One of the world’s most scenic rail journeys returns for summer

Built in 1898 during the Klondike Gold Rush, the iconic White Pass & Yukon Route offers journeys from Skagway in Alaska into British Columbia and Canada's Yukon Territory.

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01/07/2026 - 7:00 GMT+2

If stunning scenery and history is on your train travel wish-list for 2026, then you’re in luck as North America’s iconic White Pass & Yukon Route has now reopened for the summer season.

Regarded as one of the world’s most scenic rail journeys, the White Pass & Yukon Route was built in 1898 during the Klondike Gold Rush. It took the labour of 35,000 men to hew out this 177-kilometre narrow-gauge route.

Today, the railway is recognised as an International Historic Civil Engineering Landmark, a designation shared with the likes of the Panama Canal, Eiffel Tower and Statue of Liberty.