Your most memorable train journeys (well, except Trans-Siberian and E/O Express)
Jan 29, 2018, 5:07 pm
#61
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Boulder
Programs: AA Plat, CX Silver
Posts: 2,361
You aren't too far off. According to this website:
https://www.east-west-tours.com/tran...cow-to-beijing
Prices are:
PER PERSON :
$ 5,870.00 (* Standard - quad)
$ 8,840.00 (Classic )
$ 9,310.00 (Superior )
$ 9,920.00 (Superior Plus )
$11,900.00 (Nostalgic Comfort)
$15,520.00 (Bolshoi )
$18,330.00 (Bolshoi Platinum)
https://www.east-west-tours.com/tran...cow-to-beijing
Prices are:
PER PERSON :
$ 5,870.00 (* Standard - quad)
$ 8,840.00 (Classic )
$ 9,310.00 (Superior )
$ 9,920.00 (Superior Plus )
$11,900.00 (Nostalgic Comfort)
$15,520.00 (Bolshoi )
$18,330.00 (Bolshoi Platinum)
Feb 2, 2018, 11:57 am
#64
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Staffordshire UK
Programs: FB LT Plat, BA LTG, LH HON
Posts: 273
I actually quite liked the Sunlander and thought Cairns was a great place, if a bit hot.
Feb 2, 2018, 2:49 pm
#65
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: USA
Programs: SA Air, Air Canada, KLM, BA,Lufthansa, United, AA, Hawaiian, Air New Zealnd, Qantas, Virgin Atlantic
Posts: 777
When traveling in Europe my preference is always train over plane if the train trip is 8 hours or less. The whole point for me is being able to see the journey.
My favorite trip was from Munich to Florence and we were seated with a lady who was an American from NYC who met an Italian and had move to Italy about 20 years prior. She was so interesting and kept us entertained with her stories the whole journey.
My favorite trip was from Munich to Florence and we were seated with a lady who was an American from NYC who met an Italian and had move to Italy about 20 years prior. She was so interesting and kept us entertained with her stories the whole journey.
Feb 11, 2018, 3:58 pm
#67
Join Date: Jan 2003
Programs: American Airlines Platinum, National Executive
Posts: 3,790
The Crescent, on Amtrak, which runs from New York to Atlanta and New Orleans. I try to take it instead of flying every now and then. It's so nice to get on (in the South), go right to my room and fall asleep, get up, have a nice breakfast in the new dining car, get some work done and then have lunch and get off. The train passes through Virginia in the morning, and it's a beautiful ride.
Feb 11, 2018, 4:06 pm
#68
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: MME
Posts: 5,813
I know the thread starter excluded Trans-Siberian but this this You Tube video shows how you can travel from England-Hong Kong by train without breaking the bank. Apparently the journey cost GBP2,000 per person including 4 x country Visas, all train travel and flight back home. Hotels and excursions extra.
I hate the expression but definitely 'Bucket List'
I hate the expression but definitely 'Bucket List'
Another good trip from a.couple of years back was saltburn (uk) to Samarkand.
Feb 11, 2018, 6:49 pm
#69
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Aurora, CO
Programs: Statusless and proud
Posts: 7,582
Overnight train from Tangier to Marrakech.
Hot, sweltering train from Yangon to Mandalay.
Train from Budapest to Istanbul with a stop in Bucharest.
Aguascalientes to Cuzco in Peru.
From Williams, AZ to the Grand Canyon as a kid.
Chris
Hot, sweltering train from Yangon to Mandalay.
Train from Budapest to Istanbul with a stop in Bucharest.
Aguascalientes to Cuzco in Peru.
From Williams, AZ to the Grand Canyon as a kid.
Chris
Feb 16, 2018, 7:00 pm
#70
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: MUC
Programs: Compulsory Traveller
Posts: 305
I do like to fly, but trains are so much more interesting:
- Across Patagonia from San Antonio Oeste to Bariloche in 2003. You could open the doors during the ride and watch the spectacular starry sky. Don't know if this train still operates.
- California Zephyr from Denver to Emeryville in 2013. Laid-back journey, great views, interesting passengers.
- Nozomi Shinkansen from Tokyo to Kyoto in 2014. Amazing technology and precision.
- Mandovi Express from Mumbai to Goa in 2015. Best food ever on a train, great views and a fantastic old and nostalgic train.
- Sri Lanka: Kandy to Ella in 2015. Amazing scenery riding through the tea plantations.
- Villach to Kranj in an old compartment car in 2016. Nothing like opening the window and sticking your head out into the wind. Childhood memories.
- Shosholoza Meyl from Johannesburg to Cape Town in 2017. Just a glimpse of South Africa and interesting conversations with my compartment-mates.