3-Day Glacier Express Self-Guided Tour from Zurich
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From $811.19
11 reviews (3.73)
Price varies by group size
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Departs: Zurich, Zurich
Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Free cancellation
Overview
The entire Glacier Express journey takes around 8 hours and crosses 291 bridges, passes through 91 tunnels and climbs over the 2033 m high Oberalp pass – this is truly one of the most famous train journeys in the world.
What's Included
1 x 2nd or 1st class train ticket (based on selection)
1 x overnight stay with breakfast in St. Moritz
1 x overnight stay with breakfast in Zermatt
1 x Seat Reservation on the Glacier Express
What's Not Included
A guide
Food and drinks, unless specified
Local Taxes
Traveler Information
- ADULT: Age: 16 - 99
Additional Info
- Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
- Face mask required for public transport. Requirements and measures can continuously be adjusted.
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
- Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
- Face mask required for public transport. Requirements and measures can continuously be adjusted.
- Guides required to regularly wash hands
- Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Social distancing enforced throughout experience
- Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
Cancellation Policy
All sales are final. No refund is available for cancellations.
Reviews
Too short period 3-day tour however was beautiful
Amarilla Monika R, 25-09-2019
It was a great experience and wounderful journey. However it was too short and it would be better to stay minimum 1-1 day in St. Moritz and Zermatt. The hotels were very comfortable.
Worth it for the Glacier express
lorantpataki, 02-08-2019
The one day on the glacier express was the best of our Switzerland experience. We were, however, not so happy with the rest of the arrangements, in some of the other trains we only had standing places.
Glacier Express
HenryDavid_B, 28-06-2019
Zermatt accomodations were excellent....St. Moritz the hotel is in need of an upgrade ...room service sucked...did not provide any cutlery to cut a pizza ......Switzerland is worth exploring even thogh it is pricey....
Glacier Express
Gail_G, 27-06-2019
Train trip was fabulous but we chose the 3 course meal and were very disappointed with what we received. A salad for entree, Chicken stew with rice & carrots & apple cake. Very unimpressed with the meal...we would have been better off selecting something from the menu because those meals look okay.
Riding through a picture book
Jamison_M, 10-06-2019
Overall, we had a great time! We are glad we did it, but probably don't ever need to do it again.
The included schedule is not the easiest to decipher - there are 3 trains that leave Zurich to get you to Zermatt. Pick the one that works best for your schedule. That is the top part. The bottom section tells you that each of those choices involved taking a train to a connection, and then continuing on to Zermatt.
Be aware there is only a 6 minute windows at the connection. Our first train was late, so we had to wait an hour for the 2nd train. Note that I recognize this is not Viator's fault - just a heads up that scheduling is tight. This is the only train we took that wasn't almost exactly on time.
In Zermatt we stayed in the Hotel Julen. The hotel was super nice, and the staff was great. Cars are not allowed in Zermatt, but if you call the hotel, they will come to the station and pick you up in these little buggies they have.
Zermatt was so nice I wish we had done a 4 day trip and stayed there an extra day. In Zermatt, if you take the early train, you can get there in time to go up on the Matterhorn Glacier Paradise excursion. It was kinda pricey, but definitely a once in a lifetime sort of thing to do.
The actual Glacier Express was fun, but got to be kinda long. It is a full 8 hours on the train. There were a couple stops where we got off and walked around for 5 minutes, but that was it. Again, we paid for an upgrade (above this online Viator pricing - you have to call) to get first class tickets. I'm glad we did - a lot more space for that long. (There is also an Excellence class with even bigger seats and more amenities.)
We were on the 8:52 train. There was a full lunch service. It was very good, but again, expensive. Water is 7CHF a bottle - I suggest bringing your own. I think for 1 water, 1 coffee, a Glacier Express salad (Americans would call it a chef salad), and a pork / spetzle lunch w/ dessert was 70CHF. That is just more than I normally spend at lunch.
Like I said, 8 hours was a long time. My wife & I were ready to be done at the 1/2 way point.
St. Mortis was a dud. It was a Sunday in the offseason - Everything was closed. The Hotel Stefani was fine, but dated.
The ride back to Zurich was easy and quick.
The included schedule is not the easiest to decipher - there are 3 trains that leave Zurich to get you to Zermatt. Pick the one that works best for your schedule. That is the top part. The bottom section tells you that each of those choices involved taking a train to a connection, and then continuing on to Zermatt.
Be aware there is only a 6 minute windows at the connection. Our first train was late, so we had to wait an hour for the 2nd train. Note that I recognize this is not Viator's fault - just a heads up that scheduling is tight. This is the only train we took that wasn't almost exactly on time.
In Zermatt we stayed in the Hotel Julen. The hotel was super nice, and the staff was great. Cars are not allowed in Zermatt, but if you call the hotel, they will come to the station and pick you up in these little buggies they have.
Zermatt was so nice I wish we had done a 4 day trip and stayed there an extra day. In Zermatt, if you take the early train, you can get there in time to go up on the Matterhorn Glacier Paradise excursion. It was kinda pricey, but definitely a once in a lifetime sort of thing to do.
The actual Glacier Express was fun, but got to be kinda long. It is a full 8 hours on the train. There were a couple stops where we got off and walked around for 5 minutes, but that was it. Again, we paid for an upgrade (above this online Viator pricing - you have to call) to get first class tickets. I'm glad we did - a lot more space for that long. (There is also an Excellence class with even bigger seats and more amenities.)
We were on the 8:52 train. There was a full lunch service. It was very good, but again, expensive. Water is 7CHF a bottle - I suggest bringing your own. I think for 1 water, 1 coffee, a Glacier Express salad (Americans would call it a chef salad), and a pork / spetzle lunch w/ dessert was 70CHF. That is just more than I normally spend at lunch.
Like I said, 8 hours was a long time. My wife & I were ready to be done at the 1/2 way point.
St. Mortis was a dud. It was a Sunday in the offseason - Everything was closed. The Hotel Stefani was fine, but dated.
The ride back to Zurich was easy and quick.
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