HIGH SPEED train UNDER the Alps via Gotthard Base Tunnel! Zurich to Milan first class trip @ 250km/h

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Follow this magical, summertime, first class train trip though the Swiss and Italian Alps on Trenitalia high speed rail between Zurich and Milan - through the magnificent Gotthard Base Tunnel. This STUNNING 250km/h journey can be had for as little as 43 Euro in second class and 70 Euro in first class... it has been a while since I posted a train video, so I hope you enjoy this one!
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0:00 Intro
0:29 Zurich Station and surrounds
3:49 Our route via the tunnel
4:19 Arrival of our ETR 610 Pendolino
5:32 Boarding first class
6:59 On time departure
8:27 Lake Zurich scenery
9:00 Looking at the first class seat and features
10:16 Restaurant/bistro car
11:45 More Swiss mountains!
13:45 Gotthard Base Tunnel
14:38 Looking at second class/baggage storage/fares
15:29 Giruno SBB train, new to the route
16:22 Lugano, Lake Lugano, and scenery
17:17 Changing trainsets at Chiasso border town
18:15 Arrival on time in Milan and outro
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@Paul_Lucas 2 года назад

Follow this magical summertime train trip though the Swiss and Italian Alps on high speed rail between Zurich and Milan. This STUNNING journey can be had for as little as 43 Euro in second class and 70 Euro in first class... it has been a while since I posted a train video, so I hope you enjoy this one! Missed my video to the Scillies? You can watch that splendid little trip here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-na9DkXYffQ8.html Merch store: teespring.com/stores/wingin-it-3 Follow my trips LIVE on Twitter: @paul_winginit ¦ twitter.com/paul_winginit Follow my progress on Instagram: paul_winginit ¦ instagram.com/paul_winginit My website: www.winginit.me

@SheikAbdulAzizBinBaz 2 года назад

@peterlanders3900 2 года назад

Is there a difference between First class & Executive class? Or didnt the train have Executive class?

@Paul_Lucas 2 года назад

This train doesn’t have Executive Class. That’s only on Frecciarossa trains.

@jayerjavec 2 года назад

1st class 70€? Paid 100 from Verona to Torino 2 years ago. Your price is wrong.

@Paul_Lucas 2 года назад

No, it’s not wrong, it’s what I paid. Here’s one for £64, which is 70 Euro. www.thetrainline.com/book/ticket-options?journeySearchType=single&origin=b40151723f94c6a7942a3ca97d69bb02&destination=93a2f3b0bf29f51b55c314c10ac8019f&outwardDate=2021-10-13T06%3A00%3A00&outwardDateType=departAfter&selectedTab=train&selectExactTime=true&lang=en&dpiCookieId=CKG1WS9BMKU7PZN76V3EPIFNR&selectedOutward=7ZBO6ScU1z0%3D%3Aw5RwNqWS0cM%3D%3AFirst

@maunzi69 2 года назад

Fantastic video! The name Zug comes from the latin word tugium which means Zug in German, Zug as the noun of ziehen, which means to pull. Of course, the word is also related to train, because the locomotive pulls the waggons. But here, the town is situated on a lake and so, Zug means since long ago Fischzug, draught of fish. The fisherman pulls the fishing net out if the lake. I hope, my explication was a little bit understandable, unfortunately, my English is not so good.

@strafrag1 2 года назад

Thanks a lot for this info. Cheers.

@redwillrise 2 года назад

Sorry but there's a small, but important error here: Zug doesn't come from latin tugium, it has the same root as Latin tugium. But they developed independently from each other, starting from the same origin.

@alvexok5523 2 года назад

@@redwillrise From my understanding, "zug" does mean to pull, such as a horse pulling a wagon or a fisherman pulling a net out of the water, which is related to the town because both those things were common in the town therefore named same name before trains existed. And then later, "zug" also did come to also mean an engine pulling a train down the tracks. And to my knowledge, "Zug" and "tug", the English word for pull, did both stem from Latin tugium, but then yes they did develop independently from each other

@redwillrise 2 года назад

@@alvexok5523 No, that's where you are wrong: "to tug", but also the German verb "ziehen" oder the noun "Zug" aren't derived from Latin "tugium", they're rather cousins so to speak - they all ultimately derive from the Indo-European root "*deuk-" from which both the Latin amd Germanic forms would emerge, independently of each other. Germanic languages don't descend from Latin, but Germanic languages and Latin are both descendants of an earlier common ancestor.

