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London to Geneva, Lausanne or Basel from £58 one-way, £105 return... Take Eurostar to Paris in 2h20... ...Then a TGV to Geneva (3h20), Lausanne, Bern, Basel (3h30) or Zurich (4h50) Buy tickets to Switzerland online

It's easy to travel from the UK to Switzerland by train.  It's civilised, comfortable, environmentally-friendly and affordable, altogether a much less stressful experience than flying.  Take Eurostar from London to Paris in just 2 hours 20 minutes for as little as £39 one-way or £69 return, then take a high-speed TGV train from Paris to Geneva (3h20), Lausanne (4h), Bern, Basel (3h30) or Zurich (4h50) for as little as £25 each way.  Or relax in first class from £50 each way!  Unlike a flight, that's city centre to city centre, with no baggage fees, no airport taxes, bring your own bottle of wine for the journey if you like, and infants go free.  And there's great scenery in the French Alps on the way.  This page will explain the best routes, train times, fares, and how to buy tickets both online and by phone.

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London to  Basel & Zurich

London to Bern

London to Geneva

London to Lausanne, Montreux, Gstaad

London to Interlaken, Grindelwald & the Jungfrau

London to Brig, Zermatt & the Matterhorn

London to Chur, Klosters, Davos, St Moritz & the Engadin region

London to Switzerland by train+ferry (avoiding the Channel Tunnel)

Scotland, north of England, East Anglia to Switzerland

Hotels & accommodation in Switzerland

Holidays & tours to Switzerland by train not plane

Map of the Swiss rail network: click here.

The Jungfraubahn mountain railway to the Top of Europe.

On other pages...

The Glacier Express scenic train from Zermatt to St Moritz

Buying connecting train tickets from other UK towns & cities

Scotland & North of England to Switzerland avoiding London    West Country & South Coast to Switzerland avoiding London

Taking your bike   Dogs   Luggage   Left luggage facilities in Paris   Passengers with disabilities   General info

Route map:  UK to Switzerland by train...

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It's easy to travel from London to Basel or Zurich by train, taking Eurostar to Paris, a 10 minute walk from the Gare du Nord to the Gare de l'Est, then a direct Paris-Switzerland high-speed TGV on the brand-new TGV-Est line, opened in June 2007.  It's affordable, too, London to Basel starts at £119 return, city centre to city centre.  The TGVs from Paris to Basel & Zurich are run by Lyria, a consortium of the French and Swiss national railways.

Train times...

The new TGV-Est high-speed line opened on 10 June 2007, replacing conventional trains with high-speed TGVs and slashing journey times from Paris to Basel & Zurich.  A wonderful and relaxing way to travel!

London ► Basel & Zurich
Eurostar (30 min check-in):	Mon-Fri	Daily	Daily	Daily *	Daily *
London St Pancras depart:	05:25	09:32	14:04	20:04	20:04
Paris Gare du Nord arrive:	08:50	12:47	17:26	23:26	23:26
10 min walk to the Gare de l'Est for the Lyria TGV to Switzerland...
Paris Gare de l'Est depart:	10:24	14:24	18:24	06:24	08:24
Basel arrive:	13:52	17:56	21:51	09:56	11:56
Zurich arrive:	15:00	19:14	23:00	11:00	13:00

How to read these timetables...  Each column is a service, and you read downwards.  There's a change of trains at each of the grey bars.

* This journey requires an overnight hotel stop in Paris.  Suggested hotels near the station in Paris.  Take any Eurostar you like between London & Paris.

** Coming from Zurich, you must change trains in Basel.  This Lyria TGV to Paris starts in Basel.

Eurostar times may vary slightly, so always double-check when booking.  For example, the 09:32 from London will not run on Tues, Wed or Thurs from 5 Jan to 4 Feb, so you'll need to take the 08:55 instead.  The 05:25 similarly won't run on these days.

Basel & Zurich ► London
Lyria TGV:	Daily	Daily	Daily	Daily	Daily *
Zurich depart:	07:02	08:34**	13:02	15:02	16:27
Basel depart:	08:02	10:02	14:02	16:02	18:02
Paris Gare de l'Est arrive:	11:34	13:34	17:34	19:34	21:34
10 min walk to the Gare du Nord for Eurostar (30 min check-in)
Paris Gare du Nord depart:	13:04	15:07	19:13	21:13	07:13
London St Pancras arrive:	14:31	16:36	20:34	22:34	08:28

On board the TGV from Paris to Basel or Zurich...

The TGV trains from Paris to Basel & Zurich feature chic new designer interiors by Christian Lacroix.  Above left, first class, above right, 2nd class.  There are power sockets for laptops & mobiles at every seat, baby-changing facilities and wheelchair spaces.  You can find a seat numbering plan & other useful information at www.tgv-lyria.com.  First class passengers can pre-book & pre-pay for a hot 3-course meal served at your seat using www.tgv-lyria.com.

Sleek, fast, and up to 10 times better for the environment than a flight.  This is an afternoon TGV to Zurich about to leave Paris Est...		There's a cafe-bar car serving drinks & snacks.  It also sells Paris metro tickets, which can save you time on your return journey...

How much does it cost?

London to Paris  by Eurostar:	From £39 one-way or £69 return 2nd class.   Child, youth & senior fares From £107 one-way or £189 return 1st class.
Paris to Zurich  by Lyria TGV train:	2nd class		1st class
	One way	Return	One way	Return
Book-ahead fares:	From £34	From £68	From £64	From £128
Normal flexible fare:	£100	£160	£161	£249
Youth fare (anyone 12-26):	£59	£118	£99	£198
Senior fare (anyone over 60):	£70	£140	£101	£202
Child (4 to 11):	£49	£98	£83	£166
Child (0 to 3):	Free if not occupying its own seat, £12 each way with own seat.
Railpass fare:	Holders of InterRail, Eurail, etc. pay £8 in 2nd class, £10 in 1st class.
Person in wheelchair:	£72 one-way, £144 return, 1st class.  Companion £19 each way.
Dogs & pets (see here):	£43 each way.  Guide dogs free.

Paris to Basel  by Lyria TGV train:	2nd class		1st class
	One way	Return	One way	Return
Book-ahead fares:	From £25	From £50	From £50	From £100
Normal flexible fare:	£85	£130	£139	£204
Youth fare (anyone 12-26):	£55	£110	£82	£164
Senior fare (anyone over 60):	£58	£116	£92	£184
Child (4 to 11):	£38	£76	£65	£130
Child (0 to 3):	Free if not occupying its own seat, £12 each way with own seat.
Railpass fare:	Holders of InterRail, Eurail, etc. pay £8 in 2nd class, £10 in 1st class.
Person in wheelchair:	£61 one-way, £122 return, 1st class.  Companion £19 each way.
Dogs & pets (see here):	£38 each way. Guide dogs free.

  How to buy tickets online...

The easiest & cheapest way for UK residents to buy tickets to anywhere in Switzerland is online at www.raileurope.co.uk, just use the booking form below.  But please read the booking tips below first.  If you live in another European country, click here.  If you live outside Europe, click here.  You can also now buy through tickets from the UK to Switzerland at www.eurostar.com, see the next section - I recommend checking prices on both sites.

Children under 4 go free, no ticket required. Children = children over 4 but under 12. Youth = anyone under 26.  Senior = anyone over 60. Buy a special add-on ticket from almost any station in Britain to London International (St Pancras)

Booking tips ... This booking form links to www.raileurope.co.uk. Tickets can be collected at St Pancras or stations in France free of charge, or sent to a UK address for a £1.95 fee. There's no fee for debit cards, but they charge a 2% credit card fee.  Only UK credit cards are accepted. Reservations for Lyria TGVs to Switzerland open 90 days before departure.  You can't book before reservations open, but if you ask www.raileurope.co.uk for a date more than 90 days ahead, it may offer to send an email reminder when reservations open, a useful facility!  To get an idea of prices if your date of travel is more than 90 days away, ask it for a date within the next 90 days.  Be aware that the 90 days is often squeezed to less than 90 for travel in the few weeks immediately after the European timetable changes in mid-June & mid-December.  Ask for a date before the timetable change to get an idea of price. Top tip:  It's best to treat London to (say) Zurich as two separate journeys, one from London to Paris, the other Paris to Zurich.  This gives you more control, and allows you to mix and match (for example) 2nd class Eurostar with 1st class on the Lyria TGV.  It also allows stopovers in Paris if you like. Step 1, select 'Paris' in the 'from' box and book from Paris to Switzerland & back.  On the confirmation page, clicking 'show itinerary details' shows the specific coach number & seat number you've been given. Check your TGV times before booking the Eurostar, as engineering work sometimes affects arrival times. Step 2, when you've booked the train from Paris to Switzerland & back, add this to your basket, click 'continue shopping' and book the Eurostar from London to Paris & back.  Use the Eurostar times on this page as a guide, but feel free to choose an earlier Eurostar from London or a later Eurostar back from Paris, if these have cheaper seats available or if you'd like to stop off in Paris.  For a one-way journey on Eurostar, see this advice. Tickets are sent from Rail Europe's UK office and normally arrive in a couple of days.  If you need any help, you can call Rail Europe's UK call centre on 0844 848 5 848. You can find a Lyria seat numbering plan at www.tgv-lyria.com.  On trains between Paris and Basel, Zurich, Bern & Lausanne, first class passengers can pre-book a hot 3-course at-seat meal at www.tgv-lyria.com.

  New!  www.eurostar.com now sells train tickets to Switzerland...

