Alpine Grandeur — Swiss Rail Journey tour
Swiss Alps

Alpine Grandeur — Swiss Rail Journey

🗓 8 days📍 Swiss Alps👥 Small groups

Ride the Glacier Express and Bernina Express through 291 bridges and 91 tunnels of pure alpine drama. Stay in Zermatt beneath the Matterhorn, cruise Lake Lucerne and ascend the Jungfraujoch — the Top of Europe.

Trip Highlights

  • Glacier Express panoramic first-class carriage
  • Jungfraujoch — the highest railway station in Europe
  • Matterhorn views from Gornergrat
  • Lake Lucerne paddle-steamer cruise

Day-by-Day Itinerary

  1. 1

    Zurich to Lucerne

    Arrival and lake cruise beneath Mount Pilatus.

  2. 2

    Lucerne

    Old town walking tour, Chapel Bridge and Golden round-trip up Pilatus.

  3. 3

    To Interlaken

    GoldenPass panoramic train through the Brünig Pass.

  4. 4

    Jungfraujoch

    Cogwheel railway to 3,454m — glacier views and the Ice Palace.

  5. 5

    To Zermatt

    Scenic rail via Kandersteg to the car-free village of Zermatt.

  6. 6

    Gornergrat

    Sunrise train to Gornergrat for the classic Matterhorn panorama.

  7. 7

    Glacier Express

    The full eight-hour panoramic journey to St. Moritz.

  8. 8

    Departure

    Bernina Express connection or transfer to Zurich.