Glacier Express: Scenic Swiss Rail Adventure

Embark on the Glacier Express for an 8-hour Swiss Alps adventure, savor gourmet meals, and explore Lucerne’s historic gems.

Duration: 10 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Basel - The guide will greet travelers at the Basel train station.
  • Chur - Embark on a quintessential Swiss adventure with a picturesque train journey to Chur, Switzerland’s oldest city, boasting over 5,000 years of history. Along the route, enjoy captivating tales about the landscapes, cultural heritage, and traditions of the cantons you…
What's Included
  • Glacier Express Seat Reservation
  • Meet and Greet at your Hotel or Residence
  • Standard Rail Pass or Premium Rail Pass
  • Private Local Guide
  • Glacier Express Lunch (Only for Premium Rail Option)
What's Not Included
  • Lunch (can be purchased by card on the Glacier Express)
  • Gratuities
Additional Information

Embark on an unforgettable adventure aboard the Glacier Express, traversing Switzerland’s stunning terrain in style. Indulge in a gourmet meal during this 8-hour journey through Chur, Andermatt, and Lucerne, capturing breathtaking views of Lake Lucerne and the Rotsee. Conclude with a charming mini-tour of Lucerne’s Old Town, Chapel Bridge, and the iconic Lion Monument’s Head.

Location
Basel SBB
Centralbahnstrasse
Meet the representative inside the main hall of the Basel SBB next to the benches close to the escalators, and in front of the Migros Flower shop.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Suey2868bc
Dec 18, 2025
Highlight of Christmas on the Rhine. - Our guide Michelle was attentive, informative, and friendly. She made sure we were comfortable and well taken care of. Thank you to here and the aviator team! The Glacier Express experience was the highlight of our Christmas on the Rhine!
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Jamie
Dec 12, 2025
Swiss Alps - The trip to Lucerne was amazing but more than that the train to the Swiss Alps was breathtaking!! Our guide was personable very helpful!
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Seongk188
Dec 4, 2025
Great experience! Packed experience!! - Jean, our guide was very helpful and kind. We enjoyed the trip!! The train accident forced us to trip back to zurich but worth the trip!!
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Tourist25683388037
Dec 4, 2025
Very nice excursion - Excellent guide. Excellent information about the places visited. Everything was provided like train tickets. Recommended!
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Athnealm2025
Nov 11, 2025
Great Way to Tour and Love Switzerland - Excellent experience. Loved the guided tour with superb interaction with the tour guide. Beautiful scenery.. A wonderful way to learn about Switzerland and love the area. Thank you for the experience.
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Sandra_m
Dec 8, 2025
Riding the Swiss Rails Adventure - Georgina was a great guide. We enjoyed our time with her. We did not realize how many trains we would be on throughout the tour but we definitely saw many faces of Switzerland!
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Companion16279788364
Feb 7, 2026
Completely Untrustworthy - This company were untrusted with booking a trip on the Glacier Express. We travelled from the UK to go on it. Tours of Switzerland never made the booking then tried to blame the Operators of the Glacier Express for overbooking- which wasn’t the case. Shocking experience!
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Brenda_c
Jan 2, 2026
GLACIER EXPRESS tour on regional trains !! - BEWARE when booking this tour as myself and three friends booked with PREMIUM RAIL PASSES in July 2025 but on the day of the tour (9th December 2025) at Basel train Station we were informed by the tour guide that we would not be travelling on the GLACIER EXPRESS train (no proper reason given) and took regional trains to Lucerne where we had lunch in a restaurant NOT the three course meal we were expecting on the GLACIER EXPRESS as we should have with a PREMIUM RAIL PASS !! Also we did not get a proper tour of Lucerne with free time to explore as after lunch needed to get back to station to get yet another regional train and in fact boarded a number of regional trains throughout the tour and the whole tour was definately NOT as described on the Viator site and the communication between Viator and the Tours of Switzerland is very poor !! We are four pensioners in our mid seventies but have not gone senile yet so know we did NOT at anytime board the GLACIER EXPRESS as expected and the only reason we booked a trip to Basel to experience a bucket list trip !! so was extremely disappointed when we did not get the tour we paid for and are at the moment in dispute with Viator re a refund as it was a very expensive tour which Viator/Tours of Switzerland did not honour
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Mahdifamour
Dec 24, 2025
Be very careful — this agency is a scam - Be very careful — this agency is a scam My partner and I booked two tours with this agency. They canceled the first tour just a few hours before it was supposed to take place. After a lot of follow-ups, they confirmed that the second tour would definitely happen. However, when we arrived at the meeting point, they stopped responding to messages and phone calls altogether. In the end, neither tour took place and none of the money was refunded. Extremely unprofessional and dishonest. I strongly recommend avoiding this agency
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Lenexatraveler0423
Dec 8, 2025
Paid got Glacier Exress as advertised and got a regional train - after traveling from Kansas in the middle of the US to Switzerland and looking forward to experiencing the Glacier Express, they put us on a regional train. We paid over $570 US each to ride a regional train. This was an experience we have been planning and looking forward to do months and months the itinary on trip advisor said we had tickets on the Glacier Express and noted we could purchase a meal with a card on the Glacier Express. We could have purchased this from another vendor had we known but now it is too late. We are more than disappointed to miss this and to be taken by the organization that sold this to us. We have used Viator many times and trusted them. They failed us on the most expensive tour we have purchased and one we looked forward to more than any other.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).