The beauty of traveling by train

Many people prefer to travel by plane, as it is fast and convenient. However, from the height of an airplane flight, it is impossible to see all the beauty of nature. It's just a train ride. You can have a good rest in the train car, and the whole landscape is perfectly visible from the window. There are a huge number of very picturesque routes, which are best enjoyed by traveling by train.

Trip from Kura to Tirano

This journey begins in Switzerland and ends in Italy. The journey by train will take about four hours, despite the fact that the distance between the cities is only one hundred and thirty kilometers. Traveling by train takes place on a narrow-gauge road that runs through the Alps from north to south. Due to the serious height differences throughout the mountains, it was an extremely difficult task to build this road. Almost the entire road consists of many bridges and tunnels.

Throughout the route, people observe the mountains, glaciers of Morterach, the beautiful mountain lake Lei Nair and Lake Lago Bianco, and of course, numerous mountain villages can be seen from the train windows throughout the journey. Climate change is also very striking, because just a hundred and thirty kilometers away people observe both snow-capped mountains and greenery with palm trees.

Trip from Tokyo to Osaka

The road runs along a high-speed railway, in Japanese «shinkansen». The journey will take only two and a half hours, despite the distance between the cities of five hundred and fifteen kilometers.

On the road between Tokyo and Osaka, travelers can observe a variety of Japanese landscapes. On the way there is the famous Mount Fujiyama, numerous hills, forests, many rice fields and villages. Traveling on one of the fastest trains in the world is remembered by travelers for a long time.

Route from Vancouver to Calgary

This path runs along a railway built at the end of the nineteenth century. The whole trip takes two days. In this journey, the very process of traveling to magnificent places is very important, and certainly not the speed of movement.

All the beauty of Canada's nature is revealed throughout the journey. From the train window you can observe mountain rivers, numerous lakes, you can also meet bears and even snow sheep.

The road from Chihuahua to Lo Mochis

This railway is one of the largest in Mexico. Its length is about six hundred and fifty kilometers. There are thirty-seven bridges and eighty-six tunnels along the way. During the journey, passengers observe large deserts with majestic cacti, many lakes, as well as hills and plains stretching for many kilometers.

But the main attraction of the trip is the Copper Canyon, which is about four times larger than the most famous Grand Canyon.

Route from Oslo to Bergen

The road between the two points is four hundred and seventy kilometers, and the journey itself takes about seven hours. The route passes through a large number of lakes and rivers, as well as through the Hardangervidda mountain plateau. During the journey, the train goes up a kilometer. It is not uncommon to see grazing deer from the train window. From the highest point of the route there is an amazing view of the Hardangerjekulen glacier.

Zermatt –St. Moritz

The train moving along this path is called the Glacier Express. This route is the most beautiful road in Switzerland. The whole journey takes approximately eight hours. So much time to enjoy the road to the polar ski resort.

Throughout the journey, snow-covered mountains and gorges replace each other. The train passes through ninety-one tunnels and passes over two hundred and ninety-one bridges, and also runs through the valley of St. Nicholas.

Trans-Siberian Railway

There is simply no specific route for admiring the nature of Russia. Nature is very diverse, so wherever you go on a trip along the highway, there will be a huge number of amazing and picturesque places. The entire length of the Trans-Siberian railway is a little more than nine thousand kilometers.

Thanks to this highway, travel by land from Western Europe to the eastern part of Russia has become possible. Traveling across the entire highway will take passengers as much as six days. Almost a week on the road is very difficult for many, but before the construction of the Trans-Siberian railway, this journey had to spend as much as sixteen days. On the way there are vast expanses of Russia, a huge number of both large and small cities, as well as cozy villages. And of course, during the journey you can see all the diversity of nature. And for those for whom such a trip is too long or difficult, always stop and relax in one of the many cities that you meet during the trip.

The road from Golhmud to Lhasa

This route connects China and Tibet, the length of the railway is one thousand one hundred and forty-two kilometers. The most amazing thing is that eighty percent of the journey takes place at an altitude of more than four kilometers. The highest point of the trip is the vicinity of Tangla station, its height is five kilometers seventy-two meters above sea level.

For this trip, the trains have oxygen pumping systems in the cars. Also, just in case, all cars have individual oxygen masks for passengers, as in airplanes.

Travel from Siliguri to Darjeeling

The trip across India takes eight hours and it takes place on the so-called "Toy Train". This train got its nickname due to its unusually narrow gauge, on this route the width between the rails is only sixty-one centimeters. Most Indian films will be shot along this route, so anyone can imagine how picturesque nature opens up to the passengers of a "Toy train".

On the way, travelers meet jungles, numerous tea plantations, valleys completely covered with greenery, and of course the amazing peaks of the Himalayan Mountains.

Trip from Adelaide to Darwin

The route runs from the south of Australia to its north. The train passes through thickets and pastures, numerous plains and colorful jungles, as well as through the Red Center of the deserts of Australia. In two days of travel, travelers will see all the variety of beauty and nature of Australia.

The cars on the train are divided into several types, the best of them is platinum. There are even bathrooms in the carriages of this class for the convenience of travelers. When you are on the road for two days, such a bonus is a very big plus.