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Our Rail Partners

Railbookers are able to offer professionally planned holidays and a seamless booking process due to our strong partnerships with suppliers throughout UK, Europe, America and Canada.

EUROSTAR Eurostar is the only high speed train that directly links the UK to France and Belgium via the Channel Tunnel. Eurostar take thousands of people a day to Paris, Brussels, Lille, Calais and more, as well as running much-loved direct trains to the South of France and the French and Swiss Alps. Eurostar runs services from London St. Pancras International, Ebbsfleet International and Ashford International in Kent. BELMOND: VENICE SIMPLON-ORIENTEXPRESS The ultimate travel curator and connoisseur, Belmond creates exceptional experiences worldwide. Their collection of iconic trains brings together some of the world’s most thrilling journeys and destinations. From the vintage carriages of the British Pullman to its sister train the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express. A work of art in itself and a true Art Deco icon, the legendary Venice Simplon-Orient-Express is one of the world’s most famous luxury trains. Step aboard and experience truly elegant travel, wrapped in timeless romance. AMTRAK Amtrak is the USA’s national rail operator. It connects North America in a safer, greener and healthier way with thousands of route miles across 46 states, the District of Columbia and three Canadian provinces. Amtrak operates more than 300 trains every day, travelling at speeds up to 150 mph, to more than 500 spectacular destinations. VIA RAIL Established by the Canadian government in 1977, VIA Rail Canada breathed new life into the country’s railways by becoming its first national passenger rail company. Boasting an impressive array of train cars, VIA provides a reliable and secure way to travel across Canada. Its fleet is equipped with all the amenities and technology that you’ve come to expect from modern travel, including wireless Internet access. TRENITALIA ‘With a total network of more than 180 highspeed daily connections from city centre to city centre, including all of Italy’s major art cities, its wide domestic network that helps you reach every destination and its high-level catering services on board. THALYS Thalys offers a high-speed service from Paris to Brussels, Cologne and Amsterdam, as well as providing a link between Amsterdam and Lille. Founded in 1996, Thalys is the only truly multicultural rail service to have achieved a highspeed international link between four countries. DEUTSCHE BAHN Founded in 1994, Deutsche Bahn AG is one of the world’s leading passenger companies operating in 130 countries. Deutsche Bahn are committed to providing efficient travel services for customers around the world, operating over 26,000 train trips on its modern 33,000 kilometre long track network every day. RENFE OPERADORA Renfe Operadora is a state owned Spanish rail company, which was founded in 2005. The name “Renfe” was formed from the former Spanish National Railway Network, RENFE (acronym of Red Nacional de los Ferrocarriles Españoles). Their mission is to provide rail transport to passengers in the safest and most efficient way. SNCF The official European distribution channel of the French railways (SNCF) for sales of high-speed and conventional rail travel throughout France and Europe.

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