Journey type

Scenic

Published train experiences of the scenic kind, with route, season and booking intelligence for each.

153 published journeys

A Durango and Silverton narrow gauge steam train in the Animas canyon.

United States · Scenic

Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad

Coal-fired steam on three-foot track through the Animas gorge

3h 30m · Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad

Scenic
Heritage
Steam

Photo: snowpeak · CC BY 2.0

China–Laos Railway train crossing the Mekong River north of Luang Prabang.

China → Laos · Scenic

Kunming to Vientiane on the China–Laos Railway

Yunnan to the Mekong on a brand-new cross-border railway

9h 34m · China State Railway Group (China Railway)

Scenic
Engineering
Epic

Photo: Julia Denton-Barker · CC BY-SA 2.0

Unbranded long-distance passenger train crossing the Qinghai–Tibet plateau beside a high-altitude lake.

China · Scenic

Shanghai to Lhasa: train Z164/Z165

The longest run in China: 4,372 km and two nights to Tibet

45h 03m · China State Railway Group (China Railway)

Scenic
Sleeper
Engineering

AI-generated editorial illustration by Rail Atlas

White Pass & Yukon Route locomotives and coaches climb the mountains above Skagway.

United States → Canada · Scenic

White Pass & Yukon Route from Skagway

Narrow gauge over the Klondike gold rush pass

2h 45m · White Pass & Yukon Route

Scenic
Heritage
Engineering

Photo: Fred Renspies · CC BY 2.0

Amtrak's City of New Orleans crosses the Illinois landscape behind twin F40PH locomotives.

United States · Scenic

City of New Orleans: Chicago to New Orleans

Overnight down the Mississippi valley, Chicago to the Gulf

19h 30m · Amtrak

Scenic
Sleeper
Epic

Photo: Gary Todd · CC0 1.0

Cumbres & Toltec locomotive 484 prepares to depart Osier with its excursion train.

United States · Scenic

Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad

64 miles of steam over Cumbres Pass and Toltec Gorge

7h 45m · Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad

Scenic
Heritage
Steam

Photo: Xboxtravis7992 · CC BY-SA 4.0

A Grand Canyon Railway passenger train at Grand Canyon Village near the South Rim.

United States · Scenic

Grand Canyon Railway: Williams to the South Rim

The 1901 line to the rim, still running daily

2h 15m · Grand Canyon Railway

Scenic
Heritage
Excursion

Photo: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net). · CC BY-SA 4.0

Unbranded overnight passenger train approaching the Mediterranean coast at dawn.

France · Scenic

Intercités de Nuit: Paris to Nice

Overnight from Paris to the Riviera, in the Train Bleu tradition

11h 30m · SNCF Voyageurs

Scenic
Sleeper
Epic

AI-generated editorial illustration by Rail Atlas

A train on the Ofoten Line between Narvik and Kiruna.

Norway → Sweden · Scenic

Ofoten Line: Narvik to Kiruna

Arctic iron-ore country, from the fjord to Lapland

3h · SJ Norge

Scenic
Engineering
Epic

Photo: Trond Blomlie · CC BY-SA 3.0

A TGV Duplex runs at speed across the sunlit Provencal landscape on the LGV Mediterranee.

France · Scenic

TGV inOui: Paris to Marseille

Paris to the Mediterranean in three hours flat

3h 04m · SNCF Voyageurs

Scenic
High-speed

Photo: Jean-Louis Zimmermann · CC BY 2.0

An E6 series Komachi Shinkansen crossing a bridge in autumn colour.

Japan · Scenic

Akita Shinkansen: Tokyo to Akita

A mini-shinkansen over the mountains to the Sea of Japan

3h 37m · JR East

Scenic
Engineering
High-speed

Photo: 掬茶 · CC BY-SA 4.0

A Beijing suburban S2 train curving through the Juyongguan mountain pass.

China · Scenic

Beijing S2: the Great Wall train to Badaling

A suburban train to the Great Wall, through the spring blossom

1h 30m · China State Railway Group (China Railway)

Scenic
Heritage
Excursion

Photo: N509FZ · CC BY-SA 4.0

A green and yellow Chinese passenger train running beside Qinghai Lake on the Qinghai-Tibet Railway.

