By train from St. Moritz to the Matterhorn - The Glacier Express | DW Documentary

A trip on the Glacier Express is one of the world’s best-known railway journeys. For nearly 90 years, traveling on the "world’s slowest express train" has been one of the most thrilling - and comfortable - ways to discover the Alps.
The journey begins in chic St. Moritz, birthplace of the Alpine winter vacation - in winter, of course. Here, Hans Peter Danuser gives us a blast on his "alphorn,” a famed local instrument. In the 1980s, the former spa director of St. Moritz used this very horn to promote the Glacier Express in New York.
After pulling out of St. Moritz, the train travels through the Albula Tunnel. On the other side, the train rumbles down to Thusis on the Albula Line, a UNESCO World Heritage site. Harmoniously embedded in the landscape, the route is considered the showpiece of the railway era.
Several spiral tunnels help the train manage the 1,000-meter hike in altitude. On the way up to Bergün, passengers might even start feeling a bit dizzy! Finally, the train passes the "most beautiful place in Switzerland”, the Lai de Palpuogna mountain lake.
The Glacier Express then makes its way slowly towards Chur, via Switzerland’s most famous railway bridge, the Landwasser Viaduct. The spa town is a great place to learn about the meaning of the word "Waschweib” - literally, "washerwoman”, colloquially, "gossip”.
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[@swissair10]

I'm the international sales manager at Rhaetian Railway - one of the two railway companies who run the Glacier Express together. Being responsible for Asia-Pacific, I am more than happy to travel back to Asia again this Monday to promote our beautiful railway lines. Switzerland is much less fun without all our international guests. I am very excited to have you all back after more than two years of this pandemic... Rhaetian Railway welcomes you! 雷蒂亞鐵路歡迎你們來到瑞士！

[@freesoul107]

how can I contact you

[@vcom2327]

Hmm, it's rather peaceful now in the Alps without the mass Chinese tourism. :-)

[@handoltowa2873]

The pandemic surely set your company back! But it must also have been nice to see those places without a tourist in sight; such times will, no doubt, be sorely missed!

[@sabinalo3134]

Hello from Singapore! I’ve took the Glacier Express on both ways to St Moritz & to Zermatt. The only tiny regret is I should have stay another night to explore St Moritz 🥺🥺 Very glad that I’ve checked this bucket list item so soon.

[@rscii497]

@@vcom2327 Precisely. The biggest and most criminal mistake the global WTO made, was allowing China entrance into the WTO. Today there are HOARDES of Chinese tourists clogging up already congested tourist areas - not to mention the profound health implications and dangers by opening up China - a country well-known (even before COVID) - as an incubator for deadly respiratory viruses - such as SARS, and lethal strains of Influenza over the years. Heck, the bubonic plague originated in the Orient and was brought back to Europe on merchant ships!

[@jaybministros7980]

Traveling by train is probably the most fascinating experience one can have, especially through the most serene and scenic places.

[@peterkinyoko6045]

Dw deserves an award in their docs. just amazing

[@DWDocumentary]

Thanks for the positive feedback! We're glad you enjoy our content. :)

[@ZarahTy]

this has been on my bucket list ever since! such a magical place.

[@glacialimpala]

Just make sure to get first class. You would believe the mess they allow in second. It's unimaginable after seeing how neat Switzerland is. A densely packed crowd of messy tourists with a ton of bags and suitcases between them. Also keep in mind the trip is incredibly long and 90% of it is boring. It was totally worth it for me but its definitely not as advertised. And scenes shown in promos you can't see or take pictures of if you don't stick your head out, which is physically impossible. The panoramic windows also have fog and oily stripes so photos taken through are very flawed...

[@kovy689]

@@glacialimpala How much does it cost?

[@glacialimpala]

@@kovy689 depends how long you want to ride. I boarded in Andermatt and drove to St Mortiz (east end of the line) I see now that it's 150eur. If you go full line (which is like 9 hours) it's 270. You can see rates on the official website for online booking (just Google Glacier Express) 😊

[@glacialimpala]

@@tahiridris3813 I listed flaws and you understood that as praise?

[@MB-dp1rj]

Took this marvellous journey last Feb. and it was magical. St. Moritz to Zermatt...where we spend our winter skiing holiday. Switzerland is scenically exquisite and I'm grateful to be able to spend some time every year in its wondrous Alps.

[@rainmaker3700]

Headed to Zermatt this March, can't wait!

[@MB-dp1rj]

@@rainmaker3700 Oh, you'll love it...we'll be there in Feb.

[@vcom2327]

I've been lucky enough to do this trip . I am Swiss, but never get enough of the beauty of the Alps.

[@TS-1267]

... Have You Been Since Your " Comment Post" 1 Year Ago? 2:09 ... 🎿

[@ergin3d]

Thank you very much for another amazing documentry. It is hard to find this quality even on paid network. Keep up the great work. We love you...

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[@filipkajin3959]

DW documentaries never disappoint. Thank you for the effort.

[@sithnamqus]

Added to my bucket list!

