Note: Due to the current situation, the federal council has introduced new restricitons. Until 28 February 2021 all restaurants must be closed. Therefore, the Bernina Express special offer can neither be redeemed nor booked during this period of time. Here you will get further information on how to proceed with trips that have already been booked during this period of time. 

The Bernina Express lets two people travel far together – from Chur to Poschiavo or Le Prese and back for just CHF 139.00, with lunch included. The extra-large panoramic windows on the Bernina Express are sure to turn the mountain landscape of Graubünden into a cinematic experience! This feast for the eyes is followed by a treat for the palate in Valposchiavo, where a plate of pizzocheri – buckwheat noodles – awaits. Enjoy this regional speciality before travelling back through the UNESCO World Heritage landscape aboard the Bernina Express.

The Bernina Express special offer runs from 01 October 2020 to 28 March 2021 and can also be booked as a two-day trip.

What to expect
No other railway line links north and south in such a spectacular fashion: the modern panoramic cars of the Bernina Express pass through 55 tunnels, cross 196 bridges and master gradients of up to 7 per cent with ease. The trip takes you from Chur (at 585 m above sea level) through the wild Albula Valley to the Upper Engadin and on up to Ospizio Bernina, the highest point at 2,253 m above sea level, before the train winds its way through Val Poschiavo.

One highlight quickly follows another along the route: disorienting helical tunnels and dizzying viaducts in the Albula Valley, then the glaciers on the Bernina Pass you could almost reach out and touch. The Bernina Express travels along the entire 122 kilometres of the UNESCO World Heritage RhB route. The journey takes around four hours. This feast for the eyes is followed by a treat for the palate in Poschiavo or Le Prese, where a plate of pizzocheri – buckwheat noodles – awaits. Enjoy this regional speciality before travelling back to Chur on the Bernina Express.

Nice to know
The stretch of track between Thusis and Tirano has UNESCO World Heritage status. Structures built a long time ago remain impressive today: e.g. the Landwasser Viaduct or the Brusio Circular Viaduct.

Since 6 November 2020 there are extensive restrictions on public life in the Italian region of Lombardy. For the time being the Bernina Express will only be running to and from Campocologno. The same is true of regional trains and the Bernina Panorama Winter offer. It is recommended travellers embark and disembark in Poschiavo or Le Prese. 

Further information and notes on booking