	This form links to www.eurostar.com, an it's sell one-way or return tickets from London or over 130 UK towns & cities to several key cities in Switzerland. Children under 4 go free, no ticket required. Children = children over 4 but under 12. Youth = anyone under 26.  Senior = anyone over 60.

www.eurostar.com can now sell train tickets from London or over 130 UK towns & cities to these stations in Switzerland:  Aigle, Basel, Berne, Brig, Chur, Geneva, Landquart, Lausanne, Leuk, Martigny, Montreux, Neuchatel, Sargans, Sierre, Sion, Vallorbe, Visp or Zurich.  Special though fares from London to Switzerland start at £99 return.

• Plus points:  If the cheapest prices are available (but note the 'if'), the special through fares sold by www.eurostar.com can be the cheapest way to reach Switzerland by train.  Unlike www.raileurope.co.uk, it allows you to book through tickets from 130 towns & cities all over the UK, not just from London or Ebbsfleet or Ashford.  www.eurostar.com accepts all credit cards, not just UK ones, & allows tickets to be collected on departure in London, so it's good if you live outside the UK.  It also allows you to choose a specific Eurostar seat. 

• Limitations:  www.eurostar.com can only sell these special through fares with no stopovers.  www.raileurope.co.uk can be cheaper, as it is capable of combining cheap London-Paris fares with cheap Paris-Switzerland fares.  This often works out better value, as large numbers of cheap tickets are loaded into the system for these two busy sectors whereas the number of cheap London-Switzerland through tickets loaded into the system seems to be relatively small.  By booking London-Paris & Paris-Switzerland separately, www.raileurope.co.uk can also be used to arrange stopovers in Paris.  Top tip:  Try both www.eurostar.com & www.raileurope.co.uk!

  How to buy tickets by phone or in person...

Call Rail Europe on 0844 848 5 848 (lines open 09:00-21:00 Monday-Friday, 09:00-18:00 Saturday, no longer open on Sundays, £8 booking fee), or Ffestiniog Travel on 01766 772050 (office hours Monday-Friday, 8% booking fee).  You can also buy tickets in person at Rail Europe's central London travel centre, at 1 Regent Street, open 10:00-18:00 Monday-Friday, 10:00-17:00 Saturdays.  For more information about booking European trains, see the How to buy train tickets to Europe page.

  How to buy tickets online at www.voyages-sncf.com...

Residents of any country may use voyages-sncf.com.  Tickets can be sent free of charge to any address in Europe including the UK, or collected from any main French station.  The French Railways website has exactly the same fares as www.raileurope.co.uk.  On the plus side, because of exchange rates, buying in euros at www.voyages-sncf.com can be a bit cheaper than buying in pounds at www.raileurope.co.uk, and there are no postage or credit card fees.  The disadvantage is that if anything goes wrong you'll be dealing directly with French Railways through French call centres rather than a UK company.  It's your decision!

• Booking for trains to Switzerland opens 90 days before departure, you can't book before reservations open!

• Go to www.voyages-sncf.com.  The 'English' button is a UK flag at the bottom. Clicking it now sends you to their UK mini-site, www.tgv-europe.com.  The UK version of tgv-europe.com will send tickets to any UK address or allows ticket collection at any main French station (if your journey starts in France, obviously).  To have tickets sent to addresses in other European countries, change the mini-site to the appropriate country by clicking the flag and country name at the bottom of the page.  If you live outside Europe, see the advice in the next section.

• First, book the train from Paris to Switzerland and back.  Top tip:  If you see no cheap fares through to your final destination, try looking for a cheap fare from Paris to the first interchange point, then book a full fare ticket for the internal Swiss leg of the journey separately.  For example, if you see no cheap fares from Paris to Zurich, look for cheap fares from Paris to Basel then book Basel to Zurich as a separate journey.

• If and when an advanced booking form appears, look for the drop-down country list and change it to 'Great Britain'. Tickets can then be sent to any UK address or picked up at any main station in France.  Selecting other countries will switch you to the relevant mini-site, allowing ticket despatch to other European countries.

• When you've booked the Paris-Switzerland train, click 'add another ticket' and book the Eurostar from London to Paris and back as a separate journey.  Use the Eurostar times on this page as a guide, but feel free to choose an earlier Eurostar from London, or a later Eurostar returning from Paris, if these have cheaper seats available or if you'd like to stop off in Paris.  For a one-way trip on Eurostar, see this advice.

             How to buy tickets if you live in the USA, Canada, Australia, India etc.

• Perhaps the best place to buy a one-way or return ticket from London to Switzerland is at www.eurostar.com. Eurostar.com accepts all credit cards and allows ticket collection at London St Pancras station on departure.   However, you can't use it to buy tickets from Switzerland to London as there's no facility to collect tickets in Switzerland, so for this use raileurope.com (or .com.au etc.) as shown in the paragraph below.  If you want to stop off in Paris, you'll need to book London-Paris & Paris-Switzerland as two separate journeys using raileurope.com (or .com.au etc), see the paragraph below.

• You can buy tickets for both Eurostar & the Paris-Switzerland trains online at www.raileurope.com (USA), www.raileurope.ca (Canada), www.raileurope.com.au (Australia), www.raileurope.co.nz (NZ), www.raileurope.co.in (India), www.raileurope.com.sg (Singapore) or www.raileurope.co.za (South Africa).  These are are subsidiaries of French Railways.  The fares charged may be slightly higher than those charged in Europe.  Tickets can be sent to any address worldwide.  Find agencies in other countries...

• Alternatively, to buy tickets at European prices, buy the London-Paris Eurostar online at www.eurostar.com, selecting the option to pick up tickets at the station.  Remember that on Eurostar, a return ticket is often cheaper than a one-way..!  Then book the Paris-Switzerland train online at www.voyages-sncf.com, following this step-by-step advice, leaving 'France' selected, which allows you to pick up tickets on the day of travel at the ticket office at any main station in France, including Paris Gare de Lyon or Gare de l'Est.

Taking the train is the stress-free and environmentally-sound alternative from London to Bern.  Eurostar links London and Paris in just 2 hours 40 minutes, from £59 return.  High speed 'Lyria' TGV trains link Paris with Bern in just 4 hours 45 minutes, some direct, some with a change of train at Lausanne, with fares from £25 each way (from £55 in 1st class!).  TGVs have 1st & 2nd class, with a buffet-bar car selling drinks and snacks.  There are power points for mobiles & laptops at 1st class seats.  You can find a seat numbering plan & other useful information at www.tgv-lyria.com. First class passengers can pre-book & pre-pay for a hot 3-course meal served at your seat at www.tgv-lyria.com.  Lyria is a consortium of the French and Swiss national railways.

TGV Lyria 1st class...		TGV Lyria 2nd class...		'Lyria' high-speed TGV train...

London ► Bern
Eurostar (30 min check-in):	Mon-Sat	Sun	Sun	Fri	Daily except Fri	Sun	Fri *
London St Pancras depart:	08:02	08:26	09:32	11:32	12:29	13:00	20:04
Paris Gare du Nord arrive:	11:17	11:47	12:47	14:47	15:50	16:17	23:26
Cross Paris by metro to the Gare de Lyon for the Lyria TGV to Switzerland...
Paris Gare de Lyon depart:	12:58	12:58	13:58	15:58	16:58	17:58	07:58
Lausanne arrive:	16:37	16:37	17:37	|	|	21:37	11:37
...direct or change at Lausanne?	Change	Change	Change	Direct	Direct	Change	Change
Lausanne depart:	17:20	17:20	18:20	|	|	22:20	12:20
Bern arrive:	18:26	18:26	19:26	20:36	21:40	23:26	13:26

How to read these timetables  Each column is a service, and you read downwards.  There's a change of trains at each of the grey bars.

Direct = by direct Lyria TGV from Paris to Bern.  This is the recommended option, as it's cheapest & simplest.

Change = by Lyria TGV between Paris & Lausanne, and by Swiss InterCity train between Lausanne & Bern.

* This journey requires an overnight hotel stop in Paris.  Suggested hotels near the station in Paris.  Take any Eurostar you like, times shown may vary.

If you've time to spare at the Gare de Lyon for a meal or drink, try the famous Train Bleu restaurant on the main concourse.

Eurostar times may vary slightly, so always double-check when booking.  For example, the 09:32 from London will not run on Tues, Wed or Thurs from 5 Jan to 4 Feb, so you'll need to take the 08:55 instead.  The 05:25 similarly won't run on these days.

Bern ► London
	Daily	Daily	Mon-Fri	Sat, Sun	Daily *	Fri, Sun *
Bern depart:	05:34	08:31	11:34	11:34	16:34	17:34
Lausanne arrive:	06:40	|	12:40	12:40	17:40	18:40
...direct or change at Lausanne?	Change	Direct	Change	Change	Change	Change
Lausanne depart	07:22	|	13:22	13:22	18:03	19:22
Paris Gare de Lyon arrive	11:03	13:03	17:03	17:03	21:59	23:15
Cross Paris by metro to the Gare de Lyon for Eurostar (30 min check-in)
Paris Gare du Nord depart	13:04	15:07	18:43	19:13	07:13	07:13
London St Pancras arrive	14:31	16:36	20:06	20:34	08:28	08:28

How much does it cost?

