Small-Group Bernina Red Train & Swiss Alps Day Trip from Milan

About This Experience

You meet the guide at 08:00 on the upper floor of Milano Centrale, just outside the Bistrot Centrale facing the gates to the tracks. The group travels in a small bus and is capped at 18 people.

The bus heads along Lake Como with a stop in a lakeshore village, and on some days a winery, an old cellar or a café. In Tirano you have about an hour for lunch at your own cost before boarding the Bernina red train up into the Swiss Alps.

The group gets off at one of the highest points on the line for the snow and glacier views, then continues to St. Moritz for about 45 minutes. The listing does not say which class the train ticket is.

The way back runs through another Swiss valley to Lake Como, where you finish the trip to Milan either on the regular train or in the minibus. Plan on at least 13 hours from Milano Centrale, with some twisty mountain roads.

Highlights

• Group capped at 18 people in a small bus
• Bernina red train from Tirano up into the Swiss Alps
• Stop at one of the highest points on the line for the glacier views
• Lakeshore village stop on Lake Como
• About an hour for lunch in Tirano and about 45 minutes in St. Moritz
• Guide in English

What's Included

• ✓ Small group of up to 18 people
• ✓ Small bus transport
• ✓ Bernina train ticket
• ✓ English-speaking guide
• ✓ Stops on Lake Como, in Tirano and in St. Moritz

Not Included

• Lunch
• Alcoholic drinks
• Gratuities
• Transport from your hotel to the meeting point

What to Bring

• Valid paper passport
• A light sweater or jacket in summer
• Heavy jacket, good shoes, scarf, gloves and cap in winter

Good to Know & Caveats

• Every passenger must carry a valid paper passport.
• Minimum age is 12, and children must be accompanied by an adult.
• The day lasts at least 13 hours, includes short walks with stairs and twisty mountain roads, and bathroom stops are not guaranteed often.
• In severe weather, or if the Bernina train runs only partly, the operator either cancels with a refund or runs a partial ride without the highest point or St. Moritz.
• 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.
• You get yourself to Milano Centrale; the operator is not responsible if you miss the 08:00 departure.

Meeting Point

Upper floor of Milano Centrale, outside the Bistrot Centrale facing the track gates, at 08:00, and you return to Milan by regular train or minibus from Lake Como.