Scenic train itineraries and mountain stays in Switzerland, designed by travel designers who grew up between the French and Swiss Alps. Prices from 1,999 € per person.
Be inspired by our European itineraries, then let our local travel designers tailor your journey to your interests, preferences and pace.
Eleven nights by train from Montreux to Zurich: Lavaux, the Chocolate Train, Jungfraujoch, Zermatt and the Glacier Express to St. Moritz. Well-placed 3-star hotels keep the price down; we upgrade one or two stops on request.
From €3,499 per person
Thirteen nights from Zurich to Milan by train: Rhine Falls, kayaking on Lake Brienz, the Schilthorn, a via ferrata, Rigi, Lugano, Lake Como and the Borromean Islands. Central 3-star hotels; an active trip with full days.
From €5,499 per person
Six nights from Milan to Zurich by private transfer and train: the Borromean Islands, Lake Orta, a grotto lunch above Lugano, a cheese day in Appenzell and the Bürgenstock spa. Four 4-star hotels; an easy pace for food lovers.
From €2,999 per person
Six nights by train from Interlaken to Lucerne, with the GoldenPass, the Gornergrat, the Glacier Express and the Bernina Express, in 4-star hotels beside each station. For first-time visitors who want the big views without a car.
From €2,199 per person
Six nights by train through Lucerne, Grindelwald, Zermatt and Montreux: Pilatus, a free day in the Jungfrau region, sunset on the Matterhorn and a wine walk in Lavaux. Central 4-star hotels; a good first Switzerland.
From €1,999 per person
Nine nights in three bases, Brussels, Strasbourg and Basel, with guided day trips to Ghent, Bruges, Colmar, Zermatt, Mount Pilatus and Bern. First-class trains and 3-star hotels by the station; a lot of ground covered in one trip.
From €2,999 per person
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Switzerland has two true seasons and two quiet ones. From mid-June to mid-September every pass, cable car, lake boat and hiking trail is open, the Chocolate Train runs to Gruyères, and the Matterhorn is most often clear in the morning. Mid-December to March is ski season in Zermatt, Grindelwald and St. Moritz, and the Glacier Express becomes a snow journey. The quiet weeks between, mid-April to May and mid-October to November, bring low prices and some closed mountain restaurants, and a few cable cars shut for maintenance. If you want hiking plus the harvest around Lake Geneva, choose the second half of September. For Christmas markets, Basel, Montreux and Zurich are at their best in the first three weeks of December.
The classic route for a first trip links four areas: Lucerne and its lake, the Bernese Oberland (Interlaken, Grindelwald, Lauterbrunnen, Jungfraujoch), Zermatt under the Matterhorn, and Lake Geneva with Montreux and the Lavaux vineyards. Our 7-day Switzerland itinerary does exactly this by train. If the trains themselves are the point, Legendary Swiss Trains adds the GoldenPass, the Glacier Express to Chur and the Bernina Express to Lugano in one week. With 12 days, our scenic train itinerary goes deeper: Glacier 3000, the Chocolate Train, Jungfraujoch, two nights in Zermatt and the Glacier Express to St. Moritz. Ticino, the Italian-speaking south around Lugano, pairs naturally with the Italian lakes: see Italy and Switzerland in 7 days or the active 14-day Switzerland to Italy trip. Basel, Bern and Zermatt also close our Belgium, Alsace and Switzerland itinerary.
Seven days is enough for Lucerne, the Jungfrau region, Zermatt and Montreux with one or two nights each. Ten days adds Lugano and the Bernina line, or a slower pace with three nights in the Bernese Oberland. Two weeks lets you combine Switzerland with the Italian lakes or Alsace. Distances are short (Lucerne to Interlaken under 2 hours, Interlaken to Zermatt about 2 h 15, Zermatt to Montreux 2 h 30), so you can change base every two nights without losing a day. See Switzerland in 7 days, 10 days and 14 days.
Do not rent a car. Swiss trains run to the minute, the Swiss Travel Pass covers trains, boats and city transport plus half-price mountain railways, and Zermatt, Wengen and Mürren are car-free anyway. We book the pass, reserve seats on the panoramic trains (the Glacier Express and Bernina Express require reservations), and arrange luggage forwarding between hotels when you want to travel light. Switzerland is Europe's most expensive country for hotels and meals, which is why our packages lean on 3* and 4* hotels in the right locations rather than 5* everywhere. A week starts from 1,999 € per person with 4* hotels, rail pass and guided days; 12 days from 3,499 € per person with 3* hotels; the active 14-day Switzerland and Italy trip from 5,499 € per person. Every trip is designed by Valentine or one of our travel designers who grew up in the Alps, and your proposal with hotels, trains and prices arrives within 48 hours.
A wonderful travel partner
Caroline our specialist was always knowledgeable, available, helpful and kind. I was unable to make the trip because my cat became quite ill a couple of days before our departure. Caroline helped my husband have an enjoyable trip on his own and we appreciate her. I learned a lot even though I couldn’t travel. I can now use What’s App and Google Translate and Instagram. Thank you Caroline!
