Ticket to Ride (2025 Refresh)

About this product

Build railway routes across North America in the refreshed edition of the classic family board game.

Standalone game — no other Ticket to Ride game needed.

Collect train cards, claim railway routes and complete secret tickets in one of the world’s most loved gateway board games.

Product Description

All aboard for a classic train adventure across early 20th-century North America.

In Ticket to Ride, players collect matching train cards and use them to claim railway routes between cities on a colourful North American map. Complete your secret tickets, connect key cities and build the longest route to score big.

It is easy to learn, satisfying to play and perfect for family game nights, beginner strategy gamers and anyone who loves a clean, competitive board game that does not take forever to explain.

Why you’ll love it

• Modern refreshed edition — updated 2025 presentation for the classic Ticket to Ride experience.
• Easy to learn — great for families, new board gamers and mixed-age game nights.
• Strong replay value — new route plans and ticket choices make each game feel different.
• Simple but strategic — collect cards, claim routes and choose when to race or block.
• Big table presence — includes a large North American train map and colourful plastic trains.
• Evergreen family favourite — a brilliant “first serious board game” that still keeps experienced players engaged.

Quick Details

• Game type: Standalone board game
• Players: 2–5
• Recommended age: 8+
• Play time: 30–60 minutes
• Designer: Alan R. Moon
• Publisher: Days of Wonder
• Universe: Ticket to Ride
• Difficulty: Easy
• Base game needed: No — this is a complete standalone game

Good to Know

• Players compete to connect cities by claiming railway routes across North America.
• On each turn, players choose one action: draw train cards, claim one route, or draw tickets.
• Completed tickets score points, but unfinished tickets lose points, so choose carefully.
• Locomotives act as wild cards and can help complete colour sets when claiming routes.
• The longest continuous path earns a 10-point bonus at the end of the game.
• Expansion Available? Yes. Ticket to Ride has multiple maps and standalone city versions available, including titles like Ticket to Ride: Amsterdam and Ticket to Ride: Berlin. 
• This is the refreshed 2025 version of the classic Ticket to Ride base game.
• It is a complete stand-alone game.
• Looking for the older classic edition? Explore the previous Ticket to Ride base game if you prefer the original-style box and familiar classic edition feel.

What’s in the Box

• 1 Rules booklet
• 1 Game board showing North American train routes
• 225 Plastic trains in 5 colours
• 5 Scoring markers
• 1 Longest Path bonus card
• 33 Tickets
• 110 Train cards, including locomotive wild cards

Care & Maintenance

Keep cards dry and store them flat after play.
Use small bags or containers for the plastic trains so nobody finds a lost carriage under the couch six months later.