Glacier Express and Bernina Express: 'One ticket straight through the Swiss mountains'

On luxury panoramic trains The panoramic journeys on the Glacier and Bernina Express through the Swiss Alps are packed with highlights from start to finish. My Glacier Express experience On board the Glacier Express, known as the “slowest express train in the world” and the classic among Switzerland’s panoramic rail journeys, travellers are treated to breathtaking mountain worlds and impressive landscapes. In St. Moritz, the world of the beautiful and wealthy greets you, while in Zermatt the world’s most photographed mountain, the Matterhorn, awaits. Over its roughly 289 km route, the “slowest express train in the world” crosses 291 bridges and passes through 91 tunnels—meaning the journey is almost entirely on bridges, one per kilometre. From the elegant St. Moritz, the train winds through the Albula Valley, then on through the Rhine Gorge, Switzerland’s Grand Canyon. Next comes a “thrilling” descent into the primeval Goms region via Andermatt and Fiesch. The train overcomes four major ascents and descents between alpine regions and the Rhine and Rhône valleys. Shortly after Brig, a pretty Swiss town in the Rhône Valley, the destination nears: soon the Matterhorn comes into view. The onboard chef’s culinary skills rival any top restaurant. Through headphones, you’ll learn interesting facts and anecdotes about the route. Learn more The Bernina Express From mountains to palm trees, the Bernina Express day trip takes you almost to Italy. It is the most beautiful and spectacular link between the cool north and the warm south, a connection of millennia-old culture and the overwhelming beauty of the Engadin’s nature. As the valley opens up and merges into the unique landscape of Valtellina, a sense of freedom takes hold.