Ticket to Ride is a railway-themed German-style board game designed by Alan R. Moon and published in 2004 by Days of Wonder. The game is also known as Zug um Zug (German), Les Aventuriers du Rail (French) and Menolippu (Finnish).

Players collect different coloured 'railway car' cards, which are used to claim routes on a map of the United States and collect points. Additional points are gained by completing routes on the players' 'destination cards', and by claiming the longest route.

The game won the 2004 Spiel des Jahres, and the Origins Award for Best Board Game of 2004.

A 'Mystery Train Expansion' was released in 2004, as a free giveaway in the December 2004 edition of Game Trade Magazine and at the Essen 2004 game festival. The expansion cards are now available as a free download from the official site.


Ticket to Ride Europe
Ticket to Ride Europe is a variation of the original game and was released in 2005. The changes from the original include:

A new map, showing an idealised version of Europe. 
Ferry routes, which require 'Locomotive' cards to be played when claiming them. 
Tunnel routes, which add an element of risk and chance to the game. 
Train stations, which allow a player to sacrifice points to use a route claimed by another player. 
Changes to the procedure of distributing 'destination cards'.