Here’s how to plan a trip aboard Switzerland’s famous Glacier Express. Roberto Moiola / Sysaworld / Getty Images Train in Engadine, Switzerland. Switzerland is a country where natural beauty and ...

If you’re looking for a relaxing way to admire Switzerland’s spectacular alpine scenery, consider a journey on the train dubbed the “slowest express train in the world.” Started in 1930, the Glacier ...

Wealthy travelers are increasingly seeking luxury train trips. The Glacier Express' luxurious Excellence Class seats are often the first on the train to sell out. A ticket for the eight-hour journey ...

If you asked me to distill the essence of Switzerland into seven and a half hours, I would tell you to book a ticket on the Glacier Express. Starting in the ski town of Zermatt at the foot of the ...

There are at least two compelling ways to explore Switzerland’s majestic landscape, the frozen mountaintops and charming valley villages: on skis, or from a train seat, sitting still and sipping ...

Once a year, the Switzerland’s federal rail operator SBB (Schweizerische Bundesbahnen) reconfigures the country’s Switzerland’s train schedule. And every year, it becomes front page news across the ...

Trains can be an incredible, one-of-kind way to see a country and gives passengers access to landscapes and sites that they would never see when traveling by car. While all train rides offer something ...

Zigzag across Switzerland’s most dramatic landscapes on a Great Rail Journeys’ escorted rail tour Peruse any list of the world’s greatest rail journeys, and you’re bound to find the Glacier Express.