Real-time GPS audio guides for the world's greatest rail journeys.
As your train rolls through mountains, valleys, rivers, and forgotten towns, your personal guide brings the world beyond the window to life. Download once before you board, then simply sit back, look outside, and let the journey unfold.
Free to download · Each journey a one-time purchase · No account
How it works
Three steps to the best window seat of your life.
Download before you board
Get the free app and the journey you're riding. Audio, stories and GPS triggers all live on your phone — no signal needed on board.
Take your seat
Any seat, either direction. Once the train is moving, the app senses which way you're heading and knows what's coming.
The line tells its story
As you reach each viaduct, summit and valley, a short researched story plays — timed by GPS to what's outside your window.
See it in action
The whole journey, in your pocket.
Download a journey, board the train, and let the app do the rest.
Why it's different
Built for the train, not the sofa.
It knows which way you're going.
Ride the line in either direction — the app detects your heading once the train is moving and narrates the journey correctly both ways. Before each story arrives, it tells you which side of the train to look, so you never miss the viaduct, the summit or the sea.
Timed by GPS
Each story plays as you reach the place it belongs to — no scrubbing, no guessing where you are on the line.
No signal required
Download before you travel and the whole journey plays offline — audio, stories and GPS triggers, end to end.
Plays with your phone locked
Lock your screen and watch the view — the narration keeps playing.
Researched & cited
Short, factual stories of history, landscape and engineering — every one researched and cited.
No account, ever
No login, no signup, no ads. Download the app and board.
The journeys
The world's greatest rail journeys.
From the American transcontinentals to the Alps, the fjords and the outback — each one researched and narrated end to end. New journeys added regularly.
Photo credits for the journey photography above · Route maps for every journey, in one place.
Pricing
Simple, one-time pricing.
The app is free to download. Buy a single journey, or take the Pass and own them all. No subscription — what you buy is yours to keep.
Single journey
Yours forever.
- One complete journey, narrated end to end
- Both directions of travel
- Yours forever — a one-time purchase
- Works fully offline
Rail Journeys Pass
All 11 journeys, plus every journey we add in the future. One purchase, forever.
- Every journey in the catalog — and every journey we add next
- Both directions on every line
- One payment — no subscription, ever
Prices in USD. Purchases are completed by Apple or Google in their stores, and refunds follow their policies: App Store refunds · Google Play refunds.
FAQ
Good questions.
Do I need signal on the train?
Which direction does it cover?
Can I lock my phone?
Which trains are covered?
How much does it cost?
Is it a subscription?
Do I need an account?
Which devices does it work on?
Does the app track me?
Which languages is it in?
Do purchases work across iOS and Android?
Can I use it at home, off the train?
How much storage does a journey take?
What about refunds?
Your next journey is waiting.
Download the free app, choose your railway, and take the stories of the line with you — all the way to the end of the track.