China · Scenic

Beijing to Lhasa by train

Two nights from the capital to the Tibetan plateau

39h 58m · China State Railway Group (China Railway)

Scenic
Sleeper
Epic

Photo: xue siyang (df45086) · CC BY-SA 3.0

A CR200J3 train crossing Mianshan Bridge on the Emei–Guangtong section of the Chengdu–Kunming railway.

China · Scenic

Chengdu to Kunming High-Speed Railway

Sichuan to Yunnan across the mountains of the south-west

7h 30m · China State Railway Group (China Railway)

Scenic
Engineering
High-speed

Photo: 来斤小仓鼠吧 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Modern high-speed train in the karst landscape near Guilin on the Guiyang–Guangzhou corridor.

China · Scenic

Guiyang to Guangzhou High-Speed Railway

Karst country between Guizhou and the delta

4h · China State Railway Group (China Railway)

Scenic
High-speed

AI-generated editorial illustration by Rail Atlas

A KTX-Eum train on the Gangneung line at Jeongdongjin.

South Korea · Scenic

KTX: Seoul to Gangneung

Seoul to the East Sea across the Taebaek mountains

1h 55m · Korail (Korea Railroad Corporation)

Scenic
High-speed

Photo: Rsa · CC BY-SA 3.0

A CRH2J train running on the Kunming–Chuxiong–Dali railway in Yunnan.

China · Scenic

Kunming to Dali Railway

Across the Yunnan plateau to Erhai lake

1h 48m · China State Railway Group (China Railway)

Scenic
Excursion

Photo: SS3-8057 · CC BY 4.0

A high-speed train on the Lanxin high-speed line approaching Jiayuguan South in the Gobi.

China · Scenic

Lanzhou to Urumqi High-Speed Railway

High-speed rail along the Hexi Corridor

11h 30m · China State Railway Group (China Railway)

Scenic
Epic
High-speed

Photo: Liuxingy · CC BY-SA 4.0

An E353 series Limited Express Azusa running on the Chuo Main Line between Torisawa and Saruhashi.

Japan · Scenic

Limited Express Azusa: Shinjuku to Matsumoto

Out of Tokyo and into the Japanese Alps

2h 30m · JR East

Scenic
Excursion

Photo: MaedaAkihiko · CC BY-SA 4.0

Japan · Scenic

Limited Express Hida: Nagoya to Takayama

Up the Hida river gorge to the old town

2h 20m · Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central)

Scenic
Excursion

Photo: MaedaAkihiko · CC BY-SA 4.0

Editorial illustration of an unbranded limited-express train beside the Pacific coast of the Kii Peninsula.

Japan · Scenic

Limited Express Kuroshio: Shin-Osaka to Shirahama

Down the Kii peninsula beside the Pacific

2h 30m · West Japan Railway Company (JR West)

Scenic
Excursion

AI-generated editorial illustration by Rail Atlas

A JR West 683 series train of the type used on Thunderbird limited express services.

Japan · Scenic

Limited Express Thunderbird: Osaka to Tsuruga

The Kansai connection to the Hokuriku Shinkansen

1h 20m · West Japan Railway Company (JR West)

Scenic

Photo: MaedaAkihiko / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

A Matheran Hill Railway train rounding a cliff-edge bend above the plains.

India · Scenic

Matheran Hill Railway: Neral to Matheran

Two-foot gauge up to a hill station where cars are banned

2h · Indian Railways

Scenic
Heritage
Excursion

Photo: Arne Hückelheim · CC BY-SA 3.0

An Odakyu 70000 series GSE Romancecar crossing the Sakawa river bridge at dusk.

Japan · Scenic

Odakyu Romancecar: Shinjuku to Hakone-Yumoto

The observation-car run from Tokyo to Hakone

1h 25m · Odakyu Electric Railway

Scenic
Design
Excursion

Photo: Kznrhsd · CC0

Puxiong–Panzhihua slow train 5633 crossing Shangpuxiong Bridge in the Daliang Mountains.

China · Scenic

Slow train 5633/5634: Puxiong to Panzhihua

China's cheapest long ride, through the Daliang mountains

9h 18m · China State Railway Group (China Railway)

Scenic
Heritage
Epic

Photo: Saigyouji-Noriko · CC BY-SA 4.0

Modern high-speed train emerging from a tunnel in the forested Qinling corridor.

China · Scenic

Xi'an to Chengdu High-Speed Railway

Through the Qinling mountains, mostly in tunnel

4h 07m · China State Railway Group (China Railway)

Scenic
Engineering
High-speed

AI-generated editorial illustration by Rail Atlas

A train on the Qinghai–Tibet Railway crossing the Tibetan plateau.

