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@yakut and I did this last summer to ride the Slovenian Western Loop mtb / bikepacking route.
Don’t have the train itinerary to hand right now but will post later. It took around 24h London to Ljubljana. Our bikes were in evoc bags which we left in the railway luggage storage whilst we were touring.
The bad part was the sleeper train, final leg of the journey out. The evoc bags were way too big to fit in the compartments, and there’s no room outside for large bags. First time round I put my bike bag on the bunk and slept on the floor - not recommended. On the way back the guard was a bit more lenient and let us put the bike bags in the carriage hallway.
Would I do it again? Yes but without the sleeper component for above reasons. Slovenia is beautiful and the riding was great.