Switzerland

Gornergrat Railway

Open since 1898 and climbing to 3,089 metres, the Gornergrat Bahn out of Zermatt is the best-value big-view railway in Switzerland: thirty-three minutes from village lanes to a ridge ringed by twenty-nine four-thousanders, with the Matterhorn showing its finest profile the whole way up.

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

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About this place

Sit on the right ascending. The connoisseur's move is the summer sunrise train — book it, watch the peak catch fire, then walk down one station to the Riffelsee for the reflection shot.

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When to go

Daytime highs run from about -10°C in January to 10°C in July. Driest in January and February and November; wettest in June, with rain on about 23 days.

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August10° · rain 19 daysCold and often wet.

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

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