Top 10 Coolest Train Rides Around the World

Ah, the allure of train travel. “Slow travelers” are drawn to this glamorous, old-world mode of exploration, but there’s also something to be said about the perspective found onboard a train–you’re experiencing the landscape and scenery in a way that you can’t experience in any other mode of travel. A train trip often brings you where everyday roads cannot, whether it’s through untouched Sri Lankan jungles or high into the Canadian Rockies.

Here are our picks for the top 10 coolest train rides in the world! Stay tuned for next week’s video on the world’s best sleeper trains.

0:00 – Intro to Top 10 Coolest Train Rides in the World
0:42 – The Elephant Express (Zimbabwe)
1:41 – The Jacobite “Hogwarts Express” (Scotland)
2:26 – Grand Canyon Railway (Arizona, USA)
3:23 – Hiram Bingham (Machu Picchu)
4:20 – La Tronchita (Old Patagonian Express)
5:17 – Kandy to Ella (Sri Lanka Railway)
6:22 – Sagano Romantic Railway (Kyoto)
7:43 – Arctic Circle Train (Sweden)
9:16 – Gornergrat Railway (Switzerland)
10:28 – Rocky Mountaineer (Canadian Rockies)

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Credits & Info Links:
Elephant Express (video credit: @ImveloSafariLodges @wildtravel)
https://www.itravel.com/select/7004-elephant-express
Jacobite (video credit: @DominikSchon84 @BBC)
https://westcoastrailways.co.uk/jacobite/steam-train-trip
Grand Canyon (video credit: @gcr1901)

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Hiram Bingham (video credit: @belmond) https://www.belmond.com/trains/south-america/peru/belmond-hiram-bingham/
La Tronchita (video credit: @samuelandaudrey @TAJourney)

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Kandy to Ella (video credit: @OskarandDan )
https://seatreservation.railway.gov.lk/mtktwebslr/
Sagano (video credit: @samuraitravel7483 )
https://www.sagano-kanko.co.jp/en/
Arctic Circle (video credit: @polarchriscom657 )
https://www.sj.se/en/#/
Gornergrat (video credit: Credit: @GornergratBahn1898 )
https://www.gornergrat.ch/en/
Rocky Mountaineer (video credit: @rmountaineertrain )
https://www.rockymountaineer.com/