From Milan: St. Moritz and Bernina Express Tour

About This Experience

You meet at Piazza della Repubblica 5 in central Milan, by the Repubblica metro stop, 15 minutes before departure. The coach takes about three hours to St. Moritz, where you have free time for a walk along the lake, some shopping or a pastry shop. The itinerary shows about 1.5 hours here, 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, about two hours on the train past the Morteratsch glacier, the Montebello curve, Lago Bianco, Alp Grüm and down through Val Poschiavo. On the Tour with Panoramic Carriage option, your ticket guarantees a place in a panoramic coach, with large windows that curve into the roof. Seats are not assigned in advance.

The listing also sells a cheaper standard-carriage option, which does not include the panoramic coach, and a lunch option with a Valtellina meal of pizzoccheri at Diavolezza in place of the free time in St. Moritz. Read the option name before you pay.

After a short stop in Tirano near the Madonna di Tirano sanctuary, the coach drives about two and a half hours back to Milan, arriving in the late evening. A guide stays on board all day.

Highlights

• Panoramic Bernina Express coach from St. Moritz to Tirano on the panoramic option
• About two hours on the Bernina line past the Morteratsch glacier and Alp Grüm
• Montebello curve and Lago Bianco from the train
• Free time in St. Moritz before the train
• Short stop in Tirano by the Madonna di Tirano sanctuary
• Optional Diavolezza lunch with pizzoccheri

What's Included

• ✓ Bernina Express ticket with a guaranteed panoramic-coach place (Tour with Panoramic Carriage option)
• ✓ Round-trip air-conditioned coach from Piazza della Repubblica, Milan
• ✓ Guide on board all day
• ✓ Free time in St. Moritz (not on the lunch option)
• ✓ Short stop in Tirano
• ✓ Valtellina lunch at Diavolezza (lunch option only)

Not Included

• Assigned seats on the Bernina Express
• A panoramic-coach place on the standard-carriage option
• First-class upgrade (on request only)
• Meals and personal expenses in St. Moritz and Tirano
• Hotel pickup (central meeting point only)

What to Bring

• Passport or national ID card (the day crosses the Italian–Swiss border twice)
• Comfortable walking shoes
• A light extra layer for the mountains
• Camera

Good to Know & Caveats

• The operator requires a passport or national ID card on the day.
• The panoramic-coach place is guaranteed only on the Tour with Panoramic Carriage option, and seats are not assigned in advance.
• 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.
• St. Moritz is a seasonal resort, and some shops and restaurants keep reduced hours in spring and autumn.
• From late October to late February, early sunsets can cut visibility on the afternoon train.

Meeting Point

Piazza della Repubblica 5 in central Milan, on the corner with Via Turati (metro M3 Repubblica), 15 minutes before departure, with the coach returning there in the late evening.