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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 · 5 shared tags · 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 · See Railways of the World alternatives →

   Shares with Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails: Trains, Card Drafting, Connections · 3 shared tags · 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

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3. 

   3. First Class All Aboard the Orient Express! (2016)

   2–4 players · 40–80 min · ★ 7.5 · Medium · See First Class All Aboard the Orient Express! alternatives →

   Shares with Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails: Trains, Card Drafting, Set Collection · 3 shared tags · 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

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4. 

   4. Snowdonia (2012)

   1–5 players · 30–90 min · ★ 7.4 · Medium · See Snowdonia alternatives →

   Shares with Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails: Trains, Card Drafting, Hand Management · 3 shared tags · 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 · See Trains alternatives →

   Shares with Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails: Trains, Hand Management, Network and Route Building · 3 shared tags · 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 · See Union Pacific alternatives →

   Shares with Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails: Trains, Card Drafting, Network and Route Building · 3 shared tags · 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 · 3 shared tags · 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 · 3 shared tags · 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 · 3 shared tags · 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 · 3 shared tags · 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 · 3 shared tags · 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 · See Age of Steam Deluxe Edition alternatives →

    Shares with Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails: Trains, Connections, Network and Route Building · 3 shared tags · 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 · 3 shared tags · 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 · See Wabash Cannonball alternatives →

    Shares with Ticket to Ride Rails & Sails: Trains, Network and Route Building · 2 shared tags · 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 · 3 shared tags · 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 · 2 shared tags · 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 · 2 shared tags · 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 · 2 shared tags · 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.