Epic Train Trips of the World by Lonely Planet
- NZ Booklovers
- Aug 6
- 2 min read
Nothing beats the romance of travelling by train, and this gorgeous hardback will inspire people to book their next train journey. There are 200 rail adventures to choose from, with routes all around the globe. A beautiful coffee table volume, the rail routes are organised by regions of the world, and they have luxury, high-speed, and everyday options. With colour photographs and maps, this book is a visual feast, and the information has everything you would like to know, as well as first-person accounts from seasoned train travellers.
There are so many amazing journeys to choose from, but several that particularly inspired our family were:
The TranzAlpine (New Zealand): A triumphant feat of engineering, a journey past rivers, mountains and lakes, and an unmissable introduction to the South Island’s wild West Coast. Many of our friends have done this train trip, and this book reminds us that we must book a trip!
The Kuranda Scenic Railway (Australia): a 19th-century train line through Queensland’s rainforest.
The High-Speed El Baraq (Morocco): Africa’s first high-speed train, cuts the journey from Tangier to Casablanca and then onto Marrakesh in half. The text and glorious photos show an exotic, enticing journey.
The Rocky Mountaineer (Canada): wild scenery and the chance to spot a grizzly!
The Coast Starlight (USA): a West Coast adventure that goes from Seattle to LA.
The Tokaido Shinkansen (Japan): The world’s first high-speed train offers spectacular scenery.
The Caledonia Sleeper: Britain's more celebrated train journey from London to the Scottish Highlands.
Madrid to Barcelona (Spain: the photographs alone make us want to take this trip!
And of course, in Italy, all trains seem to lead to Rome. We loved our many train trips when in Italy a few years ago, and this book reminds us how much we enjoyed the journeys.
Epic Train Trips of the World is stunning – both informative and inspiring. All aboard!
Reviewer: Karen McMillan
Lonely Planet
