Review of the Swiss Pendolino between Milan and Zurich across the STUNNING Alps 

My bad at 11:59 it's years not ears... 👂 lol

if you want to experience the old Gotthard route, starting December with change of time table, SOB will have trains from Zürich or Basel to Locarno using the old tunnel with Stadler Flirt rolling stock in a long distance configuration.

Milano Centrale train station is just astonishing and beautiful!!!! ASTONISHING AND BEAUTIFUL!!!! First comment, I think

The LED mood light (that also prevents you from finding your veins).

Takes me back to my youth days, I only took the old line, as I live in Africa since. The old line was very scenic and quite spectacular, but slow. Milano Centrale is a tourist attraction in Milan, a must see. Swiss stations are so clean and efficient.

Milan is an absolutely stunning station and the route to Switzerland is indeed gorgeous. I would love to go back one day. Loved the mood lighting in the lavatories!

fully agree with your comments about Antwerp and Milan station. Antwerp is the most amazing I have ever seen!

13:30, this wasn't Lake Zurich, it was Lake Zug😅👍

I love that part of the world. Bavaria, Austria, Switzerland, Northern Italy. Hope to be there when this covid thing is done

Nice video.After having lived in Switzerland for half a decade, I can say that their train system is among the best, or the best in Europe. Clean, efficient, punctual and dependable. Btw, you're not supposed to go into first class without a first-class ticket, LOL!

You will be pleased to hear that SBB has started to deploy their new RABe 501 Giruno on this route, a train which has, in my opinion, seats that are much more comfortable compared to the ETR 610, both in 1st and 2nd class.

I remember u mentioning in the Q&A video that u work for Alstom. That clearly shows in the way u describe technical aspects of the stock and the bogies. Makes u stand apart from lots of travel reports channels I follow. Keep rocking in all ur further travels!

Travelling by train is so amazing! Thank you for this internet experience!

The ETR 610 will be also used on the newly electrified Zurich-Munich route. The first test drives have already taken place. - Cheers, Heinz

Milano Centrale has sooo many SBB trains parked!

I travelled first class on one of these trains 3 years ago when it was still routed along the Gotthard Pass - fantastic journey. I think you will find that the problem with the seats comes from the fact that the coach body has to be narrower than normal to allow for the tilting facility.

Very impressive journey through Gothsrd Tunnel. Thank you Thibault for a great review!!😀😀♥️♥️

Interesting fact btw, the mood lighting is blue in the toilets because it makes it very hard for people to find a veign to… yk…. inject bad stuff into yourself, they have this outside in some stations too. Was surprised to hear that when my friend first told me as i moved to switzerland. I just thought it looked cool :)

Cette configuration de cabine en full carré caractéristique des CFF est vraiment terrible. J'avais passé des trajets de 7 heures dans ce train ce fût très éprouvant.

Muy buen reporte. Sos una garantía en reportes de tren.

Milano will impress your eyes with charming beauty architecture everywhere. Italians always has good taste for building anything but economically differ from it's neighbours. Suisse train tickets still the most expensive in EU. Lake Como is huge beautiful but polluted unlike lakes in Suisse. SBB CFF FFS is highly managed company but services and goods is simply expensive. Thank you for your brilliant Milano-Zurich trip. 🙏👏

Thank you for your travels

Belle vidéo comme d'habitude. Merci pour nous avoir permis de découvrir ce magnifique train suisse

Wow, wonderful this video surely convinced me to take a trip to Switzerland using one of these beautiful trains. I do worry about the seats since I'm a bit wider myself... Thanks for sharing!!!

All the different trains in Milan look so cool

Following the derailment that occurred last August inside the base tunnel, almost all trains travel the scenic route again.

I took the same type of trainset a couple of years ago between Milan and Geneva. Loved the views.

So really fun to ride the trains

Greetings from Singapore yes can't agree more Swiss trains are more for commuters than long distance routes hence hardly any place for luggage a suitcase - this should be a must for all long distance trains and those that connect major airports like Zurich Geneva

What a wonderful journey!

Great video !!

Cool train ride and your video, of course!!!!

Beautiful coverage 👍

I take this route almost once a month from Venice with a change in Milano centrale. The SBB goes to Venice once a day and does a direct route to Zurich from that. If you are only going to Lugano or Bellinzona I would recommend taking the TILO RE. The Swiss regional train. It does 2 extra stops but it’s 1/3 of the price

I really recommend you a trip on the "Golden Pass-Route" from Luzern to Montreux in winter times. You will definitly not regret ist ;) . And a nice Video, too :)

Oh my train :) I can say, that this service is like a second house for me!

superbb video

Dear surveyor, since from the border railway station (Domo d'Ossola, Chiasso etc.) the Swiss international trains are not compulsory reservation and at market price, here is explained to you why they are obliged to identify the place with the appropriate ticket seats possibly booked in advance. Years ago the railway worker was given a specific prescription drawn up on the appropriate form.

I love the Simply Railway logo.

