Moonlight Express

From the author of the smash-hit Around the World in 80 Trains comes a new globetrotting journey - this time celebrating the peculiar magic and mayhem of the night train. The wonder of the night train: headlamps ablaze, passengers boarding after sunset and leaving before sunrise, slipping in and out of compartments unseen. For Monisha Rajesh, the singular thrill of sleeper trains inspired a new journey around the world - one filled with moonlit landscapes, cosy compartments and quirky companions. From Austria''s Nightjet to Scotland''s Caledonian Sleeper and Finland''s Santa Claus Express, Rajesh invites us on a multi-year adventure aboard the world''s most wondrous night trains. Along the way she samples reindeer stew on the night-train to Norway, sips on pisco sours while riding the Belmond Andean Explorer to the shores of Lake Titicaca - and considers a game of cricket down a carriage on the Shalimar Express. A decade ago night trains were giving way to budget airlines and high-speed rail. But as people search for slower and more environmentally friendly ways to travel, night trains are in the midst of a renaissance. By turns romantic and hilarious, Moonlight Express brings us along for the ride - and drops us back at the platform before sunrise.

Product details

• Authors: Monisha Rajesh, Rajesh Monisha
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 28.08.2025
• EAN: 9781526644121
• ISBN: 978-1-5266-4412-1
• No. of pages: 336
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Rail vehicles; Denmark, TRAVEL / Europe / Italy, Italy, Travel writing, Trains & railways: general interest, Travel and holiday guides, TRAVEL / Food, Lodging & Transportation / Rail Travel, Travel guides: Rail travel, TRAVEL / Europe / Nordic Countries / Denmark