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18 games like Ticket to Ride

The best games like Ticket to Ride are Trains, Union Pacific and Rollecate — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Trains shares trains, hand management, network and route building with Ticket to Ride.

Every alternative below links to its own Ticket to Ride-style fact page, drawn from MeeplePick’s trains shelf.

Ranked by shared category (3 pts) and mechanics (2 pts), bonus within 0.7 of Ticket to Ride’s 1.9 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Trains (2012)
   2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
   Shares with Ticket to Ride: Trains, Hand Management, Network and Route Building · 2 of Ticket to Ride’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Ticket to Ride: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · +0.5 heavier
   View Trains on Amazon →
2. 2. Union Pacific (1999)
   2–6 players · 90 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
   Shares with Ticket to Ride: Trains, Card Drafting, Network and Route Building · 2 of Ticket to Ride’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Ticket to Ride: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 6 · ~45 min longer · +0.7 heavier
   View Union Pacific on Amazon →
3. 3. Rollecate (2019)
   1–4 players · 10–15 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light
   Shares with Ticket to Ride: Trains, Hand Management, Network and Route Building, Push Your Luck · 3 of Ticket to Ride’s 6 mechanics (50%)
   vs Ticket to Ride: overlaps at 2–4 players · plays solo · ~32 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
   View Rollecate on Amazon →
4. 4. Zug um Zug Deutschland (2012)
   2–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
   Shares with Ticket to Ride: Trains, Hand Management, Network and Route Building · 2 of Ticket to Ride’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Ticket to Ride: overlaps at 2–5 players · about the same length · same complexity
5. 5. Isle of Trains (2014)
   2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light
   Shares with Ticket to Ride: Trains, Contracts, Hand Management · 2 of Ticket to Ride’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Ticket to Ride: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity
6. 6. SteamRollers (2015)
   1–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light
   Shares with Ticket to Ride: Trains, Card Drafting, Network and Route Building · 2 of Ticket to Ride’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Ticket to Ride: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · about the same length · +0.3 heavier
7. 7. Railways of the World (2005)
   2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
   Shares with Ticket to Ride: Trains, Card Drafting, End Game Bonuses · 2 of Ticket to Ride’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Ticket to Ride: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 6 · ~75 min longer · +1.2 heavier
8. 8. Colt Express (2014)
   2–6 players · 30–40 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
   Shares with Ticket to Ride: Trains, Hand Management · 1 of Ticket to Ride’s 6 mechanics (17%)
   vs Ticket to Ride: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 6 · ~10 min shorter · same complexity
9. 9. Santa Fe Rails (2001)
   2–5 players · 60 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium
   Shares with Ticket to Ride: Trains, Card Drafting, Network and Route Building · 2 of Ticket to Ride’s 6 mechanics (33%)
   vs Ticket to Ride: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~15 min longer · +0.7 heavier
10. 10. Mogul (2015)
    3–5 players · 45 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with Ticket to Ride: Trains, Network and Route Building, Push Your Luck · 2 of Ticket to Ride’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Ticket to Ride: overlaps at 3–5 players · about the same length · +0.2 heavier
11. 11. Yardmaster (2014)
    2–5 players · 20 min · ★ 6.3 · Light
    Shares with Ticket to Ride: Trains, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Ticket to Ride’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Ticket to Ride: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~25 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
12. 12. Railroad Ink Blazing Red Edition (2018)
    1–6 players · 20–30 min · ★ 7.2 · Light
    Shares with Ticket to Ride: Trains, Network and Route Building · 1 of Ticket to Ride’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Ticket to Ride: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · scales to 6 · ~20 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
13. 13. Circus Train (Second Edition) (2013)
    1–5 players · 90 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with Ticket to Ride: Trains, End Game Bonuses, Hand Management · 2 of Ticket to Ride’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Ticket to Ride: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~45 min longer · +0.5 heavier
14. 14. Irish Gauge (2014)
    3–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with Ticket to Ride: Trains, Network and Route Building · 1 of Ticket to Ride’s 6 mechanics (17%)
    vs Ticket to Ride: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~15 min longer · +0.5 heavier
15. 15. Santa Fe (1992)
    2–5 players · 70 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Ticket to Ride: Trains, Card Drafting, Network and Route Building · 2 of Ticket to Ride’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Ticket to Ride: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~25 min longer · +0.4 heavier
16. 16. Wingspan (2019)
    1–5 players · 40–70 min · ★ 8.1 · Medium-light
    Shares with Ticket to Ride: Card Drafting, End Game Bonuses, Hand Management · 3 of Ticket to Ride’s 6 mechanics (50%)
    vs Ticket to Ride: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~10 min longer · +0.6 heavier
17. 17. Snowdonia (2012)
    1–5 players · 30–90 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
    Shares with Ticket to Ride: Trains, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Ticket to Ride’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Ticket to Ride: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~15 min longer · +1.1 heavier
18. 18. Days of Steam (2009)
    2–4 players · 30–60 min · ★ 6.0 · Medium-light
    Shares with Ticket to Ride: Trains, Hand Management, Network and Route Building · 2 of Ticket to Ride’s 6 mechanics (33%)
    vs Ticket to Ride: overlaps at 2–4 players · about the same length · same complexity

Looking for the original? See the full Ticket to Ride fact page — players, play time, age and complexity.