Mount Pilatus, Lake Brienz and Grindelwald
The trip was wonderful. Emilie did a great job in booking our hotels and tours! She explained the train system and how to use the Swiss Rail Pass. The hotels for the most part were in great locations, close to the train stations, restaurants and sites to see. The trips she planned to Mount Pilatus and Gornergrat were filled with beautiful scenery of the Alps! Our Kayak tour on Lake Brienz with Hightide Kayaks and Ben…
The trip was wonderful. Emilie did a great job in booking our hotels and tours! She explained the train system and how to use the Swiss Rail Pass. The hotels for the most part were in great locations, close to the train stations, restaurants and sites to see. The trips she planned to Mount Pilatus and Gornergrat were filled with beautiful scenery of the Alps! Our Kayak tour on Lake Brienz with Hightide Kayaks and Ben, our guide was great. It couldn’t have been more peaceful and serene and Ben got some great photos for us. Our E-bike tour through Grindelwald was filled with amazing views of waterfalls and quaint towns. Marceau, our guide was informative and provided us with hi-lites of the area, photos and a perfect picnic lunch. We did have one glitch, with The Galcier Express running almost three hours longer than scheduled. We heard rumors that there was a train issue with another Glacier Express train. By the time we got to one of the more scenic areas, it was too dark to see any sites. Checking into our hotel at around 9 pm and leaving before 9 am the next morning seemed like such a loss of time. Granted this is no fault on Mobee International’s part, it was just a matter of unforseen circumstances. We only caught a glimpse of St Moritz on the bus ride back to the train station. Emile is aware and has started a process for a refund of some sort. Overall I would highly recommend Emilie and the Mobee International team to friends that seek assistance with travel plans. This is our second trip Mobee International assisted us with travel plans.
We couldn’t have asked for better care
My wife worked with Caroline for months before our planned trip to Switzerland in October. Caroline was very good about getting all the hotels, trains, drivers set up and vouchers and tickets for when we’d need them. Months before our trip she would check in with new developments or we would write her with questions and possibilities for changing the itinerary. She made every effort to make our trip unique and specif…
My wife worked with Caroline for months before our planned trip to Switzerland in October. Caroline was very good about getting all the hotels, trains, drivers set up and vouchers and tickets for when we’d need them. Months before our trip she would check in with new developments or we would write her with questions and possibilities for changing the itinerary. She made every effort to make our trip unique and specific to what we were looking for. As we got closer to leaving, we got more frequent up dates and developments. She sent us PDFs of everything we needed, vouchers, tickets, etc. and an amended itinerary. Then, literally, the weekend before our trip our old Siamese cat became sick. My wife felt she could not leave our sick cat with a cat sitter. Caroline notified all the entities that would be affected and managed to recoup some of the charges that had already been set up. She let them know that I would be traveling alone and would not need two rooms, seats, tickets, etc. She also let me know that she would be available anytime (night or day) for a phone call if I need assistance. Midway through the trip I started getting confused about which trains needed tickets and which ones needed the Swiss Travel Pass. I contacted her…. And she wrote back listing everything coming up and what I could expect and what I needed each time in a check off fashion. It was very helpful to have a simple list and not be flipping through vouchers or reading the itinerary to see if I had missed something. There were many different trains and a need to switch between them at times to take a different train and/or direction. Juggling platforms and finding the right cars was challenging when not speaking German, but Caroline’s instructions made it much easier. We have nothing but good things to say about Caroline as she went way beyond the necessary to provide for excellent care for any contingencies that could come up on the trip. She also checked in regularly with my wife as to how she and our sick cat were doing. Kudos to Caroline, travel agent extrodiaire.
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Global Manager · Switzerland
Grew up between the French and Swiss Alps; designs our scenic train and mountain itineraries and has strong opinions about hotels.
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Designs premium, fully accessible trips across Europe, with every hotel, vehicle and venue verified before it goes in the itinerary.
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Grew up in Beaujolais in an adventurous family of six; designs our Italy and family trips and goes back to Italy every year.
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From Troyes in Champagne, formerly a travel agent in Seville and a teacher in Glasgow; designs Paris, Champagne and honeymoon trips.
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Yes, for hotels and restaurant meals, which run 30 to 50 percent above France. The way to manage it is a Swiss Travel Pass, hotels chosen for location rather than stars, lunches from bakeries and Coop or Migros, and dinners planned where they matter, like the Gornergrat gastronomic route. Our weeks start at 1,999 € per person with 4* hotels.
No. Trains, boats, postal buses and mountain railways reach every place on our itineraries, often more directly than a road. Zermatt, Wengen and Mürren do not allow cars at all. A rental car only makes sense for remote valleys in Graubünden or Ticino, and even then we usually suggest a private driver for the day.
September: trails and passes are open, the summer crowds on Jungfraujoch are gone, the Lavaux harvest is on and the weather is usually stable. June is a close second with long days and wildflowers, though some high trails still hold snow. For skiing, late January to early March.
Six months for July, August and Christmas, because the panoramic trains and small 4* hotels in Zermatt and Grindelwald sell out. Glacier Express and Bernina Express reservations open about three months before travel and we hold seats as soon as your dates are fixed. Spring and fall trips can be built in six to eight weeks.
The Glacier Express (Zermatt to St. Moritz, 8 hours, best split with a stop in Chur or Andermatt), the Bernina Express (Chur to Tirano over the Bernina Pass, UNESCO listed), the GoldenPass Express (Interlaken to Montreux via Gstaad), the Gornergrat railway above Zermatt and the Jungfrau railway to Jungfraujoch. Our 7-day Legendary Swiss Trains itinerary links four of them.
German in Lucerne, Interlaken and Zurich, French around Montreux and Geneva, Italian in Lugano, and English everywhere tourism exists. Service is included in Swiss bills; rounding up a few francs is customary, not required. Guides appreciate 10 to 20 CHF per day. Switzerland uses the Swiss franc, not the euro, though cards are accepted almost everywhere.
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