Initially while booking our trip, we were looking at options from going to Venice to Zurich, or skip Venice and go from Rome to Zurich by flight...
Finally, we did include Venice in our trip and the two options came down to going by flight or train. We had read about train journeys being very scenic across Italy and Switzerland and decided to book the Frecciarosa (Trentialia) from Venice to Zurich.
We took the Vaporetto to the train station and found our train platform. Trains platform numbers are only listed about half hour before the train leaves (sometimes only ten minutes before), so if you are early, you can visit some stores on the train station or just relax :)
The train ride was 2 hours from Venice to Milan, an hour break and then 4 1/2 hours to Zurich. We waited in the platform area in Milan, where unfortunately not many eating options. We had some Nutella and bread with us and some fruit, and it was a handy meal for us on the train.
We reached Zurich at 4:30pm, and asked the tourist office (on the station) for ticket options to Lucerne the next day, from Lucerne to Interlaken and finally from Interlaken to Geneva, from where we had our flight back to London, completing the Europe part of our trip.
She suggested the kids buy a pass for the year for 30 Euros each, which was cheaper than buying half-price tickets to and from each of these destinations. We both got the regular fare tickets. We bought all these tickets at once, since the tickets are valid for the day you buy them for, but no time is specified, so we could be flexible to go by any train we chose. The trains left every half hour.
That evening, we walked the main street in Zurich by the river, and came by a Turkish kebab place, which made the most delicious shawarma sandwich. It was good!
From there, we walked to the lake shore, and spent some time in the city.
Zurich is mainly a city, not the green, natural beauty of Switzerland that is so famous for...
Maybe go to Lugano instead!
Finally, we did include Venice in our trip and the two options came down to going by flight or train. We had read about train journeys being very scenic across Italy and Switzerland and decided to book the Frecciarosa (Trentialia) from Venice to Zurich.
We took the Vaporetto to the train station and found our train platform. Trains platform numbers are only listed about half hour before the train leaves (sometimes only ten minutes before), so if you are early, you can visit some stores on the train station or just relax :)
The train ride was 2 hours from Venice to Milan, an hour break and then 4 1/2 hours to Zurich. We waited in the platform area in Milan, where unfortunately not many eating options. We had some Nutella and bread with us and some fruit, and it was a handy meal for us on the train.
We reached Zurich at 4:30pm, and asked the tourist office (on the station) for ticket options to Lucerne the next day, from Lucerne to Interlaken and finally from Interlaken to Geneva, from where we had our flight back to London, completing the Europe part of our trip.
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| Swiss towns seen from the train |
She suggested the kids buy a pass for the year for 30 Euros each, which was cheaper than buying half-price tickets to and from each of these destinations. We both got the regular fare tickets. We bought all these tickets at once, since the tickets are valid for the day you buy them for, but no time is specified, so we could be flexible to go by any train we chose. The trains left every half hour.
That evening, we walked the main street in Zurich by the river, and came by a Turkish kebab place, which made the most delicious shawarma sandwich. It was good!
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| Scenic views from the train |
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| Grossmunster church, famous landmark in Zurich |
Zurich is mainly a city, not the green, natural beauty of Switzerland that is so famous for...
Maybe go to Lugano instead!
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