From Como: Bernina Panoramic Express & St. Moritz

About This Experience

This trip starts in Como, not Milan. You meet at Viale Innocenzo XI 13, in front of the B&B Hotel City Centre, 15 minutes before departure. From Milan, plan your own way to Como the morning before; the Milan version of this tour is a separate listing.

The coach drives about two and a half hours along Lake Como and up to St. Moritz. You get free time there for a lakeside walk, shopping or a pastry shop; the itinerary shows about 1.5 hours, and the inclusions mention up to about 2.5 hours on the non-lunch options.

In the afternoon you board the Bernina Express to Tirano with a guaranteed place in a panoramic coach, about two and a half hours on the train past the Morteratsch glacier, over the Bernina Pass and down through Val Poschiavo. Seats inside the coach are not assigned.

In Tirano you have a short walk near the Madonna di Tirano sanctuary and the old center before the coach takes you back to Como in about two and a half hours, arriving in the late evening. A lunch option replaces the St. Moritz free time with a Valtellina meal of pizzoccheri at Diavolezza.

Highlights

• Guaranteed place in a panoramic Bernina Express coach
• About 2.5 hours on the train from St. Moritz to Tirano
• Morteratsch glacier and Val Poschiavo from the panoramic windows
• Drive along Lake Como on the way north
• Free time in St. Moritz and a short walk in Tirano
• Optional Diavolezza lunch with pizzoccheri

What's Included

• ✓ Bernina Express ticket with a guaranteed panoramic-coach place
• ✓ Round-trip coach from Como (Viale Innocenzo XI)
• ✓ Guide on board all day (Italian and English)
• ✓ Free time in St. Moritz (not on the lunch option)
• ✓ Stop in Tirano near the Madonna di Tirano sanctuary
• ✓ Valtellina lunch at Diavolezza (lunch option only)

Not Included

• Transport between Milan and Como
• Assigned seats on the Bernina Express
• First-class upgrade
• Meals and personal expenses in St. Moritz and Tirano
• Hotel pickup (Como meeting point only)

What to Bring

• Passport or national ID card (the day crosses the Italian–Swiss border twice)
• Comfortable walking shoes
• Warm layer
• Camera

Good to Know & Caveats

• The tour departs from Como only, so allow time to get there from Milan before the meeting time.
• The panoramic coach is guaranteed at booking, but individual seats are not assigned.
• The panoramic windows do not open, and reflections on the glass often show up in photos.
• You cannot pick a seat side on the train. Travelers often suggest the right-hand side heading south (St. Moritz to Tirano) and the left heading north, but you sit where there is space.
• From late October to late February, early sunsets can cut afternoon visibility, and some St. Moritz shops keep reduced hours in spring and autumn.
• The operator requires a passport or national ID card on the day.

Meeting Point

Viale Innocenzo XI 13 in Como, in front of the B&B Hotel City Centre, 15 minutes before departure, with the coach returning there in the late evening.