Recommended scenic routes
Looking for awesome scenery, shimmering lakes, -capped mountains, coastal splendors? Europe abounds with picturesque little back-country routes. On these routes wonderful views from your train window are guaranteed!
Austria
- Arlberg Line (Bludenz - Innsbruck
- Semmeringbahn (Wiener Neustadt - Semmering)
Bulgaria
- Sofia - Dabova
Croatia
- Split - Ogulinv
Finland
- Lappeenranta - Joensuu
France
- Le Train Jaune (Villefranche-de-Conflent to Latour-de-Carol)
Germany
- Black Forest Line (Offenburg - Konstanz)
- Rhine Valley Line (Mainz - Koblenz)
- Höllental Line ([Freiburg - Donaueschingen)
- Moselle Valley Line (Koblenz - Trier)
Greece
- Kardítsa-Kalambáka
Hungary
- Szabadbattyán - Balatonfüred - Tapolca
Italy
- Centovalli Railway (Domodossola - Locarno (Switzerland)
Norway
- Flåm Railway (Myrdal - Flåm)
- Rauma Line (Dombås - Åndalsnes)
Poland
- Walbrzych Glowny - Jelenia Góra
Portugal
- Porto - Pocinho (Douro valley)
Romania
- Brasov - Ploiesti
Slovenia
- Ljubljana - Celje
- Ljubljana - Jesenice - Nova Gorica
Spain
- Madrid - Aranda - Burgos
- Barcelona - Puigcerdà
- Algeciras - Ronda
- Huesca - Canfranc
Sweden
- Inlandsbanan (Kristinehamn - Gällivare)
Switzerland
- Glacier-Express (Davos/St.Moritz-Zermatt)*
- Golden Pass (Luzern - Interlaken - Montreux)
- Wilhelm Tell Express (Lucern - Locarno
- Bernina Express (Chur - Lugano via Italy)
- Centovalli Railway (Locarno - Domodossola)
