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Buses and trains go almost everywhere in the world, allowing travelers to cover a lot of ground without the hassle of driving or the inflexibility of flights.

Whether you want to embark on a romantic long-distance rail journey in Europe or a boozy excursion through Napa Valleys vineyards,Travel + Leisurehas the scoop on the latest routes and the best bus and train travel ideas.

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Three photos from Thailand with the words Destination of the Year overlaid on top

Pair of photos from the Ovo Patagonia hotel in Argentina

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A train traveling through a mountainous landscape with a village and a church on a hillside

Northern Lights

The Jet bus in DC

Train station in Rabat

A woman rolling her luggage on an Amtrak platform in Washington DC

Train at station

Aerial of the Atlantic City boardwalk and beach

The bar at night on board the Orient Express

Aerial view of the Rovos Rail in Africa

The Grand Canyon Railway’s 1923 steam engine GCR No. 4690

The Royal Gorge Route Railroad prepares to depart the station in Canon City

Train and track at The Mount Washington Cog Railway, Mount Washington, New Hampshire.

Aerial view of Machu Picchu during sunrise

A view of the Duluth Zephyr train on the tracks

Exterior view of the Strasburg Rail Road

Exterior of Amtrak Airo

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Polar Express in snowy Colorado

Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada with a train.

The Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway in the fall

A red train engine along a lakeside track

Drone view of the Durango & Silverton train with cliffs and forest on either side of the track

Canyon Spirit train

Aerial view of The train going through mountains by The Grand Canyon Railway & Hotel

Alaska Railroad interior

Exterior of Rocky Mountaineer in Jasper, Canada

The famous steam locomotive, Flying Scotsman, heads north on a summer’s morning over Arten Gill.

A train dining car

A baby on an amtrak train and train tracks

Pike’s Peak Cog Railway in Colorado in winter

Clear sky on Bernina Express train crossing the forest covered with snow, Chapella, Graubunden canton, Engadine, Switzerland

observation car on the Britannic Explorer

Napa Valley Wine Train with a holiday wreath

Venice Simplon Orient Express exterior

A train in landscape in Peru.

Shots of people in a train

View of a European cityscape from on board the Venice Simplon Orient Express

Conductors standing outside of a train

A passenger train crossing a bridge in Spain

Front of train

An Amtrak train pulled into the station in Washington D.C.

A shinkansen N700A series, or high speed bullet train, arrives at night in Tokyo

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Pair of photos from Laos, one showing monks crossing a bridge, and one showing a view of trees from a window

Exterior of the Brightline train in Florida

A suite from on board the La Dolce Vita Orient Express

A train passing through the Italian countryside

Aerial shot of two trains in the Orlando station

The exterior of the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express

A train goes around a mountain

Cityscape of Tende, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence, France

An Amtrak train with a Harry Potter and the Cursed Child wrap at a train facility

The front of the Napa Valley train

Amtrak passengers at breakfast

Aerial view of Bergen from Scandinavian railway through Norway in winter

Exterior of the train that went from Baden bei Wien to Vienna

Texas State Railroad

Golden Pass Express rail through Switzerland during summer

view of the Rocky Mountaineer train as it passes Castle Mountain

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