The invention relates to a method for organising and managing a vehicle train by using a management unit, comprising: A) the management unit receiving vehicle train information which relates to at least two vehicles and comprises, for each of them, starting and destination points for a journey, times for the journey, e.g. departure time and/or arrival time, vehicle-specific information, e.g. engine power, vehicle weight, frontal cross-sectional area, fuel consumption; B) matching the times of the vehicles with one another and determining on the basis thereof a time for the vehicle train; C) matching starting and destination points of the vehicles with one another and determining on the basis thereof an itinerary for the vehicle train; D) calculating for each vehicle an individual value parameter which represents the consequences of taking part in the vehicle train, based on at least the vehicle-specific information and the specified itinerary, which value parameter represents one or more from among fuel saving, time gain or time loss.