Every Byway holiday comes with our Love the Journey Guarantee, your promise of expert planning, real human support, and fair treatment if things don’t go as planned.
As our lives grow ever busier, both the planet and our own souls often struggle to keep up. Our slow travel philosophy helps you connect more deeply with the world and tread lighter on the planet.
sorted for you
optimised for enjoyment over speed
throughout your trip
Start with a place or an interest. Our mapping technology will string together your custom places into a bespoke overland itinerary, featuring scenic rail lines and delightful stop-offs.
All pre-built itineraries are designed by our expert team. Browse by destination or collection, or browse our full database of trips.
Accessibility needs? Pet-friendly travel? For specialist enquiries, the Byway Trip Design team offers a service similar to that of a traditional travel agent, run by regional overland travel experts.
Customisable, scenic routes across Europe by land and sea
Chosen by you, booked by us, favouring local stays
Personalised trip guide, 24/7 in-trip support, free disruption replanning
Once you're happy with your trip, click 'continue' to select payment options. If your holiday is more than 8 weeks in the future, you can choose to pay a 20% deposit.
Proceed to fill in passenger details, and any preferences around travel times or other requirements. Next, you’ll be taken to our payment page where you will fill in your card details to make payment.
Once you’ve booked, you’ll receive a confirmation. Within a week, you’ll receive a full Trip Summary including travel time details. Closer to your travel date, we’ll send you a self guided itinerary including check-in details, travel tickets and recommendations for local activities.
If you wish to cancel your trip, you must complete and submit our cancellation form. If you have any questions prior to cancelling, please contact us and we will be happy to help.
Since we incur costs in cancelling or amending your travel arrangements, cancellation or amendment charges may apply. Please check our booking conditions for a full list of these charges.
If the reason for your cancellation or change is covered under the terms of your insurance policy, you may be able to reclaim charges. We therefore recommend that you secure appropriate insurance as soon as you have booked your holiday.
Most of our trips can be updated to suit a variety of accessibility needs. All of our journeys are on train, bus, or ferry routes, making it easier to get around and we try to choose hotels that are close to stations or centrally-located where possible.
If you have specific requirements, our expert Trip Design team can build a custom trip for you. Please contact us about your particular requirements.
We’re always looking for ways to improve accessibility. If you have any suggestions, please share them with us at hello@byway.travel.
"Byway started when I was on my annual holiday with my family. Each year, we go on a multi-stop journey and make it as sustainable as possible, travelling by train, boat and bus. The trips are always wonderful - we slow down to appreciate lesser-known locations, bypass touristy hotspots and feel like we're discovering the world on our terms. But wow, were they a pain to organise and book!
As we've become more aware of the impact of air travel on the climate, the environmental need for simpler flight-free travel has become urgent, and as the pandemic hit, I knew the time had come for this type of travel to take centre stage. So I founded Byway to make by land and sea easy, and to help more people discover the joys of flight-free travel.”
— Cat Jones, CEO and Founder
