What are the best scenic train rides in Switzerland?

What are the best scenic train rides in Switzerland?


Shad Siddiqui

Answered On : 13, Dec 2019

The best way to see what this small but beautiful country of Switzerland has to offer is by Train. The extensive network of Rail helps the tourist to explore the length and breadth of the country with beautiful towns, cities, mountains, lakes, and valleys

Spiez castle with cruise ship on lake Thun in Bern, Switzerland

Much like our own Himalayan Queen (Kalka to Shimla) and Darjeeling Himalayan Railway (New Jalpaiguri to Darjeeling). There are some of the most celebrated scenic train routes in Switzerland offering amazing scenery while passing through the jaw-dropping landscapes of Switzerland. 
 
Here are the four most scenic train rides in Switzerland that I would recommend you to take with your Switzerland Holiday Packages

  1. Jungfraujoch
  2. The Golden Pass Line
  3. The Glacier Express 
  4. The Bernina Express

Swiss flag on the top of Mannlichen, Jungfrau region, Bern, Switzerland


Best scenic train rides in Switzerland

JUNGFRAUJOCH

  • Route-1    : Lauterbrunnen - Wengen - Kleine Scheidegg - Jungfrau
  • Route-2    : Interlaken - Zweilütschinen - Grindelwald - Kleine Scheidegg - Jungfrau
  • Duration   : Approximately 1.5 hours one way
  • Schedule  : All year round

Jungfrau Railways train, connecting Kleine Scheidegg to Jungfraujoch Switzerland


THE GOLDEN PASS LINE

  • Route        : Lucerne - Interlaken - Zweisimmen - Montreux
  • Duration   : 5 hours (approx)
  • Distance   : 191 kilometers
  • Schedule  : 08 times a day, all year round

Scenery along the Golden Pass Line- Spiez town and Thun lake

 

THE GLACIER EXPRESS

  • Route            : Zermatt - Andermatt - Chur - St. Moritz
  • Duration       : 08 hours (Approx)
  • Distance       : 291 kilometres
  • Reservation : Reservation is a must.

Glacier Express switzerland

 

BERNINA EXPRESS

  • Route        : Chur - St. Moritz - Tirano (By Train) - Tirano - Lugano (By Coach)
  • Duration   : 7 hours (Including train and Bus journey, Approx)
  • Distance   : 250 kilometers (Approx)
  • Schedule  : May-November

Bernina Express Switzerland in Winter