Glacier Express
Billed as “the slowest express train in the world,” it takes about 8 hours from Zermatt to St. Moritz and crosses 291 bridges and 91 tunnels.
The Glacier Express connects Zermatt with St. Moritz (or Davos). The full journey covers about 290 km, crosses the Oberalp Pass at 2,033 m, and passes through the Rhine Gorge and the Landwasser Viaduct. Panoramic carriages offer excellent views, and you can order meals at your seat. A more expensive Excellence Class is also available. A seat reservation fee is required, and in peak season you should book several weeks ahead. Holders of a Swiss Travel Pass ride free but still pay the reservation fee. The full trip can be tiring, so you may prefer to ride just the Zermatt–Andermatt section.
Opening hours
Approx. 1–4 departures daily; more in peak season
Nearby sights
- Bahnhofstrasse Zermatt
- Zermatt Old Village (Hinterdorf)
- St. Mauritius Church & Mountaineers' Cemetery
- Matterhorn Museum – Zermatlantis
- Gorner Gorge
- Sunnegga / Leisee
- Findeln
- Zmutt