Ticket to Ride / Similar games

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. Trains (2012)

   2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light · See Trains alternatives →

   Shares with Ticket to Ride: Trains, Hand Management, Network and Route Building · 3 shared tags · 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

   Check price for Trains →
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   2. Union Pacific (1999)

   2–6 players · 90 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium · See Union Pacific alternatives →

   Shares with Ticket to Ride: Trains, Card Drafting, Network and Route Building · 3 shared tags · 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

   Check price for Union Pacific →
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 · 4 shared tags · 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

   Check price for Rollecate →
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 · 3 shared tags · 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 · 3 shared tags · 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 · 3 shared tags · 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
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   7. Railways of the World (2005)

   2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium · See Railways of the World alternatives →

   Shares with Ticket to Ride: Trains, Card Drafting, End Game Bonuses · 3 shared tags · 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 · See Colt Express alternatives →

   Shares with Ticket to Ride: Trains, Hand Management · 2 shared tags · 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 · 3 shared tags · 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 · 3 shared tags · 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 · 3 shared tags · 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 · See Railroad Ink Blazing Red Edition alternatives →

    Shares with Ticket to Ride: Trains, Network and Route Building · 2 shared tags · 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 · 3 shared tags · 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 · 2 shared tags · 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 · 3 shared tags · 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 · See Wingspan alternatives →

    Shares with Ticket to Ride: Card Drafting, End Game Bonuses, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 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 · See Snowdonia alternatives →

    Shares with Ticket to Ride: Trains, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 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 · 3 shared tags · 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.