Final Destination: Brig
Connect at Brig for MGB trains to Morel, Betten Andermatt, Oberwald and Disentis/Muster.
All trains also call at: Thun, Spiez, Visp (connect for Zermatt)
The double deck IC trains are used on this route.
Departing From Zurich HB:
These trains usually depart from gleis (platforms/tracks) 31 and 32 in the lower level part of Zurich HB station.
Note that these trains should arrive in Zurich HB station around 7 mins before they are due to depart.
So keep an eye on the departure time and don't rush to board by the nearest door (if you don't have to).
From Zurich Flughafen/Airport:
These trains depart from Zurich Flughafen/Airport station 16 mins before they depart from the city centre station - Zurich HB.
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The train journey from Zurich to Brig:
Type of Scenery: Lakes
Star Rating: **
These trains use the 'higher' speed line between Olten and Bern and they then reverse direction on departure from Bern station.
So if you want to see the views of the Thunersee, take a seat on the right when boarding in Zurich.
Now that these trains use the Lotschberg Base Tunnel this journey is not as scenic as it once was.
But from the left of the train (when facing the direction of travel) there are views over the Thunersee between Thun and Speiz.
On departure from Thun station:
And the on departure from Speiz station:
Though not only was that video captured on a different, more sunny, day - it was taken when travelling in the opposite direction.
It's been included here to showcase, what you will see from the right on this part of the journey - when heading south
Then after exiting the Lotschberg Base Tunnel, the train will travel through a steep valley for the final part of the journey on to Brig.
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If you're travelling with a rail pass, an option is to leave these trains at Spiez, in order to connect into Lotschberger trains - that do still take the much more scenic older route to Brig via Kandersteg.
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