Grand Train Tour of Switzerland – Top Attractions

With the world's slowest express train, the Glacier Express, across the Alps and with the Luzern-Interlaken Express and the GoldenPass Express on the royal route through the Bernese Oberland to Lake Geneva.

This train journey combines two panoramic routes: The GoldenPass Line and the Glacier Express. Experience unique moments on the GoldenPass Line and magnificent views of a beautiful Swiss landscape. Whether in a panoramic train or in a Belle Epoque carriage of the GoldenPass Line, your emotions will be running high.
With the Glacier Express - the slowest express train in the world - you will travel through breathtaking landscapes, past rugged cliffs and culture that is several hundred years old. This is what makes the Glacier Express so unique. Admire the unique Matterhorn in car-free Zermatt, explore Interlaken, the gateway to the three majestic mountains Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau and nestled between Lakes Thun and Brienz. Lucerne is the perfect city with an impressive combination of water, mountains and the city. With an almost Mediterranean climate, the small town of Montreux is a beautiful location on Lake Geneva. You will not believe it but the lake promenade is lined with pines, cypresses and palm trees.

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Highlights

The slowest express train in the world
UNESCO World Heritage Site
UNESCO World Heritage Site
The Grand Canyon of Switzerland
The world-famous Chapel Bridge and the Water Tower
The capital of adventures and activities
The world-famous car-free holiday resort, at the foot of the pyramid-shaped Matterhorn

Travel itinerary

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Travel details

Travel programm

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1st day: Arrival in Lucerne

Arrival in Lucerne by train. Time at leisure for optional excursions. Overnight in Lucerne.
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2nd day: Lucerne – Interlaken (1h50)

Breakfast at the hotel. Rail journey over the Brünig Pass to Interlaken by the Lucerne–Interlaken Express. On your journey you will pass 3 small lakes before reaching lake Brienz with its very distinctive colour due to its glacial waters. Time at your leasure for an optional excursion up to the Jungfraujoch Top of Europe. Overnight in Interlaken.
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3rd day: Interlaken – Montreux (3h15)

Breakfast at the hotel. Travel with the GoldenPass Express without changing trains to Montreux on the shore of Lake Geneva. Optionally you can also take regional trains from Interlaken to Zweisimmen and from there the GoldenPass Panoramic or Belle Époque to Montreux. You find yourself among alpine forests, bubbling mountain springs and picturesque mountain villages. We recommend a visit to Chillon Castle, a moated castle on the shores of Lake Geneva. Overnight in Montreux.
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4th day: Montreux – Zermatt (2h40)

Breakfast at the hotel. Today you take a regional train to Zermatt, the marvellous and famous car-free alpine resort at the foot of the majestic Matterhorn. Time for an optional excursion by cogwheel railway up to the Gornergrat where you will have a superb panoramic view of the Matterhorn, Mont Blanc and other snow-capped peaks rising to above 4000 m. Or experience the peak of sporting adventures in the Matterhorn Glacier Paradise. At an airy 3883 m you will find Europe's highest cableway and summit station. For a little fee you may take the Crystal Ride cabins from Trockener Steg to the summit, an unbeatable experience. Overnight in Zermatt.
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5th day: Glacier Express Zermatt – Chur (5h30) and return journey

Breakfast at the hotel. Today you board the Glacier Express for one of the greatest train journeys in the world. On your rail journey the world's slowest express train takes you across brigdes, through tunnels and across the Oberalp Pass at 2’033 m. Travel in comfort through the unspoilt natural beauty of a landscape rich in ancient, fragrant mountain forests, peaceful Alpine meadows, rushing mountain streams and mountain valleys, soaked in tradition and centuries-old culture. Arrival in Chur and individual return journey.
This tour can also be booked in the opposite direction.