Running from Fort William to Mallaig, the Jacobite excursion is a great introduction to steam travel in Scotland. The Jacobite also have longer tours up to a 14 day Grand Tour of Scotland.
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| Inside a dining car on The Jacobite |
McKinlay Kidd are a travel company that specialize in holidays in the UK and Ireland. They can organize rail tours like The Jacobite but can also add additional excursions.
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| The Jacobite - Fort William to Mallaig |
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| 14 day Grand Tour of Scotland |
ÖBB, the national rail company of Austria, has launched a series of sleeper trains connecting widely varied routes throughout Europe. From Vienna you can head to Amsterdam, Brussels, Budapest, Hamburg, Paris, Milan, Rome, Warsaw and Zurich. Further lines extend from those cities to Berlin, Bucharest, Nice, Palermo, Prague, Stockholm and Syracuse.
The first map shows the Nightjet and EuroNight routes plus routes supplied by other European railways, see "Weitere Nachtzüge". For example, the route from Vienna to Bucharest is provided by Romanian Railway (CFR Călălatori), Berlin to Stockholm via Swedish Railway and SJ Railway.
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| ÖBB Nightjet, EuroNight & other routes |
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| ÖBB Nightjet only routes |
ItaliaRail has information and a booking portal for Italian sleeper trains. For instance, you can book an overnight train in either a 4 berth couchette or a 1 person cabin from Palermo to Rome for $152.
Also try the .italio Treno app.
