Iconic rail journeys
Make a celebrated train the centerpiece of the trip, with hotels and experiences before and after so the journey becomes part of a complete vacation.
Rail Journeys
Sometimes getting there is the experience.
From iconic luxury trains and glass-domed journeys through extraordinary landscapes to a European itinerary stitched together by rail, the right train can be much more than transportation. It can become one of the best parts of the trip.
Start Planning a Rail JourneyMore than a train ride
Choose the journey first - or let rail connect something bigger.
Some trips begin with a train you've always wanted to experience. Others begin with the destinations, and rail simply turns out to be the most enjoyable way to join them together. We can plan either way.
Scenic rail
Mountains, coastlines, lakes and landscapes that are best appreciated slowly - with a window, a comfortable seat and nowhere else you need to be.
Rail-led itineraries
Use trains intelligently to connect cities and regions, reducing airport time and letting the route itself become part of the experience.
Journeys worth traveling for
From the Canadian Rockies to the heart of Europe.
Canada
Rocky Mountaineer
Glass-domed coaches, dramatic mountain scenery and daylight-only travel make this one of the world's great scenic rail experiences. Pair it with Vancouver, the Rockies, an Alaska cruise or a wider Canadian journey.
Europe
Venice Simplon-Orient-Express
An icon of glamorous rail travel, ideal as a remarkable chapter within a longer European trip rather than something that exists in isolation.
Photo: Øyvind Holmstad · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Switzerland
Alpine rail journeys
Routes such as the Glacier Express and Bernina line turn transfers between mountain regions into spectacular experiences of their own.
Britain by rail
London, Edinburgh, York and beyond can work beautifully by train, while luxury and scenic rail experiences can add something special to a wider British itinerary.
Great trains farther afield
Rail can become part of extraordinary journeys in destinations such as Australia, Japan and South Africa, depending on the experience and route you're looking for.
Let the train connect the dots
Paris to Switzerland, Rome to Florence, London to Edinburgh - sometimes the simplest connection is also the one that lets you see more of the place you're visiting.
The details matter
A beautiful rail journey still needs good logistics.
Stations, luggage, transfers, seat classes, overnight stops and what happens at either end all matter. We look beyond the train ticket and plan the journey as part of the vacation.
Before & after the trainHotels, transfers and experiences can turn a one- or two-day rail journey into a complete trip.
Luggage without the headacheWe consider how bags move with you, when porterage is available and whether transfers make a particular connection easier.
The right class & experienceNot every upgrade delivers the same value. We'll help distinguish what actually changes the journey.
Rail + something more
Trains pair beautifully with the trips we already love to plan.
A Rocky Mountaineer journey can lead into the Canadian Rockies or an Alaska cruise. European rail can connect a tailor-made journey without repeated flights. A luxury train can become the celebration at the center of an anniversary or milestone trip.
The point isn't to travel everywhere by train. It's to use rail where it makes the trip better.
Ideas to combine
Rail + cruise · rail + city stays · rail + mountains · rail + road trip · rail + special occasion · rail + longer tailor-made journey.
First-hand perspective
Some journeys are easier to understand once you've experienced them.
We know the difference between admiring a famous train online and understanding how the day actually feels - the pace, the scenery, the service and how the journey fits with everything around it. That first-hand perspective, together with our Fora resources and specialist partners, helps us plan beyond the brochure.
Rocky Mountaineer, Canadian Rockies · our own journey
We’ve experienced it ourselves.
That means our planning can be informed not only by schedules and brochures, but by what the journey actually feels like from a traveler’s point of view.
All aboard?
Let’s make the journey part of the vacation.
Tell us about the train you've always wanted to take - or the places you'd like to connect - and we'll help build the trip around it.
Plan My Rail Journey