Thank you, taking note!
Zurich-Zagreb doesn't seem that far that a night train would do much good time-wise; likely spends hours stopped somewhere in the middle of the night.
nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqtwh6nyxpf4d2m5e2c3ncynctetzpgxxl9k9f4xz4t4rgdvhmv72sc69374 I'd probably do it this way:
Eurostar London-Paris
TGV Lyria Paris-Zürich
EuroNight Zürich-Zagreb
HZPP IC Zagreb-Split
But having done all of those... damn it's painful
Discussion
nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqtwh6nyxpf4d2m5e2c3ncynctetzpgxxl9k9f4xz4t4rgdvhmv72sc69374 Honestly *any* night train through to the Balkans is going to be hellish slow! At least that one is every night, and reliable-ish.
And having checked with contacts, there’ll be a Zagreb-Split every night, and Bratislava-Wien-Split and Budapest-Split each a couple of nights a week this summer. None very useful.
nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqtwh6nyxpf4d2m5e2c3ncynctetzpgxxl9k9f4xz4t4rgdvhmv72sc69374 And I wondered: what about going to Ancona and taking a ferry to Split. But there your problem is… 🥁 Paris-Milano. You cannot get to Paris from London early enough, and so that makes getting to Ancona a total pain.
Not sure what the hell the conclusion is for you here though! Buy an Interrail and make a bit of an adventure out of it?