Hop aboard one of Switzerland's many scenic railways that go winding through mountains, lakes, and valleys for an unforgettable journey by train.

U.S. News Insider Tip: Visit the Pradaschier toboggan run in Churwalden at the Arosa Lenzerheide recreation area near the Bernina Express. Open year-round, it's the longest toboggan track in the ...

WHY IT RATES: The Swiss Travel Pass offers unlimited access to Switzerland's extensive public transport network for 3, 4, 6, 8, or 15 days, including trains, buses and boats. It also covers panoramic ...

In Switzerland, the Gornergrat train ascends 4,900 feet from Zermatt to the Gornergrat summit, making it the second-highest railway in Europe after the Jungfraubahnen. Photograph by Artur Debat, Getty ...

Jeff Wilson searches for excitement in Switzerland aboard the world’s best rail system. Television host Jeff Wilson searches for outdoor excitement in Switzerland aboard the world’s best rail system.

Switzerland’s great railways — Europe’s greatest, some might say — unzip the landscape to reveal vineyards tumbling down to lakes, meadows chiming with cowbells, waterfalls, rivers, ravines, glaciers ...

Amtrak fans claim several trains as scenic, most notably the Adirondack, California Zephyr and the Coast Starlight; and the Canadians tout their Canadian routes, at least the part between Edmonton and ...

Climb aboard for an epic public transit tour of Switzerland. This seven-day itinerary is a celebration of all things transport: trains, boats, buses, cogwheel trains, funiculars, and more. The sample ...

I smile as Silvia – our tour leader on Intrepid’s eight-day Best of Switzerland rail trip – guides us confidently through Zurich’s main station, tickets to Lucerne in hand. Though Italian, Silvia now ...

The Valais-Matterhorn region of Switzerland and wholesale FIT tour operator Avanti Destinations have partnered on a campaign to educate advisors on independent travel options in this southwestern ...

Once a year, the Switzerland’s federal rail operator SBB (Schweizerische Bundesbahnen) reconfigures the country’s Switzerland’s train schedule. And every year, it becomes front page news across the ...