1. London to Paris  by Eurostar:	From £39 one-way or £69 return 2nd class.   Child, youth & senior fares From £107 one-way or £189 return 1st class.
2. Paris to Bern  by direct Lyria TGV train:	2nd class		1st class
	One way	Return	One way	Return
Book-ahead fares:	From £25	From £50	From £55	From £110
Normal flexible fare:	£79	£123	£212	£184
Youth fare (12-26):	£53	£106	£78	£156
Senior fare (over 60):	£57	£114	£85	£170
Child (4 to 11):	£40	£80	£62	£124
Child (0 to 3):	Free if not occupying its own seat, £12 with own seat.
Railpass fare:	Holders of InterRail, Eurail, etc. pay £8 in 2nd class, £10 in 1st class.
Person in wheelchair	£58 one-way, £116 return, 1st class.  Companion £19 each way.
Dogs & pets:	£32 each way.  Guide dogs free.

Fares for journeys involving a change in Lausanne:  See the London-Paris-Lausanne fares in the London to Lausanne section, and add the cost of a Swiss domestic ticket from Lausanne to Bern, CHF31 (£19) one-way, CHF62 (£38) return 2nd class.

How to buy tickets online...

• The best and cheapest way to buy tickets from London or Paris to Bern is online, follow the instructions below.

• For journeys involving a change in Lausanne, if no cheap fares show up for the Paris-Bern journey, trying asking the system for Paris-Lausanne, then buy a Lausanne-Bern ticket separately at the ticket office on arrival at Lausanne.  You can check Lausanne-Bern prices online at www.sbb.ch.  No reservation is necessary (or even possible!) for the domestic Swiss Lausanne-Bern section, so it's easy to buy this at the station in Lausanne.

How to buy tickets by phone...

You can buy tickets from any UK European rail booking agency, including Rail Europe on 0844 848 5 848 (lines open 09:00-21:00 Monday to Friday, 09:00-18:00 Saturdays, no longer open on Sundays, £8 phone booking fee applies) or Ffestiniog Travel on 01766 772050 (8% booking fee applies, office hours Monday-Friday).  Rail Europe have a travel centre for personal callers at 1 Regent Street, London SW1Y 4XT, open 10:00-18:00 Monday-Friday, 10:00-17:00 Saturdays.  For more information about how to buy European train tickets, see the How to buy train tickets to Europe page.

How to buy tickets if you live in the USA, Canada, Australia, etc.

• You can buy tickets for both Eurostar and the Paris-Switzerland trains online at www.raileurope.com (if you live in the USA or Canada) or www.raileurope.com.au (if you live in Australia), both subsidiaries of French Railways.  Be aware that the fares charged may be slightly higher than those charged in Europe.  Tickets can be sent to any address in the USA, Canada, Australia, or worldwide.  Find agencies in other countries...

• Alternatively, to buy tickets at European prices, buy the London-Paris Eurostar online at www.eurostar.com, selecting the option to pick up tickets at the station.  Remember that on Eurostar, a return ticket is often cheaper than a one-way..!  Then book the Paris-Switzerland train online at www.voyages-sncf.com, following this step-by-step advice, leaving 'France' selected, which allows you to pick up tickets on the day of travel at the ticket office at any main station in France, including Paris Gare de Lyon or Gare de l'Est.

Taking the train is a wonderful, stress-free and environmentally-sound way to get from London to Geneva.  Eurostar links London and Paris in just 2 hours 40 minutes, from £59 return.  High speed 'Lyria' TGV trains link Paris with Geneva in just 3½ hours, from £25 each way (from £50 in 1st class!).  The Paris-Geneva TGVs use a special high speed line at up to 186mph for the first part of their journey, then slow right down over conventional lines through the beautiful French Alps for the remainder of their run into Switzerland.  The trip is a real treat, take a bottle of wine with you, put your feet up and enjoy the ride.  TGVs have first and second class, with a buffet-bar car selling drinks and snacks.  There are power points for mobiles & laptops at 1st class seats.  Lyria is a consortium of the French and Swiss national railways.

TGV Lyria 1st class...		TGV Lyria 2nd class...		'Lyria' high-speed TGV train...

London ► Geneva
Eurostar (30 min check-in)	Note A	Sat	Mon-Fri	Sun	Daily	Daily	Fri, Sun	Daily	Fri
London St Pancras depart:	05:25	06:22	08:02	08:26	10:25	12:29	13:00	14:04	15:02
Paris Gare du Nord arrive:	08:50	09:47	11:17	11:47	13:47	15:50	16:17	17:26	18:17
Cross Paris by metro to the Gare de Lyon for the Lyria TGV to Switzerland...
Paris Gare de Lyon depart:	11:10	11:10	13:10	13:10	15:04	18:10	18:10	19:08	20:10
Geneva arrive:	14:35	14:35	16:35	16:35	18:35	21:32	21:32	22:45	23:35

How to read these timetables  Each column is a service, and you read downwards.  There's a change of trains at each of the grey bars.

Note A = Runs on Mondays to Fridays.  Will not run from 19 July to 1 August, 4-8 October, 18-31 October, 15-19 November.

If you've time to spare at the Gare de Lyon for a meal or drink, try the famous Train Bleu restaurant on the main concourse.

Eurostar times may vary slightly, so always double-check when booking.  For example, the 05:25 from London will not run on Tues, Wed or Thurs from 5 Jan to 4 Feb.

Geneva ► London
Lyria TGV to Paris...	Mon-Fri	Daily	Daily	Mon-Fri	Sat, Sun	Mon-Fri
Geneva depart:	05:35	07:17	09:17	13:17	13:17	16:14
Paris Gare de Lyon arrive:	09:03	10:51	12:49	16:49	16:49	19:43
Cross Paris by metro to Gare du Nord for Eurostar (30 min check-in)
Paris Gare du Nord depart:	11:13	13:04	15:13	18:43	19:13	21:13
London St Pancras arrive:	12:29	14:31	16:36	20:06	20:34	22:34

How much does it cost?

1. London to Paris  by Eurostar:	From £39 one-way or £69 return 2nd class.   Child, youth & senior fares From £107 one-way or £189 return 1st class.
2. Paris to Geneva  by Lyria TGV train:	2nd class		1st class
	One way	Return	One way	Return
Book-ahead fares:	From £25	From £50	From £50	From £100
Normal flexible fare:	£75	£115	£118	£169
Youth fare (12-26):	£46	£92	£68	£136
Senior fare (over 60):	£52	£104	£76	£152
Child (4 to 11):	£38	£76	£61	£122
Child (0 to 3):	Free (if not occupying its own seat), £12 with own seat.
Railpass fare:	Holders of InterRail, Eurail, etc. pay £8 in 2nd class, £10 in 1st class.
Person in wheelchair:	£53 one-way, £106 return, 1st class. Companion £19 each way.
Dogs & pets (see here):	£32 each way.  Guide dogs free.

  Buy tickets online at www.raileurope.co.uk...

The easiest & cheapest way for UK residents to buy tickets to anywhere in Switzerland is at www.raileurope.co.uk, just use this online booking form.  But please read the booking tips below first.  If you live in another European country, click here.  If you live outside Europe, for example in the USA or Australia, click here.  You can now buy through tickets from the UK to Switzerland at www.eurostar.com too, see the next section.

Children under 4 go free, no ticket required. Children = children over 4 but under 12. Youth = anyone under 26.  Senior = anyone over 60. If your destination isn't listed in the drop-down list above, simply go to www.raileurope.co.uk & type it in.  The system recognises many other Swiss destinations besides the ones shown here. Buy a special add-on ticket from almost any station in Britain to London International (St Pancras)

Booking tips ... This booking form links to www.raileurope.co.uk. Tickets can be collected at St Pancras or stations in France free of charge, or sent to a UK address for a £1.95 fee. There's no fee for debit cards, but they charge a 2% credit card fee.  Only UK credit cards are accepted. Reservations for Lyria TGVs to Switzerland open 90 days before departure, you can't book before reservations open.  But if you ask www.raileurope.co.uk for a date more than 90 days ahead it will offer to send an email reminder when reservations open.  A useful facility!  To get an idea of prices if your date of travel is more than 90 days away, ask for a date within the next 90 days.  The 90 days can be squeezed to less than 90 in the weeks immediately after the European timetable change in mid-June & mid-December.  Ask for a date before the timetable change to get an idea of price. Top tip 1:  By all means book the easy way, asking the system for a ticket from 'London St Pancras' to your Swiss destination all in one go.  However, it's better to book a London-Switzerland journey in two stages, first booking the TGV from Paris to Switzerland & back, adding it to your basket, clicking 'continue shopping' and booking a suitable connecting Eurostar from London to Paris & back.  Make sure you allow at least 60 minutes to change trains & stations in Paris on the outward journey, 90 minutes on the return.  Booking in two stages gives you more control, allows you to include stopovers in Paris if you like, and allows you to mix and match (for example) 2nd class Eurostar with 1st class on the Lyria TGV - you'll often find a cheap 1st class fare on the TGV, but Eurostar 1st class is expensive. Top tip 2:  The system will easily book direct TGVs from Paris to Geneva, Lausanne, Bern, Basel or Zurich, and can usually book tickets involving a simple change of train, for example to Interlaken or Lucerne.  But it often struggles with places deep inside Switzerland like Grindelwald or St Moritz.  If you have any problems, book the Lyria TGV to nearest main city and buy onward tickets at the station once you get to Switzerland.  No advance booking is needed for Swiss internal trains, you just  turn up, buy a ticket and hop on.  You can check how much Swiss train tickets cost at www.sbb.ch. On the confirmation page, click 'show itinerary details' to see the seat & coach number you've been given. Check your TGV times before booking the Eurostar, as engineering work sometimes affects arrival times. Tickets are sent from Rail Europe's UK office and normally arrive in a couple of days.  If you need any help, you can call Rail Europe's UK call centre on 0844 848 5 848. You can find a Lyria seat numbering plan at www.tgv-lyria.com.  On trains between Paris and Basel, Zurich, Bern & Lausanne, first class passengers can pre-book a hot 3-course at-seat meal at www.tgv-lyria.com.

