Best rail company Switzerland to Italy and France

  • RodgerPF
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    1 June 2020 at 2:05:17 #825561

    What is the best rail company to take from France to Geneva and from Lucerne to Milan? Thanks.

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    1 June 2020 at 4:50:16 #932518

    Hello RodgerPF,

    You will find all the necessary input regarding trains to and from Switzerland’s neighbouring countries in below links:
    http://www.myswissalps.com/traintickets/france
    http://www.myswissalps.com/traintickets/italy

    Hope this helps.

    Best,
    Steph

    Arno
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    1 June 2020 at 7:13:11 #932519

    Hi RodgerPR,

    Some additional background information: you don’t have a choice which train company you travel with; the trains are operated by the national carriers of both countries and there’s no competition. But you do have a choice regarding the ticket type (see Steph’s links).

    More background info is here: http://www.myswissalps.com/train/practical/railcompanies.

    Enjoy the ride!

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    1 June 2020 at 22:55:01 #932520

    French railways is SNCF (since 1938 – en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SNCF)

    Most people on this forum want to come from Paris to Geneva by high speed train – high speed trains from France to Switzerland are operated by TGV Lyria, which is a Franco-Swiss JV: http://www.tgv-lyria.com/fr/en

    Luzern – Milano is SBB Swiss Federal Railways (in conjunction with Trenitalia – the government owned Italian inter-city passenger train operator).

    RodgerPF
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    2 June 2020 at 9:34:22 #932521

    Thanks, I appreciate your reply.

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    2 June 2020 at 22:20:03 #932522

    Under normal non-Covid19 circumstances there are one or two direct Luzern – Milano Eurocity Trains, otherwise you take a any train Luzern – Arth Goldau and change into the next available Zurich – Milano EC

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