The new Giruno train EuroCity offers you a way better experience in traveling trough Switzerland. The interior is just gorgeous 😍

Absolutely *stunning* video! I love it! I would recommend you check out if there are any polar filters that are compatible with your camera. That way you could avoid the reflections when filming through windows!

Very nice video! 😁

Is this the same train set that is used on the line between Zurich and Munich?

Huge station. with some ART DECO concepts

Amazing video man. ❤ Just a short note - this was lake Zug with the Village Arth am See 😊

Thanks for the kind words about Swiss public transport. I have to agree that the seats on these trains are horrible. Even the older EW/VU 4 coaches are more comforable and offer more space. However, from this year onwards, the plan is to use Stadler's new Giruno trains on this route, which in general are a huge improvement over the current trainsets.

I like this

Bom vídeo excelente parabéns

Ooooo, there is new, theres toilets time and now snacky time snack! Me likey like 😁

If you get a chance, the Swiss Transport Museum in Luzern has a fantastic model of the Gotthard Base Tunnel, plus it’s a transportation museum dream. Also, you got lucky on the half-off Monday pricing; I tell people that eating is ridiculously expensive in Switzerland.

Nice! As always😁. One question, as a velovoyageur I prefer the combination bike & train. Could you mentionteh possibilityof taking bikes on the train more often,when available? Thatwould be nice🚵‍♂️🚄

Little correction: at 13:27 you see the lake of zug (Zugersee) not the lake of zurich 😎

A good read on Milano Centrale, warts and all, is to be found in “On and off the rails” by Verona resident Tim Parks. Also Italian railways generally.

8:07 that girl must be thinking.... should I stop eating or start chewing.......😂😂

The Frecciargento you tried had problems in the 1st class coach with the suspension (unfortunately pretty often Frecciargento maintenance is lower compared to Frecciarossa) . Apart from that trains are the same: Both had comfy but very tight 2nd class seats, disappointing 1st class seats, tables that are not flat, reading lights etc. Original Pendolinos made by Fiat Ferroviaria (Etr485 in particular) are more comfortable... possible trip report on them 🤔 ;-)?

Europe needs more Milan Central Stations.

Je voudrais apporter une précision concernant l'agencement intérieur des trains. Comme pour les avions, le constructeur propose plusieurs aménagements différents, en particulier avec plus ou moins de porte-bagages, mais c'est l'opérateur qui choisit ce qu'il veut pour ses trains !

Great video on the pendolino between Milan and Zurich the train does look nice but Yh as you said the seating looks a bit cramped especially with that reading light in the way but apart from that it's good you went through gotthard tunnel which took 20 years to construct so much hard work done to ensure a through link in the deepest Swiss alps and some great scenery like lake lugano and Zug 😍 and the mood lighting on the toilet is good

Many happy memories of the beautiful Milano Centrale station. Always something more romantic and magical about railway stations rather than airports or bus stations. Great trip review and having made the Milan to Zurich travel I loved watching this in a cold winter night 😊

At first I was confused that no one wore a mask. Then I saw that receipt and noticed that you filmed this last year.

Quite a nice trip report! I like the New Pendolino trains, but I do genuinely wonder what it will be like to take this journey when they're replaced with the Stadler Rail SMILE trains (or as SBB call them, the Giruno trains). The tilt certainly won't be present from what I understand, and I do wonder how that'd affect journey times. But once again, great trip report! I love Swiss railways for their scenic nature and reliability. Certainly one of my favourite networks in the world!

does this train make a stop un Bern?

good job video

Milano Centrale... ahhhh i have spent too much time there in the past

Great video, thanks. I'm a lover of Switzerland, the SBB and its trains, but I really dislike the tilting trains - they seem far more cramped than SBB's traditional train carriages, due to the fact that the sides have to be slanted inwards. As you pointed out the legroom is also a problem (my partner is 6' 2" - even in 1st class that was a problem). We did Milan to Basel on the Simplon route in 2014 and, despite the fact we were in first class, by the time we got to Basel I was getting cramps in my legs, back and 'other parts' and was really glad to get off and transfer to 'normal' EC carriages for the short hop from Basel to Colmar where we stayed overnight. Also beware pickpockets and luggage thieves in Milan Central Station - amazing station but we had to stand by our luggage in the end of carriage racks on the train until it departed. Thieves were trying to board the trains and steal the luggage.

I suggest you to try the Portuguese Pendolino train (Alfa Pendular) made by Fiat, they recently went through a refurbishment and they look really cool. Keep up the good train trip reports! :D

Not enough space for luggage ?? In this typical Swiss 4 Seat Arrangement you have quite a space between the backs of adjacent seat groups

Thank you for an excellent review. The SBB Class 503 is an excellent train, though as you highlight, the seats in 1st Class should have more leg-room !

