Worlwide Trains
Rail Canterbury are pleased to be able to offer assistance with a wide range of service further afield including Japan, Australia, the USA and China.
Rail Canterbury are pleased to be able to offer assistance with a wide range of service further afield including Japan, Australia, the USA and China.
We are now able to make arrangements for other train travel around the world. Here are some details of what we can arrange for you.
The JR East Flexi Pass:
There is no easier way to visit Eastern Japan than with the JR East Flexi Pass. Enjoy the freedom to travel when you want for 4 days over a 1 month period. With the economical Flexi Pass, you can journey at your leisure, staying in one area for several days or using the train for simple day trips.
The JR East Consecutive Pass:
Explore the beauty and enchantment of Eastern Japan with the JR East Consecutive Pass. The JR EAST PASS is an economical and flexible way to travel around Eastern Japan enabling you to explore by hopping on and off the trains as you wish. It is valid for either 5 or 10 consecutive days.
Both the JR EAST FLEXI-PASS and the JR EAST CONSECUTIVE PASS allow unlimited travel throughout all the 72 railway lines of JR EAST, 5 Shinkansen Super Express Lines (also known as the Bullet Trains) and 67 Conventional Lines. JR EAST offers exceptional discounts to youth travellers and children and is available in Adult, Youth (aged 12 to 25 years inclusive) or Child (6 to 11 years inclusive) rates in Ordinary class or Adult or Child rates in Green Class (First Class). They are available to everyone, except Japanese passport holders.
For more information, or to book these passes, please either call, email or fax us and we will be happy to help.
Australia is a vast continent and there is no better way to enjoy the essence of the country, visit the main cities and experience the amazing countryside more than by travelling the extensive Rail Australia network on some of the greatest rail journeys in the world.
Purchase one or more of Rail Australia's flexible and affordable Rail Passes to use as you go. Whatever your itinerary, Rail Passes provide an economical and comfortable way to discover all or selected regions of Australia.
Rail Australia – Rail Explorer Pass
Experience travel on the Great Southern Rail Network, including journeys along the Indian Pacific between Sydney and Perth, The Overland between Melbourne and the Ghan between Adelaide and Darwin, via Alice Springs. This pass allows unlimited travel for a period of 6 months in Red Service and Red Service Daynighter Seats and is available for travel on rail services operated by the Great Southern Rail Network.
Rail Australia - Austrail Pass
The Austrail Pass gives travellers the flexibility of unlimited travel for a period of 6 months in Australia aboard all participating rail companies including the Great Southern Rail, Country Link and Traveltrain Holidays (QR) in Economy/Red Kangaroo Service seats and is an economic way to enjoy rail travel all over Australia to cities such as Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Darwin, Brisbane and Canberra, plus travel along the east coast all the way up to Cairns. The pass is not available for travel on any Queensland Rail Citytrain service or the Savannahlander, however is available for use on the Kuranda Scenic Railway and The Gulflander. The pass can be used on all CityRail services operated by NSW State Rail.The Rail Explorer Pass and Austrail Pass are not available to holders of Australian passports or Australian residents.
Amtrak USA Rail Pass
In order to experience the entire U.S.A. from coast to coast why not consider a USA Rail Pass. It covers the entire Amtrak network and there are three travel options.
Travel 8 segments* over 15-days
Travel 12 segments* over 30-days
Travel 18 segments* over 45-days
(*A travel segment is any time you get on and then get off a vehicle (train, bus, ferry or other allowable leg).
The pass is valid all year, with no peak or off peak periods or blackout dates. We recommend that reservations be made prior to arrival in the US and as far in advance as possible. Reservations are required for most trains. The Pass is valid for regular Coach Class travel on all Amtrak trains except Auto Train, Acela Express, Metroliner, certain Thruway motorcoach connections and the Canadian portion of trains operated jointly by Amtrak and Via Rail Canada. On some trains, you can upgrade your accommodations to Business Class or Sleeping Car accommodations.
The USA Rail Pass is for international travellers only. USA citizens are not eligible to purchase USA Rail Passes.
Point to Point Tickets
If the USA Rail Pass is not suitable for you we are also able to issue tickets for individual journeys. Let us have details of those you are interested in and we will be happy to make your arrangements.
Point to Point Ticket
China has one of the biggest and busiest rail networks in the world, with trains linking almost every town and city. With a ticket on China Railways you will be able to explore the country hassle free. We will be more than happy to help you with your arrangements.