[@tanja9275]

Thank you DW visuals are exceptional...One can imagine enjoying a meal ~ conversation while seeing such beautiful splendid sight

[@inmrtee]

What an amazing documentary much love from Africa, Botswana

[@mat4263]

Thank you kindly for the upload! As a self-professed connoisseur of train documentaries (that is, documentaries following railways) I am always excited when I see a new upload that I've not previously watched. By the way, some of the best train documentaries I have watched on KZbin in the past have been from DW. I admire the German's love of rail, from Siemens, which exports high-speed rail and urban rail technology around the world, to DW, which exports high-quality documentaries on Trains, as well as a myriad of other topics, around the world.

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[@alisherfez32]

My joy is on the highest level watching this! I'm pumped and enrrgizes! I promise to also travel through this astonishing scenery! I also promise to travel all countries! Let's gooooo. Thank you so much DW

[@christinevo8223]

The video is an amazing documentary film....well done! The coverage of the Swiss Alps are exceptional. We enjoyed the journey (Glacier Express and Bernina Express) for the third time last October 2021 and it reminded us our great memories dating back to our first time in Switzerland as foreign students at University of Lausanne more than 30 years ago. The glacier that we have known and seen back then versus now is so sad; however, no where else on earth is better protected their environments more so than Switzerland.

[@DWDocumentary]

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[@gurjotsingh385]

Switzerland is really the HEAVEN ON EARTH! Can’t wait to experience the glacier express! Thankyou DW for this amazing doc❤

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[@hainanbob6144]

What a great journey and a wonderful destination too.

[@rsmn94]

i will add in my wish / bucket list to travel to this place someday.

[@stevebosch7638]

So beautiful, I hope one day I, can join the ride and make some great memories! Awesome video

[@falconindia9384]

Wonders of the nature.

[@pumarini]

Thank you for the quality material you keep creating! I love the content 💕

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[@dhirendrabahadurbista]

Glacial rivers a wonderful sight.Switzerland.

[@iio8079]

Really really HEAVEN on earth

[@MercSLRFan]

I watched it twice! The choice of music just fits.

[@mohitnagpal]

Mesmerizing documentary!!!

[@somaghosh2960]

Glacier Express : A picture perfect railway journey, specifically in winter season. Clean Rhine River water. Very beautiful🌸. DW's nice train journey and explained.

[@touchcomevlogs9670]

Beautiful, once in a life this journey to be enjoyd

[@patrickmullen5124]

Danke Ihnen für dieses super Video. Ganz gute gemächt.

[@naseemverweyen2741]

We travelled in this train few times its like crossing heaven way it's little bit expensive but every Euro will be paid at the end.

[@tomislavmiketic4932]

Hi. Would you mind to share the cost of the ticket?

[@Poltekip_57_Mpb]

wonderfull to see this scenery on my phone. good job !

[@AdvocateAyushityagi]

Thank you !! Really enjoyed the documentary 🇮🇳

[@IMatthew26]

Slowly, but surely, I'll be there someday.

[@tourwiths.k.c8110]

So nice DW

[@franciscojose6496]

No words beatiful country

[@millvee1005]

Beautiful and breathtaking

[@lokeshsai3691969]

Thank You DW 🙏

[@PHOENIX-cc8wh]

Thanks really enjoyed the documentary 🇿🇦🌹

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[@rorymcloughlin2023]

Love these films, so interesting.

[@samsadhoussen2599]

Amazing journey 😍

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I love watching DW Documentary 🍿👏

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[@bayanm.3564]

Your channel is beyond amazing. Thanks for sharing

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Thanks for watching!

[@Sam-ne3yw]

Slow fast train 😂 The narrator's voice is as pleasant as the sight of the Alps.

[@kanchanananayakkara8959]

Very informative & interesting program! Danke!!

[@delphisrichard5279]

Thank You ! DW

[@DWDocumentary]

Thank you for watching!

[@amsirajuddin]

spectacular!

[@LionsInBoots]

Das ist sehr schön

[@ak-if9wg]

beautiful doc

[@ChinaAl]

Beautiful

[@samanthab1923]

I love it 🚂

[@danghita497]

SUPER !

[@franciscojose6496]

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[@bijunayak4980]

beautiful

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[@itsmekaioh]

Wow! 💓

[@franciscojose6496]

Fantastic information congratulation ever for you your videos the best

[@repairhow]

I enjoyed my train ride to St. Moritz on the Bernina Express.

[@md.rakibulislam7783]

nice video,,,

[@user-wv5kz9gr9g]

Just ideal trip in Switzerland. But just a dream for now. BTW, how much it cost?

[@seanconnery1277]

7.4.2022.Very good and best.

[@TheEdsapo]

Wunderschön, nur der Wein der ist nichts...

[@nicolek4076]

Right at the end your should have said "Also called Il Cervino". The Italian name is more appropriate since the summit is within the Italian border.

[@theofaniakarampela6022]

Which piece of music is used from 10:45 to 11:13? Awesome video!!!

[@neelroy2918]

Anything less than 24 hours and I would be left wanting. Of course it's a different story if I can take 3 journeys in same train back to back.

