Switzerland

Glacier Express

The self-deprecating 'slowest express in the world' takes around eight hours between Zermatt and St Moritz, crossing 291 bridges and the 2,033-metre Oberalp Pass while lunch is served at your seat.

Best forMountain
Approx. flying time~11h 55m from Los Angeles
Nearest airportBern (BRN)

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About this place

Full-length it's a splurge; the smart economy is riding just the best section — Zermatt to Andermatt, or Chur to St Moritz — on regular trains with a normal ticket. Winter arguably beats summer: the Rhine gorge under snow is otherworldly.

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When to go

Daytime highs run from about -10°C in January to 10°C in July. Driest January to April and November; wettest in June, with rain on about 20 days.

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August10° · rain 14 daysCold and often wet.

Monthly figures averaged from daily records for 2020–2024 at this location (ERA5 reanalysis).

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