• see the most beautiful places in Europe from the train
  • on some trains, you can use the possibility of transport in special scenic coaches
  • some lines lead through untouched and pure nature

Bernina express

 

 

  • panorama: Alps
  • reservation: mandatory for scenic coach
  • interesting fact: the train rises to 2253 meters above sea level
  • route: Chur – Davos – St. Moritz – Tirano

 

Photo: Andrea Badrutt, Chur

Flåm line

 

 

  • panorama: Aurlandsfjord, mountain range around the station Myrdal
  • reservation: non mandatory, a fee is required for Interrail
  • interesting fact: the interior of the train is constructed of wood
  • route: Flåm – Myrdal

 

Photo: Harvey Barrison

Ruma line

 

 

  • panorama: Trollveggen
  • reservation: non mandatory
  • interesting fact: the Trollveggen mountain rises over 1,000 meters above the track
  • route: Dombås – Åndalsnes

 

Photo: TomasEE

Schwarzwaldbahn

 

 

  • panorama: Schwarzwald
  • reservation: without reservation
  • interesting fact: the train passes through where the Danube River rises
  • route: Offenburg – Singen am Hohentwiel

 

Photo: Deutsche Bahn AG / Kai Michael Neuhold

Centovalli

 

 

  • panorama: Alps, Lago Maggiore
  • reservation: non mandatory
  • interesting fact: you can see waterfalls, vineyards, chestnut forests and untouched nature from the train window
  • route: Locarno – Domodossola

 

Photo: FOTOPEDRAZZINI.CH2017, Massimo Pedrazzini

Glacier express

 

 

  • panorama: Alps
  • reservation: mandatory
  • interesting fact: there are 91 tunnels and 291 bridges on the track
  • route: Zermatt – St. Moritz

 

Photo: Glacier Express, 2017, Stefan Schlumpf

Luzern – Interlaken express

 

 

  • panorama: Vierwaldstatt lake, Alps
  • reservation: recommended
  • interesting fact: restaurant services can be used on the train during the journey
  • route: Luzern – Interlaken

 

Photo: zb Zentralbahn AG

Gotthard express

 

 

  • panorama: central Switzerland, Ticino
  • reservation: mandatory, a fee is required for Interrail
  • interesting fact: with Interrail you get a 50% discount on a boat trip on Lake Lucerne
  • route: Luzern – Locarno, Luzern – Lugano

 

Photo: KEYSTONE, 2016, Gian Vaitl

Semmering bahn

 

 

  • panorama: mountain panorama of south Austria
  • reservation: without reservation
  • interesting fact: the train passes through 16 viaducts and 15 tunnels
  • route: Wiener Neustadt – Bruck an der Mur

 

Photo: ÖBB | Katsey

Rheintalbahn

 

 

  • panorama: Rhine
  • reservation: without reservation
  • interesting fact: the train passes alongside the most famous vineyards of Germany
  • route: Koblenz – Mainz

 

Photo: Deutsche Bahn AG / Uwe Miethe

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