The world’s greatest train journeys have been named by the Telegraph

Travelling by train is back, we know that. There’s no better way to maximise your holiday than by incorporating a particularly dazzling railway route as part of your journey. 

But which train journeys are considered the greatest on the planet? We have our own ideas, and so does the Telegraph. The newspaper called on several contributors to compile a list of all their favourite train journeys.

The Heart of Wales line makes the list, which is a 193 km route journeying from south Wales through Shropshire, connecting the Welsh Marches and passing by places such as Llandeilo, Sugarloaf Hill and the viaducts at Cynghordy and Knucklas. Sounds lovely and quaint, doesn’t it?

Then at the other end of the scale, the gargantuan Trans-Siberian Express, a 9,289 km, eight-day journey into the Arctic Circle was included, as was a journey from Khambli to Marwar Junction in India that one writer took back in the 1980s, which they described as a ‘magnificent ride of several hours across 172 bridges and through tunnels that are feats of engineering dating back a century.’

Read on for more of their favourite train journeys in the world. 

These are the 10 greatest train journeys in the world, according to the Telegraph

1. Washington DC to New York
2. The Heart of Wales Line
3. Buenos Aires to Esquel 
4. Khambli to Marwar Junction, India
5. The Alps sleeper train
6. Transcantábrico
7. Trans-Siberian Express
8. Bernina Express
9. Eurostar to Paris
10. The Orient Express

You can read more about all of these journeys here. 

Trains, trains, trains

From rankings we’ve covered on the world’s most dazzling train journeys to our own list of the best luxury routes in the world, we know a thing or two about trains at Time Out. Oh, and did you see this epic round-the-world train trip is returning for 2025?

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