Rail journeys
Trips where the train is part of the holiday: city-centre to city-centre hops, scenery from the window, and no airport in the middle of your week. Each itinerary below runs on real, established rail routes.
Rail journey · 7–10 days
Tuscany Without a Car
Florence, Lucca, Pisa and Siena, all reachable by train and bus.
Florence → Tuscany
Rail journey · 12–16 days
Italy Without Flying
Milan → Florence → Rome → Naples, all by fast train.
Milan → Florence → Rome → Naples
Rail journey · 10–14 days
Japan by Rail
Bullet-train between Tokyo, temple-filled Kyoto and street-food Osaka.
Tokyo → Kyoto → Osaka
Rail journey · 5–8 days
French Riviera by Rail
Short coastal train hops between Nice, Cannes and the Côte d’Azur.
Nice → Cannes → French Riviera
Rail journey · 4–6 days
London & Paris by Train
Two great capitals, one direct train through the Channel Tunnel.
London → Paris
Rail journey · 6–9 days
Three Capitals by Rail: London, Paris & Brussels
London → Paris → Brussels, three countries linked by direct high-speed trains.
London → Paris → Brussels
Rail journey · 5–7 days
London & Edinburgh by Train
England to Scotland up the East Coast line, castle to castle.
London → Edinburgh
Rail journey · 5–8 days
Lisbon & Porto by Train
Portugal’s two great cities, linked by a three-hour train along the country’s spine.
Lisbon → Porto
Rail journey · 8–12 days
Portugal End to End: Porto, Lisbon & the Algarve
The whole country by train: Porto’s river, Lisbon’s hills, Faro’s lagoon beaches.
Porto → Lisbon → Faro
Rail journey · 5–8 days
Madrid & Barcelona by High-Speed Rail
Spain’s two biggest cities, two and a half hours apart by AVE.
Madrid → Barcelona
Rail journey · 7–10 days
Andalusia: Seville, Málaga & the Costa del Sol
Moorish palaces and flamenco, then the beaches of Spain’s southern coast.
Sevilla → Málaga → Costa del Sol
Rail journey · 8–12 days
Switzerland by Rail
Zurich, lakeside Luzern, the capital Bern and Geneva, one rail pass, endless mountains.
Zürich → Luzern → Bern → Geneva
Rail journey · 7–10 days
France for Food & Wine: Lyon, Dijon & Strasbourg
The gastronomic capital, Burgundy’s wine city and Alsace’s winstubs, by train.
Lyon → Dijon → Strasbourg
Rail journey · 6–9 days
Northern Italy by Train: Milan, Turin & Genoa
Fashion, aperitivo and the sea: three northern cities an hour or two apart.
Milan → Turin → Genoa
Rail journey · 8–12 days
Western Japan by Shinkansen: Osaka, Hiroshima & Fukuoka
Street food, the Peace Park and ramen country, bullet-train hops down the San’yō line.
Osaka → Hiroshima → Fukuoka
Rail journey · 8–12 days
Thailand by Sleeper Train: Bangkok & Chiang Mai
Temples and street food in the capital, then the overnight train north to the mountains.
Bangkok → Chiang Mai
Rail journey · 8–12 days
Morocco by Train: Tangier, Fes & Casablanca
From the Strait of Gibraltar to the medieval medina and the Atlantic coast, by rail.
Tangier → Fes → Casablanca
Rail journey · 8–12 days
US Northeast by Rail: Boston, New York & Philadelphia
Three historic east-coast cities down one railway line.
Boston → New York → Philadelphia