Train Journeys of the World 

Can there be a more civilised way to travel than by rail?

Viewing an ever-changing landscape from the comfort of your seat is surely the finest way to travel. When travelling by train, your journey is an integral and delightful part of your holiday experience. What you see from your seat is as much part of the holiday as arriving at the destination.

Glacier Express
Glacier Express

The Glacier Express, undoubtedly Switzerland’s best known train, winds its way through some of Europe’s most dramatic and beautiful scenery on the journey from Zermatt to St Moritz.

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Bergen Railway
Bergen Railway

Widely regarded as one of the greatest railway experiences in the world, this high-altitude journey through southern Norway takes in some beautiful remote scenery before descending to Oslo.

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Bernina Express arriving in Tirano
Bernina Express

The narrow-gauge Bernina Express connects northern and southern Europe and offers a spectacular means of crossing the Alps, with a route running through Switzerland's Grisons/ Graubünden region.

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Flåm Railway
Flåm Railway

If you are looking for a unique train adventure in Norway, you must experience the scenic Flåm Railway, one of the steepest railway lines in the world, which takes its passengers from Flåm to Myrdal.

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GoldenPass Line
GoldenPass Line

Rail journeys on the ultra-modern panoramic trains of the GoldenPass Line are a wonderful introduction to Switzerland and give you the opportunity to see this beautiful country at its very best.

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Jacobite steam train
The Jacobite Steam Train

The Jacobite Steam Train takes us along a section of the West Highland Line and takes passengers through some of the most breathtaking mountain scenery in the UK.

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Interlaken
The journey to Jungfraujoch

The wonderful train journey up to Jungfraujoch is the highlight of a number of our holidays and includes travel on the Bernese Oberland Railway, Wengernalpbahn and the Jungfrau Railway.

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Ribblehead Viaduct
Settle to Carlisle Railway

Widely accepted as being one of the best-engineered mainline tracks in England, the Settle to Carlisle Railway is visually dramatic and offers a truly great rail journey.

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Chicago
California Zephyr

Our sleeper journey on the legendary California Zephyr takes us from Chicago to the 'mile high' city of Denver, a 1,038 mile (1670 km) trip through some of the most beautiful scenery in North America.

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The Blue Train
The Blue Train

Experience South Africa's highlights during the journey from Cape Town to Pretoria on the magnificent Blue Train - one of the world's most iconic rail journeys on one of the world's most luxurious trains.

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Canadian
Canadian

Offering the ultimate introduction to the beauty of Canada, the Canadian travels 2,749 miles between Toronto and Vancouver across some of the most diverse landscape found in a single country.

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Eastern & Oriental Express
Eastern & Oriental Express

Discover the exotic Far East as we make the journey through Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore on the Eastern & Oriental Express, a luxurious private train operated by Orient-Express

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Lake Baikal
Trans-Siberian Express

The Trans-Siberian Railway crosses one third of the world, running from Moscow over the Urals, across the magnificent Russian steppes and alongside Lake Baikal to Vladivostok.

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Old Town Clock, Halifax
The Ocean

The longest-running service in Canada, the Ocean is a night train which connects Montreal in Quebec to Halifax in Nova Scotia, following the winding route of the old Intercolonial Railway.

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Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur
The Palace on Wheels

The most civilised way to discover India, the Palace on Wheels winds through Rajasthan, passing through the Thar Desert and some of Northern India’s greatest cities.

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Pride of Africa
Pride of Africa

Discover Africa in luxury on board the elegant Pride of Africa. We offer a number of routes, enabling you to discover the best scenery, sights and experiences that Namibia and South Africa have to offer.

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Bow Lake, Banff National Park
Rocky Mountaineer

The journeys on the Rocky Mountaineer follow the historic train routes constructed over 100 years ago through the breathtaking mountains and canyons of the Canadian Rockies.

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Adelaide
The Ghan

Travel by rail between Darwin and Adelaide and you are embarking on one of the great rail journeys of the world, travelling from one edge of the continent to the other, through the very centre of Australia.

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