There’s something all visitors to Switzerland who wish to be well-informed should know about the fare system of the Swiss railways. Regardless of whether it’s a public or private company that runs a certain route, the price of the trip is always standardised. However, private train companies are free to Read more
Travelling between Luzern and St. Gallen several times a day, the Voralpen express is the perfect connection from the Luzern-Interlaken Express. Be sure to catch one of their new FLIRT series trains that feature broken doors and broken vending machines. Everything was so broken that the train didn’t even go Read more
The GoldenPass line is one of the most touristic panorama railways in Switzerland. Not only does it have refurbished panorama carriages, it also offers a Belle Epoque option with a classic Oriental Express style wooden carriage for the first leg from Montreux to Zweisimmen. Being a fan of Switzerland’s countless Read more
As one of the more obscure panorama routes, the Luzern-Engelberg express isn’t frequented by tourists as much as the Gotthard Panorama Express. If you travel in first class and get on the panorama carriage in the front, it’s likely that you’ll be up there all by yourself. Unfortunately, I was Read more
Costing over CHF150 per person per journey in full price, the Gotthard Panorama Express isn’t just a pretty train line, it’s a journey with exceptional service. Here’s how to do it properly on a budget. Go to Luzern early in the morning to have a walk around town and get Read more
The first thing that attracted me to this route was the peculiar name of its terminus – Bière. It means beer in French. My initial intention was only to take the train there, but the route was so scenic I just had to write about the view. The R122 train Read more
The Eurostar crosses the English Channel to connect the British Isles to mainland Europe. The Chunnel also carries vehicular traffic on trains. The travel agent that I booked my flights to London with suggested that I take the cheaper British Airways flights to Paris, but I insisted on taking the Read more
The fastest train in North America is the Acela Express. Although it can travel at twice the speed of conventional rail, it is still a far cry from express rail networks of Europe and Asia. The Acela Express operates once an hour between Boston and Washington, D.C. I took the Read more
On July 1st, 2018, TransLink BC has a Canada Day present for residents of Greater Vancouver – a neat fare increase. With this fare increase, a 2-zone monthly pass will cost $128 (up from $126) , and a 3-zone monthly pass will cost $174 (up from $172). With other costs Read more
I’ve always wanted to board a West Coast Express train ever since I found out that Vancouver had a commuter railway. But only having five trains a day in each direction made it hard to catch, especially when I lived in Vancouver instead of out east. So one day, I Read more