Train Holidays & Rail Tours in Scotland | 2025 & 2026

Train Holidays & Rail Tours

Travel through awe-inspiring scenery and experience some of the world’s greatest railway journeys on our self-guided train holidays. You will explore by train, bus, taxi, and ferry, using a flexible rover ticket that allows you to travel independently. We take care of your travel arrangements and accommodation leaving you free to make the most of each day.

Your personalised information pack will arm you with everything you need to enjoy your holiday. This includes travel notes, timetables, sightseeing suggestions, and restaurant recommendations. Knowing that all arrangements are taken care of means you can spend your days stress-free exploring medieval castles, sampling culinary delights, or taking in wonderful seaside views.

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Scotland by Train

£1650

Great Scottish Railway Journey

£1540

Jacobite Steam Train on the Glenfinnan Viaduct

Colourful Portree harbour

Absolute Escapes clients with the Jacobite Steam Train (credit - Jeff Neill)

Katia from the Absolute Escapes team at the Quiraing, Isle of Skye (credit - Katia Fernandez Mayo)

Blair Castle, Highland Perthshire (credit - Paul Tomkins, VisitScotland)

Melanie from the Absolute Escapes team sitting by River Lochy, Fort William (credit - Melanie Grandidge)

Whisky tasting at Ben Nevis Distillery in Fort William (credit - Melanie Grandidge)

View from Calton Hill, Edinburgh (credit - Zoe Kirkbride)

Inverness Castle (credit - Kenny Lam, VisitScotland)

Melanie from the Absolute Escapes team with Jacobite Steam Train at Glenfinnan

Glasgow Botanics Glasshouse (credit - Erin Meek from the Absolute Escapes team)

Zoe from the Absolute Escapes team at The Old Man of Storr on the Isle of Skye (credit - Zoe Kirkbride)

Scotland by Train

From £1650pp

Train Holidays

Duration 10 Nights

Jacobite Steam Train - one of the greatest railway journeys of the world
The magical Isle of Skye and the Cuillin Mountains
Mystical Loch Ness and Inverness; the capital of the Highlands

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The Forth Bridge from South Queensferry

On board the Jacobite Steam Train

The West Highland Line passing by Loch Nan Uamh

Red deer in the Highlands

River Lochy and the Great Glen Railway Bridge

Oban waterfront and McCaig's Tower

Jacobite Steam Train

Jacobite Steam Train crossing Glenfinnan Viaduct

Inverness Castle

Edinburgh panorama

Scenery in The Cairngorms National Park

The West Highland Line to Oban

Great Scottish Railway Journey

From £1540pp

Train Holidays

Duration 10 Nights

Travel on the Jacobite Steam Train across the breathtaking Glenfinnan Viaduct
Discover the spectacular wild landscapes of The Cairngorms National Park
Cross the historic Forth Bridge to Edinburgh - Scotland’s majestic capital city

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