  New!  www.eurostar.com now sells train tickets to Switzerland...

www.eurostar.com can now sell train tickets from London or over 130 UK towns & cities to these stations in Switzerland:  Aigle, Basel, Berne, Brig, Chur, Geneva, Landquart, Lausanne, Leuk, Martigny, Montreux, Neuchatel, Sargans, Sierre, Sion, Vallorbe, Visp or Zurich.  Special though fares from London to Switzerland start at £99 return.

• Plus points:  If the cheapest prices are available (but note the 'if'), the special through fares sold by www.eurostar.com can be the cheapest way to reach Switzerland by train.  Unlike www.raileurope.co.uk, it allows you to book through tickets from 130 towns & cities all over the UK, not just from London or Ebbsfleet or Ashford.  www.eurostar.com accepts all credit cards, not just UK ones, & allows tickets to be collected on departure in London, so it's good if you live outside the UK.  It also allows you to choose a specific Eurostar seat. 

• Limitations:  www.eurostar.com can only sell these special through fares with no stopovers.  www.raileurope.co.uk can be cheaper, as it is capable of combining cheap London-Paris fares with cheap Paris-Switzerland fares.  This often works out better value, as large numbers of cheap tickets are loaded into the system for these two busy sectors whereas the number of cheap London-Switzerland through tickets loaded into the system seems to be relatively small.  By booking London-Paris & Paris-Switzerland separately, www.raileurope.co.uk can also be used to arrange stopovers in Paris.  Top tip:  Try both www.eurostar.com & www.raileurope.co.uk!

  How to buy tickets by phone or in person...

You can buy tickets from any UK European rail booking agency, including Rail Europe on 0844 848 5 848 (lines open 09:00-21:00 Monday to Friday, 09:00-18:00 Saturdays, no longer open on Sundays, £8 phone booking fee applies) or Ffestiniog Travel on 01766 772050 (office hours Monday-Friday, 8% booking fee applies).  Rail Europe have a travel centre for personal callers at 1 Regent Street, London SW1Y 4XT, open 10:00-18:00 Mon-Fri, 10:00-17:00 Saturdays.  For more information about how to buy European train tickets, see the How to buy train tickets to Europe page.

  How to buy tickets online at www.voyages-sncf.com...

Residents of any country may use voyages-sncf.com.  Tickets can be sent free of charge to any address in Europe including the UK, or collected from any main French station.  The French Railways website has exactly the same fares as www.raileurope.co.uk.  On the plus side, because of exchange rates, buying in euros at www.voyages-sncf.com can be a bit cheaper than buying in pounds at www.raileurope.co.uk, and there are no postage or credit card fees.  The disadvantage is that if anything goes wrong you'll be dealing directly with French Railways through French call centres rather than a UK company.  It's your decision!

• Booking for Lyria TGV trains to Switzerland opens 90 days before departure, you can't book before reservations open!

• Go to www.voyages-sncf.com.  The 'English' button is a UK flag at the bottom. Clicking it now sends you to their UK mini-site, www.tgv-europe.com.  The UK version of tgv-europe.com will send tickets to any UK address or allows ticket collection at any main French station (if your journey starts in France, obviously).  To have tickets sent to addresses in other European countries, change the mini-site to the appropriate country by clicking the flag and country name at the bottom of the page.  If you live outside Europe, see the advice in the next section.

• To get the cheapest fares, you must book in two stages:  First, using the train times on this page as a guide, book the TGV train from Paris to Switzerland and back, looking for the best fares.

• If and when an advanced booking form appears, look for the drop-down country list and change it to 'Great Britain'. Tickets can then be sent to any UK address or picked up at any main station in France.  Selecting other countries will switch you to the relevant mini-site, allowing ticket despatch to other European countries.

• The system will easily book the direct TGVs from Paris to Geneva, Lausanne, Basel, Zurich or Bern, and it will also book tickets to many destinations involving a change of train in Switzerland, such as Interlaken or Zermatt.  But it can struggle with some destinations, for example St Moritz.  If you have any difficulty booking to your final Swiss destination, simply book the direct TGV from Paris to Lausanne/Bern/Basel/Zurich, then buy onward domestic Swiss tickets separately either online at www.sbb.ch or at the station when you get to Switzerland.  This is easy, because no advance booking is necessary for Swiss domestic trains, you can turn up, buy a ticket and hop on.

• When you've booked the Paris-Switzerland train, click 'add another ticket' and book the Eurostar from London to Paris and back as a separate journey.  Use the Eurostar times on this page as a guide, but feel free to choose an earlier Eurostar from London, or a later Eurostar returning from Paris, if these have cheaper seats available or if you'd like to stop off in Paris.  For a one-way trip on Eurostar, see this advice.

               How to buy tickets if you live in the USA, Canada, Australia, India etc.

• You can buy tickets for both Eurostar & the Paris-Switzerland trains online at www.raileurope.com (USA), www.raileurope.ca (Canada), www.raileurope.com.au (Australia), www.raileurope.co.nz (NZ), www.raileurope.co.in (India), www.raileurope.com.sg (Singapore) or www.raileurope.co.za (South Africa).  These are are subsidiaries of French Railways.  The fares charged may be slightly higher than those charged in Europe.  Tickets can be sent to any address worldwide.  Find agencies in other countries...

• Alternatively, to buy tickets at cheaper European prices, buy the London-Paris Eurostar online at www.eurostar.com, selecting the option to pick up tickets at the station.  Remember that on Eurostar, a return ticket is often cheaper than a one-way!  Then book the Paris-Switzerland train online at www.voyages-sncf.com, following this advice.  It allows you to pick up tickets on the day of travel at the ticket office at any main station in France, including Paris Gare de Lyon or Gare de l'Est.

Taking the train is a wonderful, stress-free and environmentally-friendly way to get from London to Lausanne or anywhere in Western Switzerland.  Take Eurostar from London to Paris in just 2 hours 40 minutes from £59 return, then a high-speed 'Lyria' TGV from Paris to Lausanne in only 3 hours 50 minutes, from £25 each way (£50 in 1st class!).  Remember, that's city centre to city centre, not airport to airport.  Frequent Swiss trains, running like clockwork, link Lausanne with Vevey, Montreux, Aigle, Matigny, & Sion.  Change at Montreux for the scenic Golden Pass route to Gstaad.  Take a bottle of wine onto the TGV with you, put your feet up and enjoy the ride... 

TGV Lyria 1st class...		TGV Lyria 2nd class...		'Lyria' high-speed TGV train...
There are power points for mobiles & laptops at 1st class seats.  You can find a seat numbering plan & other useful information at www.tgv-lyria.com.  First class passengers can pre-book & pre-pay for a hot 3-course meal served at your seat using www.tgv-lyria.com.  Lyria is a consortium of the French and Swiss national railways.

London ► Lausanne, Montreux, Gstaad
Eurostar (30 min check-in)	Mon-Sat	Sun	Sun	Daily	Daily	Sun
London St Pancras depart:	08:02	08:26	09:32	10:25	12:29	13:00
Paris Gare du Nord arrive:	11:17	11:47	12:47	13:47	15:50	16:17
Cross Paris by metro to the Gare de Lyon for the Lyria TGV to Lausanne...
Paris Gare de Lyon depart:	12:58	12:58	13:58	15:58	17:58	17:58
Lausanne arrive:	16:37	16:37	17:37	19:40	21:37	21:37
Change at Lausanne for frequent InterCity trains to Montreux...
Lausanne depart:	17:20	17:20	18:20	20:20	22:20	22:20
Montreux arrive:	17:40	17:40	18:40	20:40	22:40	22:40
Quick & simple change at Montreux for the narrow gauge line to Gstaad...
Montreux depart:	17:45	17:45	18:45	20:45	-	-
Gstaad arrive:	19:05	19:05	20:14	22:14	-	-

How to read these timetables  Each column is a service, and you read downwards.  There's a change of trains at each of the grey bars.

* This journey requires an overnight stop in Paris.  Suggested hotels near the station in Paris.  Take any Eurostar you like, times vary, check what's available when you book.

If you've time to spare at the Gare de Lyon for a meal or drink, try the famous Train Bleu restaurant on the main concourse.

Eurostar times may vary slightly, so always double-check when booking.

