Trip vs trip

GoldenPass Line vs Gotthard Panorama Express

Two ways to do a similar journey. Every number below is from the operators' own published details, verified on the dates shown on each trip page.

GoldenPass Line

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Gotthard Panorama Express

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Rail share100% (medium confidence)70% (low confidence)
GuidingRail journeyRail journey
CountriesSwitzerlandSwitzerland
Named trainsGoldenPass Line, GoldenPass ExpressGotthard Panorama Express
Nights on boardnono

Which one, honestly

  • For time on the train: GoldenPass Line spends the most of the trip on rails: 100% rail share, against 70% (Gotthard Panorama Express).
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GoldenPass Line: worth knowing

  • Two products share the GoldenPass name: the classic Montreux-Zweisimmen-Interlaken-Lucerne route with Belle Époque or Panoramic carriages, and the new (2023) GoldenPass Express running directly between Interlaken and Montreux in Prestige Class; check which one you are booking.
  • Fred. Rail Journeys does not publish a day-by-day itinerary or price for this journey.

Gotthard Panorama Express: worth knowing

  • Luggage transfer between the boat and train legs is a pre-bookable optional extra, not automatically included.
  • Fred. Rail Journeys does not publish a day-by-day itinerary or price for this journey; confirm timings and cost with them before booking.