Switzerland & Austria:
Rail Travel

General Information

• Swiss Official Timetable
  Check railroad, funicular, cablecar, boat, and bus schedules online, with an app, or in printed timetables.

• Swiss train times
  Our sample routings show just how compact Switzerland is, and how quickly you can travel from city to city or city to resort.

Rail/Transportation Passes

• Swiss Rail Passes
  Save money on trains, postal buses, lake steamers, funiculars, cable cars, and local transportation.

Railroad Companies

• Gornergrat Bahn
  Zermatt's GGB takes you to Matterhorn views and mountain hotels.

• Jungfraujochbahn
  It's high in elevation, popularity, and price. We tell you what makes it unique and how to trim your ticket costs by up to 50%.

• Swiss Railroads
  Besides the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB), many private regional railroads serve locals and tourists.

Special Trains

• Bernina Express
  Ride this narrow-gauge train to scenery and skiing in the Engadine, or from Chur and St. Moritz to Italy.

• Glacier Express
  Take "the world's slowest express train" on the scenic route between Zermatt and Canton Graubünden, and pay only a reservation fee if you have a Swiss rail pass.

• Wilhelm Tell Express
  This is an archived article. (The Wilhelm Tell Express is no longer in service.)

• Swiss Chocolate Train
  Ride a vintage or modern excursion train from Montreux, Switzerland to the Cailler-Nestlé chocolate factory at Broc, with a stop at the medieval cheesemaking town of Gruy�re along the way.

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