Gstaad, Montreux, Lausanne ► London
	Daily	Daily	Mon-Fri	Sat, Sun	Daily *	Fri, Sun *
Gstaad depart:	-	05:47	09:37	09:37	15:37	15:37
Montreux arrive:	-	07:13	11:10	11:10	17:10	17:10
Change at Montreux for frequent InterCity trains to Lausanne...
Montreux depart:	06:19	07:54	12:19	12:19	17:19	18:19
Lausanne arrive:	06:40	08:15	12:40	12:40	17:40	18:40
Change at Lausanne for the Lyria TGV train to Paris...
Lausanne depart:	07:22	09:22	13:22	13:22	18:03	19:22
Paris Gare de Lyon arrive	11:03	13:03	17:03	17:03	21:59	23:15
Cross Paris by metro to the Gare du Nord for Eurostar (30 min check-in)
Paris Gare du Nord depart	13:04	15:13	18:43	19:13	07:13	07:13
London St Pancras arrive	14:31	16:36	20:06	20:34	08:28	08:28

Connections to Vevey, Montreux, Sion, Martigny, Gstaad: Lausanne is the ideal entry point for western Switzerland.  Frequent (at least half-hourly) trains link Lausanne with Vevey, Montreux (19 minutes), Sion, & Martigny.  Change at Montreux for the amazingly scenic narrow-gauge Golden Pass route to Gstaad & Zweisimmen.  The Golden Pass route from Montreux to Gstaad climbs spectacularly up the mountain out of Montreux, passing over the top to the valley behind.  You can check train times and fares from Lausanne to anywhere in Switzerland at www.sbb.ch. Right:  Taking the train from London to Gstaad.  It's a very scenic train ride from Montreux to Gstaad, and some departures use panoramic coaches like these.

How much does it cost?

1. London to Paris  by Eurostar:	From £39 one-way or £69 return 2nd class.   Child, youth & senior fares From £107 one-way or £189 return 1st class.
2. Paris to Lausanne  by Lyria TGV train:	2nd class		1st class
	One way	Return	One way	Return
Book-ahead fares:	From just £25	From just £50	From £55	From £110
Normal flexible fare:	£75	£115	£118	£169
Youth fare (12-26):	£45	£90	£73	£146
Senior fare (over 60):	£52	£104	£76	£152
Child (4 to 11):	£38	£76	£61	£122
Child (0 to 3):	Free if not occupying its own seat, £12 with own seat.
Railpass fare:	Holders of InterRail, Eurail, etc. pay £8 in 2nd class, £10 in 1st class.
Person in wheelchair:	£52 one-way, £104 return, 1st class. Companion £19 each way.
Dogs & pets (see here):	£32 each way.  Guide dogs free.
3. Fares beyond Lausanne  to anywhere in Switzerland:	Lausanne-Montreux is CHF10 (£6) each way 2nd class, £10 each way 1st class. Lausanne-Gstaad is CHF31 (£19) each way 2nd class, CHF52 (£32) 1st class. You can check fares for any journey in Switzerland at www.sbb.ch. For destinations further into Switzerland, a Swiss Transfer Ticket allows one return journey from your point of entry (in this case Lausanne) to any station in Switzerland, for £75 return 2nd class, £113 return 1st class.

How to buy tickets online...

• The best and cheapest way to buy tickets from London or Paris to Lausanne is online, just follow the instructions above.

• The best way to buy onward tickets from Lausanne to Montreux or Gstaad is at the station when you reach Lausanne, or for journeys further into Switzerland, buy a Swiss Transfer Ticket before you leave home.

How to buy tickets by phone or in person...

You can buy tickets from any UK European rail booking agency, including Rail Europe on 0844 848 5 848 (lines open 09:00-21:00 Monday to Friday, 09:00-18:00 Saturdays, no longer open on Sundays, £8 booking fee applies) or Ffestiniog Travel on 01766 772050 (office hours Mon-Fri, 8% booking fee applies).  Rail Europe have a travel centre for personal callers at 1 Regent Street, London SW1Y 4XT, open 10:00-18:00 Mon-Fri, 10:00-17:00 Saturdays.  For more information about how to buy European train tickets, see the How to buy train tickets to Europe page.

Just arrived from London by train...  The local train to Grindelwald has reached the buffer stops at the end of the line from St Pancras, no flying necessary.

It's easy to travel by train from the UK to Interlaken and the Jungfrau region.  Take Eurostar to Paris to connect with a fast Lyria TGV from Paris to Basel, Lausanne, or Bern.  TGVs have 1st & 2nd class, with a buffet-bar car selling drinks and snacks.  There are power points for mobiles & laptops at all 1st class seats.  Take a bottle of wine with you, put your feet up and enjoy the ride!  Once in Switzerland, the efficient Swiss InterCity network will whisk you onwards through the mountains and along the lakeshore to Interlaken.  Lyria is a consortium of the French and Swiss national railways.

Interlaken lies at the centre of the Jungfrau region, with narrow gauge local trains up into the mountains to skiing resorts such as Grindelwald nestling at the foot of the Eiger, and Lauterbrunnen, at the foot of the Jungfrau.  A rack railway climbs the Jungfrau to the 'Top of Europe' from both Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen.

The route via Basel is quickest, but some services work better via Bern, it's up to you...

London ► Interlaken & Grindelwald (via Basel)
Eurostar (30 min check-in):	Mon-Fri	Daily	Daily	Daily *	Daily *
London St Pancras depart:	05:25	09:32	14:04	20:04	20:04
Paris Gare du Nord arrive:	08:50	12:56	17:26	23:26	23:26
10 min walk to the Gare de l'Est for the Lyria TGV to Switzerland...
Paris Gare de l'Est depart:	10:24	14:24	18:24	06:24	08:24
Basel arrive:	13:52	17:56	21:51	09:56	11:56
Change trains at Basel onto a Swiss InterCity train...
Basel depart:	14:01	18:01	22:01	10:01	12:01
Interlaken Ost arrive:	15:57	19:57	23:59	11:57	13:57
Change trains at Interlaken onto a connecting narrow-gauge train...
Interlaken Ost depart:	16:05	20:05	-	12:05	14:05
Grindelwald arrive:	16:39	20:35	-	12:39	14:39

London ► Interlaken & Grindelwald (via Lausanne or Bern)
Eurostar (30 min check-in):	Mon-Sat	Sun	Fri	Daily except Fri	Fri, Sun	Fri *
London St Pancras depart:	08:02	09:32	11:32	12:29	13:00	20:04
Paris Gare du Nord arrive:	11:17	12:47	14:47	15:50	16:17	23:26
Cross Paris by metro to the Gare de Lyon for the Lyria TGV to Switzerland...
Paris Gare de Lyon depart:	12:58	13:58	15:58	16:58	17:58	07:58
Lausanne arrive:	16:37	17:37	|	|	21:37	11:37
...direct or change at Lausanne?	Change	Change	Direct	Direct	Change	Change
Lausanne depart:	17:20	18:20	|	|	22:20	12:20
Bern arrive:	18:26	19:26	20:29	21:38	23:26	13:26
Change trains at Bern onto a Swiss InterCity train...
Bern depart:	18:35	19:35	21:07	22:07	00:08	13:35
Interlaken Ost arrive:	19:28	20:28	21:56	22:57	00:59	14:28
Change trains at Interlaken onto a connecting narrow-gauge train...
Interlaken Ost depart:	20:05	21:05	22:05	-	-	15:05
Grindelwald arrive:	20:35	21:35	22:35	-	-	15:39

How to read these timetables  Each column is a service, and you read downwards.  There's a change of trains at each of the grey bars.

* This journey requires an overnight hotel stop in Paris.  Suggested hotels near the station in Paris.  Eurostar times may vary, just book whichever Eurostar you like.

Direct = by direct Lyria TGV from Paris to Bern.  This is the recommended option, as it's cheapest & simplest.

Change = by Lyria TGV from Paris to Lausanne, then by Swiss InterCity train from Lausanne to Bern.

Lauterbrunnen & the Jungfrau:  Half-hourly local trains link Interlaken Ost with Grindelwald & Lauterbrunnen.  You can check times and fares using the journey planner at www.sbb.ch.   By train up the Jungfrau.

If you've time to spare at the Gare de Lyon for a meal or drink, try the famous Train Bleu restaurant on the main concourse.

Eurostar times may vary slightly, so always double-check when booking.

Grindelwald & Interlaken ► London (via Basel)
Narrow-gauge train:	Daily	Daily	Daily	Daily	Daily *
Grindelwald depart:	-	06:19	10:19	12:19	14:19
Interlaken Ost arrive:	-	06:54	10:54	12:54	14:54
Change trains at Basel onto a Swiss InterCity train...
Interlaken Ost depart:	05:21	07:01	11:01	13:01	15:01
Basel arrive:	07:32	08:55	12:55	14:55	16:55
Change trains at Basel onto Lyria TGV...
Basel depart:	08:02	10:02	14:02	16:02	18:02
Paris Gare de l'Est arrive:	11:34	13:34	17:34	19:34	21:34
10 min walk to the Gare du Nord for Eurostar (30 min check-in)
Paris Gare du Nord depart:	13:04	15:07	19:13	21:13	07:13
London St Pancras arrive:	14:31	16:36	20:34	22:34	08:28

Grindelwald & Interlaken ► London (via Lausanne or Bern)
Narrow-gauge train:	Daily	Mon-Fri	Sat, Sun	Daily *	Fri, Sun *
Grindelwald depart:	06:19	09:19	09:19	14:19	15:19
Interlaken Ost arrive:	06:54	09:54	09:54	14:54	15:54
Change trains at Basel onto a Swiss InterCity train...
Interlaken Ost depart:	07:01	10:01	10:01	15:01	16:01
Bern arrive:	07:52	10:52	10:52	15:52	16:52
Change trains at Bern...
Bern depart:	08:31	11:34	11:34	16:34	17:34
Lausanne arrive:	|	12:40	12:40	17:40	18:40
...direct or change at Lausanne?	Direct	Change	Change	Change	Change
Lausanne depart	|	13:22	13:22	18:03	19:22
Paris Gare de Lyon arrive	13:03	17:03	17:03	21:59	23:15
Cross Paris by metro to the Gare de Lyon for Eurostar (30 min check-in)
Paris Gare du Nord depart	15:07	18:43	19:13	07:13	07:13
London St Pancras arrive	16:36	20:06	20:34	08:28	08:28

How much does it cost?

