Discovery Travel and far horizons
Car postal, voyage à travers la Suisse
2022
With its distinctive yellow livery and trademark three-tone horn, the PostBus is a Swiss institution. We take a journey across Switzerland, along the most spectacular PostBus routes.
Discovery | Travel and far horizons
Episode 1
50 min
The wild and romantic Rosenlaui Valley
The Rosenlaui line links Meiringen and Grindelwald in the canton of Berne. Here, the roads are so narrow that other vehicles sometimes need to reverse to enable the PostBus to pass. For the drivers, each journey, with its hairpin bends and steep hills, is a challenge.
Episode 2
50 min
The Palm Express en-route for Ticino
The Palm Express travels the route from the Swiss glaciers of the Upper Engadine to the shores of Lake Como, Italy. Across two countries, along the shores of four lakes, through Giacometti's favourite landscapes and one of Switzerland's most beautiful villages: Soglio, it's a veritable expedition requiring virtuoso drivers.
Episode 3
50 min
The mystical Val Müstair, towards the South Tyrol
The Engadine-Merano line, a picturesque route from Switzerland to Italy. Over a mountain pass, through a remote valley with all its yesteryear charm intact, past the Saint John monastery, a UNESCO world heritage site. Here the languages spoken are Swiss German, Romansh and, of course, the South Tyrol dialect
Episode 4
50 min
The dramatic slopes of the Griesalp
The final two kilometres of the Griesalp route involve an impressive 28% climb with hairpin bends all the way to the summit: the steepest and most demanding in all of Europe. Not only that, but the driver also has to cope with the vagaries of the weather!
Episode 1
50 min
The Saint Gotthard Pass
The Gotthard is legendary and the post bus company that has been crossing the pass since 1922 is amongst Switzerland's oldest. From the shores of the lake created by the Göscheneralp dam, the route travels through the Schöllenen Gorges and on to Andermatt, before finally reaching Airolo, in Ticino.
Episode 2
50 min
Engadine
Lying in the Swiss Alps, 1 600 metres above sea-level, route 921 leaves from Ftan before heading to Saumnan, on the Austrian frontier. Winding its way along the lower valley from Inn, in Lower Engadine, it encounters vertiginous gorges, narrow valleys and impetuous torrents.
Episode 3
22 min
Val d'Anniviers
From Sierre, in the Rhône Valley, a post bus serves Val d'Anniviers, a steep-sided lateral valley, several times a day. This remote location in Valais, particularly appreciated by climbing and hiking enthusiasts, is a total joy for Christelle, a driver who never tires of the fabulous views.
Episode 4
50 min
The Julier Pass
From Coire, capital of Graubünden and considered Switzerland's oldest Swiss town, route 182 joins the high-end resort of Saint-Moritz via the Julier Pass. It's one of the most beautiful of Switzerland's post bus routes, running between the Oberhalbstein and Engadine mountain chains.
With its distinctive yellow livery and trademark three-tone horn, the PostBus is a Swiss institution. We take a journey across Switzerland, along the most spectacular PostBus routes.
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