20 Most Scenic Train Journeys in the World

Train travel is the most romantic way to see a country. Here are 20 of the most scenic train journeys worth planning a trip around.

Zermatt → St Moritz + 8 hours + Alps + glaciers + viaducts

Chur → Tirano + UNESCO + alpine + glaciers + Italian descent

Moscow → Vladivostok + 6 days + 9,289 km + ultimate train trip

Vancouver → Banff + 2 days + Canadian Rockies + glass-domed cars

Chicago → San Francisco + 2.5 days + Rockies + Sierra Nevada + desert

Cusco → Machu Picchu + luxury + Andes + Pisac valley + Andean views

Cusco → Puno → Arequipa + luxury sleeper + Lake Titicaca + Andes

Luxury Scotland highland tours + sleeper trains + boutique cars + lochs

Oslo → Bergen + 7 hours + Hardangervidda plateau + fjords + tunnels

Norway’s most scenic + Aurland Valley + waterfalls + 12% gradient

Singapore → Bangkok + 4 days + luxury Belmond + jungle + history

Hanoi → Saigon + 34 hours + entire country + Hue + Da Nang

Xining → Lhasa + highest railway + 5,072m pass + Yangtze + Tibetan plateau

Sydney → Perth + 4 days + Nullarbor Plain + Outback + ocean to ocean

Adelaide → Darwin + 3 days + Red Centre + Uluru day trip option

Multi-route luxury + 7-day Indian Splendour + palaces + royalty

Siliguri → Darjeeling + UNESCO + tea country + miniature steam

Glasgow → Mallaig + Harry Potter Hogwarts viaduct + Loch Lomond

Seattle → Los Angeles + 35 hours + Pacific coast + parlor car

Rovos Rail luxury + 48 hours + winelands + Karoo + Highveld