1.  London to Paris  by Eurostar:	From £39 one-way or £69 return 2nd class.   Child, youth & senior fares From £107 one-way or £189 return 1st class.
2. Paris to Bern  by direct Lyria TGV train:	2nd class		1st class
	One way	Return	One way	Return
Book-ahead fares:	From £25	From £50	From £55	From £110
Normal flexible fare:	£79	£123	£212	£184
Youth fare (12-26):	£53	£106	£78	£156
Senior fare (over 60):	£57	£114	£85	£170
Child (4 to 11):	£40	£80	£62	£124
Child (0 to 3):	Free if not occupying its own seat, £12 with own seat.
Railpass fare:	Holders of InterRail, Eurail, etc. pay £8 in 2nd class, £10 in 1st class.
Person in wheelchair	£58 one-way, £116 return, 1st class.  Companion £19 each way.
3. Bern to Interlaken:	Bern-Interlaken is CHF26 (£16) each way 2nd class.  Lausanne-Interlaken is CHF 51 (£31) each way.  You can check fares for any journey in Switzerland at www.sbb.ch. For destinations further into Switzerland, a Swiss Transfer Ticket allows one return journey from your point of entry (in this case Bern or Lausanne) to any station in Switzerland, for £75 return 2nd class, £113 return 1st class.  In many cases, a Swiss Transfer Ticket  will be your best option.

Fares for journeys via Basel:  See the London-Paris-Basel fares in the London to Basel section, then add the cost of a Swiss domestic ticket from Lausanne to Interlaken, about £29 one-way, £58 return 2nd class.  If going beyond Interlaken (for example, to Grindelwald) a Swiss Transfer Ticket would be the cheapest option.

Fares for journeys involving a change in Lausanne rather than Bern:  See the London-Paris-Lausanne fares in the London to Lausanne section, and add the cost of a Swiss domestic ticket from Lausanne to Interlaken, CHF51 (£31) each way in 2nd class.

How to buy tickets online...

• The best & cheapest way to buy tickets from London to Basel, Bern or Lausanne is online, just follow the instructions above.

• The best way to buy onward tickets from Bern or Lausanne is at the station when you reach Switzerland.  No reservation is necessary for Swiss domestic trains, you just buy a ticket and hop on.  If you like, you can save time by pre-purchasing at www.sbb.ch.  If you want to buy a Swiss transfer ticket you must do this in advance before leaving the UK:  Buy a Swiss Transfer Ticket online.

How to buy tickets by phone or in person...

You can buy tickets from any UK European rail booking agency, including Rail Europe on 0844 848 5 848 (lines open 09:00-21:00 Monday to Friday, 09:00-18:00 Saturdays, no longer open on Sundays, £8 booking fee applies) or Ffestiniog Travel on 01766 772050 (office hours Monday-Friday, 8% booking fee applies).  Rail Europe have a travel centre for personal callers at 1 Regent Street, London SW1Y 4XT, open 10:00-18:00 Mon-Fri, 10:00-17:00 Saturdays.  For more information about how to buy European train tickets, see the How to buy train tickets to Europe page.

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The Jungfrau Bahn:  11,333 feet above sea level, by train...

If you're staying in the Interlaken area, why not climb the North Face of the Eiger, traverse the Mönch and scale the Jungfrau to an altitude of over 11,000 feet?  By train, of course, on the famous Jungfraubahn!  Regular narrow-gauge trains link Interlaken Ost (567m or 1,860 feet above sea level) with the ski resorts of Lauterbrunnen & Grindelwald (1,034m or 3,393 feet).  Even smaller trains connect and climb from Grindelwald & Lauterbrunnen up to the interchange point for the Jungfraubahn at Kleine Scheidegg, 2,061m (6,762 feet) above sea level.  Completed in 1912, the Jungfaubahn rack railway climbs up the North Face of the Eiger, at first in the open air and then in a long tunnel inside the mountain.  The train stops at Eigerwand (2,865m or 9,400 feet) inside the Eiger's infamous North Face for 5 minutes, allowing you to get out and see the view from the tunnel's viewing window.  Rescue missions for climbers caught on the Eiger start from here.  The train continues up inside the Eiger and Mönch mountains, with another 5 minute stop at the Eismeer ('Ice Sea') viewing point until it reaches Jungfraujoch, 11,333 feet (3,454 metres) above sea level, the highest railway station in Europe and billed as 'The Top of Europe'. The  Jungfraujoch complex nestles below the Jungfrau's summit.  At Jungfraujoch you'll find restaurants, coffee shop, Europe's highest post office, souvenir shops, the 'sphinx' observatory & observation deck, and 'ice palace' and an open air 'ice plateau'.

Jungfraubahn:  Starting the climb from the interchange station at Kleine Sceidegg.  The first section is in the open air, the train then enters a tunnel inside the Eiger's North Face for the remainder of the climb.

At Jungfraujoch station:  After crossing the Monch onto the Jungfrau, the train arrives at the underground Jungfraujoch station inside the mountain, the 'Top of Europe'.

View from the 'Sphinx' observation deck at Jungfraujoch.  This is the view towards Interlaken, with Kleine Sceidegg in the valley in the foreground.

A trip on the Jungfraubahn doesn't come cheap:  CHF 158 (£68) return per adult from Grindelwald or CHF 176 (£77) from Interlaken.  There's more information at the Jungfraubahn website, www.jungfraubahn.ch, including timetable, fares, webcams and weather reports.

UK residents can order tickets for a trip to Jungfraujoch at www.swisspasses.com/excursions/packages/jungfraujochint (starting in Interlaken) or  www.swisspasses.com/excursions/packages/jungfraujoch starting in Wengen.

London-Zermatt by train:  On a clear day, Zermatt has excellent views of the Matterhorn, towering above the town.

Zermatt lies nestled at the foot of the imposing Matterhorn, surrounded by mountains.  It's a car-free resort, which can only be reached by train.  Electric 'johnny cabs' shuttle hotel guests to hotels and act as taxis.

London ► Brig & Zermatt
Eurostar (30 min check-in)	Mon-Sat	Sun	Sun	Daily	Daily	Fri, Sun	Daily *
London St Pancras depart:	08:02	08:26	09:32	10:25	12:29	13:00	20:04
Paris Gare du Nord arrive:	11:17	11:47	12:47	13:47	15:50	16:17	23:26
Cross Paris by metro to the Gare de Lyon for the Lyria TGV to Lausanne...
Paris Gare de Lyon depart:	12:58	12:58	13:58	15:58	17:58	17:58	07:58
Lausanne arrive:	16:37	16:37	17:37	19:40	21:37	21:37	11:37
Change at Lausanne for the hourly InterCity train to Visp & Brig...
Lausanne depart:	17:20	17:20	18:20	20:45 v	22:20	22:20	12:20 w
Visp arrive (change for Zermatt):	18:55	18:55	19:55	22:22 v	23:59	23:59	13:55 w
Brig arrive:	19:02	19:02	20:02	22:30 v	00:05	00:05	14:02 w
Change at Visp for the scenic narrow gauge train up the Mattertal Valley to Zermatt...
Visp depart:	19:10	19:10	20:10	22:40	-	-	14:10
Zermatt arrive:	20:14	20:14	21:14	23:44	-	-	15:14

How to read these timetables  Each column is a service, and you read downwards.  There's a change of trains at each of the grey bars.

v = on Fridays from 9 July to 27 August and from December to early April, the 15:58 TGV from Paris is extended to Visp & Brig, at other times use the connection shown here.

w = on Saturdays from 10 July to 28 August and from December to early April, the 07:58 TGV from Paris is extended to Visp & Brig, arriving a bit earlier than the normal connection shown here.

x = on Saturdays from 10 July to 28 August and from December to early April, the 18:03 Lausanne to Paris TGV is extended to start in Brig & Visp, departing a little later than the normal connecting trains shown here.

* This journey requires an overnight hotel stop in Paris.  Suggested hotels near the station in Paris.  Take any Eurostar you like between London & Paris, times shown may vary.

Eurostar times may vary slightly, so always double-check when booking.

Zermatt & Brig ► London
Narrow gauge train to Visp...	Daily	Daily	Mon-Fri	Sat, Sun	Daily *	Fri, Sun *
Zermatt depart:	-	-	09:39	09:39	14:39	15:39
Visp arrive:	-	-	10:52	10:52	15:52	16:52
Change at Visp for the hourly InterCity train to Lausanne...
Brig depart:	04:28	06:57	10:57	10:57	15:57 x	16:57
Visp depart:	04:35	07:07	11:07	11:07	16:07 x	17:07
Lausanne arrive:	06:15	08:40	12:40	12:40	17:40 x	18:40
Change at Lausanne for the Lyria TGV train to Paris...
Lausanne depart:	07:22	09:22	13:22	13:22	18:03	19:22
Paris Gare de Lyon arrive	11:03	13:03	17:03	17:03	21:59	23:15
Cross Paris by metro to the Gare du Nord for Eurostar (30 min check-in)
Paris Gare du Nord depart	13:04	15:13	18:43	19:13	07:13	07:13
London St Pancras arrive	14:31	16:36	20:06	20:34	08:28	08:28

How much does it cost?

