5 of the Most Beautiful Train Routes in the World

You can put these on your bucket list

Bryan Dijkhuizen
ILLUMINATION
Published in
3 min readJan 24, 2022

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Photo by Balazs Busznyak on Unsplash

I love traveling by train, as many of you know. My favorite train ride I’ve ever taken was a regional train from Vienna to Puchberg am Schneeberg in Austria in the summer of 2020.

My goal is to ride as many beautiful train routes as possible in the next couple of years.

In this article, I’ll show you the most beautiful train routes in the world. Ranked by me.

1. The Glacier Express — Switzerland

The Glacier Express is one of the routes I want to try badly shortly — in one of my favorite countries: Switzerland.

Photo by Andreas Stutz on Unsplash

The Glacier Express, which runs from St. Moritz to Zermatt, transports passengers through the Swiss Alps through a variety of landscapes, including ancient forests, charming cities, and, as the name says, pristine glaciers.

One on my bucket list.

2. The Flåm Line — Norway

The Flåm Line is a 20.2-kilometer railway line in Aurland Municipality, Vestland County, Norway, that connects…

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Bryan Dijkhuizen
ILLUMINATION

Writing about the life of a neurodivergent creative in a neurotypical world. — https://bryandijkh.substack.com/