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Zürich / Zurich to Verona by train
How to take the wonderful rail journey from Zurich to Verona
Doesn't taking a train from Switzerland to gorgeous Verona seem like a fabulously romantic notion?
Well the reality doesn't disappoint and the icing on the cake is that wonderful brand new trains, complete with restaurant cars, are now being used on this route.
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From Zürich HB / Zurich main station to Verona Porta Nuova
Journey Summary
5hr 19min
Daily
Travel Information
This train is usually scheduled to depart from the street level platforms/tracks (gleis 3-18) in Zurich Hb station at 10:33 and arrive in Verona before 15:30.
The new Giruno trains are scheduled to be used on this departure.
Final Destination: Venezia S.Lucia
This train also calls at: Brescia and Perschiera del Garda on Lake Garda.
1 x direct train per day
Tickets
Book early and save: Yes
Online bookings usually open: 4 month* ahead of the travel date
When looking up tickets on Trenitalia select 'Zuerich (city)' as the departure station.
This train is usually scheduled to depart at 10:33, so hone in on that time when looking up this journey.
Rail pass users
If you will be travelling with valid Eurail or InterRail passes, you will need to pay a rail pass reservation fee when boarding this train for a journey to Switzerland (seats will automatically be assigned when booking tickets).
Though avoid paying for these reservation fees at a station in Switzerland, because if you do so you will also have to pay a 11CHF booking fee.
Where to book
| Ticket Provider | Approximate Cost | |
|---|---|---|
| SBB | from 32CHF | |
| Trenitalia | from €39 | |
| Italiarail | from €39 | |
| Trainline | from €39 | |
| SaveATrain | from €39 | |
| Omio | from €39 |
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Journey Features
Good to Know
The train will reverse direction on departure from Milano Centrale.
This train uses The Gotthard Base Tunnel - the world's longest railway tunnel, so long that it takes trains around 14 mins to travel through it.
An announcement is made on the train just before it enters the tunnel.
It takes the train away from what would have been scenic highlights, but this is still a journey with some wow moments.
From the LEFT of the train (when facing the direction of travel) the first highlight to look out for is the view over Lake Zurich, as the train ascends up from the shore.
Then, if the weather is behaving itself, after departure from Zug station comes what is now the highlight of the journey, the view over the Zuger See.
This lake with its mountain peaks on the far shore can be seen on the right for more than 15 mins between Zug and Arth-Goldau station.
The next beautiful vista to look out for comes after departure from Arth-Goldau station, when on the right, the train will pass by the Lauerzersee.
Then just to the south of here, also look out on the right for glimpses of the Luzernsee.
Now that the trains on this route use the Ceneri Base Tunnel the next scenic highlights on the journey
come shortly after departure from Lugano, where there are views over the lake, initially over on the LEFT.
The next wow moment comes after departure from Lugano station when the train will cross the lake.
After the trains have crossed the lake, the best of the views switch to the right.The train will reverse direction on departure from Milano Centrale.
On the left, in good weather look out for a fleeting but spectacular view of Lake Garda, just before Desenzano.
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