Rail holidays FAQ’s
Will I have enough time in each place?
Our Railway Holidays
Scotland by railway holiday
Experience authentic Scotland independently and car-free
Trans Mongolian railway holiday
Ride the Iconic Trans-Mongolian Railway in all it's glory.
Southern Europe rail tour, 16 days
Tour through the best of Southern Europe in 3 weeks!
West Highlands guided rail tour in Scotland
Discover Scotland's Highlands & distinctive islands by train
England tour by train
Explore England's diversity and fascinating history by train
West Highland Line railway holiday in Scotland
Take the "The World's Best Rail Journey" to the Isle of Skye
Ireland holiday by train
Discover contrasts of Dublin, Galway and Belfast, car-free.
Scotland guided rail tour, Skye & Glencoe
Visit Scottish castles and beautiful gardens by train
Railway tour of Morocco
Rediscover Morocco's two greatest Imperial Cities by rail.
Japan small group holiday by bullet train
Japan's must-see cities and beautiful, rural countryside
Central Europe rail tour, 15 days
An exciting trip around the continent's fairytale cities
Balkans rail holiday
Travel through seven countries in the Balkans.
Reunification Express holiday, Vietnam
Most wonderful way to travel from north to south of Vietnam
Eastern europe by train, the Iron Curtain tour
Whizz around Europe's lesser-visited cities by rail!
Bulgaria holiday by train
Self-guided trip by slow-ride train through best of Bulgaria
Scotland island hopping holiday, car free
Explore three contrasting Scottish islands car-free
Trans Mongolian holiday, tailor made
Ride the Iconic Trans-Mongolian Railway in all it's glory.
Wild Atlantic Way guided rail tour in Ireland
A fully guided tour around Ireland's famous touring route
Finland rail holiday, tailor made
The most beautiful train journeys in Finland
Beijing to St Petersburg overland winter tour, 18-35
A frosty foray into the winter wonderland of Russia!
Uzbekistan by train holiday
Historical odyssey in Uzbekistan moving mostly by train
St Petersburg to Vladivostok on the Trans Siberian
Russia, Mongolia & Japan on the Trans-Siberian Railway
Indian Himalayas tour, toy trains and hill stations
A train through rural India & hill stations of the Himalayas
South India by rail holiday
Rail trip visiting Kerala and Tamil Nadu
Trans Mongolian 21 day tour, 18-35
Explore further & dive deeper on an adventure of a lifetime.
Westbound Trans Mongolian holiday
The classic westbound Trans-Mongolian adventure
Trans Mongolian west bound to St Petersburg
The most comprehensive Beijing to Russia overland adventure
Calcutta to Amritsar rail journey
The plains of India into the Himalaya
Moorish Spain to Marrakech by rail
Visit villages and Moroccon cities
Will I be travelling with a group?
Quite a few of our rail holidays 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 holidays are in small groups with maximum group size of 16 travellers. However, this doesn’t mean that you will feel ‘chaperoned’ – it is your holiday 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 Holiday, 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 Holiday
Scotland by railway holiday
Experience authentic Scotland independently and car-free
This trip can be tailor made from April to the end of October.