Our trips never felt a natural fit for the frenzied Black Friday. Travel planning was not made to be rushed. There should be time to dream of somewhere else, flitting between mountains, tiny fishing towns, and ancient cities. Read more: www.byway.travel/journal/why-...

The Guardian Holidays team has partnered with Byway, a flight-free holiday expert. Book selected slow travel trips with Byway by 10 December 2025, and you'll get a free first-class upgrade. Find out more here: holidays.theguardian.com/byway/BlueSky

Behind the scenes of making the first Byway magazine! Have you read it yet? www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAUH...

We've launched something new 👀 A home for stories by land and sea. Inside you'll find stories from travel journalists, train fanatics, Byway travellers and all the routes that should be on your list for Autumn/Winter 2025. Read it here, we hope you love it: zine.byway.travel/newreader

Jess, customer support manager, takes a peek into our inbox and answers our most frequently asked questions about flight-free travel! www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYwF...

Just returned from a great trip to Andorra. Great birds and butterflies and all done by train and bus thanks to @bywaytravel.bsky.social. #lowcarbonbirding

Sign up to our weekly newsletter www.byway.travel/newsletter for tangible flight-free inspo with a side of poetic wanderings, and more insights like these "head to Palermo's harvest between October and November, still warm enough for walks through fragrant groves, and slurping alfresco Aglio e Olio"

Izzy from the routing team at Byway shares her top 5 tips for planning a flight-free holiday, give it a watch here - and let us know what your own tips are! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yl1y...

The short break was made for trains. Add a day of annual leave either side of a weekend, and you’ve got enough time for an escape to the British seaside or a spontaneous jaunt to Europe. Take a look at some of our short trips here: www.byway.travel/inspiration/...

Beautiful train views!

If you enjoy overland travel inspiration and stories from the road less travelled, our weekly newsletter is worth a signup! www.byway.travel/newsletter plus new subscribers get £50 off their first trip 🙌

This year, Byway travellers helped save 1,243 tonnes of CO2e (that's like 23M cups of tea ☕️) by choosing flight-free travel. Read our full 2024/25 impact report here: www.byway.travel/about/sustai...

Amazing stats! So much carbon saved 👏

Introducing: Byway Maps. Build your own flight-free trips by pinning your destinations, and our tech will build your perfect route optimised for enjoyment over speed. 160 locations—and counting. Design your flight-free holiday here: byway.travel/map