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Makeyourrail

journeyaround

Japanmoreaordable

AnnaUdagawa,co-author,

JapanbyRail,(Trailblazer)

Ifyou’venotbeento

Japantherealsecret

(andthemostaordableway)to

discoveringthecountryistravelling

bytrainwithaJapanRail(JR)Pass–

theJRnetworkcoversthefourmain

islands:Hokkaido,Honshu,Shikoku,

andKyushu.Atipforthosewho

plantospendtimeintheKyoto/

OsakaareaistogetaKansaiThru

Pass;itcoverstravelonprivate

railwaylinesandtheirstationsare

oftenmoreconvenientlylocated

forthemainsightsthanJR’s.Italso

includessubwayandbuslines!

AneweditionofJapanbyRail

willbeoutin2020.

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Takeaslowtrain

throughBritain

BenedictleVay,

author,Britainfrom

theRails(Bradt)

Don’talwaystakethe

fastesttrain.LondontoNorwich

directisabitdull,muchbettertogo

viaCambridgeandlovelyEly,back

viatheEastSuolkLineandoverthe

Broadsonrattlingswingbridges.

Equally,ifyoudon’thavetozoom

fromLancastertoCarlisle,govia

theCumbrianCoastLineandcome

backonthegloriousSettle-Carlisle

railway.Anddon’tassumeyouhave

togoviaLondon:therearedirect

trainsfromBrightonorPortsmouth

toBath,BristolorCardi.Theroutes

arecheaper,butthey’renoslower.

TheneweditionofBritainfromthe

RailsisoutinOctober.

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Buyyour

Trans-Sib

ticketsenroute,Russia

DanielMcCrohan,

author,Trans-Siberian

Handbook(Trailblazer)

Mostinternational

travellersImeetonTrans-Siberian

trainshavealreadyboughttheir

ticketinadvance,throughan

agency,withtheirstop-ospre-

plannedand†ixed.Whattheydon’t

knowisthatit’ssoeasy–anda

wholelotcheaper–tobuy

TRANSPORT

From where to buy your ticket to the best route to take,

we uncover the best ways to get around if you’re

looking for an o-the-beaten-path journey

Destination in bloom

(above) A local train in

Kyoto; (below) Ely

Cathedral in

Cambridgeshire

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