[@eri7-11]

Wagner explored Mont Blanc in the west to St Moritz and Bernina in the south east.

[@KT43124]

World's slowest train is world heritage, Nilgiri mountain railway India.

[@anonviewerciv]

2:22 Itinerary. 18:25 Maintenance. 31:31 Winery.

[@eduartkongjinaj7840]

😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@ronellfebruary7624]

What months during the year this train drive in the Alps.

[@demoncloud6147]

Snowpiercer but without the fighting

[@deneb6139]

i went into deep sleep just 3 min in.

[@leahfriedman3381]

🇨🇭🇨🇭🇨🇭

[@robotJox1256]

I know the matterhorn because of disneyland

[@hs0zcw]

Why was everything huge finished in the first 30 years oh last century? I'm thinking also of Hoover Dam and the Pentagon and the Empire State Building as well as all of these projects shown in Europe on KZbin. Good idea or not, I blush at Americans think they could not buill a water delivery system from the Mississippi to the West Coast. So the first part of our current century builds tiny circuit boards----- I think of grandpa who handbuilt so many tunnels and maybe even the Panama Canal.

[@claudiamarllerymaurer8674]

Sad the chef is is not Swiss

[@chrisaguilera1564]

Someday..somehow

[@yahiasadeeqyahia8657]

I learn English from this channel Can you also add another caption to Arabic

[@user-qb6zd2tw2u]

lol, Vietnamese trains go 50km/h in every route

[@demoncloud6147]

😆

[@AAa-cf1oe]

☺

[@santosh_979]

Why are you making tunnel with blasting method why no TBM

[@mikeblatzheim2797]

That depends on the type of rock. In the Alps you usually find granite, which is incredibly hard. Tunnel boring machines are generally unable to bore through such rock effectively due to extremely high degradation of the stone cutters.

[@DegreesOfThree]

How will we ever survive without glaciers and avalanches?

[@peterbradshaw8018]

Why was I not born in Switzerland or Monaco or Liechtenstein

[@gotophotoarchive9131]

You people haven't seen the slow train ... try Croatian railways ... 80 km in the same time 😅🚞💨

[@TheEdsapo]

Slow, expresstrain😉

[@sinistercr0347]

i thought the helicopter pilot and cameraman have lost their jobs

[@rameshkrishnan5651]

Interesting. But, not a patch on some of the most scenic Japanese JR or private train lines. In comparison, the Glacier Express looks like an OK train with decent views, old interiors, and shabby furnishing.

[@DWDocumentary]

Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts!

[@TheShepTV]

@33:25 Could you say he MOOnlights? I am so sorry

[@TS-1267]

... I Wonder If St. Moritz Has Any Homless Citizens... Maybe Just The One... "For Tradition"… 😂

[@bbsonjohn]

I thought she said "Welcome to Black Mesa Research Facility"

[@sanman20]

Too many ads on this video...every 4 minutes!

[@wettelsolide5556]

zum vertragsgemäßen Gebrauch

[@websteryoung1507]

I wish just one film maker could make a doc without using stolen rock music some where in it.

[@hanssolos3699]

y'all can't use the word 'slow' on 'express'. instead it should be 'slow AF'.

[@gipsi2001]

yea, na

[@ukaszszymaniuk7705]

Where is a movie about Ukraine, which yiu have launched 1 hour ago? I've got something that it is unavailable..

[@demil3618]

It’s the /GLACIER Express/, not the /Glacier EXPRESS/… /GLACIER Express/ it is. Why? Because it’s a specific _expreess_ not a specific _glacier_. So you stress what is specific about it, not what is not. Therefore it also is /XYZ bridge/ not /xyz BRIDGE/.

[@tarushkhatana255]

FIRST

[@donkykon2094]

in the meanwhile people are dying in ukrania

[@hrvojeprebisalic9302]

Ukraine maybe?

[@groudongaming1012]

Is ww3 stated or Just small war❗

[@Bananaman-hk6qw]

We don’t know yet. With Russia you never know.

[@rodongo5221]

Two quarreling neighbors shouldn't be misinterpreted as a world war. Btw, has there ever been a world war?

[@a-aron2276]

How dare ye steal this from Tom Scott. This video title is EXACTLY the type of title Tom Scott would use for a video. Now, that's assuming of course he made this type of video in the first place, and he does. (If you're reading all this in his accent then I congratulate you for being such a nerd)

[@simonirvine1628]

One rather expensive large toy...⬅🚌🚌🚌🚌🚌🚌🚌🚌➡

[@youtubeaccount5673]

War

[@Artichoke4Head]

why do you release videos and make them unavailable to most countries? it's just ridiculous and stupid! stop doing that!

[@412StepUp]

i might be wrong, but I think it’s the individual countries that make a video unavailable in that country. I don’t think the maker of the video has anything to do with that. When someone makes a video, they want as many people to view it as possible. Why would they block it out in certain countries?

[@sinoxops7781]

Nein no not cool. I live in Zermatt it’s not cool