Swiss City Breaks

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Switzerland's panoramic routes and cogwheel climbs, with journey times, operators and exactly what the Swiss Travel Pass covers on each one.

  • GoldenPass Line

    MOB / BLS / ZB

    GoldenPass Line

    Lucerne to Montreux, linking central Switzerland with Lake Geneva.

    About 5 hours 15 minutes

  • Rigi Railways

    Rigi Bahnen

    Rigi Railways

    Europe’s first mountain railway, reached by paddle steamer from Lucerne.

    About 30 minutes

  • Pilatus Railway

    Pilatus-Bahnen

    Pilatus Railway

    The steepest cogwheel railway in the world, above Lucerne.

    About 30 minutes

  • Gornergrat Bahn

    Gornergrat Bahn

    Gornergrat Bahn

    Cogwheel railway from Zermatt to 3,089m, facing the Matterhorn.

    About 33 minutes

  • Jungfraujoch Railway

    Jungfraubahn

    Jungfraujoch Railway

    The Jungfrau Railway to Europe’s highest railway station at 3,454m.

    About 35 minutes

  • Bernina Express

    Rhaetian Railway

    Bernina Express

    Chur or St Moritz to Tirano, crossing the Alps without a rack railway.

    About 4 hours

  • Glacier Express

    MGB / RhB

    Glacier Express

    Zermatt to St Moritz in about eight hours, billed as the slowest express in the world.

    About 8 hours