1. London to Paris  by Eurostar:	From £39 one-way or £69 return 2nd class.   Child, youth & senior fares From £107 one-way or £189 return 1st class.
2. Paris to Lausanne  by TGV train:	2nd class		1st class
	One way	Return	One way	Return
Book-ahead fares:	From just £25	From just £50	From £55	From £110
Normal flexible fare:	£75	£115	£118	£169
Youth fare (12-26):	£45	£90	£73	£146
Senior fare (over 60):	£52	£104	£76	£152
Child (4 to 11):	£38	£76	£61	£122
Child (0 to 3):	Free if not occupying its own seat, £12 with own seat.
Railpass fare:	Holders of InterRail, Eurail, etc. pay £8 in 2nd class, £10 in 1st class.
Person in wheelchair:	£52 one-way, £104 return, 1st class. Companion £19 each way.
Dogs & pets (see here):	£32 each way.  Guide dogs free.
3. Beyond Lausanne to  anywhere in Switzerland:	The normal fare from Lausanne to Zermatt is about CHF73 (£45) one-way, CHF146 (£90) return, so it's better to buy a Swiss Transfer Ticket.  This allows one return journey from your point of entry (in this case Lausanne) to any station in Switzerland, for £75 return 2nd class, £113 return 1st class.  You can check the normal fare from Lausanne to anywhere in Switzerland at www.sbb.ch.

How to buy tickets online...

• The best & cheapest way to buy tickets from London or Paris to Lausanne (or, on the days when the TGVs run direct, Visp or Brig) is online, just follow the instructions above.

• The best way to buy onward tickets from Lausanne or Basel is at the station when you reach Switzerland, or buy a Swiss Transfer Ticket online before you go.

How to buy tickets by phone or in person...

You can buy tickets from any UK European rail booking agency, including Rail Europe on 0844 848 5 848 (lines open 09:00-21:00 Monday to Friday, 09:00-18:00 Saturdays, no longer open on Sundays, £8 booking fee applies) or Ffestiniog Travel on 01766 772050 (office hours Monday-Friday, 8% booking fee applies).  Rail Europe have a travel centre for personal callers at 1 Regent Street, London SW1Y 4XT, open 10:00-18:00 Mon-Fri, 10:00-17:00 Saturdays.  For more information about how to buy European train tickets, see the How to buy train tickets to Europe page.

The Muottas Muragl Berghotel:  A wonderful place to stay near St Moritz, reached by local train to Punt Muragl then funicular railway up the mountain to the hotel, perched at 2,456 metres overlooking the Engadin Valley...  Muottas Muragl website.

For many years, the area around St Moritz, Davos and Klosters has attracted visitors from the UK both for winter sports and summer holidays.  The journey by narrow-gauge train from Chur to St Moritz is one of the most scenic train rides in Switzerland, or indeed the world.  The convenient direct sleeper train from Paris to Landquart & Chur was sadly withdrawn with the opening of the TGV-Est high-speed line in June 2007, so here's how to get there overland using the new high-speed TGV trains.

Train times London ► Chur, Davos, Klosters, St Moritz

• Travel from London to Paris by Eurostar, leaving London daily at 09:32 (09:22 on Saturdays) and arriving at Paris Gare du Nord at 12:47.  It's a 10-minute walk to the Gare de l'Est.

• Travel from Paris to Zurich by 200 mph Lyria TGV, leaving Paris Gare de l'Est at 14:24 and arriving in Zurich at 19:14.  A cafe-bar is available.

• For St Moritz, leave Zurich at 19:37 by InterCity train, changing at Chur onto the narrow-gauge Rhätische Bahn, arriving St Moritz at 22:59.  The Chur-St Moritz journey is amazingly scenic especially in winter.

• For Klosters or Davos, leave Zurich at 19:37 by InterCity train, change onto the narrow-gauge Rhätische Bahn at Landquart, arriving Klosters at 21:28 and Davos Platz at 21:57.

• You can of course use any of the London-Zurich options shown in the London to Zurich section above, then use www.sbb.ch to find connections to St Moritz.

Train times St Moritz, Klosters, Davos, Chur ► London

• Travel from St Moritz to Zurich by train, leaving St Moritz at 09:04 by narrow gauge Rhätische Bahn train, with a simple interchange at Chur onto the standard gauge Swiss Federal Railways InterCity train to Zurich, arriving 12:23.

• Coming from Davos or Klosters, leave Davos Platz at 10:02 or Klosters at 10:32, changing from the narrow gauge Rhätische Bahn to the Swiss Federal Railways InterCity train at Landquart, arriving Zurich 12:23.

• Travel from Zurich to Paris by 200 mph Lyria TGV, leaving Zurich at 13:02 and arriving Paris at 17:34.  A cafe-bar is available.  It's a 10-minute walk to the Gare du Nord.

• Travel from Paris to London by Eurostar, departing Paris Gare du Nord at 19:13 arriving London St Pancras at 20:34.

• You can of course use any of the Zurich-London options shown in the London to Zurich section above, then use www.sbb.ch to find connections from St Moritz to Zurich. 

• For example, you can also leave St Moritz at 11:04, Davos at 12:02 or Klosters at 12:32, arriving Zurich 14:23.  Depart Zurich by Lyria TGV at 15:02, change in Paris, arriving London 22:34.

How much does it cost?

• London-Paris by Eurostar starts at £35 one-way or £59 return. 

• Paris-Zurich by Lyria TGV starts at £33 each way, but as you'll see in a minute, you only need to book a ticket from Paris to Basel, which starts at £25 each way.  See the London to Basel & Zurich section for full details of London-Basel & London-Zurich fares.

• From Zurich to St Moritz, a Swiss Transfer Ticket is cheaper than buying normal tickets.  It costs £75 return 2nd class, £113 return 1st class and allows one return journey from your point of entry to any destination in Switzerland.  Just for the record, the normal point-to-point fare from Zurich to St Moritz is CHF69 (£43) one-way, CHF138 (£86) return in 2nd class, the Swiss Railways website www.sbb.ch will confirm current fares.  Buying a Swiss Transfer Ticket can save money on the Paris-Zurich journey too.  Read on...

• Money-saving tip:  You can of course buy a Lyria TGV ticket from Paris to Zurich and use your Swiss Transfer Ticket for the journey from Zurich to St Moritz, Davos or Klosters.  But the Swiss Transfer Ticket is valid from your point of entry into Switzerland, in this case Basel, so it also covers the Basel-Zurich part of the TGV journey.  So don't book the TGV from Paris to Zurich, you only need to book it from Paris to Basel, then you simply remain in your seat for the rest of the journey to Zurich.  No seat reservations are required for Lyria TGV journeys wholly within Switzerland.

How to buy tickets online...

The best and cheapest way to buy tickets is online. 

• Buy your London-Basel tickets at either www.raileurope.co.uk (UK residents) or www.voyages-sncf.com, following the advice in the London to Zurich section.

• Buy your Swiss Transfer Ticket online from the Swiss Travel Centre.

How to buy tickets by phone...

Call Rail Europe on 0844 848 5 848 (lines open 09:00-21:00 Monday-Friday, 09:00-18:00 Saturdays, closed Sundays, £8 booking fee) or Ffestiniog Travel on 01766 772050 (office hours Monday-Friday, 8% booking fee).  For more information about booking European trains, see the How to buy train tickets to Europe page.

London to the Netherlands by 'Dutch Flyer' train & ferry service...  A train takes you from London's Liverpool Street station directly to the ferry terminal at Harwich.  You walk off the train, into the terminal, get your boarding card & cabin key at the Stena Line check-in desk and walk straight onto the overnight ferry to Hoek van Holland.  The new superferry 'Stena Hollandica' is the largest ferry of its kind in the world.  See the Netherlands page for more details...

Cosy cabins:  The overnight Harwich-Hoek ferry is a floating hotel.  All passengers travel in a cosy private cabin with en suite shower & toilet and satellite TV.  This is the cheapest 2-berth cabin...

If you want to avoid the Channel Tunnel, perhaps if you suffer from claustrophobia or if problems are affecting the Eurostar service, you can travel by train and ferry instead.  Indeed, if you need to travel at very short notice when cheap Eurostar tickets are unavailable, the rail & sail option may still be affordable.  I don't recommend travelling via Dover & Calais, even though it may seem like the most direct route, because bus transfers are now required between station and port in both Dover and Calais, and you can no longer buy through tickets from London to Paris this way.  And getting to Paris now takes all day, usually arriving after the last trains to Switzerland have gone.  Instead, I recommend using the excellent integrated rail & sail service via Harwich & Hoek van Holland, because trains arrive right at the ferry terminal in both Harwich and Hoek, through tickets are available from London to any Dutch station, and an overnight ferry with comfortable private cabins gets you to Holland in the morning in time for onward daytime trains to Switzerland.  This is also a handy option if you live in East Anglia.  It's one of the routes shown in dark blue on the route map above.  Here's how to do it:

London & East Anglia ► Switzerland

• Day 1, travel overnight from London to Utrecht or Amsterdam by train & superferry.  You leave London's Liverpool Street station around 20:38 (20:00 on Sundays) on a train to Harwich International.  At Harwich, the station is right next to the ferry terminal and you walk off the train, through the terminal and straight onto the Stena Line ferry to Hoek van Holland.  All passengers travel in snug private cabins with en suite toilet & shower and satellite TV.  Deluxe 'Comfort class' or 'Captains class' cabins are also available, with complimentary minibar.  The ferry sails at 23:45 and arrives at Hoek van Holland at 07:45 Dutch time next morning.  At Hoek van Holland, the station is right outside the ferry terminal.  Take the frequent local sprinter train from Hoek van Holland to Rotterdam, and change onto the next available InterCity train to Amsterdam, arriving Amsterdam Centraal just after 10:00.  Or you can go to Utrecht, a more direct route when heading for Switzerland which will save an hour or two.  This London-Amsterdam train & ferry service is a fully-integrated service with special fares available from £35 one-way plus cabin cost, see the Netherlands page for full details.  The same special fares to Amsterdam are valid from any National Express East Anglia station, for example Peterborough, Norwich, Cambridge, Romford, Ilford, Ipswich.  You can spend some time in Amsterdam if you like, left luggage lockers are available at Amsterdam Centraal, or travel straight on to Switzerland, it's up to you...

