| Day
1 Zermatt Arrive swiss airport or border. Buy a 4 days Swiss Pass
and the Glacier Express Reservation at the airport train station or with
raileurope.com. Travel
to Zermatt by train. Seat reservation is not necessary. (sbb
timetable). Book a Zermatt Hotel through this link: switzerlandhotels.ch.
Arrive Zermatt and transfer to your hotel on your own. Day
2 Zermatt Take the rack railway train to Gornergrat
this morning to view breathtaking Matterhorn. You may have a hike or just a walk
on the top and return to Zermatt with the afternoon free. Day
3 St. Moritz Take your reserved seats on the Glacier
Express today and enjoy your train ride through the heart of the Swiss Alps.
Book a Hotel in St. Moritz through this link: switzerlandhotels.ch
Arrive St. Moritz and find your way to your hotel. Day
4 Zurich After a leisurely morning in the so called "champagne climate"
you travel by train to Zurich. Seat
Reservation is not necessary (sbb
timetable). Book a hotel in Zurich near station or book an airport hotel
through this link: switzerlandhotels.ch
You may want to do some shopping at the Zurich Bahnhofstrasse or go for a
city tour. Day
5 Departure Short Train transfer Zurich - Zurich Airport. No seat
reservation. (sbb
timetable) TRANSPORTATION
COST CALCULATION Comparing the Full Fare, Swiss Pass (4 days) and Swiss
Card. Rates are per Person, in CHF (Swiss Francs) and based on 2nd class
rail travel. *
Swiss Pass rates are based on 2 adults traveling together.
Swiss Pass for one Person traveling alone costs CHF 240.-
| Glacier
Express tour, 5 days | Full
Fare | Swiss
Pass | Swiss
Card | | Cost
per pass or card | - |
*204 |
170 |
Day 1
Zermatt Arrive Zurich Airport. Train to Zermatt |
113 |
- |
- |
Day 2
Zermatt Gornergrat Excursion | 67 |
51 |
34 |
Day 3
St. Moritz Glacier Express Zermatt - St. Moritz Seat Reservation
|
133 10 |
- 10
|
65 10 | | Day
4 Zürich Afternoon train transfer to Zurich |
71 |
- |
36 |
Day 5
Departure Train Zurich - Zurich Airport | 7 |
7 |
- | | Total
transportation cost in CHF | 401 |
272 |
315 |
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1 |
2 |
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