@alvexok5523 2 года назад

@@redwillrise Oh. Well, that was just what I had read before, but I suppose that the writers of that source were mistaken by thinking that since "zug" and "tug" both mean to pull, then both words must be derived from "tugium". It's probably been a common error to jump to that conclusion, but I now do see your point on the relation to the German term "ziehen" and how German and Latin forms developed independently of each other, and I do recall having read about that now that you've mentioned it

@LisaMarli 2 года назад

If I lived in Europe, I would take the train everywhere. It is so much more relaxing than flying. I wish we had more trains here in America.

@heinzer69 2 года назад

I much prefer taking the train however it can be a lot more expensive than flying between countries in Europe.

@WeichenherzByChrookie 2 года назад

As an european i can say that it's the best thing about the continent for sure

@TheRailwayDrone 2 года назад

Agreed. I LOVE traveling by train in Europe. I LOATHE traveling by train in America. They're slow and have way too many accidents, as evidenced by the Amtrak train derailment this past weekend.

@anthonydpearson 2 года назад

I agree, and trains are amazing. However, you do have to remember that America is twice as big and half as populated at Europe, so the density is 4x less than Europe which makes the economics trickier. That said, regional rail in the north east, Florida south coast, califor a coast, etc should definitely be better than they are

@TheRailwayDrone 2 года назад

@@anthonydpearson I REALLY wish people would stop using that excuse. We can have city pairs that can be connected. We can have rail corridors that are just like the northeast corridor. There are certain places in this country which are heavily populated that can benefit from high speed railways. That is evidenced by the endless traffic jams that take place all over many of our interstate highways. So no, I don't ascribe to that idea that the U.S. is half as populated as Europe and therefore, shouldn't have high speed rail.

@gardengeek3041 2 года назад

To make this quick trip in winter is a great way to see the difference in climate on either side of the Alps. It's never been so cheap, fast and comfortable. In February, Zurich can be gloomy and snowy while Lugano and Milan bask in a California climate. The train whisks through, in 15 minutes, a tunnel that took 20 years to build.

@Thomas1980 2 года назад

I am Swiss. Thanks for this cool video about the railway and the trip to Milan! I love the main station in Zurich!!! Very nice video my friend! Best regards from Switzerland :)

@MrINKOMPATIBEL 2 года назад

As Switzerland is not only a railway nation, it`s also a premium bicycle destination. So you can put your bike on nearly every train. Only on long distance trains you need a reservation from friday to sunday. Bike transport on international trains always needs a reservation.

@nicksullivan480 Год назад

trains in europe are a far cry from what they were 20 plus years ago. Efficient, comfortable, chic. Bravo

@psjofors 2 года назад

I have been on this route many many times, often on the legendary TEE trains. (And many times by car too.) When I lived in Zürich. But before the base tunnel. It was many years ago and I have forgotten how stunning Switzerland looks.

@banchnotok 2 года назад

Der Gottardo

@AverytheCubanAmerican 2 года назад

- high speed train - first class - Gorgeous scenery - record-breaking tunnel sounds like a masterpiece of a journey to me

2 года назад

hello i live in vietnam really want to get to know you

@BG-wm2tw 2 года назад

Cuban

@arindamkumar7725 2 года назад

Switzerland is the most beautiful country in the world 😍😍

@EvertAlink 2 года назад

Visit Liechtenstein.

@lore3098 2 года назад

Two corrections: - Most through trains stop in the underground platforms in Zurich so that they don’t have to reverse - The GBT is still the longest (and deepest) railway tunnel in the world and also the longest tunnel in Europe

@sevs17 10 месяцев назад

Furthermore trains are operated jointly by SBB CFF FFS and FSI Trenitalia, each in their own country regardless of which company owns the train set. The staff change in Chiasso and Domodossola (apart from the catering personnel which is employed by another organisation).

