Bernina Express – Tirano to St Moritz return
A traveler named Sleyco is planning a one-day round trip from Tirano to St. Moritz on October 3rd. Their tour operator has canceled, and they need help understanding the Bernina Express timetable, including how often it runs and whether seat reservations are necessary.
- The Bernina Express runs several times daily until the end of October, making it feasible to plan a round trip on your own.
- You can buy tickets and reserve seats online, which is recommended for the Bernina Express.
- Consider using local trains as a more flexible and cost-effective option to reach St. Moritz from Tirano.
- Check the SBB timetable for all possible train connections, and use advanced search to find specific Bernina Express options.
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Hi. Help needed. I want to take, a round trip from tirano to st. Moritz and back to tirano I. One day. 3rd October. My itinerary was built aroud this. Now my tour operator has cancelled. How often does the bernina, express rún. I can’t understand the time tables. Also. Must I book in advance and reserve a, seat. Help appreciated. Thanks
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Hi Sleyco,
Welcome to MySwissAlps.
The Bernina Express between Tirano and St Moritz runs a few times daily during high season up to 31 Oct. It’s possible to plan a return trip on the Bernina Expres on your own. You can have a look at the printed timetable from the Rhaetian Railway’s website (which operates the Bernina Express). You’ll find links at http://www.myswissalps.com/berninaexpress/gettingthere. Here’s the direct link for you: http://www.rhb.ch/en/panoramic-trains/bernina-express#info
There is a Bernina Express train that leaves Tirano at 10.07 and arrives in St. Moritz at 12.35. For the return trip on the same day you can take the train from St. Moritz at 16.14 and arrive back in Tirano at 18.39.
You can buy tickets and make seat reservation online here: http://www.myswissalps.com/berninaexpress/tickets
Hope this helps you plan your own train trip.
Regards,
Anna
Hi Sleyco,
Without my looking at them, its possible that the timetables may be confusing because of the many possibilities of the Bernina Express. Meaning the following: the Bernina xpress runs the gamut from Tirano to Chur. That being said, there are options that one can also go to Davos, and one can also go to St. Moritz. This can be done from either Chur, or from Tirano. I went from Tirano (after the bus ride in from Lugano) directly to St Moritz, reserving a seat on the Bernina. That was a 1400 departure out of Tirano. Being as how there are a few options, you may just be better off taking the local trains to St Moritz, especially if you’re going back to Tirano on the same day. This way you’ll save some money on the seat reserves that are needed on the Bernina express. You may have to switch at Pontresina or Samedan, if there’s not a direct line. I’m sure the experts can guide you further on that, as I have had trouble myself with the timetables. Hope this may help in some way.
Danielsan
Hi again,
As Danielsan pointed out, it is also possible to take the regular trains between Tirano and St. Moritz. You can look for all possible train connections on the SBB timetable. If you wish to travel specifically on the panoramic train i.e Bernina Express, in the timetable, select the advance search tab and under the transport type, unclick all except IR/PE. That will give you only connections on the Bernina Express.
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Anna
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It is important to understand the difference between the Bernina Express and the Bernina Railway.
The Bernina Express is one type of train running every so often on a regular local (albiet famous) railway which has all the normal trains on it as well.
You can take any train throughout the day
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