Swiss Alps - scenic train ride
Sep 26th, 2011, 07:47 PM
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Swiss Alps - scenic train ride
Hello,
I will be in Milan and Zurich in November and I'd like to take a train ride that will give me the best views of the Swiss Alps. This wil be my first time to the Alps.
I hear that Bernina Express is a very scenie ride, but I'm not sure how best to fit the route into my itinerary, e.g. can I go from Milan-St. Moritz-Chur-Zurich in one day?
I also saw a YouTube clip of someone taking a train ride to the Jungfrau and it looked quite nice. Should I go from Milan to Zurich via the Jungfrau instead?
If it makes sense, I can stay one night in the Alps.
Thanks!
I will be in Milan and Zurich in November and I'd like to take a train ride that will give me the best views of the Swiss Alps. This wil be my first time to the Alps.
I hear that Bernina Express is a very scenie ride, but I'm not sure how best to fit the route into my itinerary, e.g. can I go from Milan-St. Moritz-Chur-Zurich in one day?
I also saw a YouTube clip of someone taking a train ride to the Jungfrau and it looked quite nice. Should I go from Milan to Zurich via the Jungfrau instead?
If it makes sense, I can stay one night in the Alps.
Thanks!
Sep 26th, 2011, 07:51 PM
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You might want to look at the scenic routes to see which might interest you more and fit your itinerary.
http://www.swisstravelsystem.ch/en/c...scenic-routes/
http://www.swisstravelsystem.ch/en/c...scenic-routes/
Sep 26th, 2011, 09:12 PM
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Hi mami,
As nice as a scenic train ride is, the views and the experience is much better when you are outside, on top of a mountain, with a five-senses experience.
You don't have to be a hiker to do this! Instead of just moving through the Alps, go to a mountain and, yes, spend one night. Take a cable car or a cog railway up to the top, then spend some time just soaking up the views from a mountaintop restaurant. Then you can continue on your way!
You can do this from St. Moritz, from Brig (pretty close & convenient to Milan), from Luzern, or from the Jungfrau region (Thun or Interlaken).
In my experience, any train ride through the Alps is very scenic; it's just that a few of them have been specially marketed to tourists. You can take a look at all the train schedules at the Swiss rail site:
www.rail.ch
Have fun as you plan!
s
As nice as a scenic train ride is, the views and the experience is much better when you are outside, on top of a mountain, with a five-senses experience.
You don't have to be a hiker to do this! Instead of just moving through the Alps, go to a mountain and, yes, spend one night. Take a cable car or a cog railway up to the top, then spend some time just soaking up the views from a mountaintop restaurant. Then you can continue on your way!
You can do this from St. Moritz, from Brig (pretty close & convenient to Milan), from Luzern, or from the Jungfrau region (Thun or Interlaken).
In my experience, any train ride through the Alps is very scenic; it's just that a few of them have been specially marketed to tourists. You can take a look at all the train schedules at the Swiss rail site:
www.rail.ch
Have fun as you plan!
s
Sep 27th, 2011, 11:40 AM
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One thing about the Jungfraujoch Railway, which is mainly in tunnels, is that it costs a mind-boggling amount - well well over $100 if not closer to $200 now - probably more than the whole Milan-Tirano-St Moritz-Chur-Zurich route would cost all told. Milan to Interlaken and Interlaken to Zurich would probably be another $100
And IMO you get a much better experience on the Bernina Railway, to me the very top scenic railway in all of Europe and I think I have ridden them all.
Check out these sites for lots of good info on Swiss trains and the Bernina Pass Railway - www.budgeteuropetravel.com; www.seat61.com; www.ricksteves.com and www.swisstravelsystem.com. Just buy your through ticket once in Tirano to Zurich - Tirona being the start point for the Swiss portion of the trip (even though Tirano is in Italy Swiss trains start from there.
And IMO you get a much better experience on the Bernina Railway, to me the very top scenic railway in all of Europe and I think I have ridden them all.
Check out these sites for lots of good info on Swiss trains and the Bernina Pass Railway - www.budgeteuropetravel.com; www.seat61.com; www.ricksteves.com and www.swisstravelsystem.com. Just buy your through ticket once in Tirano to Zurich - Tirona being the start point for the Swiss portion of the trip (even though Tirano is in Italy Swiss trains start from there.
Sep 28th, 2011, 08:47 AM
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Informations about Bernina railway
www.bernina-sud.info/En/bernina.htmlPeople from all over the world come to visit the famous swiss mountain trains like "Glacier Express" or "Bernina Express" of the "Rhaetische Bahn (RhB)" railway .
www.bernina-sud.info/En/bernina.htmlPeople from all over the world come to visit the famous swiss mountain trains like "Glacier Express" or "Bernina Express" of the "Rhaetische Bahn (RhB)" railway .
