Amtrak Vacations
California Icons and Yosemite
Five-day rail trip to San Francisco with a Yosemite day trip
Style
195 rail vacations qualify as first rail vacations, from 15 operators, 1 to 25 days, from $32 per person.
How a trip qualifies: The trip's own details (guiding, pace, logistics handled) make it a fit for a first packaged rail trip.
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Five-day rail trip to San Francisco with a Yosemite day trip

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Montreal to NYC fall foliage rail trip, one Adirondack ride

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Six-day rail trip from Toronto to New York City via Niagara Falls

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Self-guided 7-day rail trip from Madrid to Santiago de Compostela via Leon

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NYC to Montreal fall foliage rail trip, one Adirondack ride

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Coast Starlight train trip from Los Angeles to Seattle

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Self-guided 7-day rail trip from Bilbao to Valencia via Madrid

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Seven-day Empire Builder rail trip, Chicago to Seattle

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Five-day rail roundtrip from Vancouver to Seattle and Portland

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Self-guided 5-day Swiss rail tour: Jungfraujoch, Lucerne, Mount Pilatus

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Boston to Washington DC rail trip through 4 Northeast cities

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Six-day rail journey from San Francisco to Seattle with an overnight train

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Six-day San Francisco to San Diego rail trip via Los Angeles

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7-day rail loop from San Francisco to five Utah national parks

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Coast Starlight train trip from Seattle to Los Angeles

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Independent 10-day Amtrak roundtrip from San Francisco via Chicago and Seattle

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10-day rail trip from Los Angeles to New York via Chicago

Authentic Europe
Self-guided rail trip from London to Dublin via an overnight Edinburgh sleeper

Authentic Europe
Self-guided rail trip from London to Dublin via an overnight Edinburgh sleeper

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10-day rail loop from Chicago to Utah's parks and the Grand Canyon

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10-day rail trip from Seattle to Washington, D.C. via Chicago

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10-day rail trip from San Francisco to Washington, D.C.

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Nine-day rail trip up the California coast with a wine stop

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10-day rail trip from Seattle to New York via Chicago

Authentic Europe
5-day self-guided Switzerland trip: Lucerne, Interlaken Express, Jungfraujoch

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8-day round-trip rail journey from Chicago to Utah's Mighty 5 parks

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One-way Chicago to Los Angeles rail trip via the Grand Canyon

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Ten-day cross-country rail trip, Washington DC to San Francisco

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Round trip Amtrak rail loop from Chicago to Seattle, LA, New Orleans

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Los Angeles roundtrip Amtrak loop through San Francisco, Seattle, and Chicago

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Chicago roundtrip Amtrak circuit through Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Seattle

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Self-guided Swiss rail circuit on the Glacier and Bernina Express

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Roundtrip Southwest rail trip from LA to the Grand Canyon and Sedona

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Three-train rail journey from San Francisco to the Grand Canyon and Vegas

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Roundtrip rail trip from Chicago to the Grand Canyon and Yosemite

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Independent winter rail vacation from Seattle to Calgary via the Canadian Rockies

adeo Travel
7-day self-guided rail tour of Chester, Liverpool, the Lake District and York

Discovery Trains
2-day luxury overnight train through Vietnam, Saigon to Da Nang

Great Journeys New Zealand (KiwiRail)
Guided 6-day North Island rail tour, Auckland to Wellington

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Winter rail vacation from Calgary to Seattle via Banff, Jasper and Vancouver

Canadian Rockies Trains
4-day Rocky Mountaineer train trip from Vancouver to Banff

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Winter rail vacation from Vancouver to Calgary via Jasper and Banff

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8-day rail loop from Los Angeles to Grand Canyon and San Francisco

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Cross-country Amtrak rail journey, Los Angeles to Washington, D.C., on three trains

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One-way Amtrak rail trip from Chicago to Glacier National Park and Seattle

Canada Rail (canadarail.ca)
4-day Rocky Mountaineer rail journey from Banff to Vancouver

