Does the train from Milan to Zurich go through the Alps?
More videos on YouTubeDespite the fact that this train now travels through The Gotthard Base Tunnel this is still a scenic journey through the Alps.
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Climb aboard some of Switzerland's legendary trains to experience the spectacular scenery of the Swiss Alps—from the twisted peak of the Matterhorn to the breathtaking vistas of the Bernina Pass.
A ride on the Bernina Express is a 4-hour, 144 km (90 mile) journey between icy Switzerland and sunny Italy, through 55 tunnels and 196 bridges, with Alpine gradients as steep as 1 in 7, on a railway built in 1896-1904 and now declared a UNESCO World Heritage site.
While the entire length of the Bernina Express is an exceptionally scenic ride through Alpine landscape, there are a few extraordinary highlights along the way. Brusio Viaduct. From the town center of Tirano, Italy, the train quickly starts climbing and within a few minutes, crosses the border into Switzerland.
The Glacier Express - known as the 'Slowest Express Train in the World' (and arguably the most scenic) - connects the mountain resort towns of Matterhorn adjacent to Zermatt and St Moritz in the Swiss Alps.
The Gotthard Tunnel runs between Erstfeld in the north and Bodio in the south, and connects rail traffic between Milan and Zurich. It's the world's longest and deepest, stretching 57 kilometres and delving 2 kilometres underground.
Glacier Express in the SummerThis legendary, eight-hour ride slowly weaves more than 150 miles across 291 bridges and through 92 tunnels in the picturesque Swiss Alps from the foot of the Matterhorn in Zermatt to St. Moritz.