I've been on Eurostar, Amtrak, Japanese bullet trains — the best train trip in the world is on the Alpine Bernina Express from Italy to Switzerland.

While the original luxury train was shut down in 1977, the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express (VSOE) runs several routes to cities across Europe including Paris, Geneva, Rome and Venice.

Amid this uptick in interest, Lonely Planet ranked the world’s most incredible train journeys to take in 2025. There are seven European routes on the list, while one UK journey has been crowned the ...