Tailor Made Rail
A Relaxing Rail Holiday to Venice
10 daysfrom $2,269
Tailor Made Rail · Independent rail holiday
Venice via the Brenner Pass
Travel via the Brenner Pass on our signature holiday by rail from London to Venice through the Austrian Alps.
Day by day
- Day 1railovernight: Cologne
London to Cologne
Travel to Brussels by Eurostar this morning and make an easy change onto the German rail network. Zip across to Cologne and check in for an overnight stay at the Mondial am Dom MGallery (or similar), close to the famous cathedral and main station.
- Day 2overnight: Innsbruck
Cologne to Innsbruck
Board another ICE service bound for Innsbruck, the unofficial 'capital of the Alps'. The journey takes you across the Rhine and along its western bank, past castles, vineyards and the villages of Boppard and Bingen, then south-east towards Lake Constance and the Austrian border, growing more mountainous towards Innsbruck. Overnight stop at the AC Innsbruck Hotel (or similar).
- Day 3overnight: Venice
Innsbruck to Venice
A free morning in Innsbruck to explore, perhaps taking the cable car up to the Nordkette for sweeping views. In the afternoon, travel through the Tyrol region of Austria, continuing through the Brenner Pass and down into Italy, passing Verona before crossing the lagoon into Venice. Head to the Hotel Firenze (or similar) for a 3-night stay.
- Day 4overnight: Venice
Venice
Enjoy Venice in all its splendour. The most popular hub of the city is St Mark's Square, the regal piazza that opens out onto the mouth of the Grand Canal and the Venetian Lagoon, with plenty of sights to be found in the narrow maze of streets.
- Day 5overnight: Venice
Venice
Take a vaporetto along the water to see the best of Venice, or get out onto other islands in the Lagoon such as colourful Murano and Burano, or Venice Lido with its beaches on the Adriatic.
- Day 6overnight: Chambery
Venice to Chambery
Leave your hotel after breakfast and return to Santa Lucia station for your journey north to Milan. Change onto a service via Turin and across the French border to Chambery, arriving at the Mercure Chambery Centre (or similar) for an overnight stay in this pretty Alpine town with its medieval castle and old town area.
- Day 7rail
Chambery to London
Check out of your hotel and return to the station for your high-speed TGV service back to Paris. On arrival into Paris Gare de Lyon, transfer to the Gare du Nord by metro, then board a Eurostar back to London.
Included
- All rail journeys, in standard class
- Seat reservations where required
- 6 nights’ hand-picked hotel accommodation with breakfast
- Easy-to-follow travel documentation
- Despatch of tickets by email
- Proactive rerouting in case of strikes or disruptions