@markrandall1969 2 года назад

Loved my time living and working in Zurich, and I miss using the trains especially the trip out to Konstaz

@Aioloss6006 2 года назад

Very beautiful train...italians know what they do!!

@pupslace 2 года назад

15:40 - Its not just "disabled" access that is improved by low-floor trains - its helpful for a large number of people besides those with mobility challenges like people pushing prams, with luggage, those who have issues with stairs, etc.

@don1estelle 2 года назад

the low Platforms don't help with accessibility

@BobTravellin 2 года назад

Love SBB. I've done Zurich - Luzern a few times, and it's a lovely run. Off to Zurich in a week for two weeks travelling around myself - can't wait.

@miguelsabino393 Год назад

Awesome video, I am Peruvian actually I live in Switzerland It is a Beautiful country, the best around the world, Congratulations

@MrGreatplum 2 года назад

This was wonderful, Paul. I love Switzerland and I cannot fault the railways there - you could spend years just going round their amazing public transport system of trains, cable cars, mountain railways, post buses, lake ferries etc…

@Paul_Lucas 2 года назад

I have lots of plans to do exactly that this autumn....watch this space!

@MrGreatplum 2 года назад

@@Paul_Lucas - if you need a wingman… 😀😆

@robertp.wainman4094 2 года назад

No one does public transport quite like the Swiss - all with co-ordinated timetables, where everything works in that quietly efficient way so very typical of the Country. Switzerland epitomises a 'laid back' life!

@MrGreatplum 2 года назад

@@robertp.wainman4094 - it’s probably the only country I’d consider living in if I lived abroad

@robertp.wainman4094 2 года назад

@@MrGreatplum We're on the same page - me too!

@mattylamb658 2 года назад

"Zug" is the noun of something which is pulled along. As well as train, it means a draught, a military platoon and taking a puff on a cigarette. It's an interesting word!

@chrismahler7823 2 года назад

There are even some more meanings: a move in a game (i.e. as in chess), a mountain range or ridge ...

@1968Christiaan 2 года назад

And the word is also used in vertical movement... a lift is an Aufzug.. (Up pull)

@strafrag1 2 года назад

@@chrismahler7823 Yes, like the Zugspitze, Germany's highest peak.

@mattylamb658 2 года назад

@@chrismahler7823 It's a really, really cool word! Thank you.

@chemallex 2 года назад

@@strafrag1 the "Zug" in Zugspitze denotes an avalanche, actually

@GuyMrIncognito 2 года назад

The Gotthard Basistunnel ( base tunnel) is, with its 57km, still the longest railway Tunnel in the world. After completition the Austrian Brenner Basistunnel ( which actually consists of two separate tunnels) will officially be the longest tunnel in the word. However that is not one railway tunnel but two, of which one was pre existing.

@turkeyrhyd2666 2 года назад

I've enjoyed your flights everywhere for years but seeing the land on your train trips and your ferry trips becomes more preferable. As trains become faster, more comfortable and many times quicker than flights and all the issues involved, I look forward to your non-flight journeys in all continents. It is useful when you show improved airports around the world and better airplanes. Keep traveling.

@ericericson3535 2 года назад

Milano Centrale is perhaps the greatest rail hub in Europe! If you're ever there and have to kill some time before a night train, try the restaurant "Torriano 25" named for its address. Just a short walk from the station, great food and atmosphere!

@kaipeter4409 2 года назад

Hey. 🙋🏼‍♂️ I‘m from Zürich. And I like trains so much. 😍

@willdurand4026 2 года назад

Nice Paul, I’m an Australian but living in zug , I see that train everyday

@jonassamy8771 2 года назад

Zurich have a nice train station

@realchocochoco 2 года назад

After 2 years, I miss Zurich already

@wkgurr 2 года назад

The opening of the Ceneri base tunnel between Bellinzona und Lugano in December 2020 further reduced the journey time between Zürich and Milano by 15 minutes or so.

