# Ticket to Ride: Rails & Sails

Ticket to Ride: Rails & Sails is a board game for 2–5 players. It plays in 60–120 minutes and is meant for ages 10 and up. Ludoya players call it best with 4. It is rated 7.5 out of 10 by 23 Ludoya reviewers. The cheapest copy in stock is $71.99 (United States).

- **Players:** 2–5 (best with 4)
- **Playing time:** 60–120 minutes
- **Minimum age:** 10+
- **Complexity:** 2.5 out of 5
- **Year published:** 2016
- **Categories:** Nautical, Trains
- **Mechanics:** Network and Route Building, Open Drafting, Hand Management, Set Collection, Connections
- **Ludoya rating:** 7.5 out of 10, from 23 reviews
- **Owned by:** 69 Ludoya players
- **Plays logged on Ludoya:** 144
- **Unique players:** 173

**Designers:** Alan R. Moon

**Artists:** Cyrille Daujean, Julien Delval, Alan R. Moon

**Publishers:** Days of Wonder

## Where to buy in United States

| Shop | Price | Link |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gamers Guild AZ | 71.99 $ | https://gamersguildaz.com/products/ticket-to-ride-rails-sails-days-of-wonder |
| Mathom | 65.11 € | https://mathom.es/es/aventureros-al-tren/37097-aventureros-al-tren-la-vuelta-al-mundo-824968720820.html |
| Element Games | 69.29 £ | https://elementgames.co.uk/board-games/ticket-to-ride-rails-and-sails |
| Spelexperten | 628 kr | https://www.spelexperten.com/sallskapsspel/strategispel/ticket-to-ride-rails-sails-swe-1.html |
| Midgard Games | 699 kr | https://midgardgames.no/products/ticket-to-ride-rails-sails-nordic |
| GryPlanszowe.pl | 289.99 zł | https://gryplanszowe.pl/product-pol-3513-Wsiasc-do-pociagu-Dookola-Swiata.html |
| World of Board Games | 749 kr | https://www.worldofboardgames.com/ticket-to-ride-rails-och-sails-sve |
| Ludifolie | 66.9 € | https://www.ludifolie.com/4237-les-aventuriers-du-rail-autour-du-monde.html |
| Philibert | 67.95 € | https://philibertnet.com/fr/days-of-wonder/43754-aventuriers-du-rail-autour-du-monde-824968720226.html |
| Zatu Games | 59.99 £ | https://zatu.com/products/ticket-ride-rails-sails |
| Alphaspel | 789 kr | https://alphaspel.se/491-bradspel/68670-ticket-to-ride-rails-sails-se |
| Good Games | 113.98 $ | https://www.goodgames.com.au/products/ticket-to-ride-rails-sails |
| Travelling Man | 61.99 £ | https://travellingman.com/products/ticket-to-ride-rails-sails |
| Nordisk Spil | 539.95 kr | https://nordiskspil.dk/products/ticket-to-ride-rails-sails |
| Hyggeonkel | 549.95 kr | https://www.hyggeonkel.dk/produkt/ticket-to-ride-rails-and-sails-dansk |
| Gameology | 119.95 $ | https://www.gameology.com.au/products/ticket-to-ride-rails-sails |
| Homoludicus Granollers | 74 € | https://homoludicus-granollers.org/aventureros-al-tren-la-vuelta-al-mundo |
| Svet deskovych her | 1890 Kč | https://www.svet-deskovych-her.cz/produkty/4529/ticket-to-ride-rails-sails |
| Games Empire | 127.99 $ | https://gamesempire.com.au/products/ticket-to-ride-rails-sails |
| Cogs Toys and Games | 79.95 € | https://www.cogstoysandgames.ie/products/ticket-to-ride-rails-sails |
| Get Your Fun | 79.99 € | https://www.getyourfun.it/013-ticket-to-ride-vagoni-velieri-giochi-per-famiglia.html |
| Fantasiapelit | 92 € | https://www.fantasiapelit.com/index.php?main=ai&kat=single&mista=indeksi&etsittava=_172561 |
| Game Ninja | 899 kr | https://www.gameninja.no/produkt/ticket-to-ride-rails-and-sails/ |
| Nexus | 13495 kr | https://nexus.is/vara/ticket-to-ride-rails-and-sails/ |
| Spielezar | 94.9 Fr. | https://www.spielezar.ch/brettspiele/zug-um-zug-weltreise |

