#train travel

#train travel

Departing from its 1905 depot like a moving postcard, the train follows the Toccoa River, passing sycamores and sourwoods, rolling hills, and farms along the way. It's leaf-peeping without the hairpin turns or crowded parking lots, just windows down and the car doors open wide, a thermos of cider, and the steady click of the rails. The classic trip is a 26-mile, four-hour round-trip from downtown Blue Ridge, Georgia, to the twin border towns of McCaysville, Georgia, and Copperhill, Tennessee.

"One of my favorite getaway recommendations from New York City is Hudson, New York in the Hudson Valley," Victor Rivera, the general manager of LUMA Hotel Times Square, shared with Travel + Leisure. "It's only about a two-hour train ride from Penn Station on Amtrak, and the views of the Hudson River along the way already help you transition into a completely different pace of life."

Amtrak's Mardi Gras Service relaunches for the first time since 2005, offering twice-daily departures between Mobile, Alabama, and New Orleans, with stops at key Gulf Coast cities.

LNER's Simpler Fares pilot, initiated in January 2024, replaces Off-Peak and Super Off-Peak fares with three fixed fare options, simplifying fare structures.

Getting our suitcases off the fast train and onto the hopelessly overcrowded regional train was not exactly how we had imagined the start of our vacation.

"I love the idea of night trains, but my compartment was tiny and shared with strangers. My train was two hours late, and I paid €250 but barely slept."

"DB is one of the best operators when it comes to offering through tickets to/from or across Germany, including connections from Amsterdam to Prague or Zurich to Copenhagen."