Once on the train, the journey from Zurich is approximately 1-1.5 hours, with panoramic views of Lake Zürich, a sprawling body of water framed by distant Alpine peaks en route.

How to buy tickets. There are three types of train travel pass to purchase for unlimited rides around the country: a Swiss Travel Pass (set for 3, 4, 8, or 15 days of consecutive travel), the ...

Journey times for international travelers between Zurich and Milan will be slashed to just two and a half hours, compared with four hours via the old Gotthard route, with passenger trains ...

But as Mr Smith says, “It will mean paying more [expensive Swiss domestic full-flex fares versus a yield-managed dynamic Zurich-Milan fare from €9 upwards] and changing trains.

The mountains frequently muscle into the picture in Zurich. For a taste of the not-so-distant Alps, it’s worth taking a 25-minute train ride to 2,850ft-high Uetliberg, where hiking and mountain ...

You could leave Zurich after breakfast at 9.09am and be in Milan's magnificent Centrale station at 12.50pm, changing there for a high-speed Frecciarossa (Red Arrow) train to Florence, a journey ...