Originally Posted by
TysonCook
Hello,
My wife and I are planning on traveling into rome, and out of London. We can connect via a LCC in Geneva or Zurich (either one has good connections).
We plan to spend 2-3 days in the alps, but weren't sure if the train route from Milan to Geneva was more scenic and "explorable", or if the Milan to Zurich would be better?
Possibly Milan to lausanne, then fly out of GVA?
Any suggestions, we're also asking a friend of ours from Italy and another from CH.
Thanks in advance!!!
Milan to Geneva is not bad, but the Simplon tunnel takes up a good portion of it. Milan to Zuerich via the Gotthard route is one of the greatest train trips of all, at least it will be until the Gotthard tunnel is finished in a few years.
If you have enough time, though, I would take the local train from Milan to Tirano and then the Rhaetische Bahn over the Albula Pass (the highest Alpine railway crossing not in a tunnel) and then via Davos, Chur and Andermatt to Zuerich to see the best parts of the Alps (at least from a train window).
What do you mean by an "explorable" route? Do you want to get off the train at various points?