The Grand Train Tour of Switzerland is the ultimate train journey through Switzerland. It rolls all the famous premium panoramic lines into one spectacular round trip and takes visitors to the most popular sights and landmarks in complete comfort.
On a total of 1,280 km and 8 sections, visitors explore all the top experiences of Switzerland: charming cities like Lucerne, impressive natural spectacles like the Rhine Falls, and majestic mountains like the Matterhorn and the Jungfraujoch. Travellers can enjoy this one-of-a-kind train journey year-round, and its duration and route can be arranged according to personal preferences.
Grand Train Tour of Switzerland App.
The Grand Train Tour of Switzerland has its own app that helps guests to plan the perfect route and explore all highlights along the most beautiful train lines of Switzerland.
In addition to push notifications about upcoming sights and landmarks, guests can collect digital stamps and awards. Also, digital coupons offer presents and discounts.
The app is available in German, English, French, Chinese (traditional & simplified), Korean, Japanese and Thai.
● Sections: Round trip with 8 sections
● Combined tour length: 1,280 km
● Duration: Number of days can be selected individually
Timetable information for individual sections of the Grand Train Tour of Switzerland can be found here: sbb.ch
Timetable information for premium panoramic trains:
● Interlaken – Montreux (GoldenPass Express)
● Zermatt – St. Moritz (Glacier Express)
● St. Moritz – Lugano (Bernina Express)
● Lugano – Luzern (Gotthard Panorama Express)
Ticket: The route is fully covered by the Swiss Travel Pass (Flex) and GA travelcard. Travel packages are available here: Switzerland Travel Centre / Railtour
Reservation: A seat reservation is mandatory for Glacier Express, Bernina Express and Gotthard Panorama Express. A reservation on trains of the GoldenPass Line is not mandatory, but recommended.
● Reservation Bernina Express
● Reservation Gotthard Panorama Express
● Reservation GoldenPass Line
● Reservation Glacier Express
● Reservation Luzern – Interlaken Express
myGrandTrainTour Booklet – collect stamps along the route
It’s an attractive souvenir that will keep the journey alive for a long time – myGrandTrainTour Booklet. Travellers can collect nine unique stamps along the Grand Train Tour of Switzerland. It also contains a wealth of fascinating travel information.
The booklet is available free of charge at the central stations in Basel, Geneva (including Geneva Airport) and Zurich (including Zurich Airport) as well as at many tourist offices along the route. And finally, booklets are also available to order free of charge at: MySwitzerland.com/brochuresGTToS