The journeys
11 scenic train journeys, narrated by GPS
Each journey is a researched audio guide that plays short stories as your train reaches each place, in either direction of travel and fully offline. The first three stories of every journey are free to listen to in the app; a journey is a one-time $4.99 purchase, or take the Rail Journeys Pass ($29.99, one-time) for every journey, including future ones, for life.
California Zephyr
Chicago ↔ Emeryville
2,438 mi / about 3,924 km · 87 audio stories
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Bernina Express
Chur ↔ Tirano
144 km · 31 audio stories
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Glacier Express
Zermatt ↔ St. Moritz
291 km · 34 audio stories
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Bergen Line
Bergen ↔ Oslo
about 490 km · 34 audio stories
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West Highland Line
Glasgow ↔ Mallaig
164 mi / about 264 km · 26 audio stories
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TranzAlpine
Christchurch ↔ Greymouth
223 km / 139 mi · 26 audio stories
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Coastal Pacific
Picton ↔ Christchurch
about 350 km · 26 audio stories
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Empire Builder
Chicago ↔ Seattle
about 2,200 miles / 3,550 km · 86 audio stories
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Rocky Mountaineer
Vancouver ↔ Banff
about 560 mi / 900 km of rail, Vancouver to Banff · 41 audio stories
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Which side of the train should you sit on?
A window guide for every journey: each narrated sight in order, with the side to look and the distance from the start, for both directions of travel.
- California Zephyr: which side to sit
- Bernina Express: which side to sit
- Glacier Express: which side to sit
- Bergen Line: which side to sit
- West Highland Line: which side to sit
- TranzAlpine: which side to sit
- Coastal Pacific: which side to sit
- Empire Builder: which side to sit
- Rocky Mountaineer: which side to sit
- The Ghan: which side to sit
- Coast Starlight: which side to sit
Prefer a picture? See the illustrated route maps.