If you get a Eurail or Interrail then all you will have to pay is a supplement for a sleeper (Quite comfortable, sleeps 2) or a couchette (sleeps 4 or 6, more sociable).
European stations have large booking offices, normally with people speaking excellent English who will guide you through the process.
Quite often many trains in Europe have compartments where you can shut the door, pull down the seats and (as if by magic) you have a free bed. This is good if you are in a group of 2 or 3 as a compartment on your own is a little much to ask!
A sensible thing to pack is a chain and padlock which enables you to secure the sliding door of a compartment or couchette overnight for extra security. I must admit being padlocked into a couchette with 4 young oriental ladies was an experience en route from Krakow to Prague.
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