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Seattle to Chicago rail trip via Portland and Glacier National Park

Anderson Vacations
Independent rail tour through Toronto, Ottawa, Montréal and Québec City

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12-day rail trip, Los Angeles to New York via Grand Canyon

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San Francisco roundtrip rail and rental-car trip to Grand Teton and Yellowstone

Anderson Vacations
Self-drive Alberta to BC road trip with a VIA Rail transfer

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Chicago roundtrip rail and rental-car trip to Grand Teton and Yellowstone

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Independent rail and self-drive trip to the Tetons and Yellowstone

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Independent 7-day rail vacation from Vancouver to Calgary via Jasper and Banff

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8-day self-guided rail tour of Bath, Oxford, Stratford-upon-Avon and London

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Independent rail and road trip to the Tetons and Yellowstone

Rocky Mountaineer
Two-day daylight glass-dome train journey, Vancouver to Banff via Kamloops

adeo Travel
9-day self-guided rail tour through central Scotland and the Eastern Highlands

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San Francisco roundtrip rail trip to Denver, Moab, and three national parks

Canadian Rockies Trains
7-day Rockies trip ending with an overnight VIA Rail sleeper to Vancouver

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Chicago roundtrip rail trip to Glacier National Park and Seattle

Authentic Europe
Self-guided Swiss rail circuit on the Glacier, Bernina and GoldenPass Express

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10-day Amtrak rail trip from Chicago to Seattle via Glacier National Park

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10-day rail trip from Seattle to Chicago via Glacier National Park

Canada Rail (canadarail.ca)
8-day winter rail circuit from Vancouver to Calgary on The Canadian

Canada Rail (canadarail.ca)
8-day winter rail circuit from Vancouver to Calgary on The Canadian

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Independent 10-day rail vacation westbound from Calgary to Victoria

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12-day self-guided Scotland rail tour from Glasgow through the Highlands to Edinburgh

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Rail and road trip from Denver to LA through seven national parks

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13-day rail trip, New York City to San Francisco via Yellowstone

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Chicago to Seattle by Empire Builder via Glacier National Park

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Independent VIA Rail vacation from Vancouver to Calgary via Jasper and Banff

adeo Travel
15-day self-guided BritRail tour through England's heritage cities and Lake District

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Independent 11-day rail vacation from Seattle to Calgary via Vancouver and Jasper

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13-day self-guided Wales rail tour on three heritage steam railways

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San Francisco roundtrip rail trip to Rocky Mountain, Arches, Canyonlands and Yellowstone

Canadian Train Vacations (Fresh Tracks Canada)
6-day Banff to Vancouver trip with an overnight VIA Rail sleeper

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13-day rail trip, New York City to Seattle via Glacier National Park

Great Rail Journeys
Eight-day independent Canada trip on the Rocky Mountaineer, Vancouver to Banff

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Chicago roundtrip rail trip to Rocky Mountain, Arches, Canyonlands and Yellowstone parks

Canadian Train Vacations (Fresh Tracks Canada)
6-day Rocky Mountaineer journey from Vancouver to Lake Louise and Banff

adeo Travel
18-day self-guided rail circuit through England, Wales and Scotland

Discovery Trains
9-day independent Rocky Mountaineer tour, Vancouver to Calgary

Canadian Train Vacations (Fresh Tracks Canada)
Rocky Mountaineer rail journey from Vancouver through Kamloops to Jasper and Banff

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12-day rail trip to 6 national parks from Denver to Yosemite

Canada Rail (canadarail.ca)
16-day rail crossing of Canada, Vancouver to Halifax, via the Rockies

Canada Rail (canadarail.ca)
16-day rail crossing of Canada, Halifax to Vancouver, via the Rockies

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Three-day luxury overnight train loop through the Scottish Highlands from Edinburgh
Alaska Railroad
Round-trip beer-tasting train from Anchorage to Portage with Glacier BrewHouse
Alaska Railroad
Winter rail-fly to Fairbanks' World Ice Art Championships festival