The most luxurious trains for which people have been waiting in line for months for tickets
It's not easy to get a ride on one of these trains. Ticket prices are fabulous compared to regular trains. But when you realize that this is your chance to make a journey, the like of which you will never have in your life again, everything makes sense.
The ticket price is just one of the difficulties you will have to face to get on the train. Some of the trains listed below travel only once a year. And waiting in queues in the hope of buying a ticket for these trains stretches for months.
Orient Express
Ticket price: from $1,160.
It was the first railway line that connected East and West. Perhaps the most famous train thanks to the novel by Agatha Christie "Murder on the Orient Express".
Eastern & Oriental Express Train
Ticket price: from $2,217.
This train, which can easily be compared with any five-star hotel, follows the route from Singapore to Malaysia and Bangkok.
The Golden Chariot Train
Ticket price: $5,730.
It is considered one of the most beautiful passenger trains. The style mimics the one on the old Blue Express train owned by the Queen of Great Britain.
Rovos Rail Train
Ticket price: from $1,200.
At the rear of the train is a carriage with huge windows and panoramic views.
Royal Scotsman Train
Ticket price: from $2,935.
An incredibly cozy and comfortable train runs through the whole of Scotland. One of the cars was turned into a spa center.
Maharajas Express Train
Ticket price: from $6,840.
The most luxurious and expensive train in Asia. It is a copy of the Royal Palace of India.
Imperial Russia Train
Ticket price: from $5,274.
One of the most famous and luxurious trains, which travels only once a year on three routes.
Blue Train
Ticket price: from $740.
The train travels along the scenic route of the southern coast of South Africa. Its passengers can easily see giraffes, antelopes, bison.
The Golden Eagle Train
Ticket price: from $15,495.
The most expensive passenger train in the world. In one of the cars there is a bar with a piano and its own library. It follows the route Moscow - Vladivostok.
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