• Day 2, take onward trains from Amsterdam or Utrecht to Switzerland.  You can check train times from Utrecht or Amsterdam to Switzerland using the journey planner at www.bahn.de.  Travelling by daytime trains, you can be in Switzerland by around 18:30.  Or you could spend the day in Amsterdam and take the overnight City Night Line sleeper train from Amsterdam to Basel & Zurich (daily mid-March to early November, runs on Mondays, Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays in winter).

Switzerland ► London & East Anglia

• Day 1, travel by train from Switzerland via Cologne to Utrecht or Amsterdam.  You can check train times & fares from anywhere in Switzerland to Amsterdam (and buy tickets online) at www.bahn.de.  There's also a Zurich & Basel to Amsterdam sleeper train, running daily from mid-March to early November, on Thurs, Fri, Sat & Sun in winter.  Spend some time in Amsterdam if you like, left luggage lockers are available.

• Day 1, take the 18:59 train from Amsterdam to Rotterdam and change onto the local sprinter train to Hoek van Holland.  The ferry terminal is right next to the station.  Walk onto the ferry and sail overnight in a snug private cabin to Harwich.  The ferry sails at 22:00 and arrives at Harwich International at 06:00 next morning, UK time.  Take a train on to London next morning (day 2) arriving 08:48-08:59.  See the Netherlands page for full details about this train & ferry service.

Fares & how to buy tickets...

• Start with the train & ferry from London to Utrecht or Amsterdam, from £35 (+ £24 cabin charge) including both train & ferry.  Buy a London to Amsterdam train & ferry ticket as shown here.  The basic fare starts at £35 per person from London to any Dutch station each way.  This special train+ferry fare covers the train from London or any National Express East Anglia station to Harwich, the Stena Line ferry to Hoek van Holland and Dutch trains from Hoek to any Dutch station.  It's compulsory to pay for a cabin on the overnight ferry, cabins start at £24 for a single berth or £37 for a 2-berth (per cabin, not per person, in this case).

• Then book the trains from Utrecht or Amsterdam to Switzerland:  You can book trains from Amsterdam or Utrecht to Switzerland online at www.bahn.de, if you take the route via Germany not Paris.  Booking tip:  www.bahn.de will come up with the direct Amsterdam-Zurich sleeper train no problem, but for travel on daytime trains try splitting the journey into Utrecht-Frankfurt and Frankfurt-Switzerland.  This means that German Railways' cheap Netherlands-Germany and Germany-Switzerland fares will show up, from just 39 euros each way, but they won't show up if you ask for a Netherlands to Switzerland journey all in one go.  Or you can book by phone, call DB's UK office on 08718 80 80 66, lines open 09:00-20:00 Monday-Friday, 09:00-13:00 at weekends.

	DFDS Seaways 'Princess of Norway' about to sail overnight from Newcastle to Amsterdam...
	A Commodore deluxe cabin with minibar, satellite TV, shower & toilet.  See the video...
	A standard 'Seaways' class cabin with shower & toilet on DFDS 'Princess of Norway' from Newcastle to Amsterdam.

You can take a train up to London and travel from London to Switzerland as described above, and this is usually the quickest & easiest option.  Here's some advice on buying connecting train tickets to London.  If you live in Scotland, the Caledonian Sleepers will get you up to London in time for a morning Eurostar & afternoon TGV to Switzerland.

But there's a direct City Night Line sleeper train from Amsterdam to Switzerland, and DFDS Seaways run an excellent daily overnight cruise ferry from Newcastle to Amsterdam. P&O Ferries sail overnight from Hull to Holland, and there's an overnight Stena Line ferry from Harwich in Essex to Holland, too.  So how about by-passing London, and having a day in Amsterdam into the bargain before travelling on to Switzerland?

Scotland, the north of England, East Anglia ► Switzerland

• Day 1, Take an afternoon train from your local station to either Harwich, Hull or Newcastle, whichever is most convenient for where you live.  Transfer to the ferry terminal.

• Sail overnight by cruise ferry to Holland, with bars, restaurants & comfortable en suite cabins, arriving next morning.  DFDS Seaways operate Newcastle-Amsterdam (the port is actually IJmuiden), P&O operate Hull to Rotterdam Europoort, and Stena Line operate Harwich-Hoek van Holland with train connections to Amsterdam.  For details of ferry timetables, station-port transfers, fares & how to buy tickets for travel via each of these ferry routes, see the UK-Netherlands page.

• Day 2, spend some time in Amsterdam, all the sights are easy walking distance from Centraal station.  Left luggage lockers are available at Centraal station, 4-6 euros for 24 hours, paid for with Maestro or Visa cards.

• Day 2 evening, take the City Night Line sleeper train 'Pegasus' from Amsterdam to Basel or Zurich.  The Pegasus runs daily from 19 March to 8 November, on Mondays, Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays in winter, leaving Amsterdam at 20:31 and arriving Basel at 06:54 & Zurich at 08:20 next morning (day 3).  Change in Basel for Geneva, Lausanne, Bern or in Zurich for Chur, Davos, St Moritz (see www.sbb.ch for Swiss train times & fares).  The Pegasus has sleepers (1, 2 berth rooms), couchettes (4-berth & 6-berth) & ordinary seats.  More information about City Night Line trains.

Switzerland ► Scotland, the north of England, East Anglia

• Day 1, take a Swiss train from anywhere in Switzerland to Basel or Zurich (see www.sbb.ch for Swiss train times & fares).

• Day 1, evening:  The City Night Line sleeper train Pegasus runs daily in summer from 18 March to 7 November, on Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays in winter, leaving Zurich at 20:42 or Basel at 22:07, arriving at Amsterdam Centraal at 09:03.  The Pegasus has sleepers (1, 2 berth rooms), couchettes (4-berth & 6-berth) & ordinary seats.  More information about City Night Line trains.

• Day 2:  Spend the day in Amsterdam.  Left luggage lockers are available.

• Day 2, late afternoon/evening:  Travel overnight by cruise ferry from Holland to either Harwich, Hull or Newcastle, whichever is most convenient for where you live, arriving next morning (day 4).  Transfer to the station and take a train home.  For full details of train & ferry times and how to buy tickets for each of these routes, see the UK-Netherlands page.

Fares & how to buy tickets...

• To check train fares and buy train tickets to Harwich, Hull or Newcastle, see www.thetrainline.com or www.nationalrail.co.uk;

• To check ferry fares & book the ferry online, go to www.dfds.co.uk (Newcastle-Amsterdam), www.poferries.com (Hull-Rotterdam), or book the Harwich ferry as shown here;

• To check Amsterdam-Basel/Zurich sleeper fares & book online, go to either www.raileurope.co.uk (easy to use and can be cheapest way to book, but may have difficulty booking 4 berth couchettes) or www.bahn.de (look for the direct train with 0 changes).

Switzerland is one of the few remaining European countries where relatively high point-to-point rail fares and the lack of compulsory reservations & supplements makes railpasses both good value and convenient.  You can buy your passes online from the Switzerland Travel Centre, a subsidiary of Swiss Federal Railways.  The Swiss Travel System people can also make the seat reservations necessary for the few panoramic sightseeing trains that require them, such as the Glacier Express.

A Swiss Transfer Ticket covers one return journey from your point of entry into Switzerland (an airport, frontier or the first stop inside Switzerland of any 'Lyria' TGV from Paris) to anywhere within Switzerland, using Swiss Federal Railways, private railways and even post buses.

A Swiss Pass gives unlimited travel across the Swiss travel system for varying periods.  Swiss rail fares are expensive, so a pass can save money - you can compare the pass price with point-to-point fares checked at www.sbb.ch.  Map of Swiss routes showing which routes are covered by a Swiss rail pass and which only give a 50% discount for passholders.

The Thomas Cook European timetable has train & ferry times for every country in Europe plus currency & climate information.  Published since 1873, it costs £13.99.  It's essential for any serious traveller and an inspiration for armchair travellers.  Still not convinced you need one?  More information on what the Thomas Cook Timetable contains.  You can buy the latest monthly edition online at www.thomascooktimetables.com with worldwide delivery or buy it in person from any UK branch of Thomas Cook (ask at the bureau de change), or from W H Smiths in Victoria or Kings Cross stations in London.  Or buy the twice-yearly independent traveller's edition with laminated cover from Amazon.co.uk:  Summer 2010 edition (June to December 2010)

The Thomas Cook Rail Map of Europe is the best and most comprehensive map of train routes right across Europe, from Portugal in the west to Istanbul, Moscow & Ukraine in the east, from Finland in the north to Sicily & Crete in the south.  High speed & scenic routes are highlighted.  Highly recommended!  Buy online at www.amazon.co.uk (worldwide delivery).  See an extract from the map.