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! Check out my Europe by Train Bright Trip guide: https://www.brighttrip.com/europebytrain Trenitalia menu: https://www.trenitalia.com/it/offerte... Missed my video to the Scillies? You can watch that splendid little trip here:    • Would YOU fly this tiny aircraft??? SKYBUS...   Merch store: https://teespring.com/stores/wingin-it-3 Follow my trips LIVE on Twitter: @paul_winginit ¦   / paul_winginit   Follow my progress on Instagram: paul_winginit ¦   / paul_winginit   My website: www.winginit.me 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 Join me on PATREON where you'll get perks like AD-FREE EARLY ACCESS viewing of all my trip report videos, my tips and tricks for hacking fares, my "best of the month" airfare rundown, and MORE...support me:   / winginit   If you want to find out more about my future plans and join in conversations I have about travel, follow me on Twitter: @paul_winginit. Make sure you have your notifications set! 🛎 _____________________________________ Do you have any ideas for future trip reports? Something you've never seen on YouTube before? Why not suggest it to me in the comments? I read every single one! 👍🏻 Enjoy the video, and thanks for watching. If you subscribe, then thanks for being part of the channel! #paulstripreports #vlog #review #flying #travel #aviation #avgeek #trains ♫ I use Epidemic sounds; give it a try: http://share.epidemicsound.com/paulwi... **DON’T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE!** Merch store: https://teespring.com/stores/wingin-it-3

INSIDE the unique Arlecchino train: Milan to Venice
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INSIDE the unique Arlecchino train: Milan to Venice

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HOLY ROSARY TODAY THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 2026 ST. JUDE THADDEUS & LUMINOUS MYSTERIES | DAILY HOLY ROSARY

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I turned an old van into a 2-STORY tiny house

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ZURICH to MILAN in 1st Class | This Train Crosses the Alps Through a 57km Tunnel

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The Gotthard Railway Days - Rail One [S5-E10]

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Unbelievable Workers | Working with Talented Engineers #46 #fail #adamrose #smartworkers

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I rode Germany's problematic new high speed train.

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Norway is Building The World's Deepest Mega-Tunnel

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★ 4K 🇨🇭Tilt train Geneva - Zürich HB cab ride, speeds up to 200km/h [03.2020] Führerstandsmitfahrt

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Thalys Premium Class - Amsterdam to Paris at 300 km/h

Why Switzerland Built the World's Steepest Cable Car.
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Why Switzerland Built the World's Steepest Cable Car.

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Milan to Sicily by Intercity Notte sleeper train and UNIQUE train ferry crossing (DELUXE cabin)

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Cab Ride Rapperswil → Winterthur (Zürich S-Bahn 7, Switzerland, November 2025) driver's view 4K

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Why Swiss Trains are the Best in Europe

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DISAPPOINTING: Switzerland to Amsterdam on the ÖBB Nightjet

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🚆 Cab ride on a passenger train from Zurich to Basel (IR37 Zurich - Basel)

I travelled on Britain’s ICONIC Class 66 down a busy road in Poland! 😱
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I travelled on Britain’s ICONIC Class 66 down a busy road in Poland! 😱

Germany’s incredible BRAND-NEW high-speed train – the ICE 3neo
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Germany’s incredible BRAND-NEW high-speed train – the ICE 3neo

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PARIS to MILAN by train: Spectacular TGV through the Alps

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🇨🇭 Cab Ride S-Bahn Zürich (S10) Driver's POV | Zürich Hauptbahnhof - Uetliberg [4K]