FLY-RAIL
GLACIER EXPRESS RAIL HOLIDAY
5 nights / 6 days From £ 1,390 per person
Glacier Express
ZERMATT • GLACIER EXPRESS • ST MORITZ
This Glacier Express 5-night holiday includes a journey on the Glacier Express, one of Switzerland’ s best loved iconic rail journeys, traversing stunning Alpine landscapes from Zermatt through to St Moritz. You stay in Zermatt and St Moritz, with optional stays in Geneva and Zurich.
DAY-BY-DAY ITINERARY
DAY ONE Arrive in Zermatt Begin this Glacier Express holiday by travelling to Geneva, either by plane or train. From here, board the train to Zermatt in the early afternoon, around four hours after departure. Your hotel in Zermatt will send a complimentary shuttle to collect you from the station, where you will stay for 3 nights.
DAYS TWO AND THREE In Zermatt In an idyllic, car-free zone, known for its popular winter sports, Zermatt is a stunning place to start this memorable trip. Quaint boutique shops are also housed within the chalet houses in the village centre. Perhaps even enjoy the sights, including the Matterhorn, from the smaller railways that can take you as high as 3000m above sea level.
DAY FOUR Zermatt to St Moritz on the Glacier Express After your final night in Zermatt, catch the Glacier Express to St Moritz at 08:52 in the morning, with a view to arrive at around 17:03. We include a three-course lunch served at your seat. The Glacier Express weaves through the vast panoramas of the mountainsides, passing wooden chalets, the ice caves near the Rhone Glacier, old, wonky houses with moss-covered roofs and light stone walls, and the quaint river and bridge of Oberwald itself. You stay in St Moritz for two nights.
DAY FIVE In St Moritz At 1856m above sea level, visitors are welcomed by stunning views across the lakes of the Upper Engadine Valley, and the refreshing dry, clear, Alpine climate. Navigate the local peaks via railway, reaching the Piz Corvatsch, Chantarella, and Corviglia, where a cable car takes you up to Suvretta’ s most famous viewing point.
DAY SIX St Moritz to Zurich and flight home If you depart from St Moritz for Zurich in the midmorning, you will arrive at around half one in the afternoon, which leaves plenty of time to enjoy a few hours in the city before catching a flight home. If you are catching a train from Zurich back to London, we would recommend spending the night in Zurich before your departure.
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