BRITAIN BY RAIL

A BritRail Pass gives you the freedom to travel as you please.  If your objective is to come back home with a unique travel experience, just the one that reflects your personality, then the BritRail Pass is a must.  It will open a world of British scenic discovery in a very affordable and flexible fashion.

In order to help you optimize your travel experience we are providing you with our advice on suggested destinations and routes to travel.  Remember that rail is the most civilized way of travel in Britain.  You can get just about anywhere by train.  Below are sample itineraries.  The figures in parenthesis () indicate the approximate rail journey time between stations in hours.  Anything is possible with a BritRail Pass.

ITINERARY 1 - Universities, Lochs and Lakes

London Kings Cross to Cambridge (1hr); to York (2hr ½); to Edinburgh (2hr ½); to Inverness (3hr ½); to Glasgow (3hr ½); to Windermere (2hr ¾); to London Euston (4hr ½).

ITINERARY 2 - East Meets West:

London Kings Cross to York (2hr); to Edinburgh (2hr ½); to Glasgow (1hr); to London Euston (5hr ¾).

ITINERARY 3: Up the East Coast to Scotland

London to Norwich (2hr); to York (3hr); to Edinburgh (2hr ½); to London Euston (5hr).

ITINERARY 4 - The Grand Tour:

London to York (2 hr); to Edinburgh (2hr ½ ); to Inverness (3hr ½ ); to Glasgow (3hr ½ ); to Windermere ( 2hr ¾ ); to Birmingham (3hr); to Bath (2hr); to Penzance (4hr ½ ); to Exeter (3hr ½); to Salisbury (1hr ¾); to London ( 1hr ½).

ITINERARY 5 - Historical Britain

London to Bath (1hr ½); to Cardiff (1hr ¼); to Chester (3hr ¼); to Manchester (1hr); York (1hr ½); to London (2hr).

ITINERARY 6: Cathedrals, baths and Castles

London to Portsmouth (1hr ½); to Salisbury (1hr ¼); to Bath (1hr); to Birmingham (2hr); to Glasgow (4hr½); to Edinburgh (1hr); to York (2hr ½); to London (2hr).

ITINERARY 7 - A Trip to Ireland and Wales

London to Chester (2hr ½); to Holyhead (1hr ½) where you catch the HSS (Fast Ferry) to Dublin/Dun Loaghaire (1hr ¾); to Rosslare (2hr ½); for Ferry to Fishguard, Wales (3hr ¾); to Cardiff  (2hr ½); to London (2hr).