St James Rail offers one day trips and extended tours in Australia, as well as tours overseas. All our tours are planned and organised by the tour leaders who have great passion to introduce and share their unique experiences with you.
Our Next Tours
WORLDWIDE TOURS
EASTERN AND ORIENTAL EXPRESS
WILD MALAYSIA
Enjoy three nights in Singapore in a luxurious five-star hotel before you experience the Eastern and Oriental Express luxury rail journey from Singapore through Malaysia to Gemas, Merapoh and the Taman Negara National Park, as well as through Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Langsar and to Butterwroth to visit Penang Island, and return to Singapore. Over 2,000 kilometres of rail travel in Malaysia, with included off train excursions and all-inclusive dining. Enjoy three nights aboard this luxurious train, with fine ensuite cabins and staterooms, with excellent dining, lounge and observations cars. Overnight in a five-star hotel in Singapore and then to Australia, or join our Autumn Colour & Festivals tour to Japan (…)
Date: Friday 27 September – Friday 4 October 2024 - Fully Booked
AUTUMN COLOURS & FESTIVALS
JAPAN BY RAIL 2024
Join us for one of our new Autumn Colours tour to Japan – a twenty-three day to experience autumn colours and seasonal festivals on the Japanese islands of Honshu, Hokkaido and Shikoku. The tour begins with the famous autumn festival in Takayama. As well as autumn colours in nature - the tour has a special focus on experiencing the culture, art and regional foods of Japan. Enjoy five nights in lovely hot spring resorts; travel first class on the high speed 'Shinkansen' trains – making your journey relaxed, exhilarating and very comfortable; experience special scenic rail journeys through colourful forests (…)
Date: Sunday 6 October – Tuesday 29 October 2024 - Two places remain - BOOK NOW!
A NEW ZEALAND RAIL JOURNEY
FORGOTTEN WORLD RAIL ADVENTURE
DRIVE YOUR RAIL CART ALONG 142 KM OF RAILWAY AND AUCKLAND TO WELLINGTON RAIL JOURNEYS
Join us to New Zealand’s North Island to experience a unique rail adventure – driving your own rail cart along the 142 km rail line from Okahukura to Stratford and return. We pass through 24 tunnels, and cross 98 bridges on this remarkable journey, experiencing local hospitality and the beautiful New Zealand countryside along the way. Explore the Taranaki Region of New Zealand – Mt Taranaki and New Plymouth - as well as journeying on the paddle steamer Waimarie on the Wanganui River. Experience the Northern Explorer rail journey from Auckland to Wellington, and there is the option to continue to the South Island aboard the Interislander ferry, and journey on New Zealand’s Coastal Pacific and spectacular TranzAlpine rail journeys, as well as Christchurch’s restaurant tram, as part of a five day/four night extension.
Date: Tuesday 19 November – Saturday 30 November 2024 - 6 places remain - BOOK NOW!
GREAT RAIL JOURNEY OF GREAT BRITAIN
SCENIC RAIL JOURNEYS, STUNNING SCENERY & HERITAGE RAILWAY HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS TO CORNWALL
Join us for a great rail discovery of Great Britain. Explore the splendid scenery of coast and mountain by scheduled and heritage trains. Beautiful rail experiences with good food and comfortable hotels. Pullman dining on the Great Central; cruise on Loch Nevis; to Cornwall along the Dawlish sea coast; the North Yorkshire Moor railway to Whitby; the night sleeper to Fort William; the Welsh Highland Railway and other great little railways of Wales and more. Fine dining on the rails, local produce.
Date: Monday 2 June to Wednesday 2 July 2025 - BOOK NOW!
TOURS IN AUSTRALIA
GREAT SOUTHERN RAIL JOURNEY
RAIL FROM BRISBANE TO SYDNEY, MELBOURNE AND ADELAIDE DALE CHIHULY GLASS INSTALLATION, ADELAIDE BOTANIC GARDENS SOUTH AUSTRALIA’S LIMESTONE COAST
Join us aboard the Great Southern train journey (4 days / 3 nights) from Brisbane through Sydney, Melbourne to Adelaide, and then sightseeing in Adelaide and along the Limestone coast and the Coorong. Our tour features the work of the world’s most celebrated contemporary glass artist, Seattle-based Dale Chihuly, who has chosen the stunning Adelaide Botanic Garden for the first major outdoor exhibition of his work in Australia and the wider southern hemisphere. Local food and wine, coastal scenery and seafood.
Date: Sunday 19 to Wednesday 29 January 2025 - BOOK NOW!
NSW MID-NORTH COAST
CROWDY BAY, HARRINGTON, MANNING POINT, DIAMOND HEAD, CAMDEN HAVEN, KENDALL … AND MORE
Enjoy a short five day / four night tour to the mid north coast. By train to Taree, then exploring the coastal region around Halliday’s Point and Crowdy Head. Lovely coastal scenery and fresh local produce – with splendid beaches, headlands, and river scenery.
Date: Monday 10 to Friday 14 February 2025 - BOOK NOW!
ANZAC SOUTHERN AURORA
GREAT FOOD, WINE AND SCENERY OF REGIONAL NSW
Join our annual Anzac rail cruise as we travel south through the Southern Highlands and Riverina of NSW, returning through the Central West to Orange and the Blue Mountains of NSW. countryside to Albury, and then into Victoria to explore on our private train – fantastic scenery, great food, wine and the company of SJR friends. Enjoy the comfort and elegance of rail travel in the sleeping cars of the Southern Aurora, with the opportunity to experience some of the fine food, wines and scenery of regional NSW in lounge and dining cars. taste wonderful olive oil at Morella Grove before viewing cotton ginning; or view the Murray Cod farming with a taste of local Riverina Calabria wines; explore the Bundawarrah Centre and Temora Regional Museum; or explore the extensive Temora Aviation Centre. Featured visits to gardens, local gourmet producers, and offering great tastes aboard, prepared in the Southern Aurora’s kitchen by talented chefs and served to you in the dining car. Our Riverina Rail Tour heads south from Sydney into the heart of Australia’s ‘food bowl’. You’ll receive a warm welcome from the communities of the Riverina, learn about the produce that they grow and the challenges and innovations in the region.
Date: Monday 21 – Friday 25 April 2025 - BOOK NOW!
Testimonials
'There is no better way to travel than with St James Rail. The journeys are incredibly well researched and meticulously planned by the founder and tour leaders'
Peter and Joan (Mosman)
St James Rail
Connect with us at
PO Box N400
Grosvenor Place
NSW 1220
AUSTRALIA
ABN 76 150 053 384
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