What is the furthest train journey in the UK?

The longest UK train journey is Aberdeen to Penzance. Covering 785 miles, this train journey takes about 13 hours and 20 minutes to complete (give or take a few minutes). It has 36 stops and spends about two hours in total waiting for passengers to embark and disembark at each railway station along the way.



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The Caledonian Sleeper is the UK's longest and most spectacular sleeper train route. Starting in London, the Caledonian Sleeper operates different routes directly to the north of Scotland, taking up to 14 hours to reach Inverness.

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The 08:20 from Aberdeen to Penzance – operated by CrossCountry – is the longest single train journey in the UK. At nearly 14 hours and covering 722 miles, it's the furthest you can get between two train stations in a single trip.

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The longest UK train journey is Aberdeen to Penzance. Covering 785 miles, this train journey takes about 13 hours and 20 minutes to complete (give or take a few minutes).

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If you really want a long European train journey, head to Adler, just south of the Olympic host city Sochi. From there, you can catch a train up to Vorkuta on the edge of the Arctic Circle. The route zigzags a bit over its 89-hour, 4,200km journey, but it always stays on the European side of the Ural mountains.

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Russian Railways (RZD) operate an entire train from Paris Gare de l'Est to Moscow once a week all year round, with comfortable 2 & 4 berth regular sleeping cars, luxurious 1 & 2 bed VIP deluxe sleeping-cars and a restaurant car.

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Trans-Siberian is the longest train trip in the world at seven days long. It travels 10,214 km across 16 major rivers, 876 stations, and 87 cities. Some long train trips – like the Canadian from Toronto to Vancouver – begin and end with overnight stays in luxurious hotels.

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Yes, you will need to make a reservation on your chosen service, even if you have only booked a seat, not a berth. Visit The Caledonian Sleeper website or Great Western Railway's Night Riviera Sleeper website for more information.

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The Stourbridge Town branch line is a 0.8-mile (1.3 km) railway branch line, in Stourbridge, West Midlands, England. It is the shortest line in Britain, and can also be defined as the shortest line in Europe. A Parry People Mover approaching Stourbridge Town station.

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Clermont-Ferrand to Béziers, in Languedoc, takes a full day to travel and is the longest single track line in France.

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All aboard the Paris-Moscow Express The train runs for some 3,483 km or about 2,164 miles from Paris to Moscow, making it the second longest direct passenger train in Europe - the longest being an identical train which links Moscow with Nice every week.

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One of the most popular international routes on the Russian railways, the Paris to Moscow route takes about a day and a half, passing through several European capitals along the way. Note that it will pass through Belarus, requiring the appropriate transit visa.

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The China-Europe Block Train is the longest rail route in the world, having surpassed the Trans-Siberian railway (5,772 miles) and the Moscow-to-Beijing (4,340 miles) train. It is 8,111 miles long (13,000 kilometers), travels through eight different countries, and can stretch three times from Florida to Washington.

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Pilatus Railway, Switzerland The Pilatus Railway runs from Alpnachstad on Lake Alpnach to the Esel station near the summit of the 6,800-foot-high Mount Pilatus in the Swiss canton of Obwalden. It takes the crown as the world's steepest rack railway with a maximum gradient of 48 percent.

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Stourbridge Town line, England Far down in the deep green forests of the West Midlands in England lies what claims to be the shortest railway branch line in Europe. The Stourbridge Town line measures a titchy 0.8 miles long with a mere two stops, travelling from Stourbridge Town to Stourbridge Junction.

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Far down in the deep green forests of the West Midlands in England lies what claims to be the shortest railway branch line in Europe. The Stourbridge Town line measures a titchy 0.8 miles long with a mere two stops, travelling from Stourbridge Town to Stourbridge Junction.

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Germany, the Longest Railway Network in Europe.

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