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Updated 20 October 2026
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Luxury trains, sleepers and panoramic day trains, with every class or cabin scored out of 10 from the operator’s own information and published reviews. Each train’s page sets its cabins side by side; each cabin page gives the fare, the facts and their sources. How we score
4 trains · 13 cabins
Rail · Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn and Rhaetian Railway
Excellence Class turns the Glacier Express into a long, unhurried lunch, with a window seat for everyone, a five-course menu with paired wines, champagne and a concierge.
Score 7.4 out of 10
Rail · Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn and Rhaetian Railway
First Class buys a 2+1 layout, so couples can take a table for two and solo travellers can have a seat to themselves, which matters on an eight-hour journey.
Score 7.0 out of 10
Rail · Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn and Rhaetian Railway
Second Class gives you the whole Glacier Express route through the same panoramic windows as First, for CHF 220 full fare including the mandatory seat reservation.
Score 6.6 out of 10
Rail · Belmond
The Grand Suite turns a night on the Orient-Express into something closer to a hotel stay: a separate lounge, a double bed, a marble shower room, a butler and private car transfers at each end.
Score 7.4 out of 10
Rail · Belmond
The Suite is the cabin most couples will want on this train: a private marble bathroom and a double or twin bed, without the bunk ladder or the walk down the corridor.
Score 6.6 out of 10
Rail · Belmond
The Historic Cabin is the lowest-priced way to travel on the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, and you get the same dining cars, bar car and service as guests in the suites.
Score 5.6 out of 10
Rail · Rocky Mountaineer
GoldLeaf puts you in a bi-level coach: a glass-dome upper deck for the views, and a dining room and open-air platform below.
Score 7.0 out of 10
Rail · Rocky Mountaineer
SilverLeaf gives you the same route, the same daylight scenery and the same included food and drink as GoldLeaf, from a single-level glass-dome coach with meals served at your seat.
Score 6.5 out of 10
All 2 cabins on Rocky Mountaineer – First Passage to the West side by side
Rail · ÖBB
The pick of the new Nightjet for two travelling together: a private compartment with its own toilet and a proper shower cubicle, breakfast brought to the door and lounge access before departure.
Score 6.0 out of 10
Rail · ÖBB
The standard choice for couples who want privacy and their own toilet without paying for the single Comfort Plus compartment.
Score 5.6 out of 10
Rail · ÖBB
A modern four-berth compartment that works well for a family or group of four who book it outright.
Score 3.8 out of 10
Rail · ÖBB
A private pod for one person at roughly couchette prices, and Seat61 rates it the main innovation of the new trains.
Score 3.6 out of 10
Rail · ÖBB
The budget option on this train, and not one we would choose for an overnight journey of more than 14 hours.
Score 2.3 out of 10
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