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Bernina Express Classic
3 days / 2 nights
St. Moritz - Tirano - Lugano (or vice versa)
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.
Highlights of the route
- 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
«Such a varied and beautiful trip probably does not exist in Europe anywhere else.»
Your travel itinerary
Day 1
Arrival by public transport from your starting point in Switzerland to St. Moritz. Overnight stay in St. Moritz.
Day 2
St. Moritz - Lugano / approx. 8h
Travel on the Bernina Express from St. Moritz to Tirano. Journey continues by Bernina Express bus via Veltlin to Lugano. Overnight stay in Lugano
Highlights: Segantini Museum in St. Moritz, highest railway line over the Alps, Alp Grüm, Lago Bianco, Brusio Circular Viaduct, Tirano in Italy
Day 3
Return trip by public transport from Lugano to your final destination in Switzerland or extend your stay.
Highlights: LAC Art and Culture Centre, Parco Civico Ciani - park on the lake, Monte Brè, Monte San Salvatore, Church of Santa Maria degli Angioli, old town of Lugano