but the ambition is clear: 25 cities by 2028. Think Paris, Milan, Berlin… the usual suspects, but finally stitched together by something other than EasyJet (or what’s the name of the Irish Yellow one…) misery.
Why We Care
No, this is not an ad. We don’t get paid to say this (sadly). We haven’t tested it yet, and when we do, you can bet we’ll give it the Nomag treatment: brutally honest, design-obsessed, possibly sleep-deprived.
But until then? This is cool! A project that blends design, sustainability, and a bit of sci-fi flair into something Europe actually needs.
Because the future of travel isn’t just flying higher or faster. Sometimes it’s about sleeping better while moving slower.
The Nomag Verdict (for now):
Aesthetic: finally, a bus you’d actually Instagram.
Design: business-class thinking on wheels.
Impact: low-carbon, high-comfort.
Mood: “Shut up, I’m sleeping.”
We’ll let you know if the dream holds up once we’re inside.