@Da_Big_G Год назад

Yep, plus the completion of the rebuilding of the railway between Zug and Arth-Goldau (rather than continuing to do a diversionary route and turnaround at Rotkreuz).

@HNLTransit 2 года назад

That's amazing! 3 hours?! I took this trip back in 2012 and it took over 5 hours using the old tunnel.

@curtbonnell4308 2 года назад

Paul, I so envy you and this wonderful job/passion you have for all things travel. Your videos are always so entertaining.

@uncinarynin 2 года назад

The name Zug (of the city and canton) comes from "ziehen": Pulling in the fishing nets on Zugersee, the lake next to the city. It was a fishing place.

@lewiscourtney5740 2 года назад

What a beautiful train ride. Thanks for sharing Paul

@stephanierobb6208 2 года назад

I totally agree with your comment Paul "I would pay just about anything to eat on a train". I've always been of the same mindset. It just completes the journey. Amazing video by the way. That scenery is gorgeous ❤️

@barvdw 2 года назад

Since I can afford it, count me in ;) But my very first time in a Swiss dining car on EC8 (along the Rhine), I had to settle for a cappuccino, which, at close to €5 already at the time, was pretty expensive as it is. I still enjoyed the heck out of it, so no regrets!

@olivergerber 2 года назад

According to Wikipedia, the city/canton name "Zug" is derived from the Old High German word "Zug", meaning "to pull" (probably the same reason why in German we use "Zug" for a train). But here especially in the sense "to pull in fishing nets". As "Zug" was a place where people were legally allowed to fish, it became the name of the place.

@zenjii1 2 года назад

Beautiful trip report Paul, doing this trip by train from Zurich to Milan us definitely on the top of my list of traveling plans!!!

@sevs17 2 года назад

Wonderful video, I love that journey! Just a small note: all trains regardless of whether they are Trenitalia or SBB CFF FFS are operated jointly by the two operators. The staff change at border stations: Trenitalia staff board in Chiasso and Domodossola for trains to Italy and SBB CFF FFS staff board at the same border stations for trains directed to Switzerland.

@singham1708 Год назад

But I suppose the services offered, especially in 1st class differs between the two operators.

@sevs17 Год назад

@@singham1708 no it does not. There is no complimentary food or drink service in second nor first class and the same company runs the restaurant/bar car. It is the exactly same train sets, some owned by FSI Trenitalia and others by SBB CFF FFS but in Italy it is FSI Trenitalia staff running the service and in Switzerland SBB CFF FFS staff (the only staff that works throughout the journey is the catering staff but they are not employed by the rail operators).

@singham1708 Год назад

@@sevs17 Thank you

@sevs17 Год назад

@@singham1708 you are very welcome!

@spiest78 2 года назад

Beautifully edited and lovely music! A joy to watch! It captures the serenity of Switzerland well!

@donaldyarad5088 2 года назад

Another amazing journey. Keep up the brilliant work ❤️

@florianb81 2 года назад

always happy to go with you albeit virtually. Stay safe and healthy and enjoy your journeys

@blameyourself4489 2 года назад

Ah yes! Switzerland! Home of the Toblerone and much much more expensive than in rest of the world.

@GCarnell 2 года назад

Magnificent video. Thank you for sharing your experiences… Looking forward to future videos.

@bruno3005 2 года назад

Great Video! It reminds me when I traveled with a friend from Zurich to Rome with trains in 2001. And thanks for taking a special look at the control center from 1966. My father was SBB employee and worked in the building as one of the supervisors for incoming and outgoing trains. The control center does not work any more as it is named. The whole train trafic in east Switzerland including Zurich main station is now controlled by a control center at Zurich Airport in Kloten. The building at Zurich main station services only as relais station today.

@pdelia5398 5 месяцев назад

Bravissimo, complimenti per i tuoi bellissimi e informativi video. Grazie

@dixiedean2003 2 года назад

Great video. I did that route by train in 2017, travelling on to Turin from Milan. It brought back some nice memories of the journey and the great scenery en route.

