Rail holidays to Switzerland - luxury tailor-made holidays and scenic tours and journeys
A rail
holiday in Switzerland, with journeys throughout the country by all sorts of
trains (express trains, scenic trains with panoramic windows, carriages echoing
the Belle Epoque and of course, the rack and pinion trains on routes such as
the Jungfrau, the Gornergrat in Zermatt, Rigi near Lake Lucerne) is undoubtedly
the very best way to experience Switzerland, this small land-locked country
which abounds in some of the most dramatic and breath-taking as well as
picturesque scenery in Europe. Train travel is intrinsic to Switzerland, highly
developed, executed with precision and great beauty and affords access to
remote parts of the landscape.
Expressions Holidays will
tailor-make a luxury rail holiday to Switzerland, selecting the most convenient
and comfortable options for your requirements. Expressions Holidays has created
a number of flexible options from which to tailor your rail holiday to
Switzerland, combining luxury hotel stays with iconic train journeys in
Switzerland.
Client testimonial:
“ I had a WONDERFUL TIME!! And everything went off perfectly. Tickets were all spot on, cars arrived exactly when they should have. The trip was seamless”. Ms C, March 2019.
"I just wanted to let you know that we had a wonderful trip to Switzerland, arriving safely back home a week ago. Everything that you had suggested, and arranged, went smoothly. I would thoroughly recommend the Hotel Simi – we had a lovely big room, a good sized bathroom, and the breakfast was good in the morning. Our journey on the Glacier Express was superb. The scenery was beautiful, and the train was comfortable. The three course lunch was disappointing, but it didn’t mar our experience. (If we go again, I would take a picnic, as did a few of the other passengers). We thoroughly enjoyed the horse racing at St Moritz, which was the main purpose of our trip, and left Monday morning for Zurich. Again, all the train travelling worked really well. We spent a few hours in Zurich, and then caught the plane back to Gatwick. So thank you for everything that you did for us. I would have no hesitation in calling upon you if ever we wanted to do something like this again, and would certainly recommend you." Mrs L, February 2019.
“We had the most amazing holiday. We loved the location, hotels, train travel and food. All the trains were well planned and on time”. Mrs M, July 2018, about a rail holiday to Switzerland staying in 7 different places
"Best service I
have had from a travel company. Itinerary put together was exactly right, all
connections worked properly and loved the different types of hotel. Given the
short notice of what we wanted for our holiday, couldn't have asked for
anything better and you certainly impressed us. Thank you". Mr I, April 2017,
after a multi-centre Swiss rail holiday staying in Zermatt, St Moritz, Lugano,
Lucerne and Zurich, including journeys on the Glacier Express and the Gotthard
Express.
"Many thanks for your excellent organisation. We had a fabulous
holiday - it ran like Swiss clockwork! The hotels you choose were each lovely
in their own unique way and I can't think what else you could have done for
us". Mrs S, May 2017
“Thank you for putting together an
interesting, detailed and efficient itinerary which worked like clockwork and
resulted in just the excellent trip that we had hoped for”, Mr H, about a rail
touring holiday to Switzerland and Austria, June 2017
“Very well organised, nice venues. The journeys and timing very precise. Thanks.”, Dr R, about a Swiss rail touring holiday, July 2017
“This was a special birthday trip for my wife. I would like to thank Georgina and her colleagues for all their help arranging this, excellent service. Thank you.” Mr F, May 2018.
Suggested rail holidays in Switzerland
We have created a
range of rail holidays in Switzerland which cover the iconic scenic trains such
as the Glacier Express and the Bernina Express, grand tours which combine these
scenic train journeys and add more or there are single centre holidays by train
from where you can explore using local transport with a combination of trains,
cable cars, buses and lake steamers, depending on the location of your hotel.
Our suggested itineraries, journeys and holidays by train in Switzerland
combine visits to fascinating Swiss towns and cities with the beautiful scenery
of mountains and lakes.
How you travel to Switzerland
Our rail holidays in Switzerland can start with a flight into
Zurich or Geneva and then you can take the train from there or you can travel
by train all the way from the UK.
The train journey to Switzerland from
the UK usually starts with the Eurostar from London St Pancras or Ebbsfleet to
Paris Gare du Nord. There you change to the Gare de Lyon for a fast TGV service
to Switzerland. With an early start from London you can reach many destinations
in Switzerland comfortably the same day.
If you prefer, you can overnight
in Paris and then continue your journey after a day or two.
More details
about train travel to Switzerland can be found here.
Regions of Switzerland featured in our rail holidays
In Switzerland we offer a range of luxury hotels in various destinations. Most
of our rail holidays in Switzerland can be taken with a stay in 5, 4 or 3 star
hotels. This way you can ring the changes and stay in different types of
hotels, depending on the importance of the stay.
Expressions Holidays
offers rail holidays and scenic train journeys across Switzerland. We feature
the main cities of Zurich, Geneva and Bern, the lake areas of Geneva and
Lucerne, the mountain regions of Zermatt in the Valais, the Bernese Oberland,
the Saanenland, the Grisons and the Engadine and also the Italian-speaking
region of the Ticino and Lake Lugano. Any combination of these regions is
possible.
More details about our rail holidays to Swiss regions can be
found by navigating to the 'Regions' tab above.