I travelled on the slower line Milan Cadorna-Como Lago, which is like the closest to Como's city centre. But I wish to travel on these SBB/CFS/FFS service One day

i think that the gottard pass route is more enjoyable then going through the alps in a tunnel the alps look a lot better from the outside then inside also, i love sbb's livery on this train

The ETR 610 looks like an Spanish Avant (Short AVE (Spanish High Train) services' trains) 114 series trainstock

That train is the most uncomfortable in the world! I took it many years ago from Geneva to Milan and I was seated at a table like you…it was a nightmare. More than four hours with my legs squeezed between the bin and the pole. I don’t understand what they had in mind when they designed the seats that way. I was hoping that, after ten years, there would have been some improvements, but no sir! I recently travelled on the new Giruno train of the SBB from Milan to Zurich and there STILL was the same problem with the bin. It’s really a disgrace.

I think the "pendulation" was an idea first designed and developed by Talgo in Spain in the 60´s or first 70´s. Talgo Pendular

Wow ❤️❤️🎉😊😀

Can you test the new trains on this route? The Stadler Smile?

So the Ceneri (the new one) tunnel is still no open to traffic?

Cool video! And at min. 13:52 you are just passing near my house :D

Hey Simply Railway, you have to come back to Sweden to try some of our best trains! * Rc6-hauled InterCity-trains in 1st class, the A11 wagon in particular is very comfortable and is typically found on services to Dalarna. * Tågab, a very interesting train company running very nostalgic trains. Try their 1st class, it’s worth the extra money as it’s very comfortable. * Litt X2, Stockholm-Gothenburg in 1st class when it’s refurbished. * Litt X50-X54, Västtågen or Tåg i Bergslagen in 2nd class. Unique layout compared to literally all other trains. * Litt X55 or SJ 3000 in 1st class, I’m interested in hearing your opinions on that 1st class product. * Litt X74, the competitor to SJ on Stockholm-Gothenburg.

I recommend Leipzig HBF, if you like stations such as Milano. It is in my opinion the most beautiful station in germany.

I have traveled many times on this train. The seat pitch is pretty narrow, especially when there is another passenger sitting across to me. Also for the seat without tables in the second class, the ''big'' trash bin is placed in front of seats, which is extremely annoying. SBB is also running Giruno through Gotthard tunnel. This train looks pretty modern inside, lots of functions, however, the seat is not comfortable at all.

I've got the feeling that he Just does these train walks to avoid the conducter and always ride for free! ;)

Nice idea to show your position in the train in the graphic as you walk through. Otherwise ... I also had that impression of this train or its Italian counterpart: Very small seats. Additionally when I took it in Italy (Frecciargento) some toilets were out of order and others had waiting lines. When it comes to tilting trains I feel better in German class 411/415 (which happens to have the same tilting system). A direct comparison to the other Swiss tilting train (class RABe 500 used inland) would be interesting.

Appear to be,imaculate,ultra modern ,disciplined station.with fast train,running altheway through scenic landscape,with marvellous Gothart tunnel to see as well.

Swiss toilets with blue lights so that junkies cannot see their veins. Not sure how true that is but it always comes back to me.

Man this hits home! One of my best friends lives in Italy, Treviglio to be precise. I used to visit her and stay in Bergamo (ryanair). I know the regional trains very well. Trenord livery as shown around 2:40. Always wanted to go to milano by train (it continues to frankfurt, right? Or did they stop that service?) but due to corona i never could. She moved away now... so that plan got cancelled.. but really seeing milano centrale and the trenord trains made me cry a little. Happy times before corona.

che bello il treno

Try the IC 5 from Geneva Airport to Zürich HB (or vice-versa) a proper SBB CFF FFS tilting train where the seats in 2nd class are bigger!

The lake at 13.27 is the Zugersee.

Can you do a trip report onboard of the Allegro cross-border trains (VR class Sm6) from St. Petersburg to Helsinki? They are in fact ETR 460 Pendolino trainsets.

Boa viagem ai simply lindo trein boa manhã ai

11:00 Do the bistro staff accept euros?

In December there will be a new connection ( Zurich - Munich) train will be the pendolino (etr 610)

I wonder why it was cheaper? What does it mean happy Montag? Every Monday is cheaper?

SBB have many Pendolinos. This is the ETR610

The beautifull station

13:30 is Arth, at lake Zug, not lake Zurich

While I agree that the Gothard Base Tunnel is an engineering success story, I disagree that it is a (positive) highlight. The old rail line with its spirals and incomparable scenery was breathtaking. Unless you are a frequent commuter, it'd be like replacing the Golden Gate Bridge with an undersea tunnel. Wonderful video!!!!!

When is the Moscow-Vladivostok train? 9259 km.

Great Video, but there's two big problems I noticed: 1. The caption for Lake Zürich at 13:30 was mostly shown on a view of what looks like Lake Zug with a little bit of Lake Zürich in the end. 2. In Switzerland main stations are called HB and not Hbf like in germany, so it should be Zürich HB at 13:55, not Zürich Hbf.

Could you try Flytoget, between Oslo Central and Oslo Gardermoen Airport? 🙂