Sunrise on snow-capped Alpine peaks above a valley of cloud

Alpine · Switzerland

Swiss Alps

Panoramic Rail & High Meadows

Best time
June to September; December to March for snow
Location
Switzerland

About Swiss Alps

Switzerland is the one country where the train is genuinely the best way to travel — 5,300 kilometres of track, most of it scenic, all of it to the minute. The Alps take up about sixty per cent of the land and the railways go straight through them, which is why a day can start on a lake at 370 metres and end on a glacier at 3,450 without anyone driving. The mountain villages are cabled and funiculared to a degree that feels excessive until you use it. Summer is meadows, wildflowers and every trail open; December to March is snow to the valley floor and half the high passes shut.

Good to know

Flight time
8h 15m from Mumbai, direct to Zürich
Currency
Swiss Franc (CHF)
Language
German, French, Italian; English everywhere
Visa
Schengen visa, 15 – 20 working days

What you'll do

The four we'd book first

  1. The Glacier Express, seat booked

    Eight hours from Zermatt to St Moritz over 291 bridges and through 91 tunnels, in a panoramic carriage with the roof glazed.

  2. Jungfraujoch, the top of Europe

    A cogwheel train tunnelled up through the Eiger to 3,454 m, with a viewing platform over the Aletsch glacier at the end of it.

  3. Walking the Eiger Trail

    Six kilometres under the north face from Eigergletscher to Alpiglen — a serious wall directly above you, and no climbing involved.

  4. A lake at the end of the day

    Brienz, Lucerne or Thun by paddle steamer, which is slower than the train and entirely the point.

Curated itineraries

Swiss Alps packages

Panoramic trains through four passes, meadow trails above an alpine lake, and a cable car into the high snow before lunch.

*Per person on twin sharing. Prices move with season and availability — we confirm yours in writing before anything is booked.

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