One of the best ways of traveling, especially if you want to see the scenic beauty and enjoy nature and different cultures, is by train. Trains are the most comfortable, relaxing and agreeable form of long-distance travel.
It doesn’t matter if you want to enjoy in luxurious carriages, fantastic scenery, cultural heritage of your surroundings and epic long-distance journeys, there is no better way than choosing a railway journey.
You can find numerous high-speed railway lines all across the world. However, people mostly prefer air travel because it is convenient, especially if you want to reach from point A to point B as fast as you can.
However, if you keep in mind that train traveling has gone to a whole another level and you can now pass thousands of miles in one day, you will definitely enjoy it!
Imagine that you are in the first-class seat in a Swiss train rolling through Alpine surroundings, or in the Australian desert enjoying the best long-distance sleeping cars! How awesome is that!
There are lots of choices that you can pick from the bag filled with incredible journeys, but we decided to present you the best ones for your additional comfort!
Bernina Express
As we have mentioned above, this Switzerland train starts at Chur and St. Moritz and runs through the border in Northern Italy with fantastic surroundings and things to see along the way. It is a 4-hour long ride that you will enjoy the most fantastic scenery and everything that surrounds us.
You will pass through 55 tunnels and 196 bridges through the Alpine landscape, glaciers, past lofty-waterfalls and dramatic ravines. Every carriage has big windows so that you can watch everything that surrounds you. In one moment, the train will climb to 7 thousand feet, and you will see a snowstorm that will remind you of the North Pole until you reach the Italian sunshine.
The Train To The Clouds
If you are a fan of high altitudes and fantastic scenery, you have to try El Tren a las Nubes that runs through Salta in Argentina to the Chilean Border. It reaches 13,800 feet during the seven-hour journey so that you can feel the great drama and beautiful Andean scenery.
It is the highest train journey in the world and the perfect choice if you want to enjoy something different.
Fort William To Mallaig
This is one of the most popular Britain’s scenic railways that you will enjoy. It is short, but still, you can look at the glen and mountain, and enjoy the panorama of Britain’s fantastic mountains.
You will enjoy in a 21-arch Glenfinnan Viaduct that you must have seen before in Harry Potter movies. It is one of the most popular trains in the world and a great thing to do if you want to see more of Britain than just shopping avenues and nightlife.
Oslo To Bergen
This is another top of the world train ride where you will pass through 310 miles from Oslo to Bergen. It is one of the highest rail routes in the world, and the highest in Europe with spectacular Mountain Views through desolate terrain at 4000 feet, which runs 60 miles above tree lines.
The best thing about it is that even if you travel during the summertime, you can see the leftovers of snow, but everything will change because you will drop at 2,831 feet soon afterward to enjoy in amazing fjords that will be all around you.
Koblenz To Mainz – The Rhine Valley
This particular railroad journey is one of the prettiest lines that come through the River Shine to Mainz filled with steep, half-timbered houses, fairy-tale castles, and vineyard hills.
If you want to enjoy the fantastic scenery with a few tunnels and nothing between you and the river, you will enjoy this fabulous ride. There are lots of things that you can see along the way, so try not to fall asleep because you might end up regretting it later!