
About this product
A familiar journey, beautifully refreshed.
Classic Ticket to Ride Europe gameplay • Updated 2026 artwork
Claim railway routes across Europe, complete destination tickets and navigate tunnels, ferries and stations on your way to victory.
Product Description
The steady rhythm of the train carries you through grand stations, open countryside and some of Europe’s most memorable destinations. In Ticket to Ride Europe, players compete to connect cities by claiming railway routes across mountains and seas.
Collect sets of Train cards, place your trains across the European network and work towards completing your Destination Tickets. Tunnels and ferry crossings bring their own challenges, while Train Stations can help when another player has claimed a route you need.
The 2026 Refresh brings a new visual presentation to the established Ticket to Ride Europe experience. Updated illustrations by Fajareka Setiawan give the box, cards and game a fresh look, while the familiar Europe map, core rules, route-building gameplay and 46-ticket base structure remain in place. So players who already know Ticket to Ride Europe do not have a new game to learn, this is the refreshed visual edition of the classic Europe game.
View the Ticket to Ride Europe 2026 Refresh Rulebook (PDF)
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Why You’ll Love It
- Fresh look, familiar adventure: The 2026 Refresh updates the artwork while keeping the established Ticket to Ride Europe experience.
- Build your railway across Europe: Collect Train cards and claim routes between cities as your network grows.
- More than straightforward route building: Tunnels, ferries and Train Stations create extra decisions along the way.
- Destination Tickets keep you planning: Connect the cities on your tickets to earn points while avoiding incomplete routes.
- Easy to bring to game night: Designed for 2–5 players with a 30–60 minute play time.
- Ready to expand: Pair it with Ticket to Ride: Europa 1912 for additional Destination Tickets and new ways to play.
Quick Details
- Publisher: Days of Wonder
- Designer: Alan R. Moon
- Illustrator: Fajareka Setiawan
- Edition: 2026 Refresh
- Players: 2–5
- Recommended Age: 8+
- Play Time: 30–60 minutes
- Game Board: European railway network
- Contents: 1 game board, 46 tickets, 225 plastic trains in 5 colours, 15 plastic stations in 5 colours, 5 wooden scoring markers, 110 Train cards, 1 longest path bonus card and 1 rules booklet
Good to Know
- This is the 2026 Refresh edition: It features updated artwork and presentation while retaining the established Ticket to Ride Europe map, core rules and gameplay.
- No previous game is required: Ticket to Ride Europe is a complete standalone game.
- Compatible expansion available: Ticket to Ride: Europa 1912 adds additional Destination Tickets for the Europe map plus Warehouses & Depots.
- Train Stations offer flexibility: A station can allow you to use one route belonging to another player when completing your tickets