Bernina Express Bus: Lugano to Tirano

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A traveler is heading to Switzerland next week with plans to visit Milan, Lugano, Tirano, Chur, and Zurich. They’re looking for advice on seat reservations for the Bernina Express bus after purchasing a Saver Day Pass. They want to ensure they don’t pay for the bus ticket again since they already have the pass.

Key takeaways:
  • You can purchase the seat reservation for the Bernina Express bus online, selecting 'Reservation Only' to avoid paying for the ticket again.
  • Make sure to check the availability of the Saver Day Pass for your travel dates before purchasing.
  • The Saver Day Pass is valid on both the Bernina Express train and bus, so you can use it for your entire journey.
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  • Anonymous
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    8 August 2023 at 13:17:10 #830469

    Hi everyone!

    Hope you´re doing well! Im travelling to switzerland next week and my intinerary is the following:

    Milan

    Lugano

    Tirano

    Churn

    Zurich

    For the trips regarding Lugano to Zurich, which im doing everything on the same day, I have decided to buy the saver day pass, since I understand that I can take the berlina express bus, the BE train and my train from Chur to Zurich with that pass. I have already made my seat reservation for the BE train but, where can I make the seat reservation for the BE bus? The only way I can buy the seats for the BE Bus is if I but the tickets as well, but i understand i will be paying for it again since i have it already with the Saver day pass

    Thank you very much!!

  • PAPirate
    Participant
    95 posts
    Reply 1 of 2 • 8 August 2023 at 13:54:29 #957139

    You can purchase the seat reservation portion of your day here:

    shop.rhb.ch/en/bernina-express

    On the stop just before “Add to Cart”, there is a pulldown menu labeled “Reduction”. You can use that to specify “Reservation Only”. This will remove the price of the ticket from your purchase and leave only the 42 CHF Seat Reservation (per person) on your purchase.

    You can separately purchase your saver day pass whenever you wish (assuming it is still available) for that trip.

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    Anna
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    7727 posts
    Reply 2 of 2 • 8 August 2023 at 17:50:11 #957140

    Hi Alejolopezba,

    Welcome to MySwissAlps.

    Yes, the Saver Day Pass is valid on the Bernina Express train and bus. You can purchase seat reservation on the Bernina Express bus from Lugano to Tirano the same way you purchased your seat reservation on the Bernina Express train. Options to purchase online are available here: http://www.myswissalps.com/berninaexpress/tickets. If you are purchasing from the Rhaetian Railway website, after selecting your ticket and before making payment, you will have the option to choose Reservation Only and this will remove the ticket from the cart.

    You can find information on how to purchase the Saver Day Pass here: http://www.myswissalps.com/saverdaypass/price

    Hope this helps.

    Regards,

    Anna

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