Railway Experiences in Switzerland

The most comfortable and relaxing way of discovering Switzerland is by train, boat or bus. A panoramic rail trip through the Alpine scenery, a romantic boat trip on a river or an excursion with a nostalgic paddle steamer on one of the famous Swiss lakes can be an unforgettable experience.

GoldenPass Panoramic
The four distinct language and cultural regions are certainly among Switzerland’s best-known characteristics. The GoldenPass Panoramic links the German- and French-speaking regions and allows insights into Switzerland’s diverse cultural heritage – piece by piece.

Gotthard Panorama Express
A great experience of history come alive: The journey leads from Ticino along the historic Gotthard panoramic route to Lucerne. Welcome to the original Switzerland!

Luzern–Interlaken Express
Lucerne and Interlaken. Two of Switzerland’s most popular tourist destinations. But how best to get from one city to the other? Conveniently easy: with the comfortable Luzern–Interlaken Express.

Bernina Express
This panoramic train connects the north of Europe to its south – right through the UNESCO World Heritage site of Rhaetian Railway, passing by glaciers on its way down to palm trees.

Glacier Express
The journey in what has been dubbed the world’s slowest express train takes travellers across the Alps within roughly eight hours, passing through 91 tunnels and over 291 bridges.

Train Rides
Trains are not always just a means of getting from A to B. They are also a chance to see a different side of a country and its people. Switzerland’s most beautiful rail routes will comfortably and effortlessly bring you to places that you might never have discovered otherwise.

Jungfraujoch
On the Top of Europe: A visit to the Jungfraujoch puts a jewel in the crown of any visit to Switzerland.
For more than 100 years, the Jungfrau railway has been making its journey to Europe’s highest-altitude railway station at 3454 metres a.s.l. – right at the heart of the UNESCO heritage site “Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch”. All through the year, the cog railway runs steeply up through a tunnel to the Jungfraujoch from Kleine Scheidegg.

The tunnel leading up from the station Eigergletscher is seven kilometres in length and was built between 1896 and 1912. One stop within the tunnel offers spectacular views onto the glacier world outside through windows in the Eiger North Face. On the summit, visitors are greeted by a high-Alpine wonder world made of ice, snow and rocks. All of this can be marvelled at from the viewing platforms “Sphinx” and “Plateau” on the Aletsch glacier or from the “Ice Palace”.

Mountain railway trip on the Rigi
This ideal excursion mountain impresses visitors with a breathtaking 360-degree panoramic view – onto Lakes Lucerne, Zug and Lauerz among others.

Schilthorn
The 2,970-metre Schilthorn offers 360-degree panoramic views of the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau (a UNESCO World Heritage Site) and more than 200 other peaks.

Gornergrat
The best views of the Matterhorn are from the summit of the Gornergrat at 3,089m.The highest-altitude open-air cog railway in Europe operates all year round.

Grand Train Tour of Switzerland
A unique train tour combines the most beautiful panoramic lines and highlights of Switzerland. Explore the diversity of the Alpine nation on the Grand Train Tour of Switzerland.

Cable Cars and Mountain Railways
Cable cars, funicular railways and cog railways – you’ll find them all in Switzerland’s mountains. They not only bring hikers and winter sports enthusiasts to their starting points, but also transport those just wanting to escape the fog down in the valley to higher elevations.

Boat Trips
Aboard our boats, you will find a lot of comfort and be treated to sensational views of all the sights on the waterfront. Lake Lucerne offers cruises on historical steamboats, an innovative yacht or a modern catamaran.