Comments on: Top 10 greatest train journeys in the world

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 24 Jul 2024 04:09:22 +0000

Hey there
Forgot to mention with the Mountaineer- you stay in a fairly decent hotel at night
It’s really a great ride !

By: Julian Sutherland

Julian Sutherland — Mon, 26 Apr 2021 13:57:05 +0000

We rode the Rovos Rail from Pretoria to Capetown, This is a two night excursion. The train & staff are beautiful. The food was ok. The biggest issue with this train is the SA rail system. Its a big mess. 16 hours after leaving Pretoria, we moved 78 miles, knowing our journey is 1000 miles. Many side stops were cancelled which made a poor trip. I wouldn’t do it again.

By: Shiva

Shiva — Tue, 20 Apr 2021 09:22:15 +0000

Excellent ! But one certainly cannot ignore the famous Palace on Wheels, Blue mountain Train , Darjeeling Toy train, Colombo – Kandy express etc…ICE and TGV don’t find any mention here and so are the fastest bullet trains of Japan…

By: Ian Graham

Ian Graham — Tue, 20 Apr 2021 07:22:30 +0000

And how could I forget Scotland’s West Highland Line?

By: Ian Graham

Ian Graham — Tue, 20 Apr 2021 07:02:08 +0000

Maybe it offers a little less luxury than the ones you list, but the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway passes through the most amazing scenery.

By: Keith

Keith — Tue, 20 Apr 2021 02:19:51 +0000

Wow! This is amazing and I enjoy reading your article. I need to take a train, I don’t have the foggiest idea where, anyplace better than here. Thanks for the post.

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 19 Apr 2021 16:38:15 +0000

I love your videos and this article was interesting. However, as the earth has a circumference of 25k miles, 5 k is one FIFTH, not one third. You pulled a Columbus.

By: João Ricardo Morales

João Ricardo Morales — Mon, 19 Apr 2021 14:01:37 +0000

I had the pleasure of making the trip from Puno to Cuzco in Peru. It takes 12 hours to travel through the Andes, reaching altitudes of 4,000 meters. It is not as luxurious as the one in Venice, despite being from the same company (Belmond), but it passes through the desert, through the mountains, by the lakes, through small towns, and the service is complete: breakfast, lunch, shows, classes on drinks and a lot of Latin American culture. I thought it was better than the Cuzco-Machu Pichu train. Congrats for this incredible list!!!

By: Vansh Tiwari

Vansh Tiwari — Mon, 19 Apr 2021 13:42:05 +0000

All the places mentioned in the list were outside India, I am hoping to cover them sometimes. I believe India also has some amazing train journeys like Kashmir to Kanyakumari. Although I hadn’t covered that yet but heard a lot about it.

By: L Scott Harrell

L Scott Harrell — Tue, 03 Apr 2018 13:12:07 +0000

“Chepe” from Chihuahua to Los Mochis through Copper Canyon in Mexico is way better than the Ghan or Rovos Rail.