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Swiss Panoramic RailwaysThree distinct ways to experience the Swiss Alps: lakeside valleys, a long central crossing, and the high Bernina Pass.

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Swiss Panoramic Railways

Three distinct ways to experience the Swiss Alps: lakeside valleys, a long central crossing, and the high Bernina Pass.

A red Bernina Express curving beneath glacier-covered peaks near Morteratsch
Near Morteratsch, the railway turns toward the Bernina massif with glaciers visible beyond the train.Photo: Stefans Pixmix · CC BY-SA 4.0

A high-alpine rail week

Swiss Panoramic Railways

Three distinct ways to experience the Swiss Alps: lakeside valleys, a long central crossing, and the high Bernina Pass.

Suggested journey sequence

Follow the landscape

  1. 1
    GoldenPass ExpressMontreuxInterlaken Ost
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  2. 2
    Glacier ExpressZermattSt. Moritz
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  3. 3
    Bernina ExpressSt. MoritzTirano
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These are individual rail journeys, not one through service. Choose dates and connections independently; mountain weather and seasonal daylight can change the experience.

Scenes along the way

Where to look

GoldenPass ExpressClimbing from Montreux

Look back as the line rises from the Riviera into wooded slopes.

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GoldenPass ExpressThrough the Pays-d’Enhaut

The landscape settles into pasture, forest, and traditional villages.

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Glacier ExpressLeaving Zermatt

Look back into the high valley as the train begins its long Alpine crossing.

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Glacier ExpressThe journey's high point

Open mountain views surround the train near the route's highest elevation.

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Bernina ExpressInto the Bernina landscape

Look outward as the valley opens toward the glaciers and high peaks.

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The journeys

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