Bernina Diavolezza, where you can ride a cable car up to the top of the Diavolezzamountain. When I rode on the Bernina railway in early May 2023 there were still skiers and snowboarders on the mountain slopes at Bernina Diavolezza. Traveling from Italy: Many will find it much easier to get to Milan than Tirano. You can take the regular train from Milan to Tirano, and then get on the Bernina Express. If you’re worried about managing the different legs of the journey, you could also book a tour that handles the whole day trip from Milan for you. You might need to plan the rest of your holiday around it. but a trip on the Bernina Express between Switzerland and Italy is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. If you’re looking for more flexibility, or if seat reservations are already sold out for your dates, then taking the regular regional train might be a better option for you. Don’t expect to take great photos from the train windows

In high summer (usually July and August), you can travel in the ultimate panoramic coach, a completely open air carriage. You might need to wrap up a bit, but experiencing the journey with nothing between you and the scenery would be an amazing adventure. One of the open carriages that you can travel in during the peak summer months. Change at St Moritz I sat in second class in one of the newer coaches between Chur and St Moritz. The train did have the older style of carriages as well, but we thought that the newer ones with their bigger windows would give us a better view. Travelling along the route of the Bernina Express is absolutely worth it, but which type of train you should take will depend on what you want to get out of it. Perhaps relax on the beach, spend time shopping, visit the 16th century Citadel or you could take an enjoyable boat trip along the coastline. I used the Rhaetian Railway’s normal, scheduled regional trains for my trip from Chur to St Moritz and then from St Moritz to Tirano in May 2023. Here are my tips if you want to use the regular train rather than travelling on the Bernina Express. You can use your rail passThe Ripley's Red Train Tours offers an excellent introduction to the history, attractions, and stories about the historic downtown, and can help visitors decide which attractions they will want to visit. While on the Red Express, visitors will learn about the Castillo De San Marcos, the Villa Zorayda, the Old Jail, Flagler College, Ripley's Believe It or Not! Odditorium, and many more places around St. Augustine.

The Bernina Express train has Wi-Fi. You’ll have to connect, receive a code by message, and then input the code to enable Internet access. This means you will have to choose your seat while you are booking. Seats are typically situated in groups of four, two seats facing each other around a small table.

the windows open – making these coaches much better for photographers and people who want to get great pictures for social media Duty Pass Quota: This booking is for government officials and employees of public sector undertakings travelling on official duty. Tirano is the only Italian city currently served by the Bernina Express: to get to Tirano station by train, you can either take a fast regional train (RegioExpress) or a regular regional train (Regionale) operated by Trenitalia. From Milan, you can reach Tirano in 2h and 32m.

Ladies Quota: This booking is reserved for female passengers and can be booked up to 120 days in advance.

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The 1st class seats are a bigger and more comfortable, and they also have pairs of two single seats facing each other available rather than just a group of four seats, so the carriage has more space overall. Make sure you get on the right carriage – there will be a small electronic screen next to the carriage doors with a number on it. You may have Carriage 10, Set 40, so make sure the carriage you board is number 10! No – you’ll need to change at least once, unless you catch the local train which pulls the Bernina Express