South Korea · Panoramic
Rail Cruise Haerang: Grand Tour of Korea
Korea's only overnight hotel train
48h · Korail Tourism Development
- Panoramic
- Sleeper
- Luxury
Photo: zheng2088 (Pixabay User) · CC0
Journey type
Culinary
Published train experiences of the culinary kind, with route, season and booking intelligence for each.
25 published journeys
Peru · Scenic
PeruRail Titicaca Train: Cusco to Puno
A daylight crossing of the altiplano
10h 30m · PeruRail
- Scenic
- Panoramic
- Culinary
Photo: Unukorno · CC BY 3.0
Japan · Sleeper
Seven Stars in Kyushu
Japan's first cruise train, still running out of Hakata in maroon lacquer
72h · JR Kyushu
- Sleeper
- Luxury
- Culinary
Photo: Takeshi Aida · CC BY-SA 2.0
Japan · Scenic
TWILIGHT EXPRESS MIZUKAZE
JR West's cruise train down the quiet side of Honshu, Kyoto to Shimonoseki
29h 02m · West Japan Railway Company (JR West)
- Scenic
- Sleeper
- Luxury
Photo: SHEN WEI YOU · CC BY-SA 4.0
Japan · Scenic
SAPHIR ODORIKO
An all-green-car limited express from Tokyo down the Izu coast
2h 29m · JR East
- Scenic
- Luxury
- Culinary
Photo: MaedaAkihiko · CC BY-SA 4.0
France → Switzerland · Scenic
TGV Lyria: Paris to Zurich
Four hours flat from Gare de Lyon to Zürich Hauptbahnhof, six times a day
4h 04m · TGV Lyria
- Scenic
- Culinary
- High-speed
Photo: Ibex73 · CC BY 4.0
Japan · Luxury
Kintetsu Shimakaze: Osaka Namba to Kashikojima
Observation saloons and a cafe car to Ise-Shima
2h 30m · Kintetsu Railway
- Luxury
- Culinary
- Design
Photo: nobu3withfoxy · CC BY 2.0
United States · Culinary
Napa Valley Wine Train
Lunch on rails between Napa and St Helena
3h · Napa Valley Wine Train
- Culinary
- Heritage
- Excursion
Photo: Haydn Blackey · CC BY-SA 2.0
Japan · Culinary
36+3
Five routes, one rolling portrait of Kyushu.
3h 50m · JR Kyushu
- Culinary
- Design
- Epic
AI-generated editorial illustration by Rail Atlas
Japan · Culinary
A-Train
Jazz-era design on the short run to the Amakusa gateway.
1h 09m · JR Kyushu
- Culinary
- Design
Photo: MaedaAkihiko / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Japan · Luxury
Aru Ressha
Kyushu cuisine served as the journey.
3h 10m · JR Kyushu
- Luxury
- Culinary
- Design
AI-generated editorial illustration by Rail Atlas
United Kingdom · Sleeper
Britannic Explorer
Britain reimagined as a modern luxury sleeper journey.
72h · Belmond
- Sleeper
- Luxury
- Culinary
Photo: Geof Sheppard · CC BY-SA 4.0
United Kingdom · Luxury
British Pullman
Restored 1920s and 1930s Pullman carriages on round-trip day excursions from London Victoria
Belmond
- Luxury
- Culinary
- Heritage
Photo: train_photos (Flickr 99279135@N05) · CC BY-SA 2.0
Hungary · Sleeper
Golden Eagle Danube Express
A private luxury train crossing Europe on a changing collection of grand itineraries.
168h · Golden Eagle Luxury Trains
- Sleeper
- Luxury
- Culinary
AI-generated editorial illustration by Rail Atlas
Japan · Scenic
KAIRI
Sea of Japan views paired with Niigata and Shonai food.
2h 25m · JR East
- Scenic
- Culinary
- Design
Photo: MaedaAkihiko / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Japan · Scenic
Kanpachi Ichiroku
Taste the Kyudai Main Line through food and local hospitality.
3h 20m · JR Kyushu
- Scenic
- Culinary
- Design
AI-generated editorial illustration by Rail Atlas
Japan · Scenic
Koshino Shu*Kura
A sake-themed train through Niigata.
1h 45m · JR East
- Scenic
- Culinary
- Design
Photo: 羽吹舞 / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Italy · Sleeper
La Dolce Vita Orient Express
Contemporary Italian glamour turned into a moving luxury hotel.
72h · Orient Express
- Sleeper
- Luxury
- Culinary
Press image: Arsenale Group / Orient Express
Switzerland · Luxury
Prestige Continental Express
Belle Époque dining cars for gourmet rail events.
8h · Prestige Continental Express
- Luxury
- Culinary
- Heritage
AI-generated editorial illustration by Rail Atlas
United Kingdom · Scenic
Royal Scotsman
A private Highland country house that happens to move by rail.
72h · Belmond
- Scenic
- Sleeper
- Luxury
Photo: Peter Moore / Geograph via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
Japan · Scenic
Two Stars 4047
Two coasts and two different routes across West Kyushu.
2h 53m · JR Kyushu
- Scenic
- Culinary
- Design
Photo: Hana1213 · CC BY-SA 4.0
France · Sleeper
Venice Simplon-Orient-Express
Europe’s most famous luxury train, still travelling in restored 1920s carriages.
24h · Belmond
- Sleeper
- Luxury
- Culinary
Photo: Jour-reveur / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
Singapore → Malaysia · Sleeper
Eastern & Oriental Express
Tropical luxury rail from Singapore into the heart of Malaysia.
96h · Belmond
- Sleeper
- Luxury
- Culinary
Photo: Adlersson · CC BY-SA 4.0
Peru · Scenic
Hiram Bingham
The most luxurious way to reach Machu Picchu by rail.
3h 19m · Belmond
- Scenic
- Luxury
- Culinary
Photo: David Berkowitz from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0
Zambia · Luxury
Royal Livingstone Express
Vintage rail, sunset near Victoria Falls and a five-star dinner.
4h · Bushtracks Africa
- Luxury
- Culinary
- Heritage
AI-generated editorial illustration by Rail Atlas