The Glacier Express

The Route consists of a train trip in Panoramic Cars with catering facities from St.Moritz to Zermatt and vice versa . The Glacier express is marketed as the fastest slow train and is a 7 1/2 hour railway journey across 291 bridges, through 91 tunnels and across the Oberalp Pass at 2’033 metres in altitude through the mountaneous heartland of Switzerland.

The Glacier Express travels a beautiful route between the sights of the Graubünden holiday region, the sunny Valais region with its glacier landscape, and the beautiful regions of the South. Travel in comfort through the unspoilt natural beauty of a landscape rich in ancient, fragrant moun- tain forests, peaceful Alpine meadows, rushing mountain streams and mountain valleys, soaked in tradition and centuries-old culture.

The actual fares on the Glacier express can be exorbitant on the face but there are methods to bring the cost down. If you are tourist to switzerland with an intention to see more than just the Glacier express then get hold of a Half fare card for 90Swiss francs.

This assures you half fare on the entire swiss travel system ( Bus, railways including scienic railways, amd boats on the numerous lakes of Switzerland), then buy a set of day passes ( 6 day pass in each set) costing 280 Swiss francs for the set i.e 47 CHF.

You have to pay a Surcharge to travel in the Glacier express and this varies depending on the time of the year and on the Train type ( 30 CHF to 10 CHF).