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Journeys by Rail
Rail Travel – Where the Journey Is Part of the Destination
Sit back, relax, and discover the world from a whole new perspective.
Experience the romance and adventure of rail travel as you journey through breathtaking landscapes, charming villages, majestic mountains, and unforgettable destinations. From luxurious scenic train journeys through the Canadian Rockies to iconic rail adventures across Europe and beyond, traveling by train offers a unique blend of comfort, elegance, and discovery.
Whether you're dreaming of a luxury rail vacation, a scenic countryside escape, or a multi-destination adventure, Infinity Premier Travel can help you find the perfect journey.
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Why Travel by Rail
Scenery from a Rail Car
Oversized windows, and on select trains glass-dome cars, frame the view from every angle, even overhead.
Tracks slip through river canyons, over high passes and past wild country you simply can’t see from a car.
Linger over a meal in the dining car while mountains, coastlines and farmland drift by.
Overnight trains turn travel time into part of the vacation, so you arrive rested and ready to explore.
The View from Your Seat
Picture a sunny glass-dome coach with blue sky above, a snowcapped ridge filling one side of the car and a river racing along the other. That’s the magic of seeing a place by rail: no traffic, no navigating, just you, the scenery and someone bringing you a fresh cup of coffee. Whether it’s a panoramic Swiss train, a dome car in the Canadian Rockies or an Amtrak lounge car crossing the West, I’ll help you choose the train and seating that gives you the very best view.
Photo: ToddPhillips2016 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0Where the Rails Can Take You
Popular Rail Destinations
A few of the places I love to send rail travelers, each with a sample journey to spark ideas.
Rocky Mountaineer · Vancouver to Banff, 5 days
Canada
Travel from Vancouver into the Canadian Rockies aboard Rocky Mountaineer in SilverLeaf Service, then wake up to glacier-blue lakes around Banff.
Photo: Tobias Alt, Tobi 87 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Amtrak · Coast to Coast Across the USA, 16 days
United States
See America’s great cities from New York to San Francisco, with a stop at the Grand Canyon and red-rock canyon country along the way.
Photo: 4300streetcar / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
Glacier Express & Bernina Express
Switzerland & Italy
Swiss panoramic trains climb past glaciers and turquoise alpine lakes, and Italy’s high-speed Frecciarossa whisks you between Rome, Florence and Venice.
Photo: Kabelleger / David Gubler (http://www.bahnbilder.ch) / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Complete Scotland by Rail, 10 days
Scotland
Edinburgh, Glasgow, Fort William and Glencoe, and Inverness, connected by rail through Highland glens, lochs and moorland.
Photo: Daniel Kraft / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Dublin, Cork, Killarney & Galway, 10 days
Ireland
Hop between four favorite Irish cities by train, with a guided day on the Ring of Kerry and a trip out to the Cliffs of Moher.
Photo: Berthold Werner / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0Close to Home
Great American Rail Journeys
National parks, red-rock canyons and the Pacific Northwest, all from the comfort of the train.
Los Angeles to Grand Canyon National Park · 5 days
Rails to the Grand Canyon
Board Amtrak’s Southwest Chief overnight to Williams, Arizona, then ride the historic Grand Canyon Railway right up to the South Rim.
Photo: Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net). / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Chicago to Glacier National Park · 15 days
Grand National Parks: Yellowstone, Yosemite & Glacier
Three bucket-list parks on one trip, linked by three classic Amtrak routes: the California Zephyr, Coast Starlight and Empire Builder.
Photo: James St. John from Newark, Ohio / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Seattle to Victoria, British Columbia · 7 days
Seattle, Vancouver & Victoria
Ride the Amtrak Cascades from Seattle across the border to Vancouver, then take the ferry to Victoria and the famous Butchart Gardens.
Photo: Ueutyi / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Chicago to Seattle, San Francisco & back · 9 days
Northern Rail Experience
A grand loop of the West on the Empire Builder, Coast Starlight and California Zephyr, with time in Seattle, San Francisco, Muir Woods and Sausalito.
Photo: GlacierNPS / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain
Moab, Utah to Denver, Colorado · 6 days
Arches & Canyonlands to the Rockies
Explore red-rock Arches and Canyonlands, then board the glass-dome Canyon Spirit to Denver with a night in Glenwood Springs and a day in Rocky Mountain National Park.
Photo: Thomas Schoch / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0I partner with Railbookers, the rail vacation specialists, to pair the right trains with hand-picked hotels, sightseeing and transfers, so every connection is handled before you leave home.