TheTreno Gottardois considered to be the most beautiful connection between north and south."

There are two bistro zones on the Treno Gottardo and a family area for those traveling with children.

The Treno Gottardo runs hourly to Locarno, with a stop in Bellinzona.

A train traveling through a mountainous landscape with a village and a church on a hillside

The Treno Gottardo train as it passes by the Church of Wassen.Credit:Thomas Kessler Visuals/Travel Switzerland

The longest option runs between Basel and Locarno over the course of four hours and 21 minutes.

The Treno Gottardo route is on theSwiss Travel PassandGA travelcard.

Train crossing a bridge in a scenic Swiss valley among mountains and a river

​The Treno Gottardo runs hourly over the 120-year-old Gotthard panorama line.Thomas Kessler Visuals/Travel Switzerland