Australia & New Zealand Train

New Zealand

None of the train options in New Zealand are overnight sleeper trains.  But each one offers a day's worth of stunning natural scenery to take in.  Shorten your flight by 3 hours from the US to Auckland versus Australia to begin your adventures.  Travel by train & ferry to Christchurch which is a convenient stop to make other train excursions from.

Australia

Add those 3 hours on to another flight to arrive in Sydney and another whole continent to explore by train.  With 13 trains that include scenic and overnight sleepers, you can get a true sense of Australia.