Need help? Email the Man in Seat Sixty-One! Darned if I know, you'll just have to do both. Twice, in fact, as they're totally different experiences in summer and winter. Spectacular Swiss scenery unfolds outside the panoramic windows while you eat lunch accompanied by Swiss white wine. There are one or two daily Glacier Expresses in each direction in winter, more in summer.
Glacier Express timetable How much does it cost? How to buy tickets If you have a railpass What's it like on board? Train travel in Switzerland - a beginner's guide. London to Switzerland by train - the civilised way. Trains to Switzerland from other European cities. Trains from Switzerland to other European cities. The Bernina Express - another Swiss scenic train. The Jungfraubahn - by train up Jungfrau. Europe by train general information.
There is no Glacier Express service at all from 13 October to 6 December or from 12 October until early December To travel on the Glacier Express you need two separate things: A valid ticket and a Glacier Express seat reservation. The ticket can be a standard price point-to-point ticket prices shown below or a Saver Day Pass which is usually cheaper or an Interrail pass, Eurail Pass or Swiss Travel Pass.
Children under 6 go free without their own seat. Children aged 6 to 16 pay half fare but must pay the adult reservation fee. First some explanation. Listen up, I'm going to save you some money. You need two things to travel on the Glacier Express: 1 A seat reservation which secures your place on the train and 2 any sort of valid ticket for the class you've reserved.
I recommend buying the seat reservation first, then buying the ticket separately. Because the Glacier Express website only sells expensive full-flex standard-fare tickets, even when a much cheaper Saver Day Pass covers the whole Glacier Express route.
