Train stations are more than just places to get on a train. They are starting and ending points of journeys, meeting places full of stories, and sometimes the platform offers unforgettable views. In the Bern region, you will find many unusual variants – sometimes as small and charming as a chalet, sometimes spectacularly hidden in a mountainside, and of course the highest station in all of Europe.

Switzerland is easily accessible by train from the other European countries such as the Netherlands, and it is faster than you think. Many Swiss cities, including Bern, Zurich and Lugano, can be reached in around 6-8 hours with just a simple change in Cologne or Frankfurt. The night train takes you daily directly to Basel and Zurich.

A lot has been written about it, but nothing can prepare you for how it really feels: the silence, the snow, and the train slowly making its way through the heart of Switzerland. The Glacier Express in winter is an experience full of contrasts — white and grey, sunshine and mist, speed and breathtaking silence. In the quiet off-season, that leisurely pace really comes into its own. A journey that isn’t about rushing, but about everything you see along the way. And sometimes, what you don’t see.

In Switzerland, travelling by public transport is often not a matter of ‘getting from A to B’, but an experience in itself. This is certainly true in the canton of Bern. Although most locals use the train, bus or cable car to get to their destination, in this region it is at least as tempting to just stay put. Because along the way, a succession of unforgettable views, shimmering lakes, steep mountain sides, charming alpine villages and snow-capped peaks that look almost otherworldly unfolds.

From the Swiss Bundesstadt Bern, a train journey of about three hours takes you to the Jungfraujoch, Europe’s highest train station at a whopping 3,454 metres above sea level. Along the way, you’ll pass medieval towns, shimmering mountain lakes, fairytale castles and panoramas that will leave you speechless. No wonder this route is among our absolute favourites. At the top, an eternally white world awaits – even in the middle of summer – overlooking a sea of snow stretching to the horizon.

Standing on the banks of the Rhine and watching the swirling masses of water, one feels the immense power of what is no less than a European lifeline. It is hard to imagine, but there is a place where you can cross this mighty river with just a single step. Take the train, follow the water upstream and, high in the mountains, see its source.

Let yourself be enchanted by thick forests and winding valleys, mountaintop castles and riverbank vineyards on this adventurous rail journey across central Europe.

Many believe the Bernina line to be one of the finest stretches of railway in all of Europe and even the world. Winding its way slowly through the Swiss Alps, the route dazzles passengers with views of glaciers and streams, crystalline lakes and snow-capped mountains.