Switzerland at a glance
Tap through to the live Land-tour Atlas for every place’s card: how ships or tours use it, who goes and when.
Tour start cityOvernight stopDay highlightClassic route
Trains run all year · best June–September
- Jansailing
- Febsailing
- Marsailing
- Aprsailing
- Maysailing
- Junpeak
- Julpeak
- Augpeak
- Seppeak
- Octsailing
- Novsailing
- Decsailing
Every panoramic train runs in summer, when Railbookers points to wildflowers and alpine hikes, and seats fill fast. The Glacier Express pauses October 11 to December 4, 2026, and the Gotthard Panorama runs only mid-April to mid-October.
Every Switzerland place we map
10 land-tour stops, grouped as the itineraries use them. Places with a full Seabound guide link straight to it.
Day highlights 3
Overnight stops 6
The classic routes
The routes the tour companies sell most often here, drawn on the map above.
Zermatt → Andermatt / Oberalp Pass → Chur → St. Moritz · About 8 hours
Run by Trafalgar, Collette, Great Rail Journeys, Railbookers
Chur → Lago Bianco → Tirano · About 4 hours
Run by Globus, Collette, Great Rail Journeys
Montreux → Zweisimmen (gauge change) → Interlaken · About 3 hours 15 minutes
Run by Trafalgar, Great Rail Journeys
Lucerne → Flüelen (boat to train) → Lugano · About 5 hours 30 minutes
Run by Globus, Great Rail Journeys
Tour companies that go here
The number is how many places on this map each one uses.
Switzerland map questions
How many land-tour stops are on the Switzerland map?
10: 3 day highlights, 6 overnight stops, 1 tour start cities. Each one opens a card on our interactive map.
When is the Switzerland season?
Trains run all year · best June–September. Every panoramic train runs in summer, when Railbookers points to wildflowers and alpine hikes, and seats fill fast. The Glacier Express pauses October 11 to December 4, 2026, and the Gotthard Panorama runs only mid-April to mid-October.
Who runs tours in Switzerland?
Great Rail Journeys, Tauck, Trafalgar, Globus, Collette, Rick Steves use places on this map.
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