Bernina Express - The historic line

The most beautiful way of crossing the Alps: the Albula and Bernina lines of the Rhaetian Railway. The railway connects northern and southern Europe in a uniquely beautiful way.

This amazing experience, which offers views of mighty glaciers and a link between the towering beauty of the Alps and the joie de vivre of the Latin south, can be enjoyed on the Bernina Express. Since summer 2008, the section between Thusis and Tirano has been classed as a UNESCO World Heritage site. A trademark.

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Schematic map of the Bernina Express network

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The Bernina Express. A legend. The best connection between the icy north and the sunny south. A connection that runs through the ancient landscape of Switzerland’s beautiful Graubünden. The Flash map of the Rhaetian Railway gives you a detailed overview of each route.

The Bernina Express runs between Chur, the oldest town in Switzerland, and the village of Tirano in the picturesque region of Veltlin. Such is the simple expression of this pleasurable experience, not counting the 55 tunnels and 196 bridges, or the inclines of up to one in seven that are virtually in the territory normally operated by rack railways. All this is in addition to the glaciers and palm trees, the top cultural sites and picturesque villages – plus the feeling of freedom and open space that you experience in our observation cars, with their panoramic views of the unique surrounding countryside.
Click on the interactive Flash map to discover more about the sites of cultural interest and outstanding natural beauty that are to be found along the Albula and Bernina lines. The map also shows the routes of the Rhaetian Railway, along with all their tunnels and bridges. The interactive map, which you can zoom in and out of at will, does not just offer an innovative overview of the Albula and Bernina lines. It is also a comprehensive work of reference, but without any need for laborious searching and scrolling through pages of text. One click is all it takes to display the required information. The superimposed text windows can also be enlarged and reduced as required.

Timetable Winter from 13. december 2009

Chur/Davos Platz/St. Moritz - Tirano - Lugano

	13. december 2009 - 12. may 2010 and 25. october - 11. december 2010

	Train 953¹⁾	Train 955²⁾
Chur	dep 08.58	dep 09.31
Thusis	dep 09.30
Tiefencastel	dep 09.47	dep 10.16
Davos Platz	dep 09.31⁴⁾	dep 09.31⁴⁾
Filisur	dep 10.02	dep 10.33
Bergün	dep 10.14

	Train 1625¹⁾		Train 971³⁾
St. Moritz	dep 10.45	dep 10.45⁵⁾	dep 14.45

	Train 953¹⁾
Pontresina	dep 11.04	dep 11.31	dep 15.04
Ospizio Bernina	arr 11.34	arr 11.58	arr 15.34
Alp Grüm	arr 11.46	arr 12.10	arr 15.45
Poschiavo	arr 12.27	arr 12.50	arr 16.27
Le Prese	arr 12.37	arr 12.58	arr 16.37
Tirano	arr 13.12	arr 13.27	arr 17.12
From 01.04. - 24.10.2010 the bus runs daily between Lugano and Tirano:
	Bus 5951
Tirano	dep 14.25
Lugano	arr 17.30

Lugano - Tirano - St. Moritz / Davos Platz / Chur
From 01.04. - 24.10.2010 the bus runs daily between Lugano and Tirano:


	Bus 5950
Lugano	dep 10.00
Tirano	arr 13.00

	Train 972³⁾	Train 952²⁾	Train 954¹⁾
Tirano	dep 08.50	dep 14.04	dep 14.33
Le Prese	dep 09.22	dep 14.32	dep 15.00
Poschiavo	dep 09.33	dep 14.44	dep 15.15
Alp Grüm	dep 10.15	dep 15.22	dep 16.00
Pontresina	arr 10.56	arr 16.04	arr 16.44

			Train 1658¹⁾
St. Moritz	arr 11.12	arr 17.08⁵⁾	arr 17.08

		Train 952²⁾	Train 954¹⁾
Bergün			dep 17.47
Filisur		dep 17.17	arr 18.00
Davos Platz		arr 18.29⁴⁾	arr 18.29⁴⁾
Tiefencastel		arr 17.32	dep 18.15
Thusis		arr 17.50	dep 18.31
Chur		arr 18.27	dep 19.03

