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Hi Pandachee and Welcome to MySwissAlps,
Nice to hear you’re planning a trip to Switzerland.
The Glacier Express only runs between Zermatt and Chur (and then St. Moritz) so as you say you will have to take a regular train between Chur and Zurich.
For details on the Glacier Express such as route, tickets, etc. use the following link:
– http://www.myswissalps.com/gl acierexpress
To find out about timetables, connections, etc. use our timetable link. Make sure you read how it works in order to fully profit from its use.
– http://www.myswissalps.com/ti metable
FYI – The panoramic trains of the Glacier Express on the section Zermatt – Chur are marked with PE.
Changing trains in Swiss rail stations is easy, handy and a very usual thing to do during a trip. To help find your way around the Chur station use below link, incl. a printable pdf map:
– http://www.sbb.ch/en/station-services/railway-stations/chur-station.html
I hope this answers your questions. Get back to us for further input anytime.
Best,
Steph
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Hi Steph
thanks for your reply and the tip. I will check out the timetable.
Our first time to Switzerland, can’t wait!
cheers
Yee Hwee
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Hi Steph
One more question regarding the Glacier express pls.
I follow the link to the booking site.
Can i reserve the panoramic wagon when i book the tickets? Can’t seems to do so. The website state that the 1st class panoramic car are 11, 21 & 31, but i do not get to select the car number when i book the tickets. Am i doing something wrong?
Thanks!
Yee Hwee
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Hi Yee Hwee. I’m not sure which link you’ve followed. Note that all coaches on the Glacier Express are panoramic. As long as you select a 1st class ticket, you’ll automatically be assigned seats in one of the 1st class cars. Quite some booking sites don’t allow travelers to pick their own coach and seat indeed. Does this answer your question?
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Hi Annika
Thank you very much for answering my question 🙂
Cheers
Yee Hwee
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You will arrive in Chur station usually on track 10 or 11. The main line express to Zurich will leave from tracks 7, 8 or 9 usually – it’s dead easy
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I too am going Zermatt to Zurich. I need to be there by 3:00 In looking at the schedule it doesn’t appear to be any way to ride the GEX and get there by then? Or did I read the schedule wrong?
Suggestions?
Thanks!
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Earliest possible arrival in Zurich via Chur is 15.23, but since you haven’t specified a date of travel it is hard to advise exactly.
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Thanks… I didn’t think the date mattered as it would be the same regardless?
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The attached will get you to Zurich by 14:23. You can’t get there by 15:00 using the GEX but you can using the regular train connections in the attachment. The scenery is just the same.
Bit of an early start called for I’m afraid.
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Thanks for that!
Curious if the scenery is the same, what is it about the Glacier Express that makes it special?
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“Curious if the scenery is the same, what is it about the Glacier Express that makes it special?”
- History – it’s been running for decades originally transporting the rich and famous from one ski resort to another
- It got it’s name from the fact it passed a glacier but no longer does since the tunnel under the Furka Pass was built
- “in-flight” meal service and en-route commentary
- panoramic windows
- Single train Zermatt to St Moritz – no changes.
- marketing
1960man explains it better. See bit.ly/2R1Bm0n.
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Thanks for the explanation!
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No, because in winter only one trains runs, in summer there are several.
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Ahhh… that makes sense. Thanks