Bernina Express Classic - St. Mortiz to Lugano

  • Train : Bernina Express
  • Duration : Upto 3 days
Bernina Express Classic - St. Mortiz to Lugano
Journey Highlights
  • Upper Engadine with St. Moritz
  • Up to 70 per mil gradient
  • View of the Morteratsch Glacier 
  • 180 degree loop in the Montebello curve
  • Mediterranean flair in Lugano
  • Overview
  • Journey Dates
  • Inclusions & Exclusions
The Bernina Express route is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. You travel from St. Moritz to sunny Lugano. You cross the Bernina Pass, drive past Lago Bianco and experience a ’roundabout ride’ over the circular viaduct in Brusio. The Bernina Express isn’t just travel – it’s part of the vacation.
Continue the Journey On Bernina Express Bus from Tirano to Lugano passing though the alps & Valleys. 

Train Departure Schedule


Places Covered

St Moritz, Bernina Pass, Tirano, Lugano
The route meanders past glaciers, an alpine garden and rushing mountain streams, passes through the 5 Albula Tunnel and climbs over the Bernina Pass to more than 7,000 feet before crossing the Italian border to arrive in the village of Tirano.

  Timetable  15 Dec 2019 to 8 May 2020 and  26 Oct 2020 to 12 Dec 2020 
  Train St.Moritz (departure) Train Tirano (arrival) Bus Tirano (departure) Bus Lugano (arrival)
Time 09.48 12.49 14.20 17.30
  Bus Lugano (departure) Bus Tirano (arrival) Train Tirano (departure) Train St. Moritz (arrival)
Time 10.00 13.00 14.25 17.11
         
  Timetable  9 May 2020  to  25 Oct 2020 
  Train St.Moritz (departure) Train Tirano (arrival) Bus Tirano (departure) Bus Lugano (arrival)
Time 09.39 12.00 14.20 17.30
  Bus Lugano (departure) Bus Tirano (arrival) Train Tirano (departure) Train St. Moritz (arrival)
Time 10.00 13.00 14.07 16.19

Seat reservations: seat reservation on the Bernina Express is mandatory

Please notice the operating times of the Bernina Express Bus: 

 20 Feb to 5 Apr 2020 &  29 Oct to 29 Nov 2020  -Thursday to Sunday 
 09 Apr  to 25 Oct 2020 - Daily




Inclusions

  • Rail journey from your starting point in Switzerland and back
  • Overnight stay incl. breakfast in St. Moritz und Lugano
  • Seat reservation in the Bernina Express train and bus
  • From price applies per person in a 3-star / 4-star double room, 1st or 2nd class, with Swiss pass for 2nd class 
  • Booking period: all year round
  • Travel period: 20 Feb to 29 Nov 2020 
  • Price example calculated on  20 Feb to 27 Nov 2020