Call to book01904 521 936
Tour Search
#Favourites

Festive Rail Holidays

Whether it's sipping mulled wine with friends beside a roaring fire in The Highlands, leaving footsteps in a blanket of fresh snow in Lapland, watching fireworks explode in a thrilling burst of colour across the night sky beside Lake Garda, or taking in views of a winter wonderland from the warmth of the iconic Glacier Express, there is no denying the joy of winter and the festive period. Make this year your most unforgettable yet on an rail holiday that showcases all that is enchanting about this time of year.

Take a look at our splendid selection below and experience a Great Rail Journeys' Christmas or New Year for yourself!

Festive Holidays with Great Rail Journeys

13 results matching: Festive Rail Holidays in Europe

Filters
Filter by
Clear All
Holiday type
Reset
Holiday length
Reset
Theme
Reset
Transport type
Reset
Additional options
Reset
Christmas Markets of the Rhine
4.5 stars(54 reviews)
2023Dec
5 days from
£1,295 pp
View Details
5 days from
£1,295
per person
View Details
tour map
  • DestinationGermany
  • Starts / EndsSt Pancras International
  • AccommodationCruise
  • TransportRail, Cruise
Map and accommodation
Save up to £150pp
5 days from
£995
per person
View Details
tour map
  • DestinationGermany
  • Starts / EndsSt Pancras International
  • AccommodationHotel
  • TransportRail
Map and accommodation
7 days from
£1,695
per person
View Details
tour map
  • DestinationScotland
  • Starts / EndsEdinburgh
  • AccommodationHotel
  • TransportRail
Map and accommodation
Save up to £150pp
7 days from
£2,095
£1,995
per person
View Details
tour map
  • DestinationSwitzerland
  • Starts / EndsSt Pancras International
  • AccommodationHotel
  • TransportRail
Map and accommodation
8 days from
£1,874
£1,799
per person
View Details
tour map
  • DestinationSwitzerland
  • Starts / EndsSt Pancras International
  • AccommodationHotel
  • TransportRail
Map and accommodation
Save up to £150pp
7 days from
£2,095
£1,995
per person
View Details
tour map
  • DestinationSwitzerland
  • Starts / EndsSt Pancras International
  • AccommodationHotel
  • TransportRail
Map and accommodation
Austrian Christmas & Italian New Year
Save up to £150pp
4.0 stars(9 reviews)
2023Dec
13 days from
£3,495 pp £3,395 pp
View Details
Save up to £150pp
13 days from
£3,495
£3,395
per person
View Details
tour map
  • DestinationAustria, Italy
  • Starts / EndsSt Pancras International
  • AccommodationHotel
  • TransportRail, Coach
Map and accommodation
8 days from
£1,899
£1,799
per person
View Details
tour map
  • DestinationSwitzerland
  • Starts / EndsSt Pancras International
  • AccommodationHotel
  • TransportRail
Map and accommodation
7 days from
£1,799
£1,649
per person
View Details
tour map
  • DestinationSwitzerland
  • Starts / EndsSt Pancras International
  • AccommodationHotel
  • TransportRail
Map and accommodation
Classic Glacier Express at Christmas
Small Group
4.8 stars(8 reviews)
2023Dec
9 days from
£3,470 pp
View Details
9 days from
£3,470
per person
View Details
tour map
  • DestinationSwitzerland
  • Starts / EndsSt Pancras International
  • AccommodationHotel
  • TransportRail
Map and accommodation
6 days from
£649
per person
View Details
tour map
  • DestinationEngland
  • Starts / EndsNorwich
  • AccommodationHotel
  • TransportRail
Map and accommodation
tour map
  • DestinationScotland
  • Starts / EndsEdinburgh
  • AccommodationHotel
  • TransportRail, Coach
Map and accommodation
Our customers love our Festive Holidays tours
Classic Glacier Express at Christmas
16/Jan
David Rose
5 stars
“As ever with Great Rail, this was a super trip with a very good tour manager - Linda. The hotels were very nice with some excellent meals. Glacier Express and Bernina Express were wonderful ways to see Switzerland. We really enjoyed the experience but a note to anyone going on a rail trip across Europe - you will have to change trains at various cities and be able to manage yourself and your bags across busy stations. We enjoy the excitement of rail travel but some folks seem surprised that a good level of mobility is required.
Collected by Trustpilot
Christmas Markets of the Rhine
30 Dec 2022
H Townsend
5 stars
“Luxurious, interesting, supportive, friendly staff, lovely experience. A very relaxing well curated voyage of discovery down the Rhine.
Collected by Trustpilot
Italian Christmas & Austrian New Year
16/Jan
David
4 stars
“A mix up with the the coaches at Koln station after a long & tiring journey. We were first taken to the wrong hotel being used by GRJ. The train from Koln was routed down the so called scenic route of the River Rhine in December when we would have preferred a faster route vis Frankfurt. Why did we not have a direct service to Innsbruck, particularly as we had a real struggle to board our train in Munich. Why did the guide in Verona not take us to the amphitheatre in Verona and over ran her time marching around the city? The trip to Fulpmes would have been better on non-Xmas Day when hotels cafes etc would have been open?
Collected by Trustpilot
A Scottish Christmas
9/Jan
Miss A Holgate
4 stars
“The first time I have done Christmas away in the Uk. It was good and the scenery in Scotland is lovely. The hotel was very busy, as expected, and mealtimes were drawn out affairs, lasting 2hours.
Collected by Trustpilot