Rail vacations FAQ’s
Will I have enough time in each place?
Our Railway Vacations
Scotland by railway vacation
Experience authentic Scotland independently and car-free
Trans Mongolian railway vacation
Ride the Iconic Trans-Mongolian Railway in all it's glory.
Scotland guided rail tour, Skye & Glencoe
Visit Scottish castles and beautiful gardens by train
England tour by train
Explore England's diversity and fascinating history by train
Southern Europe rail tour, 16 days
Tour through the best of Southern Europe in 3 weeks!
Ireland vacation by train
Discover contrasts of Dublin, Galway and Belfast, car-free.
Railway tour of Morocco
Rediscover Morocco's two greatest Imperial Cities by rail.
West Highlands guided rail tour in Scotland
Discover Scotland's Highlands & distinctive islands by train
West Highland Line railway vacation in Scotland
Take the "The World's Best Rail Journey" to the Isle of Skye
Central Europe rail tour, 15 days
An exciting trip around the continent's fairytale cities
Trans Mongolian vacation, tailor made
Ride the Iconic Trans-Mongolian Railway in all it's glory.
Scotland island hopping vacation, car free
Explore three contrasting Scottish islands car-free
Ireland's Wild Atlantic Way Guided Rail Tour
A fully guided tour around Ireland's famous touring route
London to Cairo over land & sea tour
Travel flight free to Africa! Adventure from London to Cairo
Reunification Express vacation, Vietnam
Most wonderful way to travel from north to south of Vietnam
Bulgaria vacation by train
Self-guided trip by slow-ride train through best of Bulgaria
Japan small group vacation by bullet train
Japan's must-see cities and beautiful, rural countryside
Eastern europe by train, the Iron Curtain tour
Whizz around Europe's lesser-visited cities by rail!
Balkans rail vacation
Travel through seven countries in the Balkans.
Maharajas Express luxury rail vacation in India
The Maharaja Express traveling in style to a new level.
Finland and Helsinki family vacation by train
Active vacation for naturelovers in lake district of Finland
Grand Trans Siberian Railway, tailor made
Japan to Russia overland on the Trans-Siberian Railway
Uzbekistan by train vacation
Historical odyssey in Uzbekistan moving mostly by train
Southern Finland by rail vacation
Lake district of Finland via Stockholm to Helsinki by train
Grand Trans Siberian rail tour
From the Pacific to the Baltic on the Trans-Siberian Railway
Trans Mongolian 21 day tour, 18-35
Explore further & dive deeper on an adventure of a lifetime.
Helsinki, Saint Petersburg and Lapland vacation
Visit Saint Petersburg by rail from Helsinki before Lapland
Indian Himalayas tour, toy trains and hill stations
A train through rural India & hill stations of the Himalayas
Will I be traveling with a group?
Quite a few of our rail vacations are tailor made to suit your timing, but some, like the Reunification Express in Vietnam, Trans-Mongolian Express and the Moorish Spain to Marrakech by rail vacations are in small groups with maximum group size of 16 travelers. However, this doesn’t mean that you will feel ‘chaperoned’ – it is your vacation after all, but it means that a group leader will be on hand to assist with anything you need during your time in the places you visit along the way. And it means you can totally chill when it comes to connections and reservations.Will I be in a first class carriage?
Again this depends on the trip. It’s first class all the way on the super luxurious “El Transcantabrico” train that shimmies its way rather sleekly across Northern Spain. Or the Maharajas’ Express, which takes you to all points on India’s Golden Triangle in award winning luxury. As part of the Scotland Luxury Rail Vacation, you travel first class on the Jacobite steam train from Fort William to Mallaig, over the equally first class Glenfinnan viaduct and top notch highland scenery, as well as a first class Scotrail service back down through the Highlands to Pitlochry.Do we always sleep on trains?
How will the food be?
In general, it is always good to stock up on snacks before you board a train. There are exceptions, of course, but food and trains do not usually a happy marriage make. You will have an adventure, however, on board the likes of the Trans-Mongolian Express, where the buffet cars change according to the country you are in: Russia, Mongolia and China. So, lunch is chicken or meat borsht in Russia, with vodka flowing freely, rice and mutton in Mongolia, and a proverbial Chinese cacophony once you cross that border.Our top Railway Vacation
Scotland by railway vacation
Experience authentic Scotland independently and car-free
This trip can be tailor made from April to the end of October.