Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails / Similar games

18 games like Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails

The best games like Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails are Zug um Zug Deutschland, Railways of the World and First Class All Aboard the Orient Express! — the closest of 18 ranked alternatives, scored by shared mechanics and category. Zug um Zug Deutschland shares trains, connections, hand management with Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails.

Every alternative below links to its own Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails-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 Rails & Sails’s 2.6 weight, then BoardGameGeek’s Bayesian rating — one entry per series, 18 shown.

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1. 1. Zug um Zug Deutschland (2012)
   2–5 players · 30–60 min · ★ 7.6 · Medium-light
   Shares with Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails: Trains, Connections, Hand Management, Network and Route Building, Set Collection · 4 of Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails’s 5 mechanics (80%)
   vs Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~45 min shorter · 0.7 lighter
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2. 2. Railways of the World (2005)
   2–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
   Shares with Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails: Trains, Card Drafting, Connections · 2 of Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 6 · ~30 min longer · +0.5 heavier
   View Railways of the World on Amazon →
3. 3. First Class All Aboard the Orient Express! (2016)
   2–4 players · 40–80 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium
   Shares with Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails: Trains, Card Drafting, Set Collection · 2 of Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
   View First Class All Aboard the Orient Express! on Amazon →
4. 4. Snowdonia (2012)
   1–5 players · 30–90 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
   Shares with Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails: Trains, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 2 of Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~30 min shorter · +0.4 heavier
5. 5. Trains (2012)
   2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium-light
   Shares with Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails: Trains, Hand Management, Network and Route Building · 2 of Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~45 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
6. 6. Union Pacific (1999)
   2–6 players · 90 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
   Shares with Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails: Trains, Card Drafting, Network and Route Building · 2 of Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 6 · about the same length · same complexity
7. 7. Empire Builder (1982)
   2–6 players · 180 min · ★ 7.0 · Medium
   Shares with Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails: Trains, Connections, Network and Route Building · 2 of Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 6 · ~90 min longer · same complexity
8. 8. Stephensons Rocket (1999)
   2–4 players · 60 min · ★ 6.9 · Medium
   Shares with Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails: Trains, Network and Route Building, Set Collection · 2 of Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~30 min shorter · +0.5 heavier
9. 9. Eurorails (1990)
   2–6 players · 180–240 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium
   Shares with Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails: Trains, Connections, Network and Route Building · 2 of Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails’s 5 mechanics (40%)
   vs Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 6 · ~120 min longer · +0.2 heavier
10. 10. Empyreal Spells & Steam (2020)
    2–6 players · 30–75 min · ★ 7.7 · Medium
    Shares with Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails: Trains, Card Drafting, Network and Route Building · 2 of Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 6 · ~37 min shorter · +0.3 heavier
11. 11. Isle of Trains (2014)
    2–4 players · 45 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium-light
    Shares with Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails: Trains, Hand Management, Set Collection · 2 of Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~45 min shorter · 0.6 lighter
12. 12. Age of Steam Deluxe Edition (2002)
    1–6 players · 120 min · ★ 7.8 · Medium-heavy
    Shares with Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails: Trains, Connections, Network and Route Building · 2 of Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · scales to 6 · ~30 min longer · +1.3 heavier
13. 13. SteamRollers (2015)
    1–5 players · 30–45 min · ★ 6.7 · Medium-light
    Shares with Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails: Trains, Card Drafting, Network and Route Building · 2 of Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails: overlaps at 2–5 players · plays solo · ~52 min shorter · 0.4 lighter
14. 14. Wabash Cannonball (2007)
    2–6 players · 60 min · ★ 7.2 · Medium
    Shares with Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails: Trains, Network and Route Building · 1 of Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails’s 5 mechanics (20%)
    vs Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails: overlaps at 2–5 players · scales to 6 · ~30 min shorter · +0.2 heavier
15. 15. Rolling Freight (2012)
    2–5 players · 120–180 min · ★ 6.8 · Medium
    Shares with Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails: Trains, Card Drafting, Network and Route Building · 2 of Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails’s 5 mechanics (40%)
    vs Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~60 min longer · +0.4 heavier
16. 16. Railroad Revolution (2016)
    2–4 players · 45–90 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium
    Shares with Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails: Trains, Network and Route Building · 1 of Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails’s 5 mechanics (20%)
    vs Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails: overlaps at 2–4 players · ~22 min shorter · +0.7 heavier
17. 17. Irish Gauge (2014)
    3–5 players · 60 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium-light
    Shares with Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails: Trains, Network and Route Building · 1 of Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails’s 5 mechanics (20%)
    vs Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails: overlaps at 3–5 players · ~30 min shorter · 0.2 lighter
18. 18. Whistle Stop (2017)
    2–5 players · 75 min · ★ 7.1 · Medium
    Shares with Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails: Trains, Set Collection · 1 of Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails’s 5 mechanics (20%)
    vs Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails: overlaps at 2–5 players · ~15 min shorter · +0.2 heavier

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