Cox & Kings
Vienna, Munich & Zurich by Rail
9-day rail journey from London to Vienna, Munich and Zurich
9 daysfrom $2,664
44% rail
Tailor Made Rail · Tailor-made independent rail holiday
Lake Garda via the Swiss Alps
Visit Sirmione on lovely Lake Garda by train with scenic rail journeys and stops in Lausanne and Munich along the way.
Day by day
- Day 1railovernight: Agora Swiss Night Hotel (or similar), Lausanne
London to Lausanne
Depart London St Pancras mid-morning on the Eurostar to Paris, connect at the Gare de Lyon onto a high-speed TGV through Dijon and the Jura Mountains into Switzerland, arriving into Lausanne.
- Day 2railovernight: Olivi Hotel (or similar), Sirmione
Lake Garda via the Simplon Route
Board a train via Brig and Milan, passing Lake Geneva, the Upper Rhône Valley, the Simplon Tunnel and Lake Maggiore, changing in Milan for Peschiera del Garda, then a taxi to Sirmione.
- Day 3overnight: Olivi Hotel (or similar), Sirmione
Lake Garda
Explore Lake Garda by ferry from Sirmione, visiting Malcesine, Riva del Garda and Gardone Riviera, or take the funicular up to Monte Baldo.
- Day 4overnight: Olivi Hotel (or similar), Sirmione
Lake Garda
Further day exploring Sirmione's medieval centre and Scaliger Castle, and the wider lake.
- Day 5overnight: Olivi Hotel (or similar), Sirmione
Lake Garda
Further day at leisure around Lake Garda; option to visit Venice, an hour and a half away, on a direct line from Peschiera del Garda.
- Day 6overnight: Olivi Hotel (or similar), Sirmione
Lake Garda
Final full day exploring Lake Garda.
- Day 7railovernight: Courtyard Munich City Centre
Lake Garda to Munich via the Brenner Pass
Taxi back to Peschiera del Garda for a regional train to Verona, connecting with an Austrian EuroCity service over the Brenner Pass through the Tyrol into Munich.
- Day 8rail
Munich to London
Depart Munich on a German ICE train north to Frankfurt, change for Brussels, then board the Eurostar back to the UK.
Included
- All rail journeys, in standard class
- Seat reservations where required
- 7 nights' hotel accommodation with breakfast
- Easy-to-follow travel documentation
- Despatch of tickets by email
- Proactive rerouting in case of strikes or disruptions
