Railway TravellerThe Golden Pass railway route is a rail journey made up of three segments around some of Switzerland’s most stunning scenery. The whole journey takes around 5 hours, 30 minutes, starting in the medieval city of Lucerne and finishing in ritzy Montreux on the shores of Lake Geneva. Unlike the Bernina Express and Glacier Express […]
The Flam Railway is one of Norway’s most spectacular visitor attractions. In 2014 it was voted by Lonely Planet as the world’s most beautiful train journey and every year visitors from around the world enjoy a ride on this magnificent railway. The train runs from the end of Aurlandsfjord, a tributary of the world’s longest […]
The Drachenfels Railway is a popular rack railway line in the North Rhine-Westphalia region of Germany. The line runs from Konigswinter to the summit of the Drachenfels (Dragon) mountain at an altitude of 948 ft. The journey takes visitors to the top of the Drachenfels Mountain and past the Schloss Drachenburg Villa, which is said to have inspired the castle in Disney’s Sleeping Beauty. The […]
The Chocolate Train almost doesn’t sound real, but it is, and it’s every sweet-toothed traveller’s dream. The train runs between Montreux and the Cailler-Nestlé chocolate factory at Broc, Switzerland, whisking guests away on an epicurean adventure in grand vintage 1915 Pullman carriages. The journey takes 7 hours 30 minutes and starts in Montreux, before travelling […]
The Bernina Express is one of Switzerland’s most famous and scenic rail routes, giving railway travellers a breathtaking journey through the Swiss Engadin Alps on the centuries-old Rhaetian Railway. The train connects Switzerland’s postcard Alpine city Chur with Italy’s Tirano on a narrow-gauge train with panoramic carriages. Ride it in winter for snowy peaks and […]
The Belgrade to Bar railway line connects Serbia to Montenegro, on a journey through the Balkans that skirts Bosnia and Hercegovina’s spectacular eastern border. On the 11-hour trip passengers get to see mountainous landscapes, beautiful canyons, clear rivers and traditional working farms. The route, which opened in 1976, winds down from the Serbian capital to […]
The TranzAlpine Train is one of the world’s most scenic rail journeys. Covering 139 miles, it travels between between Christchurch and Greymouth on New Zealand’s South island. On the way you’ll get to see some of the world’s most amazing natural landscapes including the snow-topped Southern Alps, Arthur’s Pass, the ice-fed Waimakariri River and acres […]
The Perurail Titicaca Train is an unforgettable railway journey, traversing the incredible route from Cusco to Puno in Peru across the Peruvian Andes. Operated by PeruRail, the train is easily one of the most luxurious in South America, taking guests on an opulent and breath-taking adventure in 1920s-style Pullman carriages with gourmet dining, endless panoramic […]
The Train to the Clouds (or Tren a las Nubes) is a tourist train in North western Salta Province in Argentina – and the name says it all. It’s the fifth highest railway in the world, starting at the City of Salta (1,187metres above sea level) and climbing up the mountain to La Polvorilla (4,200 […]