Great Swiss Railway Tour: Final Ramblings
Some post-trip final thoughts, complaints, regrets, or whatever else I come up with. If you've got the time and inclination, plan your own trip. I considered using Swiss Voyages for…
Great Swiss Railway Tour
Our bucket list: do the well-known, scenic train tours in Switzerland. Not a simple trip to plan: some routes allow reservations 365 days in advance, others are 93 days; some…
Great Swiss Railway Tour: Day 0
Synopsis Departure Day: evening non-stop flight on Delta from Minnesota-St. Paul airport to Schiphol. The 2-4-2 seat configuration on the Airbus A330-300 means we took aisle-window with no one else…
Great Swiss Railway Tour: Day 1
Synopsis Zurich Arrival. Our connecting flight from Schiphol is scheduled to arrive at Zurich Airport mid-afternoon. After collecting our luggage, we'll take a tram or Uber to the Zurich Ambassador…
Great Swiss Railway Tour: Day 2
Synopsis Treno Gottardo Round-trip: The Treno Gottardo scenic railway runs from cities in northern Switzerland, including Zurich, to Locarno over the historic Gotthard Line and through the Alps via the…
Great Swiss Railway Tour: Day 3
Synopsis Repositioning Train: Our Bernina Express trip originates in Chur, so we'll take the train from Zurich to Chur and spend two nights in the Mercure Chur City West. After…
Great Swiss Railway Tour: Day 4
Synopsis Bernina Express Roundtrip: It's a classic picture: a bright red train with large, panoramic windows traveling through the mountains. That's the Bernina Express, very likely you've seen it before…
Great Swiss Railway Tour: Day 5
Synopsis Glacier Express to Zermatt: The Glacier Express is another well-known, must-do, can't-miss Switzerland train trips, traveling from Chur or St. Moritz to Zermatt at the foot of the Matterhorn.…
Great Swiss Railway Tour: Day 6
Synopsis Gornergrat Cog Railway: The Gornergrat Railway is a cog railway which takes you from Zermatt to the Station Gornergrat at the summit (10,135 feet/3089m) in 33 minutes. The railway…
Great Swiss Railway Tour: Day 7
Synopsis Matterhorn Glacier Paradise. The original hope was to take the Matterhorn Alpine Crossing cable car between two peaks, traveling from Switzerland to Italy and back. Alas, the crossing is…