Explore by rail

Decide which Explore trip you want to book, or trips if you're lucky enough to be able to travel for longer. Currently, only our European tours are suitable for accessing by train with International Rail. Discover our suggested trips for rail access further down this page.

To secure your place on your chosen Explore tour, we recommend booking and paying the 10% deposit (refundable within 14 days) while you sort your train travel with International Rail. 

Consider whether you'd like to travel by train one way, both ways or even break up your journey by enjoying a stop over or short break somewhere en route to your Explore tour.

Complete this short form, sharing your starting point, destination and travel dates with International Rail.

Sit back and relax whilst International Rail compile route suggestions and a quote for your journey.

When ready, International Rail's suggested journeys and routings will be sent to you, according to your request, along with full costings. At this point there's still room for manoeuvre and you can adapt the journey(s) to suit you - perhaps adding in a city stop along the way, or even adding a longer connection time so you can enjoy lunch in Paris before continuing your trip. 

Once you're happy with your trip and route, you will be asked to make payment for the train journey on the International Rail website. International Rail will confirm your tickets and send everything directly to you ready for travel.

Separately, we at Explore will confirm your trip booking, with final payment for the tour being required 70 days before departure.