@movil1securitas677 2 года назад

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@movil1securitas677 2 года назад

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@roseverygood2713 2 года назад

Thank you.Sir for sharing ti's video amazing beautiful scenery

@SheikAbdulAzizBinBaz 2 года назад

excited to watch it

@dieseltrains2 2 года назад

🌷🌷🌷The magnificence of a beautiful and wonderful professional photography

@bantip5499 2 года назад

Excellent narration, very pleasant voice - this is how it's done! Thanky you very much for this video! Always interesting to see foreigners review your home country and its services, cause you learn something new every time about things you don't really notice in your daily life.

@SlavaUkraini85 2 года назад

Lovely video! I can highly recommend that you take the train via the old Gotthard route/tunnel. The vistas are stunning.

@peetieyou 2 года назад

I'll go you one better ! Drive over the top through the pass. If you don't drive yourself, take a Swiss PostBus.

@don1estelle 2 года назад

I done this route Back in 2019 from Milan with some friends friends on an interrail trip we had to pay a Suplimet I think it was €10 each a few days earlier we got the Slow train from Bern to Domodossola we hand nearly an hour until our next train so we went into town and found a lovely Cafe and had an early lunch befor continuing our journey to Milano and the next day we got the train to Lake Como (Town) later I found out Como has two Stations! I hope to do another interrail soon top western Italian cost.

@jdhjimbo 2 года назад

No surprise that the Swiss train arrives on time. In addition to the beauty, there is so much to admire about the Swiss, and Lugano is my favorite area. Imagine living here, and being surrounded by this beauty daily, and 3 different major languages, and 4 cultural influences to enjoy! Unless you were in a hurry, the train beats flying every time- not the least of which, is enjoy great Swiss food and scenery at 200 km/hr. Thanks, Paul!

@Ludographic359 2 года назад

But the train and the food on board were Italian...

@GiovanniPiscicelliTaeggi 2 года назад

Since the first minute you are told it is an italian train 😃🤯

@siraff4461 2 года назад

I'm not sure its faster to go by plane anyway. By the time you get to the airport, check in, board, offload the other end and get back out it can take hours - way more if its delayed as they often are. Train stations tend to be much easier to get to and have none of the check in, boarding and so on delays. I've been to some airports where the bus from the car park is every half an hour and takes that half an hour going around all the carparks before heading to arrivals. I've also never had a 3 hour wait from check in for a train.

@dennisroyhall121 2 года назад

@@siraff4461 : Agreed! I reckon a very valid route comparison including total net fares, total distance covered by transport entities and net time taken from start to stop journey’s end is one that begins and ends at city centre pick up points which give a much fairer assessment of rail travel. The basic fundamentals are what you pay for what you get and what you get is what the carrier has to provide ie land or air coverage in discounted by shortest time they’re able to do it in to wit distance discounted by fare times time taken ie travelling passenger forfeits his time and his fares for which he receives carriage over distance. The carrier’s gain is fares for which it expends carriage over distance and time also. Here time factors cancel each other out the longer time taken the relative greater the charge for both parties. Not so for tourist journeys where the longer journey meaning greater pleasure to the tourist for greater cost, to greater earnings against relatively greater expense borne by the carrier.

@mondociaociao 2 года назад

italian zone is equally gorgeus. Italian Alps are gorgeus.

@christainmarks106 3 месяца назад

Switzerland is absolutely stunning

@alexlo7708 2 года назад

This clip remind me on my childhood travel from southern Swiss to Zurich. The guide leader asked us which route you'd choose between St.Gothard and San Bernardino.

@johannnunweiller9634 Год назад

Beautiful! Thank you!

@albanomathias9559 2 года назад

Excelente vídeo, lindas paisagens. Obrigado por compartilhar e saudações de São Paulo - Brasil.

@ilovesuisse1 Год назад

Love my Switzerland. Thanks for the video.

