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Bernina express in a snow covered landscape in the mountains

Bernina Express Classic

3 days / 2 nights

from CHF 470
Customisable!

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.

 

Bernina Express Classic

from CHF 470

3 days / 2 nights

Bernina Express Classic Map

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
Karl Heinz und Doris vor dem Bernina Express

«Such a varied and beautiful trip probably does not exist in Europe anywhere else.»

Karl Heinz and Doris - Winner of the anniversary trip

Your travel itinerary

  • St. Moritz mit Sicht auf die umliegenden Berge und Seen
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  • The sophisticated St. Moritz
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Day 1

Arrival by public transport from your starting point in Switzerland to St. Moritz. Overnight stay in St. Moritz.

St. Moritz mit Sicht auf die umliegenden Berge und Seen

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

Der Bernina Express oberhalb von Morteratsch vorbei am Berninabach.

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

Lugano mit Funicolare

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 double room, 2nd class, basic half-fare card
  • Booking period: all year round
  • Travel period: 14.02. - 23.11.2024 & 12.02. - 22.11.2025
  • Price example calculated on 02.09.2024 for the 01.07.2025

Good to know

  • Travel documents are sent by email if possible, in exceptional cases by post.
  • Trip can also be booked in reverse
  • Additional overnight stays in St. Moritz and Lugano bookable
  • The bus journey between Tirano and Lugano is in 2nd class only
  • Here you can find the current timetables

Tip:

  • Benefit from over 100 2 for 1 offers and save up to CHF 4,500 with the Swiss Coupon Pass. 
  • Would you like to make someone happy? Why not offer them the trip as a gift?

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