## Expansions

- [Ticket to Ride: Europa 1912](https://www.ludoya.com/games/ticket-to-ride-europa-1912)
- [Ticket to Ride: Alvin & Dexter](https://www.ludoya.com/games/ticket-to-ride-alvin-and-dexter)
- [Tåg till Rydsgård (fan expansion for Ticket to Ride)](https://www.ludoya.com/games/tag-till-rydsgard-fan-expansion-for-ticket-to-ride)
- [Tåg till Rydsgård: andra upplagan (fan expansion for Ticket to Ride)](https://www.ludoya.com/games/tag-till-rydsgard-andra-upplagan-fan-expansion-for-ticket-to-ride)
- [Baltic Sea (Östersjön) (fan expansion for Ticket to Ride: Rails & Sails)](https://www.ludoya.com/games/baltic-sea-ostersjon-fan-expansion-for-ticket-to-ride-rails-and-sails)
- [Bay of Bengal (fan expansion for Ticket to Ride)](https://www.ludoya.com/games/bay-of-bengal-fan-expansion-for-ticket-to-ride)
- [Black Sea (fan expansion for Ticket to Ride: Rails & Sails)](https://www.ludoya.com/games/black-sea-fan-expansion-for-ticket-to-ride-rails-and-sails)
- [Caribbean (fan expansion for Ticket to Ride: Rails and Sails)](https://www.ludoya.com/games/caribbean-fan-expansion-for-ticket-to-ride-rails-and-sails)
- [Mediterranean (fan expansion for Ticket to Ride: Rails and Sails)](https://www.ludoya.com/games/mediterranean-fan-expansion-for-ticket-to-ride-rails-and-sails)
- [Yellow Sea (fan expansion for Ticket to Ride: Rails and Sails)](https://www.ludoya.com/games/yellow-sea-fan-expansion-for-ticket-to-ride-rails-and-sails)

## Similar games

- [Ticket to Ride: 10th Anniversary](https://www.ludoya.com/games/ticket-to-ride-10th-anniversary)
- [Ticket to Ride: Europe – 15th Anniversary](https://www.ludoya.com/games/ticket-to-ride-europe-15th-anniversary)
- [Ticket to Ride Legacy: Legends of the West](https://www.ludoya.com/games/ticket-to-ride-legacy-legends-of-the-west)
- [Zug um Zug: Deutschland](https://www.ludoya.com/games/zug-um-zug-deutschland)
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- [Ticket to Ride](https://www.ludoya.com/games/ticket-to-ride)
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- [Ticket to Ride: Germany](https://www.ludoya.com/games/ticket-to-ride-germany)
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- [Ticket To Ride: Berlin](https://www.ludoya.com/games/ticket-to-ride-berlin)

## Rules questions

### Can I use ship cards to claim a train route (or train cards to claim a ship route)?

No — routes with rectangular spaces are train routes and must be claimed with train pieces and Train cards; routes with oval spaces are ship routes and must be claimed with ship pieces and Ship cards, and the cards must match the route’s color/count (gray routes accept any one color). (page 4)

### If there's a face‑up Wild Travel card, can I take it as my second travel card this turn?

No — taking a face‑up Wild card is the only Travel card you may take that turn; a Wild flipped as a replacement or left faceup cannot be taken as your second card, though drawing a Wild from the top of a deck in a blind draw still counts as a single card and you may draw a second card that turn. (page 4)

### How do Double‑Ship cards work when claiming ship routes?

Double‑Ship cards can place up to two ships per card, so you may combine Double‑Ship and Single‑Ship cards to match the route’s number of spaces (for example, a five‑space ship route can be claimed with two Double‑Ship cards and one Single‑Ship card, or three Double‑Ship cards but you still place only five ships). (page 4)

### What does the "Pair" symbol on some train routes mean — do I need two cards for each space?

A Pair space requires two Train cards of the same color instead of one for that space; you may use any color and different spaces need not use the same color, and Wild cards may be used as part of a pair. (page 5)

### What do I need to build a harbor, and what happens if I don't build my harbors?

To build a harbor you must play two Train cards AND two Ship cards, all the same color and bearing the harbor symbol (Wilds may substitute); built harbors score 20/30/40 points depending on completed tickets into them, and each harbor you do not build costs you 4 points at game end. (page 6)

### When does the game end — how do the final turns work?

When any player’s supply of plastic pieces contains six pieces or fewer, every player (including that player) gets two more turns, after which the game ends and final scoring takes place. (page 7)

## Links

- [This page](https://www.ludoya.com/games/ticket-to-ride-rails-and-sails)
- [Ticket to Ride: Rails & Sails in the Ludoya app](https://app.ludoya.com/g/ticket-to-ride-rails-and-sails)
- [BoardGameGeek entry](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/202670)

_Data from Ludoya, updated 2026-09-24. Ratings, ownership and play counts are Ludoya's own._