Train journeys
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I took high-speed trains in four countries. We are an embarrassment
Want to know the height of sophistication? It’s standing up while travelling at 300km/h, eating a tostada with jamon iberico, and sipping an icy beer.
- Ben Groundwater
Forget Tokyo or Kyoto. This humble station is Japan’s most photographed
Not even the frenetic train terminals of Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto can match the Instagram appeal of this obscure whistle-stop station in a remote beauty spot.
- Anthony Dennis
The new, safe and comfortable way to do Vietnam’s infamous Train Street
The spectacle and buzz of life on the track remains Hanoi’s most alluring attraction, but now there’s a new way to see it.
- Julie Miller
The 2250km, more diverse alternative to the Trans-Siberian railway
A journey through Mongolia on a Soviet-era train feels like a step through a time portal.
- Jamie Lafferty
Fantasy on wheels: Baz Luhrmann, Catherine Martin design train carriage
Drama, theatrics and a whole of colour will be onboard this designer-led luxury train.
- Julietta Jameson
The six modern travel trends we hate (and the six we love)
“Naked flying”, Instagram and Aperol Spritz are all on our hated list. But glamping, e-visas and food trucks get the thumbs-up.
- Brian Johnston
- ★★★★1/2
- Brisbane
If you love train travel, this Australian journey ticks all boxes
For most of the year, this train is the Ghan, travelling the historic route between Darwin and Adelaide. Come summer, there’s a change of scenery.
- Justine Costigan
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Train journeys
Environmentally friendly, spacious, and often delivering you to the centre of your destination with ease, any train journey is an adventure in itself.
- ★★★★
- Hungary
This grand old station is the perfect place to begin a train journey
An impressive survivor from the golden age of rail, this European hub has been updated and modernised for 21st-century travel.
- Tim Richards
Faster trains, longer-haul planes: 10 things that will change how we travel
Nothing stays still in today’s travel world, and 2026 is set to bring the launch of a host of exciting, and at times revolutionary, transports of delight.
- Brian Johnston