@leestravels7079 2 года назад

Looks like a great journey to take! That scenery 👍🏻

@jsatv7443 2 года назад

What a delightful Video. Thanks for posting

@joemeerbach7969 2 года назад

Love the travels with you ,I'm watching from Portland, Victoria, Australia.

@rais1953 2 года назад

And not much chance of high speed trains in Australia. Our Prospector train from Perth to Kalgoorlie averages about 90 km/h including stops. The train itself could travel at 200 km/h but the railway line would need to be upgraded for that.

@rosangelacosta7121 2 года назад

Video maravilhoso, sou do Brasil! Um grande amigo, que mora na Suíça italiana me enviou. Amei. Obrigado. 💐🇧🇷🙏🌻❤️

@JayROwen 2 года назад

16:04 Paul really wanted a shot of that Aldi 🤣

@mukeshvig174 Год назад

Beautiful 👍👍 Thanks Paul ~

@stefanschneider3681 2 года назад

If you are interested in the „Kontrollstelle“ in Zurich, then you might also be interested in the „Zentrallstellwerk“ in Basel. It is one of the first buildings planed and consctructed by the architects Herzog & De Meuron, who later became famous with countless buildings worldwide like „the nest“ for the Peking Summer Olympics, but also for controversial projects like the Opera in Hamburg - BEAUTIFUL, but three times over budget …

@cillamoke 2 года назад

Keep it coming!! Love your content!!!

@charlesdilworth7760 2 года назад

love your video.the scenery and the music.nice😊😊😊😊

@ChanduKale 2 года назад

I am going to take this train next time I am in Europe. Both are my favourite destinations.

@ramprasadhjobs 2 года назад

Its like am travelling across the country.Relaxing video.Thanks

@ittipolpan-ngum4477 2 года назад

I followed your excellent programs. They are very useful and informative. I, too, enjoy dining on moving vehicles; trains, planes or ships. Thank you!

@scottyerkes1867 2 года назад

Excellent review!! Thank you Paul👍👍😄😄

@asishdas5179 2 года назад

This video is truly excellent . Carry on .

@Robslondon 2 года назад

Really enjoyed this Paul, great work.

@belugast Год назад

Great vlog, love the train videos always interesting. 🙂

@daneweems3513 Год назад

Thank you for sharing it was very interesting.

@sudiptabrahma2631 2 года назад

Train design is great and journey is beautiful. Thanks

@chrisbardell 2 года назад

Amazing scenery. Great film, thank you.

@adrianburn7178 2 года назад

What a wonderful part of the world for train travel!

@antoniomartalo7422 Год назад

Swiss trains are definitely the best in the world, especially when the train is Italian and the food is Italian too! 😀

@extremathule982 Год назад

😄😄

@girishsavant2302 2 года назад

Very well made video. Inspiring! Keep going Paul.

@sushifornico 2 года назад

HI paul - great video as always. So Zug is either a train, but also the moment of pulling - like in English you have the word for a pulley /hoist- German for Flaschenzug. And here is they meant, the way to pull fish from a net :-)

@Seamus2410 2 года назад

Wonderful armchair stuff Paul!!!!! Keep 'em coming!!!!!!!

@alexDLeow Год назад

Thanks to your video, I just took the exact same train from Zurich to Milano Centrale! it certainly was very clear when the train passed Chiasso into Italy.

@Paul_Lucas Год назад

Glad it was helpful!

@vikydogphotovideo3370 2 года назад

Congratulations on your video! I really appreciated!

@eschiedler 2 года назад

I've made this train trip from Lugano to Milan via Chiasso of course in May. Thanks for the nostalgia.

@naumtemnomedeusuario 2 года назад

I miss Milan so much! What a lovely city!

@jamessmith6402 2 года назад

Absolutely excellent video I really enjoy a train video 👍 thanks Paul

@xx_peace_xx5300 2 года назад

WOW, I have no words to express this, but thank you, Paul, for sharing this beautiful video and its astonishing scenery.

@Paul_Lucas 2 года назад

You are very welcome! Thanks.

