21 Of The Most Beautiful Train Routes Across the World, You Should Travel Through At Least Once

This train that begins from Vasco de Gama in Goa, reaches Londa, Karnataka. From waterfalls to mountains and dense green forests, you have a lot to discover during this journey.

One of the most beautiful train routes in India, it is full of thrill and adventure. This rail route is quite dangerous as the train treads on a bridge that is built over the sea. However, it is the only rail route on which you can experience the beauty of the sea, so closely.

Alaska Railroad offers many scenic day trips, and also multiple week-long train adventures. Coastal Classic route is probably the most beautiful stretch of the Alaska Railroad.

Experience a unique way to travel to Machu Picchu, exploring the Andean landscape like never before with wider and taller panoramic windows, in Inca Rail’s 360° Machu Picchu Train.

Switzerland’s Glacier Express route through the Alps takes eight hours from Zermatt to St. Moritz and boasts of spectacular panoramic views, bridges and tunnels.

Experience the South Island’s striking natural landscape by taking a train between Christchurch and Greymouth. Along this journey, you will see epic vistas. Travel the edges of the ice-fed Waimakariri River, the Southern Alps, and see miles of native beech forest. The TranzAlpine is one of the world's great train journeys that covers 223 kilometres (139 miles) one-way, taking just under five hours.

The Ghan follows one of the world's great rail journeys, taking viewers on an immersive and visually stunning ride on Australia's most iconic passenger trains.

Undoubtedly one of the greatest railway journeys, the Trans-Siberian Railway runs like a steel ribbon across mysterious Russia connecting east and west from Moscow over the Urals, across the magnificent and endless steppe and alongside the shore of the world's largest freshwater lake.

The Rovos Rail Namibia Safari from Pretoria to Swakopmund, is a nine-day journey of discovery through some of the most historic and scenic areas of Southern Africa.

The Golden Eagle Danube Express’s Central Europe and Transylvania route crosses an incredible eight countries and it's the best way to see Europe in style, as includes stops in some of the continent’s most beautiful cities.