Written and first recorded by Burt Bacharach (UK #4 1965).
Other hit versions by Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas (US #47/MOR #10/UK #12 1965), Dionne Warwick (US #22 1966).
From the wiki: “‘Trains and Boats and Planes’ was written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, and first recorded in 1965. Hit versions were recorded by Bacharach himself in 1965, by Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas (also in 1965), and by Dionne Warwick in 1966. Bacharach and David wrote the song at a time when they had achieved great popular success, and Bacharach in particular was traveling widely to record and promote his songs. The pair intended the song to be recorded by Gene Pitney, who had had several hits with earlier Bacharach and David songs including ‘Only Love Can Break a Heart’. However, Pitney declined to record it, telling Bacharach ‘It’s not one of your better ones.’ Bacharach then recorded it himself, in London, with an orchestra, chorus, and uncredited vocals by female session singers The Breakaways. His version was issued on the album Hit Maker! Burt Bacharach plays the Burt Bacharach Hits in 1965, and as a UK-only single.