The Glacier Express wends its way through the Switzerland familiar to everyone, even those who have never been there: the mountainous land seen in movies and picture books with forests of spruce, b… ...

Book the Swiss Glacier Express tour with Great Rail Journeys and enjoy one of the world’s greatest train journeys to Zermatt, beneath the Matterhorn mountain.

The Glacier Express train in the Swiss Alps and its amazing engineering.

“In just eight hours, we glide from the majestic Matterhorn across the Swiss Alps to St. Moritz,” says Mika Geiger, a member of the Glacier Express team, “and the panoramic windows offer a ...

Wealthy travelers are increasingly seeking luxury train trips. The Glacier Express' luxurious Excellence Class seats are often the first on the train to sell out. A ticket for the eight-hour ...

Here's what you need to know about the Glacier Express, the iconic train ride through the Swiss Alps.

Long, wide runs are the hallmark of Matterhorn Glacier Paradise. Pamela Wright The Bahnhofstrasse, the main street in picturesque Zermatt, is lined with restaurants, pubs, bakeries, and shops.

Swiss police said DNA analysis revealed the remains, found near Matterhorn, belonged to a German climber reported missing in 1986.

Fast-melting glaciers along the Matterhorn have led to Switzerland and Italy redrawing part of the border they share.

For the umpteenth time in recent days, the view through my carriage window is so beautiful, so screensaver-perfect, that it looks as if it's been computer-generated, or at the very least ...