China · Scenic

Xining to Lhasa: the Qinghai–Tibet Railway

The highest railway in the world, across the Tibetan plateau

20h 26m · China State Railway Group (China Railway)

Scenic
Sleeper
Engineering

Photo: Windmemories / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Japan · Scenic

Furano Biei Norokko Train

Open-window sightseeing through Hokkaido’s lavender country.

1h 40m · JR Hokkaido

Scenic
Excursion

Photo: MaedaAkihiko · CC BY-SA 4.0

Japan · Scenic

Furano Lavender Express

A direct seasonal limited express from Sapporo to Furano.

2h · JR Hokkaido

Scenic
Excursion

Photo: MaedaAkihiko / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Japan · Scenic

HIGH RAIL 1375

A highland train built around mountain light and starry skies.

2h 40m · JR East

Scenic
Design
Themed

Photo: MaedaAkihiko · CC BY-SA 4.0

Japan · Scenic

Hinabi

Big windows and local food through northern Tohoku.

2h 10m · JR East

Scenic
Design

Photo: 舌平目 · CC0

An E7 series Hokuriku Shinkansen train crossing a viaduct above a rural valley.

Japan · Scenic

Hokuriku Shinkansen: Tokyo to Tsuruga

Over the mountains to the Sea of Japan coast

3h 06m · JR East

Scenic
High-speed

Photo: MaedaAkihiko · CC BY-SA 4.0

Black-and-white sightseeing train beside Kagoshima Bay with Sakurajima beyond.

Japan · Scenic

Ibusuki no Tamatebako

A folklore-themed coastal ride from Kagoshima.

51m · JR Kyushu

Scenic
Design
Themed

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

Editorial illustration of an unbranded dark sightseeing train travelling through the green countryside of northern Kyushu.

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

Unbranded dark-blue sightseeing train beside the Kuma River in forested Kyushu.

Japan · Scenic

Kawasemi Yamasemi

A special-date Aso train with strong design character.

1h 40m · JR Kyushu

Scenic
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

Japan · Scenic

Kushiro Shitsugen Norokko Train

Slow through Japan’s largest wetland.

45m · JR Hokkaido

Scenic
Excursion

Photo: ゆずかわしゅうと · CC BY-SA 4.0

Japan · Scenic

Oykot

A deliberately nostalgic local-line journey through rural Japan.

2h 20m · JR East

Scenic
Heritage
Design

Photo: さちどん / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.5

Japan · Scenic

Resort Shirakami

Shirakami Mountains on one side, the Sea of Japan on the other.

5h 15m · JR East

Scenic
Design
Epic

Photo: 掬茶 / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Japan · Scenic

Resort View Furusato

Northern Alps scenery from an observation-room train.

3h 36m · JR East

Scenic
Design

Photo: MaedaAkihiko · CC BY-SA 4.0

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

Editorial illustration of an unbranded sightseeing train crossing orchard country in northeastern Japan.

Japan · Scenic

SATONO

A warm, food-led Joyful Train across southern Tohoku.

1h 56m · JR East

Scenic
Design

AI-generated editorial illustration by Rail Atlas

Japan · Scenic

SL Banetsu Monogatari

Steam through forests and river country on the Banetsu West Line.

3h 33m · JR East

Scenic
Heritage
Steam

Photo: Olegushka / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

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

Japan · Scenic

Umisachi Yamasachi

Miyazaki’s coast and mountains through cedar-lined carriages.

1h 49m · JR Kyushu

Scenic
Design

Photo: MaedaAkihiko / Wikimedia Commons · CC0 1.0

An E3 series Tsubasa train of the Yamagata Shinkansen runs through open countryside.

Japan · Scenic

Yamagata Shinkansen: Tokyo to Shinjo

Japan's first mini-shinkansen, into the Yamagata hills

3h 40m · JR East

Scenic
High-speed

Photo: Original uploader was Jet-0 at ja.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0

Japan · Scenic

Yufuin no Mori

A resort train that starts the Yufuin experience before arrival.

3h 20m · JR Kyushu

Scenic
Design

Photo: MaedaAkihiko / Wikimedia Commons · CC0 1.0

United States → Canada · Scenic

Adirondack

A full daylight run from Manhattan to Montreal via Lake Champlain.

