The national railway company, SBB, has released its timetable for 2027, featuring some new or improved connections between Swiss and European cities.
When the new schedule kicks in on December 13th, 2026, these cross-border trains will be in operation:
To Italy
Two daily direct trains (instead of one currently) will circulate between Zurich and Venice in each direction.
An existing direct train from Zurich to Lugano will also be extended to Venice.
The Zurich-La Spezia train via Genoa will run daily, but the seasonal extension to Livorno on weekends will be discontinued.
And the daily train from Zurich to Florence will only run as far as Bologna – except in the summer, when it will go to Rimini, thus providing direct access to the Adriatic coast.
To France
Starting on April 5th, 2027, three TGV trains will again run daily in each direction from Lausanne to Paris. via Geneva.
Also, new SNCF TER regional train service between Geneva and Lyon, starting in April, will reduce travel time between the two cities, by 10 minutes.
It will run once a day in each direction on weekdays and twice a day in each direction on weekends, providing connections from Lyon to the south of France.
To Germany
Intercity (IC) trains between Zurich and Stuttgart will benefit from a larger travel time buffer on the German section, which should improve punctuality – a major hurdle in rail travel between the two countries.
“Deutsche Bahn and SBB are continuously reviewing the implementation of additional measures to further improve punctuality,” the Swiss company said.
International night trains
Also starting with the new timetable in December, the new generation of Nightjet trains will operate on the Zurich–Amsterdam line.
“Passengers traveling to Hamburg and Vienna will therefore benefit from greater comfort on three overnight routes,” the SBB said.
