Glacier Express Seat Reservation

🚆 Route at a Glance:

• Start: Zermatt – beneath the majestic Matterhorn
• End: St. Moritz – a glamorous alpine resort
• Distance: Approx. 291 km
• Duration: Around 8 hours
• Features: 291 bridges, 91 tunnels, and the highest point at Oberalp Pass (2,033 m)

🌄 Highlights Along the Way:

• Views of the Matterhorn near Zermatt
• The Rhine Gorge, also called the “Grand Canyon of Switzerland”
• The Landwasser Viaduct, a world-famous curved stone bridge into a tunnel
• Passing through historic towns like Chur and the alpine Engadine valley

• This reservation must be used together with a valid Swiss Travel Pass or Eurail Global Pass of the corresponding class.

• All tickets are for one-way travel only. Please specify your travel direction when booking.

• Excellence Class reservations are only available to holders of a 1st class Swiss Travel Pass or Eurail Global Pass.

• The following routes — Chur to St. Moritz, Chur to Andermatt, Brig to Zermatt, and Brig to Andermatt — are only available on trains 900, 901, 906, and 907.

• Zermatt to St. Moritz：8hrs
• Zermatt to Chur：5.5hrs
• Zermatt to Andermatt：3hrs
• Please find the timetable in the downloads area below.

• Swiss breakfast : Bread basket, 2 pieces of butter, 1 portion of jam, 1 portion of honey, 1 hot drink of your choice
• Glacier Brunch : Two eggs, natural yoghurt with muesli, bread basket, cheese, and ham platter, two portions of butter, one portion of jam and one of honey, plus Prosecco or orange juice and a hot drink of your choice
• Daily plate : Meat, vegetables, sides
• 2 Course Menu : Daily plate and appetizer*, or daily plate and dessert
• 3 Course Menu : Appetizer*, daily plate, dessert
• 4 Course Menu : Appetizer*, daily plate, dessert, and sorbet
• *Soup / Salad, offer varies depending on the season
   

• The Glacier Express will not operate from October 12 to December 5, 2025 & October 11 to December 4, 2026.

• The Glacier Express is one of the most sought-after scenic trains in the world. We recommend booking at least one month in advance.

• The Excellence Class will not operate from March 9 to March 27, 2026.

• Tickets are only available for departures within the next 93 days.

• After purchasing your ticket, please indicate your preferred train or time slot, seating preference (adjacent or face-to-face, window or aisle, etc.). Our staff will contact you to confirm the details.

• Partial closure of the route on March 21 and 22, 2026 

  • Please note that due to construction work, the Glacier Express route between Chur and Domat-Ems Werk is closed on the 21st and 22nd of March 2026. 

  • For guests boarding or alighting in Chur, a replacement bus will be available for the short distance on both days, taking them from Chur station directly to the Glacier Express or from the Glacier Express to Chur station.