12h 01m · Amtrak

Scenic

AI-generated editorial illustration by Rail Atlas

Taiwan · Scenic

Alishan Forest Railway

A century-old forest railway climbing from Chiayi into Alishan.

3h · Alishan Forest Railway and Cultural Heritage Office

Scenic
Heritage
Engineering

Photo: Huaiwun / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

United States → Canada · Scenic

Amtrak Cascades

Pacific Northwest by rail from British Columbia to Oregon.

10h 25m · Amtrak

Scenic

Photo: SounderBruce · CC BY-SA 2.0

Peru · Scenic

Andean Explorer

Sleep high in the Andes between Cusco, Lake Titicaca and Arequipa.

72h · Belmond

Scenic
Sleeper
Luxury

Photo: Gerry Zambonini · CC BY-SA 2.0

United States · Scenic

Aurora Winter Train

Twelve winter hours across Alaska from Anchorage to Fairbanks.

11h 30m · Alaska Railroad

Scenic
Epic

Photo: Nils Öberg / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

United States · Scenic

California Zephyr

Across the Rockies to California

52h 14m · Amtrak

Scenic
Epic

Photo: Sergey Yarmolyuk / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

United States · Scenic

Cardinal

The Appalachian long way between New York and Chicago.

27h 28m · Amtrak

Scenic
Epic

Photo: NovaWolce · CC BY-SA 4.0

United States · Scenic

Coast Starlight

Thirty-five hours of West Coast mountains, forests and ocean.

35h 16m · Amtrak

Scenic
Epic

Photo: Glenn Beltz from Goleta, USA · CC BY 2.0

Alaska Railroad Coastal Classic winding through the S Curves toward Seward with Bartlett Glacier in the distance.

United States · Scenic

Coastal Classic Train

Turnagain Arm, wilderness and Resurrection Bay in one long day.

4h 35m · Alaska Railroad

Scenic
Excursion

Photo: RickyCourtney / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

New Zealand · Scenic

Coastal Pacific

A five-hour-forty-minute journey along New Zealand’s Pacific coast, squeezed between the Kaikōura mountains and the sea before entering Marlborough wine country.

5h 40m · Great Journeys New Zealand

Scenic
Panoramic

Photo: Alex Burgess / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

India · Scenic

Darjeeling Himalayan Railway

The original Himalayan toy train through tea country.

7h 20m · Indian Railways

Scenic
Heritage
Steam

Photo: Vikramjit Kakati · CC BY-SA 3.0

A Thai Railways passenger train crossing Wang Pho Viaduct on the Death Railway en route to Nam Tok in Thailand.

Thailand · Scenic

Death Railway to Nam Tok

A working Thai local train over the surviving River Kwai railway to Nam Tok.

5h · State Railway of Thailand

Scenic
Heritage
Engineering

Photo: calflier001 / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

Alaska Railroad Denali Star rounding a curve near Denali, Alaska.

United States · Scenic

Denali Star Train

A summer railway across interior Alaska

12h · Alaska Railroad

Scenic
Epic

Photo: Len Turner / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

United States · Scenic

Empire Builder

A two-night northern crossing of the United States.

46h · Amtrak

Scenic
Epic

Photo: Loco Steve · CC BY-SA 2.0

A Rocky Mountaineer train curving below the snow-capped Canadian Rockies.

Canada · Scenic

First Passage to the West

The classic Rocky Mountaineer crossing from Vancouver to Banff and Lake Louise.

48h · Rocky Mountaineer

Scenic
Luxury
Epic

Photo: The Land · CC BY-SA 3.0

United States · Scenic

Glacier Discovery Train

A summer train into glacier country that roads cannot reach.

5h 35m · Alaska Railroad

Scenic
Excursion

Photo: Forest Service Alaska Region, USDA / Wikimedia Commons · CC0 1.0

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

Unbranded blue-and-yellow passenger train in Alaska’s remote Susitna River valley.

United States · Scenic

Hurricane Turn Train

Flag down a real passenger train in roadless Alaska.

3h · Alaska Railroad

Scenic
Heritage
Excursion

AI-generated editorial illustration by Rail Atlas

Canada · Scenic

Jasper–Prince Rupert Train

A working passenger train through one of Canada’s least-travelled great landscapes.

34h 40m · VIA Rail Canada

Scenic
Epic

Photo: TagaSanPedroAko · CC0

A Rocky Mountaineer train running through the dry canyon country of interior British Columbia.

