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Festive Holidays

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

16 results matching: Festive Rail Holidays in Europe

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Christmas Markets of the Rhine
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4.5 stars(86 reviews)
2024NovDec
2025NovDec
5 days from
£1,395 pp
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  • DestinationGermany
  • Starts / EndsSt Pancras International
  • AccommodationCruise
  • TransportRail, Cruise
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5 days from
£1,345
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  • DestinationGermany
  • Starts / EndsSt Pancras International
  • AccommodationHotel
  • TransportRail
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8 days from
£2,099
£1,999
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  • DestinationSwitzerland
  • Starts / EndsSt Pancras International
  • AccommodationHotel
  • TransportRail
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7 days from
£2,295
£2,195
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  • DestinationScotland
  • Starts / EndsEdinburgh
  • AccommodationHotel
  • TransportRail
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7 days from
£2,195
£1,995
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  • DestinationSwitzerland
  • Starts / EndsSt Pancras International
  • AccommodationHotel
  • TransportRail
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7 days from
£2,695
£2,495
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  • DestinationSwitzerland
  • Starts / EndsSt Pancras International
  • AccommodationHotel
  • TransportRail
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Austrian Christmas & Italian New Year
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4.2 stars(11 reviews)
2024Dec
13 days from
£3,695 pp £3,545 pp
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  • DestinationAustria, Italy
  • Starts / EndsSt Pancras International
  • AccommodationHotel
  • TransportRail, Coach
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7 days from
£1,799
£1,599
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  • DestinationSwitzerland
  • Starts / EndsSt Pancras International
  • AccommodationHotel
  • TransportRail
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6 days from
£1,695
£1,595
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  • DestinationScotland
  • Starts / EndsEdinburgh
  • AccommodationHotel
  • TransportRail
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8 days from
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£2,199
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  • DestinationSwitzerland
  • Starts / EndsSt Pancras International
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  • TransportRail
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  • DestinationEngland
  • Starts / EndsNorwich
  • AccommodationHotel
  • TransportRail
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  • DestinationSwitzerland
  • AccommodationHotel
  • TransportRail
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Italian Christmas & Austrian New Year
18/Jan
Rowena Wolfe
5 stars
“Excellent food and hotels. Very well planned and, above all a great tour leader.
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Classic Glacier Express at New Year
16/Jan
Clifford Smy
5 stars
“Great scenery. Kay, our tour manager, was brilliant.
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Norwich & Norfolk at Christmas
12/Jan
Valerie Moss
5 stars
“A very good five days Holiday, Good food an rooms,Great lady that tooks us around & Great Train rides
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Glacier Express All Inclusive at New Year
11/Jan
K Brown
5 stars
“.It was a wonderful tour, scenery was stunning, my 5 th tour overall with the Glacier Express, says it all, the Hotel at Tiefencastel was up to its highest Standard, our Tour Mgr was excellent, produced a lovely booklet which covered the whole tour in extroadinary detail which was brilliant. Overall I give...
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Christmas Markets of the Rhine
25 Dec 2023
Melanie Gold
5 stars
“This 4-city cruise was a great introduction to the Rhine and the fabulous German Christmas markets. Food was excellent, the stateroom felt luxurious, the walking tours informative, and for travelers who speak only English, there are no language barriers. Most helpful was our Great Rail Journeys coordinator, who gave...
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Bavarian Christmas Markets
23 Dec 2023
Susan Rose
5 stars
“A truly lovely trip. All places visited very interesting and full of Christmas atmosphere. Rothenburg is so very quaint and beautifully preserved. Highlight of the trip for us was visit to Thurn & Taxis Market in Regensburg, quite magical after dark. The local Germans flock to this market which speaks...
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Glacier Express All Inclusive at Christmas
12/Jan
Mike Batson
4 stars
“This would have been 5 stars but for the following. 1.Disappointment being changed from Strasbourg to Mulhouse. Mulhouse was attractive and the hotel very good but the journey was too long,we arrived too late to see anything and had to leave next morning just as the market was opening. 2. The group...
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Interlaken and the Jungfrau Express at Christmas
8/Jan
Maggie Lodge
4 stars
“Fabulous Scenery ..Hotel Metropole Interlaken lovely. Only complaints were dinner every night not good..Spaghetti with Veal and Cabbage for Christmas Dinner..Chef needs replacing for one with better ideas. Also expected to walk to and from Hotel to Railway Station..no transport provided walk was about half a mile at least ..Not good if...
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Classic Glacier Express at Christmas
6/Jan
Patricia
4 stars
“The experience was very good but the main food courses and waitress service in the 4* hotel was not what we expected. Katie Leigh our tour guide made up for that disappointment.
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