Train Trips

Travelogues and planning tips for long-distance train trips and rail tours

The Raumabanen Railway runs through the mountains between Åndalsnes and Dombås in northern Norway.

Tracking Norway’s amazing alps … The best way to see Japan … Winter wonder...

Europe: This Rural Train Offers the Most Breathtaking Views of the Norwegian Alps There are very few reasons that any traveler would need to visit...
Sapsan high-speed train at Moscow Leningradsky railway terminal.

St Petersburg to Moscow … South Florida by rail … Sweden’s best journey

Europe: Saint Petersburg to Moscow: All aboard the Sapsan USA: Travel through South Florida's top vacation spots by high speed train Europe: This is...
The Ghan at Alice Springs, Northern Territory, in the heart of the Australian Outback's Red Centre.

Through Australia’s Red Centre … Canada’s Rockies to the Pacific … Amtrak routes to...

How to Tackle Australia's Greatest Train Journey Australia’s Red Centre is one of the most charismatic wildernesses in the world, and The Ghan is unquestionably...
Amtrak's Coast Starlight treats riders to an ever-changing panorama.

Sleeper to Seattle … London to Marrakech … Japan’s understated marvel

USA: Sleeper to Seattle — 39 hours on Amtrak's Coast Starlight What it's like to go from Southern California to Washington state, 1,377 miles, as...
Trans-Iranian Railway train

Iran’s tapestry of landscapes … Britain’s longest train journey … California Zephyr to Chicago

Trans-Iranian Railway reveals a tapestry of landscapes ... Aberdeen to Penzance via Britain’s longest train journey ... San Francisco to Chicago on Amtrak’s California Zephyr
Couple dining aboard an Amtrak long-distance train.

Train fare à la Amtrak … Dog tracking in India … Romania by rail

USA: Train fare: Dining on the rails with Amtrak Asia: India by train — with dogs? One couple shares their story Europe: All aboard!...
Grand Canyon Railway runs between Williams, Arizona and the canyon's South Rim.

Ride the Grand Canyon Railway to the canyon’s South Rim

Natural wonder and national treasure, the Grand Canyon has been a world-class travel magnet for over a century. These days, some five million annual...
Jose Cuervo Express

Ride Mexico’s liquored up loco … Catch Scotland’s luxury express … Head off Covid...

The Tequila Train serves epic views of Mexico along with bottomless Tequila A luxury train trip with all-you-can-drink tequila may sound like the stuff...
Austria's ÖOB operates Nightjet trains between cities across Europe.

Night riding through Europe … Vietnam’s historic track … First times on the Trans-Sib

Europe's night trains conjure the nostalgic glamour of a bygone era Take the historical railway and explore Vietnam Smoked fish, fur hats and...
Amtrak's Winter Park Express transports skiers from Denver's Union Station to Winter Park Resort's mountain base.

USA ski trains track the slopes from California to the Rockies to New England

Savvy slat rats are in on the secret. They're ditching drives and forgoing flights to choose rail relaxation. USA passenger trains have had their...

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