Canada · Scenic

Journey through the Clouds

Two daylight days from Vancouver to Jasper through the Rockies.

48h · Rocky Mountaineer

Scenic
Luxury
Epic

Photo: The Land · CC BY-SA 3.0

Unbranded passenger train threading rainforest and limestone karst near Gua Musang.

Malaysia · Scenic

Jungle Railway

Long-distance public rail through the tropical interior of Peninsular Malaysia.

12h 30m · Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad

Scenic
Epic

AI-generated editorial illustration by Rail Atlas

India · Scenic

Kalka–Shimla Railway

Ninety-six kilometres of tunnels, curves and Himalayan engineering.

5h 05m · Indian Railways

Scenic
Heritage
Engineering

Photo: Joyson92 / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

A Sri Lanka Railways hill-country train crossing the Nine Arches Bridge near Ella.

Sri Lanka · Scenic

Kandy–Ella Railway

Sri Lanka’s hill-country railway through tea estates and cloud forest.

6h 45m · Sri Lanka Railways

Scenic
Epic

Photo: Alexey Komarov · CC BY-SA 4.0

Australia · Scenic

Kuranda Scenic Railway

Rainforest, waterfalls and century-old carriages above Cairns.

1h 55m · Queensland Rail Travel

Scenic
Heritage
Engineering

Photo: JustARandomEditor123 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Argentina · Scenic

La Trochita

A century-old steam narrow-gauge train across the Patagonian steppe.

3h · La Trochita

Scenic
Heritage
Steam

Photo: Gustavo Perretto / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

India · Scenic

Nilgiri Mountain Railway

Steam and rack railway climbing into the Nilgiri Hills.

4h 50m · Indian Railways

Scenic
Heritage
Steam

Photo: Stephan Niewolik / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0

New Zealand · Scenic

Northern Explorer

New Zealand’s North Island from Auckland to Wellington in one long scenic day.

10h 35m · Great Journeys New Zealand

Scenic
Panoramic
Epic

Photo: Johnragla / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

A PeruRail train beside the Urubamba River near Machu Picchu on the Vistadome Observatory route.

Peru · Scenic

PeruRail Vistadome Observatory

Panoramic rail to Machu Picchu without stepping up to full luxury-train pricing.

1h 30m · PeruRail

Scenic
Panoramic

Photo: Jorge Láscar / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Unbranded glass-dome passenger train above a forested western Canadian river canyon.

Canada · Scenic

Rainforest to Gold Rush

Three days from Pacific rainforest to the Rockies; for the final time in 2026.

72h · Rocky Mountaineer

Scenic
Luxury
Epic

AI-generated editorial illustration by Rail Atlas

Vietnam · Scenic

Reunification Express

Vietnam from Hanoi to Saigon on the country’s defining north–south railway.

36h · Vietnam Railways

Scenic
Sleeper
Epic

Photo: Benjamin Vander Steen · CC BY 2.0

Daylight glass-dome sightseeing train beside the Colorado River in red-rock canyon country.

United States · Scenic

Rockies to the Red Rocks

Glass-dome daylight rail from the Rockies into Utah red rock country.

48h · Canyon Spirit

Scenic
Luxury
Epic

AI-generated editorial illustration by Rail Atlas

Unbranded luxury passenger train crossing red-dune desert country in Namibia.

South Africa → Namibia · Scenic

Rovos Rail Namibia Safari

Eleven nights from South African rail country into the Namib.

288h · Rovos Rail

Scenic
Sleeper
Luxury

AI-generated editorial illustration by Rail Atlas

Brazil · Scenic

Serra Verde Express

Atlantic rainforest and dramatic engineering between Curitiba and Morretes.

4h · Serra Verde Express

Scenic
Heritage

Photo: Kel Bis / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

United States · Scenic

Southwest Chief

Two nights from Chicago to Los Angeles across the old Southwest.

41h · Amtrak

Scenic
Epic

Photo: Jerry Huddleston / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Unbranded long-distance passenger train passing cane fields and tropical ranges in North Queensland.

Australia · Scenic

Spirit of Queensland

Twenty-five hours along Queensland’s tropical coast.

25h · Queensland Rail Travel

Scenic
Sleeper
Epic

AI-generated editorial illustration by Rail Atlas

Australia · Scenic

Spirit of the Outback

Overnight from Brisbane to the heart of Queensland’s interior.

