Few nations nail train travel like the Swiss: an extensive, impeccably run network whisks travellers effortlessly from Alpine peaks to piazza terraces. Here are some of the spots along the way.

Alpine showstoppers, time-travelling railways and more — explore these lesser-known trips on Europe’s most punctual network.

I smile as Silvia – our tour leader on Intrepid’s eight-day Best of Switzerland rail trip – guides us confidently through Zurich’s main station, tickets to Lucerne in hand. Though Italian, Silvia now ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: Visit the Pradaschier toboggan run in Churwalden at the Arosa Lenzerheide recreation area near the Bernina Express. Open year-round, it's the longest toboggan track in the ...

The Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn traveling through Stalden. Photo Credit: Railbookers Railbookers has launched five new train journeys in Switzerland due to increased demand. There's a seven-day Zurich ...

“What a fantastic mountain; if a kid drew a mountain, it’d look like this,” our expert guide, Tim Jepson shared with our group. It was the second morning of the National Geographic Expeditions Swiss ...

View of Lugano from San Salvatore. It’s all too easy to forget Switzerland, that enigmatic, self-possessed confederation of states, or “cantons,” ...

“What a fantastic mountain; if a kid drew a mountain, it’d look like this,” our expert guide, Tim Jepson, shared with our group. It was the second morning of the National Geographic Expeditions Swiss ...