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A view from the Rhaetian railway on the Bernina pass route, out of the train window, of the glacial azure lake on the left and the Swiss mountains in the background.

Switzerland by train

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Through Switzerland to Italy

Milan, Lugano, Zürich, Florence, Lausanne, Lucerne and Paris

Milan, Lugano, Zürich, Florence, Lausanne, Lucerne and Paris

13 nights from $3,305 /person
Mountain lakes

Basel, Lugano, Locarno, Zürich and Lecco

Basel, Lugano, Locarno, Zürich and Lecco

8 nights from $3,078 /person
Rhaetian Railway: The Bernina Express route

Turin, Bern, Chambery, Chur, Lecco and Paris

Turin, Bern, Chambery, Chur, Lecco and Paris

8 nights from $2,721 /person
Switzerland by Rhaetian Railway & Glacier Express

Chur, Basel, Zermatt, Lecco and Geneva

Chur, Basel, Zermatt, Lecco and Geneva

12 nights from $3,967 /person
Lake Como & Lake Lecco

Chur, Basel, Varenna, Lecco, Nice, Como and Paris

Chur, Basel, Varenna, Lecco, Nice, Como and Paris

10 nights from $3,293 /person
Grindelwald Ski

Basel, Geneva and Grindelwald

Basel, Geneva and Grindelwald

9 nights from $3,118 /person
Swiss cities

Bern, Montreux, Locarno, Mainz, Lucerne and Cologne

Bern, Montreux, Locarno, Mainz, Lucerne and Cologne

12 nights from $3,105 /person
Ski Saas-Fee

Bern, Basel and Saas-Fee

Bern, Basel and Saas-Fee

5 nights from $3,005 /person
Ski Davos

Davos and Basel

Davos and Basel

7 nights from $2,898 /person
St.Moritz glamour

Bern, St. Moritz, Basel and Zürich

Bern, St. Moritz, Basel and Zürich

9 nights from $2,889 /person
Alps to the Rhine

Locarno, Lucerne and Cologne

Locarno, Lucerne and Cologne

12 nights from $2,869 /person
Poland and beyond

Munich, Warsaw, Berlin, Krakow, Zürich, Poznan, Cologne and Prague

Munich, Warsaw, Berlin, Krakow, Zürich, Poznan, Cologne and Prague

15 nights from $2,826 /person
Bavarian Alps

Munich, Mittenwald, Zürich, Innsbruck and Aachen

Munich, Mittenwald, Zürich, Innsbruck and Aachen

9 nights from $2,537 /person
Train to Tignes

Tignes, Annecy, Geneva, Colmar and Paris

Tignes, Annecy, Geneva, Colmar and Paris

9 nights from $2,216 /person
Tracing the tracks of the Bernina

Arosa, Zürich, Lecco and Paris

Arosa, Zürich, Lecco and Paris

8 nights from $2,200 /person
Ski St. Moritz

St. Moritz, Zürich and Paris

St. Moritz, Zürich and Paris

8 nights from $2,079 /person
Bernese break

Bern, Basel and Zürich

Bern, Basel and Zürich

7 nights from $1,944 /person
Stop-offs to Rome

Turin, Chambery, Rome, Milan and Zürich

Turin, Chambery, Rome, Milan and Zürich

6 nights from $1,724 /person
Ski Zermatt

Zürich, Zermatt and Paris

Zürich, Zermatt and Paris

6 nights from $1,663 /person
Mini-break to Geneva

Zürich, Geneva and Paris

Zürich, Geneva and Paris

5 nights from $1,568 /person

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Best train holidays to Switzerland

Switzerland by Rhaetian Railway & Glacier Express
Chur, Basel, Zermatt, Lecco, Geneva
Travel leisurely through Switzerland across the UNESCO World Heritage Rhaetian Railway from Chur to St.Moritz then to Italy, with an added dose of glamour on the Glacier Express to Zermatt.
St.Moritz glamour
Bern, St. Moritz, Basel, Zürich
Off-season, St Moritz is home to world-class restaurants, luxury shopping and walking trails through mountains and meadows.
Alpine Switzerland by rail
Brussels, Appenzell, Mainz, Cologne
Uncover the smallest Swiss canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden, with the car-free mountain town of Appenzell, laden with meadows and pine trees.
Classic Switzerland
Bern, Montreux, Locarno, Mainz, Lucerne, Cologne
Stay in Swiss cities and enjoy journeys on the Gotthard panorama route and the Centovalli Railway.
Mountain lakes
Basel, Lugano, Locarno, Zürich, Lecco
Lake hopping is the new island hopping. Hop from Lake Maggiore to Lake Lugano to Lake Como, strung together by scenic Swiss railway lines.
Rhaetian Railway: The Bernina Express route
Turin, Bern, Chambery, Chur, Lecco, Paris
From Italy to Switzerland by train on one of the world’s most scenic railway journeys, following the tracks of the Bernina Express along the Rhaetian Railway and the Bernina Pass.

Tracing the tracks of the Bernina

Uncover the UNESCO Rhaetian Railway by local train from Chur to Tirano, pausing in the Swiss Alpine village of Arosa and the banks of Lake Como.

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Switzerland's scenic railways

Switzerland is home to some of the most scenic rail journeys in Europe. Learn more about travelling by local train from Chur to Tirano, on our blog The Rhaetian Railway: the Bernina route, or find out everything about the regional trains from St.Moritz to Zermatt on the famous Glacier Express Route.

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