1) Monday to Friday, except gen. public holidays and 28th to 31st December 2009
2) Saturdays and Sundays, gen. public holidays and 28th to 31st December 2009
3) Tuesday to Sunday
4) Change in Filisur
5) Change in Pontresina

Timetable Summer

Chur / Davos Platz / St. Moritz - Tirano - Lugano

13. May - 24. october 2010

	Train 961	Train 951	Train 973	Train 975
Chur		dep 08.32
Tiefencastel		dep 09.16
Davos Platz	dep 08.12
Filisur		dep 09.33
Bergün		dep 09.47
Samedan	dep 09.22
St. Moritz	dep 09.34		dep 11.22	dep 15.22
Pontresina	dep 09.52		dep 11.31	arr 15.31
Morteratsch				arr 15.42
Ospizio Bernina	arr 10.19			arr 16.00
Alp Grüm	arr 10.33	arr 11.23	arr 12.08	arr 16.12
Poschiavo	arr 11.13	arr 12.01	arr 12.50	arr 16.50
Le Prese	arr 11.27	arr 12.09	arr 12.58	arr 16.58
Tirano	an 12.03	an 12.39	an 13.27	an 17.27

From 01.04 - 24.10.2010 the bus runs daily between Tirano and Lugano:
		Bus 5951
Tirano		dep 14.25
Lugano		arr 17.30

Lugano - Tirano - St. Moritz / Davos Platz / Chur

From 01.04 - 24.10.2010 the bus runs daily between Lugano and Tirano:
			Bus 5950
Lugano			dep 10.00
Tirano			arr 13.00

	Train 970	Train 976	Train 950	Train 960
Tirano	dep 08.34	dep 10.03	dep 14.04	dep 14.22
Le Prese	dep 09.02	dep 10.30	dep 14.32	dep 14.49
Poschiavo	dep 09.10	dep 10.44	dep 14.44	dep 15.07
Alp Grüm	arr 09.43	arr 11.22	arr 15.22	arr 15.45
Ospizio Bernina		arr 11.32		arr 16.00
Morteratsch	arr 10.13
Pontresina	arr 10.27	arr 12.05		arr 16.26
St. Moritz	arr 10.38	arr 12.17		arr 16.39
Samedan			arr 16.24
Bergün			arr 16.58
Filisur			arr 17.17
Davos Platz				arr 18.08
Tiefencastel			arr 17.32
Thusis			arr 17.50
Chur			arr 18.27

Tickets, Reservations and Offers

The glitter of glaciers and mountain lakes: wonderful to experience in a panorama train. Reserving is better than studying! And it is also necessary due to the great demand.

Ticket and Seat reservation for individual travellers (up to 9 persons)

Seat reservation for groups (10 and more persons)

Price quotation for groups (10 and more persons)

Fare tables

Bernina Express fares

Section	2. Cl. —›	1. Cl. —›	2. Cl. ‹—›	1. Cl. ‹—›
	CHF	CHF	CHF	CHF
Chur-Tirano-Lugano (in either direction)	80.00	118.00	160.00	236.00
Chur-Tirano (in either direction)	57.00	95.00	114.00	190.00
Chur-Poschiavo (in either direction)	51.00	85.00	102.00	170.00

Tiefencastel-Tirano-Lugano (in either direction)	67.00	111.00	134.00	222.00
Tiefencastel-Tirano (in either direction)	44.00	73.00	88.00	146.00
Tiefencastel-Poschiavo (in either direction)	37.00	62.00	74.00	124.00

Bergün-Tirano (in either direction)	37.00	62.00	74.00	124.00
Bergün-Poschiavo (in either direction)	30.00	50.00	60.00	100.00

