Chur to Tirano by Bernina Express
A traveler is looking to buy a Bernina Express ticket from Chur to Tirano with a two-night stop in St Moritz. They want advice on ticket costs and the best place to purchase them. The Bernina Express is a scenic train that requires a reservation, especially when stopping along the route.
- You can reserve a seat on the Bernina Express for the scenic journey, but it's not necessary for regular trains between Chur and St Moritz.
- Check for train schedules from Chur to St Moritz via Samedan, as they operate once per hour and have great views.
- For additional flexibility, you can purchase separate tickets for different segments of your journey, especially if stopping for multiple days.
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is it possible to buy a bernina express ticket from chur to tirano which allows a stop in st moritz for 2 nights?
please advise cost of 1st class ticket and best place to purchase
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Hi Dino,
Welcome to MySwissAlps!
It is certainly possible to travel on the Bernina Express from Chur to Tirano. Do take note however that Bernina Express is a panoramic train service and requires a seat reservation. If you break your journey by stopping in St Moritz and wish to continue your Bernina Express journey to Tirano on a different day, you will need additional ticket and seat reservation valid for that day for the section between St Moritz (or Pontresina) and Tirano. Alternatively, you can travel on regular trains which do not need seat reservations. You can check the Bernina Express route here: http://www.myswissalps.com/berninaexpress/gettingthere
You can find information about prices and how to buy the Bernina Express tickets and make seat reservations here: http://www.myswissalps.com/berninaexpress/tickets
Let us know if you need further info.
Regards,
Anna
The most important thing to say straight off about your plan is that you don’t really need to reserve anything in advance if you intend to split Chur – Tirano into two parts
It is important to understand the difference between Bernina Express and the actual railway infrastructure that the Bernina Express trains travel on. The Bernina Railway is the (independent until 1947) railway built separately from the rest of the Rhatische Bahn railway. There are ordinary trains on this line and short distance Bernina Express services. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernina_Railway
The Bernina railway links St Moritz, Pontresina and Tirano, the only railway to cross the high Alps without a summit tunnel.
Elsewhere the Bernina Express train travels over other routes of the Rhaetische Bahn (RhB), ie the Albula Railway.
In recent years the RhB railway company decided to make it easier for tourists by making the ‘Bernina Express’ a through train all the way from Chur to Tirano, but only half the journey is on the actual Bernina Railway, the other half of the journey is on the Albula Railway en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albula_Railway
Only the section Pontresina – Tirano is the Bernina line, so if you set off from Chur you can get any regular train to Pontresina or St Moritz. From Chur to St Moritz via Samedan is the UNESCO World Heritage Albula railway. It has express trains once per hour all day Chur – St Moritz, which have large windows and special photographer’s coaches so that when you get to the famous Landwasser viaduct at Filisur you get a good view. These trains do not really need to be reserved in advance, especially if you get ready to board as soon as the carriages are in the platform at Chur.
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