Rail Holidays

Our rail holidays offer a huge choice of experiences, ranging from the world’s most luxurious and opulent rail journeys to convenient and cost effective travel between your chosen destinations.

From journeying through the spectacular scenery of the Canadian Rockies on board the iconic Rocky Mountaineer, to travelling between Europe’s finest cities utilising the extensive rail network, to being whisked back to the glamour of the 1920’s aboard the elegant Venice Simplon-Orient-Express – there is a rail holiday for you!

Perhaps you want to avoid flying or driving? Soak up jaw-dropping landscapes and epic scenery from the comfort of your seat. Or, if you like your travel served with world class dining and a cocktail in hand, Trailfinders can help!

With more than 50 years’ experience, Trailfinders has developed the skills and expertise needed to put together all the pieces for an exceptional rail holiday. Our expert travel consultants are mines of information gathered from personal travel experience and are the best people to ask to create your perfect trip.

A few of our favourite Rail Holidays 5★ reviews

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Great US train journey plan from Trailfinders

"Booking a complex train journey in the US, to take place at Christmas time, requiring train sleepers and hotels for stopovers, we were lucky to get through to Trailfinders' Andy Walker, based in Leeds. He patiently and engagingly plotted possible train routes for us (some cities in the US not having train stations) and hotel options. It helped that he had been to some of our desired destinations himself. Top notch service!"

- Noelle M

Reviewed on Aug 25th 2024

Great service and travel solutions from…

"Great service and travel solutions from The Trailfinders team! Lydia and colleagues quickly responded to minor adjustments in our itinerary and finalised our 2025 trip to Australia including the Indian Pacific railway journey!"

- John

Reviewed on Aug 5th 2024

West Coast Canada & The Rocky Mountaineer

"We had a wonderful trip to West Coast Canada. Steven’s recommendation about hotel in Vancouver (in fact all our hotels) was excellent. The highlight was our trip on the Rocky Mountaineer Train!! "

- Mr Alan Brown

Reviewed on Jul 5th 2024

JAPAN BY RAIL

"Damien is vary knowledgeable and was able to answer all our queries. He then booked our Japan tour for autumn 2025 and gave us some good ideas about round the world flights when the time comes to book these. Great service all round. "

- SHAUN MCCARTHY

Reviewed on Jun 24th 2024

Dad and son Japan adventure

"Last month my son and myself, returned from a two week self guided rail tour of Japan. My son is in to all thing Japanese so bearing in mind his age 13, I regarded it as a once in a lifetime trip that he would hopefully remember for the rest of his life. I was already aware that Trailfinders had a good reputation for preparing such trips, so I put my faith in Trailfinders agent Clint Laurie. I explained to Clint what I had in mind for the destinations and objectives of the trip and he soon put together an excellent itinerary. He was clearly fully across his brief re Japan, as some of our objectives were off the beaten track such as visiting the snow monkeys in the north, but he was clearly very knowledgeable on all matters Japan. Whilst in Japan the itinerary played out perfectly, including the excellent guides Yosher and Yossi, in Tokyo and Kyoto. We both came back feeling we had seen as much of Japan as was possible given the time that we had, with many highlights and life long memories. No doubt much of this was down to the itinerary prepared by Clint and his understanding of our requirements in doing so. In closing I would like to say that Clint is a credit and an asset to Trailfinders and would recommend Clint and Trailfinders to family and friends. "

- Andrew G

Reviewed on May 31st 2024

Trailfinders arranged a self guided…

"Trailfinders arranged a self guided tour of Japan. The organisation train tickets etc was excellent. The app for getting information about places to visit was excellent and offered a wide range of places to visit. What was also outstanding was the router we were given that linked to my phone which gave constant, excellent consistency and very strong wifi. Which enabled me to navigate to see the sitrs etc very easily. With the Wi-Fi and the app you could also put in places you would like to see not suggested by Trailfinders it was so easy then to sort out how to get there. It was amazing. Gave me full confidence in navigating around Japan even though signs were in English it gave great reassurance. The trains booked by trailfinders also gave us the seats on the bullet trains that made storing our luggage easily. First class would recommend both Trailfinders and the trip to anyone."

- Mark Williams

Reviewed on May 27th 2024

Japan - 5 Cities by Rail

"The trip was superbly planned by TF, down to the last detail. The hotels were well chosen both for quality and location and the train reservations (complete with tickets) were perfectly organised. The Self-Guide App which was provided proved to be a very useful and indeed indispensable tool. The guides (including the man who met us at the airport on arrival in Japan and gave us the tickets) were very helpful, knowledgeable and courteous. Altogether an unforgettable and enjoyable experience."

- Mrs Maria Alvarez De Barry

Reviewed on May 23rd 2024

Great Swiss railtour

"Hannah put together a rail tour of Switzerland for us making use of a Swiss rail pass. With really great hotels on the trip and just the right amount of time in each location. It made for a great holiday. The Glacier express in excellence class was a wonderful experience. The rail pass provided access to not only trains, but buses and boats as well as museums, which was very useful. Than you Trailfinders!"

- ROBERT LEE

Reviewed on May 4th 2024

Italy by rail following our own agenda

"We wanted to see Italian cities by train and Trailfinders were able to organise a personalised itinerary with flights, train tickets and centrally located hotels. Great attention to details and support as well as value for money"

- Patricia

Reviewed on Apr 28th 2024

Anniversary trip to Brazil and Peru.

"Our anniversary holiday to Brazil and Peru was carefully and seamlessly arranged by Fiona Boase. She selected charming boutique hotels for our stay in Peru, as per our request. She was very mindful of our requests. Her suggested travel itinerary to explore Peru hit the mark. We saw different regions. It was carefully timed so that we could take the luxury Andean Explorer train from Cusco to Arequipa. We were met at airports and taken to our lovely hotels and picked up for airport transfers. The tour guides who picked us from our hotels were excellent, and we still had free time to explore on our own. We enjoyed a care free holiday. We did not have to do much except enjoy ourselves."

- James Thomson

Reviewed on Apr 16th 2024

A perfect trip.

"Gerry Hart organised our trip to the west coast of Canada & the USA. Our trip went smoothly with air & rail travel & the best hotels all booked for us. Suggested we travel by rail from Vancouver to San Francisco which was a stressless way to see the country. We had a problem with one of the trips booked by trailfinders which was promptly sorted by trailfinders for us. The trail view app is a great tool which connects you to a rep via WhatsApp if a problem occurs during your trip. It also has your itinerary & documents conveniently stored. Highly recommend this company. "

- Kenny

Reviewed on Mar 22nd 2024

Wanted to book a holiday of a lifetime…

"Wanted to book a holiday of a lifetime and had read great reviews about Trailfinders so called them and throughout, their service was great, patient, knowledgeable and put together a fantastic package to Canada with Rocky Mountaineer rail tour and Alaska cruise for us."

- Lesley & Nigel

Reviewed on Feb 5th 2024

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