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

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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