Byway is on a mission to help more people discover Europe and beyond by travelling through, not flying over.
All self-guided itineraries include overland transport and accommodation, package protection, disruption replanning and 24/7 in-trip support from our no-fly travel experts. Trips are currently available across the UK, Europe and North Africa.
Whether you design your trip from scratch, travel our favourite routes or enlist personalised planning help from our team, the result is a seamless slow travel adventure through landscapes, cultures and the places in between.
Founded in 2020 by Cat Jones, Byway is a certified B Corp.
as of July 2026.
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The carbon impact of rail travel is 14g of CO2 per passenger mile, compared to 285g for air: you could get the train from London to Edinburgh and back five times and your carbon footprint would still be lower than if you flew there. Giving up meat for a year saves 2.7 tonnes of carbon, but giving up one return flight from London to Bangkok saves 3.3 tonnes.
Overtourism happens when the quality of life of the locals and the environment is impacted by visitors in a negative way. Many factors cause this including the rise of low-cost airlines, large cruise liners visiting small ports, and social media attention. Slow travel takes people away from overtouristed destinations and draws them to areas looking for tourism income.
Overland travel is not just about more carbon and location friendly ways to travel, but the wider benefits of slowing down and taking the scenic route. It’s about taking the time to get to know a place - its food, its landscapes, its people, its histories - and enjoying the freedom and unexpectedness of travelling overland that A-B tourism misses out on.
"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
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