Scenic trains in 2026: which ones are worth the ticket and which ones are photo traps
Of the world's five best-selling scenic trains, only two are worth the full price: Norway's Flåm Railway, and the Bernina Express itself when booked without the panoramic car. On the Chur–Tirano stretch, the Bernina Express charges up to CHF 145 with a mandatory reservation, while the regional train (RegioExpress) runs the same UNESCO line, through the same curves, for under CHF 30 — no reservation, no glass roof, and the same open window. The Glacier Express and the Rocky Mountaineer, by contrast, charge a real premium for a service the scenery alone can't justify. Here's what pays off, which seat to book, and when to skip the luxury car.
Curadoria Voyspark · Aug 12
Night trains are back in Europe: why sleeping between Berlin and Paris became the new 150-euro flight
Austria reopened 27 night-train routes between 2016 and 2026. Gen Z books a sleeper instead of Easyjet because they understand narrative. The EU taxed short flights for CO2 and made Brussels-Prague cheaper by rail than by air. This guide walks through the real cabins, the real prices, and the arithmetic that changes everything: ten hours sleeping on a berth isn't time lost — it's time recovered.
Curadoria Voyspark · May 12
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