St. Moritz-Tirano-Lugano (in either direction)	55.00	74.00	110.00	148.00
St. Moritz-Tirano (in either direction)	29.00	48.00	58.00	96.00
St. Moritz-Poschiavo (in either direction)	21.60	35.90	43.20	71.80

Pontresina-Tirano-Lugano (in either direction)	51.00	68.00	102.00	136.00
Pontresina-Tirano (in either direction)	26.00	43.00	52.00	86.00
Pontresina-Poschiavo (in either direction)	18.20	30.20	36.40	60.40

Davos Platz-Tirano-Lugano (in either direction)	69.00	99.00	138.00	198.00
Davos-Platz-Tirano (in either direction)	46.00	76.00	92.00	152.00
Davos Platz-Poschiavo (in either direction)	39.00	65.00	78.00	130.00

BUS Tirano-Lugano od. umekehrt	31.00		62.00

Observations

Fares include VAT, but exclude seat reservation fees
Travel at half-fare with the half-rate season ticket
The junior ticket allows your children up to the age of 16 to travel free of charge if accompanied by at least one parent
GA and day tickets are valid
Groups of ten persons and more receive a 20% discount, plus one free ticket for every nine paying passengers
Group reservations cannot be guaranteed free seats
Valid passport or ID card required for Tirano (l) border crossing
We reserve the right to amend fares

Seat reservation fees
The Bernina Express operates only with first- and second-class observation cars. Seat reservations are obligatory on the Bernina Express.

Chur / Davos - Tirano - Chur / Davos	CHF 9.00 per person and single journey
St. Moritz - Tirano - St. Moritz	CHF 9.00 per person and single journey
Bus Tirano - Lugano - Tirano	CHF 12.00 per person and single journey

Special Bernina Express “Winter Magic” offer

Let yourself be seduced by this unique combination of the icy coolness of mountain glaciers and the sunny passion of the south. Your spectacular journey on the Bernina Express takes you along the UNESCO world-heritage Albula and Bernina lines, passing over towering viaducts and through primeval mountain landscapes dominated by mighty glaciers, before tackling the steep ascent up Ospizio Bernina (2,253 metres above sea level).

The winding track then takes you down its may curves into the picturesque region of Poschiavo, where a lunch consisting of delicious local delicacies awaits. Nothing beats the Bernina Express when it comes to enjoying the magic of the Alps!

Itinerary:

Train travel to Chur from any railway station in Switzerland
Travel in an observation car of the Bernina Express along the UNESCO world-heritage Albula and Bernina lines to Poschiavo
To the historic Hotel Albrici (dating from 1682) to enjoy a lunch consisting of regional specialities (Puschlaver Pizzocheri with Mortadella and Salametti, incl. 1 dl of Veltliner wine, 3dl of Offen beer or a soft drink), plus a farewell gift as a souvenir of your visit
Travel on the Bernina Express to Chur and return travel to the original station of departure

The special offer includes train travel (with 20% fare reduction) and discount-price lunch at the Hotel Albrici in Poschiavo. Seat reservations on the Bernina Express are obligatory and must be paid for separately. 1st to 12th December 2009, CHF 7.00 per person/ leg of journey; from 13th December 2009, CHF 9.00 per person/ leg of journey.

Offer valid from 4th December 2009 to 30th April 2010

Bookings: At any manned railway station in Switzerland, or from Railservice, tel.: +41 (0)81 288 65 65 or E-Mail.

further information and examples of fares

Not enough for you? We will naturally be pleased to supply you with further information, whether personally, by telephone or in writing, about the Bernina Express at the ticket office of your choice, on +41 (0)81 288 65 65. We look forward to hearing from you!



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Bernina Express - The historic line

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Timetable Winter from 13. december 2009

Timetable Summer

Tickets, Reservations and Offers

Fare tables

Bernina Express fares

Special Bernina Express “Winter Magic” offer

Video "Bernina Express"

Video "Aerial video clips of the Bernina Express"

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