@edwardtodd9734 2 года назад

I did Venice to Zurich twice on year in the early 70's. First on April and the second on the first of April. The route was via Milan. The reason I remember that it was 1st August is that that is Swiss National Day. In those days there were border facilities at Chiasso, but because of the holiday, nothing happened. Of course we went through the old tunnel. On the earlier occasion, we went another way, apparently due to avalanches. On those days there were no English announcements, so some time after we left Milan, I was was

@johnm838 2 года назад

If you come up from the south there are no "other routes" until you get to Arth Goldau. One route is then on the east side of Zugersee and the other on the west side.

@edwardtodd9734 2 года назад

In those days there were no announcements in English. I'm assuming avalanches but I don't know where only that the train couldn't go through the Gottard.

@steve-marsh 2 года назад

A first class review of a first class journey

@Paul_Lucas 2 года назад

Hope you enjoyed it Steve! Thanks!

@dazzlingdaz187 2 года назад

You guys should do a collaboration. Two of my favourite RU-vidrs!

@mohdibrahim5169 2 года назад

Wonderful train journey with beautiful natural views between Zurich Milan trip , video make also excellently.

@geoffmorris189 2 года назад

We did this trip the opposite way and believe that Milan to Zurich is a much more spectacular way because when you exit the tunnel you think you are watching the opening titles to " The Sound of Music". Zurich is certainly a major rail hub and we took the overnight sleeper service to Prague the next day.

@MarkMaddyGriff 2 года назад

One Rail trip In Europe I really want to do! Only in reverse, I want to start at the bottom of Italy and work my way up to Switzerland. The route of the 'Von Ryan's Express' Thank You Paul for sharing!

@aluckin 2 года назад

Train looks nice, hard to believe Trenitalia also run the C2C lines!!

@brianhall9893 2 года назад

Stunning video Paul. Thanks for using a background behind any subtitles, this makes such a difference. I watch so much RU-vid but if a video doesn't have the background behind the text I won't watch it.

@renatoamaral8259 2 года назад

Great video, congrats!

@garrymoon3139 2 года назад

Hi Paul, I really enjoy watching your blogs, this one from Zurich to Milan was excellent and very well presented, I look forward to many more great quality blogs from you in the future!

@michaelgarrood3030 2 года назад

Fascinating...thx also for the information about the through trains to Milan; back in spring there was only the train to Genoa, and all others terminated in Switzerland.

@tokingreens 2 года назад

I traveled to Zurich in the late 1980's and was blown away as an American by the wealth. efficiency and technology. The beauty of the spaces and landscapes...lots of water and mountain views as in Seattle where I was from. Every taxi was a newer Mercedes and it seemed like every other store was a jewelry or high end watch store. It was expensive and had vending machines that sold almost everything from food to clothing...I don't think we have anything to match even today.....hope it is still some semblance to what it was...look forward to getting to visiting again. Don't get me started on Milan...Madonn'

@alaindumas1824 2 года назад

Wealth, efficiency and technology is a great summary but don't forget cleanliness. A good exemple of rail technology & efficiency is Lausanne driverless M2 metro. After adjustment for inflation, cost was $109 million/km. Using less efficient classical signals, New York Second Ave phase 2 extension should carry twice as many riders but is projected to cost $6300 million. That is $2625 million/km, 24 times as much as in Lausanne but significant cost overruns are likely.

@tokingreens 2 года назад

@@alaindumas1824 Thanks!

@idealcars7047 2 года назад

beautifully explained

@paulsz6194 Год назад

Great train video Paul! But I must say, those food prices from 10:55 were truly eye watering... Thanks for forewarning us, should we ever desire to take such a train journey through Switzerland.. I’ll be bringing my own food.

@ryanfrisby7389 2 года назад

Fantastic trip report as always Paul!😸

@tjittekamminga5170 2 года назад

great trip! lovely landscape and beautiful train

@lejlaislamovic9249 2 года назад

Dear Paul,i loved your train trip you just show up very much.One day i wish to visit Zurich and take a same trip.Have nice memory of your fantastic trips.