26h · Queensland Rail Travel

Scenic
Sleeper
Epic

Photo: Lobster1 · CC BY-SA 3.0

United States · Scenic

Sunset Limited

Bayou country to desert sunsets on America’s southernmost long-distance train.

48h · Amtrak

Scenic
Epic

Photo: Jerry Huddleston / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

VIA Rail’s Canadian travelling through the Rocky Mountains near Jasper.

Canada · Scenic

The Canadian

Four days from Toronto to Vancouver

96h · VIA Rail Canada

Scenic
Sleeper
Epic

Photo: Timothy Stevens / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Silver overnight passenger train crossing Atlantic Canadian coastal marsh.

Canada · Scenic

The Ocean

Overnight from Montréal to Halifax across Atlantic Canada.

23h 06m · VIA Rail Canada

Scenic
Sleeper
Epic

AI-generated editorial illustration by Rail Atlas

Australia · Scenic

The Overland

A full daylight crossing between Melbourne and Adelaide.

10h 30m · Journey Beyond Rail

Scenic
Epic

Photo: Takeshi Aida · CC BY-SA 2.0

New Zealand · Scenic

TranzAlpine

A coast-to-coast crossing of New Zealand’s South Island through braided rivers, the Southern Alps, Arthur’s Pass and the lush West Coast.

4h 55m · Great Journeys New Zealand

Scenic
Panoramic
Epic

Photo: Kabelleger / David Gubler · CC BY-SA 4.0

Argentina · Scenic

Tren a las Nubes

Ride above 4,200 metres to one of the world’s great railway viaducts.

1h · Tren a las Nubes SFTSE

Scenic
Engineering
Excursion

Photo: Dr.Haus / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

The End of the World Train stands with its coaches beneath the mountains near Ushuaia.

Argentina · Scenic

Tren del Fin del Mundo

Steam through Tierra del Fuego on the railway at the end of the world.

1h 45m · Ferrocarril Austral Fueguino

Scenic
Heritage
Excursion

Photo: Mark Fischer · CC BY-SA 4.0

Argentina · Scenic

Tren Patagónico

An overnight crossing from Argentina’s Atlantic side to the Andes.

19h 10m · Tren Patagónico

Scenic
Epic

Photo: David Brossard / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

Austria · Scenic

Arlberg Railway

Austria’s classic east–west Alpine main line through the Arlberg.

1h 15m · ÖBB

Scenic
Engineering

Photo: Liberaler Humanist / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

A Bayerische Zugspitzbahn train at Grainau below the snow-covered Wetterstein mountains.

Germany · Scenic

Bavarian Zugspitze Railway

Cogwheel rail from Garmisch into Germany’s highest mountain landscape.

1h 15m · Bayerische Zugspitzbahn Bergbahn AG

Scenic
Engineering
Excursion

Photo: Phil Richards from London, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0

Norway · Scenic

Bergen Line

Across Norway’s roof from Oslo to Bergen in a single railway day.

7h · Vy

Scenic

Photo: David Gubler (Kabelleger) / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Switzerland → Italy · Scenic

Bernina Express

From glaciers to palms across the Swiss Alps

4h · Rhaetian Railway

Scenic
Panoramic
Engineering

Photo: Christoph Radtke / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0

Slovenia · Scenic

Bohinj Railway

A working Alpine railway through Slovenia’s Julian Alps and the Bohinj tunnel.

1h 30m · Slovenske železnice

Scenic
Heritage
Engineering

Photo: Simon Legner ( User:simon04 ) / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Unbranded regional passenger train beside a river in the rolling Scottish Borders.

United Kingdom · Scenic

Borders Railway

From Edinburgh into the rolling Scottish Borders in about an hour.

1h 01m · ScotRail

Scenic

AI-generated editorial illustration by Rail Atlas

Switzerland · Scenic

Brienz Rothorn Railway

Steam from Lake Brienz to a 360-degree mountain panorama.

1h · Brienz Rothorn Bahn

Scenic
Heritage
Steam

Photo: Hans-Peter Bärtschi · CC BY 4.0

Germany · Scenic

Brocken Railway

Steam to the top of the Harz on Germany’s most famous narrow-gauge mountain train.

50m · Harzer Schmalspurbahnen

Scenic
Heritage
Steam

Photo: Andreas Tille / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

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