Glacier Express Tour: Scenic Swiss Rail Adventure

Embark on the Glacier Express for a luxurious journey through Switzerland’s stunning landscapes, gourmet dining, and a charming Lucerne tour.

Duration: 10 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Zurich - Your guide will greet you at your hotel or residence, before whisking you away to Chur.
  • Chur - Start your journey in true Swiss style with a scenic train ride to the country’s oldest city, Chur. Embedded in the foundations of Swiss history, Chur’s settlements date back over 5,000 years. On your way to this well-preserved city, listen…
What's Included
  • Glacier Express Seat Reservation
  • Private Local Guide
  • Standard Rail Pass or Premium Rail Pass (1st Class Upgrade Available Upon Request)
  • Meet and Greet at your Hotel or Residence
  • Glacier Express Lunch (Only for Premium Rail Option)
What's Not Included
  • Lunch excluded when booking the Standard Rail option
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 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
Zurich
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Fernandata8588sc
May 6, 2025
Excellent tour!! - Beautiful views, the experience of the very good guide, Santiago, makes you feel good, good attention on his part, very punctual and attentive to the needs we could have The route selected was excellent, a wonderful experience.
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Rebecca_r
Apr 23, 2025
Fantastic way to see Switzerland. Do this tour! - Fantastic experience. Our guide, Leighton, was so knowledgeable, and very friendly. We saw more of Switzerland in one day than one would think possible. Glacier Express was the highlight, so comfortable, fantastic views, enjoyable lunch - all the while our guide pointing out things and answering questions. By the time we got to Lucerne, Leighton knew I was pretty wore out. He adapted the Lucerne part of the tour so we could see what we really wanted to see with minimum amount of walking. He did a great job showing us Switzerland, at a pace to accommodate my disability. This private tour with a tour guide who cares and wants to make the tour highlight the things you are interested in is the only way to go!
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Elsa
Apr 12, 2025
Glazier express and Lucerne walk - Our tour was very good and he explained a lot to us I would recommend this tour to my family and friends It was highly recommended to us and it was worth the time
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Mjgriffin
Apr 2, 2025
Leighton’s fan club - Leighton was a fantastic tour guide! Charming, knowledgeable, and seems to love his job! This was the perfect one day trip to hit the hotspots in the Alps and Lucerne! He and Tours of Switzerland went out of their way to plan a wonderful day and even help us find hotels and our missing baggage. Use this company!
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James
Mar 30, 2025
Glacier Paradise to Lucerne - Leighton was an excellent Tour Guide! Intelligent, friendly, punctual and fun to spend the entire day with. He went with our pace and still explained everything we expected on the trip.
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D5249kk_
Mar 25, 2025
Glacier express ride and Fun in Andermatt - Beautiful scenic views, enjoyed the glacier express ride from Chur to Andermatt, and our trip was well planned. Our guide was excellent, very knowledgeable and friendly. We enjoyed the whole day and had a memorable experience especially our playing and walking on snow.
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E2421fcelizabethr
Mar 23, 2025
Mt. Pilatus / lake lucern - Had an excellent experience at Mt. Pilatus with our best guide Santiago from Argentina! He was very informative and accommodating within the tour. It was a cloudy/sunny day but yet had nice visibility up on the mountain. A must do tour specifically with Santiago! From beginning to end of tour!
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Sma229
Mar 20, 2025
You don’t want to miss this tour - The best weather is in March, no clouds at all. Santiago was awesome, friendly and knowledgable, really fun day. Jonas was great and reached out to reschedule my tour for a different day because the weather was not optimal, they care about you having the best experience.
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Dougcj5813zl
Mar 19, 2025
Awesome - We took the tour with Santiago and he was great!! Very friendly with alot of good information. Would definitely recommend him and this tour.
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Jeromef562
Apr 20, 2025
Wish we’d had more time - Our guide was warm, communicative, charming, knowledgeable and accommodating. The views and sights were just stunningly gorgeous. However the tour structure was problematic for us. We were on probably at least 8 different trains and our time in Lucerne was terribly compressed and limited. Lucerne is gorgeous and we had only 40 minutes there! If we had been informed about all of the specifics of the tour we would have structured it differently to allow more time on the Glaciet Express train and considerably more time in Lucerne, including having dinner there.
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up to 8 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).