- Route
- Zermatt ↔ St. Moritz
- Distance
- 291 km
- Audio stories
- 34
- In the app
- Both directions · Works offline
Watch the journey
A short film of the line — the views the guide narrates as they pass your window. English captions in the player. Also on YouTube.
Route map
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The route in text
- Route
- Zermatt ↔ St. Moritz, Switzerland
- Distance
- 291 km
- Audio stories
- 34, narrated in both directions of travel, fully offline
- On the map
- Illustrated route map of the Glacier Express with stations, distances, and journey highlights. Station names and distance markers are printed on the map itself.
About this journey
Ride the Glacier Express, billed as the slowest express train in the world, across the heart of the Swiss Alps between Zermatt and St. Moritz. In roughly eight unforgettable hours it climbs the Oberalp Pass, threads the Rhine Gorge, and glides over the Landwasser Viaduct — 291 bridges and 91 tunnels beneath the Matterhorn's shadow and the peaks of the Engadine.
Stops along the way
The stations the narration is keyed to, in order (toward st. moritz). Timetables and stops change; check the operator before you book.
- Zermatt
- Brig
- Andermatt
- Disentis/Mustér
- Chur
- Tiefencastel
- Filisur
- Samedan
- St. Moritz
Highlights and which side to look
A few of the 34 narrated sights, toward st. moritz, with the side of the train they appear on. See every sight, both directions.
| Distance from start | Sight | Look |
|---|---|---|
| 6 km (4 mi) | The Mischabel Wall & the Dom | Right side |
| 19 km (12 mi) | The Mattertal & Its Guides | Right side |
| 35 km (22 mi) | Visp: The Valley Opens | Right side |
| 44 km (27 mi) | Brig & the King of the Simplon | Left side |
| 50 km (31 mi) | The Aletsch: The Greatest Ice in the Alps | Left side |
| 58 km (36 mi) | The Walser: People of the High Valleys | Left side |
| 85 km (53 mi) | The Glacier That Got Away | Right side |
| 117 km (72 mi) | The Rack to the Roof | Right side |
How the app works on this route
- Stories are triggered by GPS as you reach each place, so nothing depends on a signal or a timetable.
- Every story has a version for each direction of travel, and the narration says which side to look.
- Download the journey once at home; everything then works offline, including photos and the route map.
- The first three stories are free to listen to in the app before you buy.
- Narration keeps playing with the phone locked, so you can watch the window instead of the screen.
Questions about the Glacier Express
- Which side of the Glacier Express should I sit on?
- Toward St. Moritz: 13 on the right, 7 on the left, 14 on either side. The app tells you which way to look for every story as it plays, so either seat works; the full list for both directions is in the window guide.
- Does the audio guide work without signal?
- Yes. Download the Glacier Express once at home and every story, photo and map works offline for the whole ride. Stories are triggered by GPS, which needs no signal.
- Does it work in both directions?
- Yes. Every story has a version for each direction of travel, and "left" and "right" are given relative to the way your train is moving.
- Can I try it before buying?
- Yes. The first three stories of the Glacier Express are free to listen to in the app, with their photos. The full journey is a one-time $4.99 purchase, or the Rail Journeys Pass ($29.99, one-time) covers every journey, including future ones, for life.
Sources
Route distance (291 km): the operator's published figure — glacierexpress.ch. Stops and sights: the app's own route data, as rendered in the window guide.
