Discovering Switzerland: the Gotthard Panorama Express connects two of the loveliest regions of Switzerland by boat and train to create an outstanding experience. These highlights await you:

• You glide across Lake Lucerne on the steamboat from Lucerne to Flüelen.
• You travel past historical sites of early Switzerland, such as the Rütli meadow, Tell’s Chapel, the Schiller Stone and Treib.
• You learn exciting information from our multilingual travel guides on the panorama train.
• Feel the wind in your face when you open the window in the photo coach.
• The presentations on the historical origins of the Gotthard Railway will fascinate you.
• A journey on the panorama train provides you with views of unique landscapes; be amazed at the various loop tunnels and bridges from Flüelen to Ticino with its Mediterranean ambience.

Please note: It is also possible to travel in the opposite direction – from south to north.

The journey on the Gotthard Panorama Express takes travellers from Lucerne by boat to Flüelen and onwards by train on a 1st class panorama coach on the historical Gotthard panoramic route to Ticino.

In Lucerne you first board a steamboat or motorboat boat trip and glide over Lake Lucerne, past mystical bays and picturesque landscapes, all while savouring culinary delicacies. You will pass countless locations steeped in Swiss history – most notably the Rütli meadow, where Switzerland was founded in 1291, as well as the Schiller Stone and Tell’s Chapel.

In Flüelen, the panorama train will be waiting to depart on a journey along the historical Gotthard route. Here you have three different views of the Wassen church, which has become world-famous thanks to the ingenious railway system and its many helical tunnels. Passing through the Gotthard tunnel between Göschenen and Airolo, which opened in 1882, the journey continues south. Here Ticino’s varied Mediterranean landscape awaits you. The palm trees bid you welcome!

Enjoy travelling by boat.

Enjoy various seasonal and regional delicacies on board and make the steam-boat journey an unforgettable experience. Whenever possible, The Schifffahrtsgesellschaft des Vierwaldstättersees (SGV) AG served by SGV AG serve you products from central Switzerland from carefully selected partners who share our high quality standards. Experience pleasure with all your senses – culinary delights of Lake Lucerne.

Enjoy travelling by train.

Sit back and enjoy the breathtaking panorama along with our fine specialities such as Pastefrolle (shortbread biscuits) from the Bedretto Valley or “Gottardo Premium Lager”, a beer from the San Gottardo SA brewery, based in Faido. Whether it’s a small snack to tide you over or one of Ticino’s traditional cold platters, we serve you directly at your seat on the Gotthard Panorama Express.

For individual passengers, luggage transfer between Luzern Bahnhofquai and Lugano (or vice versa) is also included, if desired. Luggage must be checked in at the relevant desk no later than 10 minutes before departure.

• In Lucerne, directly on Pier 1.
• In Lugano, close to the train in sector D.

Weight limit of 25kg per luggage item.

Have you lost or left something behind on the Gotthard Panorama Express? You can report the loss using the SBB Lost and Found Service.

Describe your lost item and give the date and train number, or the number of the boat route:

Direction, north–south.

Boat between Lucerne–Flüelen = route 13
Panorama train, Flüelen–Lugano = train number 3093

Direction, south–north.

Panorama train, Lugano–Flüelen = train number 3092
Boat, Flüelen–Lucerne = route 18