From Zurich to Milan via Tirano and the legendary Bernina Express for under 40 Euros!
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- Опубликовано: 7 фев 2025
- If you want to know how I managed to take the train from Zurich to Milan via Tirano and the legendary Bernina Express for under 40 Euros, please watch on. In the video, I’ll give you all the details on how you can do it easily and legitimately, saving loads of money in the process!
The trip was memorable for many reasons and I hope the footage does it justice or at least inspires you to take the trip yourself.
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This is the best Bernina Express video I have seen, well done
Wow, thanks Wayne! Tbh, I just kind of turned up with an old iPhone and filmed some stuff in landscape. I’ve improved a bit since then (I hope) and bought a decent camera. Lots of other stuff on my channel if you’re into this kind of thing. Cheers mate 😊👍
You are well organised and present this with great professionalism even having a concluding comment at the end. That shows you're a high paid white collar professional. Well done!
Thanks very much 😊
I would like to thank you for all the advice. I’ve followed every step of this journey, and it has been one of the most beautiful train journeys I’ve ever made in my hole life. At the beginning I was nervous, I was fined in Paris traveling to Versalles, but I had a Swiss Saver Day pass to take the route Zurich - Chur - Tirano on the Bernina Express
Many thanks as I’m in the process of planning my trip from Paris to Venice and want to go through Switzerland via Bernina Express.
Thanks Ernest, I hope this is useful and saves you a bit of cash 😊👍
Loved the front cab and street views, also the music made it so relaxing.
Hi Kevin, thanks so much for the comment. Just filmed this on my phone but yes, such a memorable trip I would recommend it to anyone! Cheers 😊👍
Great clip can your travel tirano to St moritz and then to church and the to Zurich.
Great Trip Report. Some really beautiful scenery throughout your journey! Looking forward to the next video. Thanks for sharing.🚞
Hey thanks AF. Yes, really enjoyed this trip and would recommend it to anyone. Also, Zurich seems a really nice city to visit and a great base if you’re ever thinking of it.
Thanks for beautiful video..keep up good work as most people all talk and filming is about the train and not the trip.im fm Australia and weve done Europe and Norway on eurail twice and more to come i hope as I've missed this one. so many thanks and keep up good work and will continue to look out for you
Thanks Helen. I would definitely recommend this route and ding it the way I did. Good luck on your next adventure. Cheers 😊
Enjoyed ❤❤❤❤❤
Thank you so much, that was great. I'm planning to do that in 2025.
Is there no information about the altitude of these lakes around Pontresina? Judging from the vegetation or scarcity thereof it must be around 2000 meters, right?
Great journey and very well articulated… next stop Switzerland. Thank you for sharing
Hi Vee, thanks for the comment! Yes, one of my favourite train journeys ever this one. Such fantastic scenery and there's so much more to see from the train in Switzerland. I will be back!
Enjoyed the journey
So very picturesque
Thank you very much Pratiksha. It is lovely, I definitely recommend it 😊👍
It was a relaxing video. Thanks.
Hi Ensar, well thanks for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed it. One of the best rail journeys I've ever taken. I recently did the Douro Valley in Portugal and that was also spectacular. I'll post that video up in a few weeks so hopefully you can stick around for a while and enjoy some more videos. Cheers.
Love it
Very beautiful scenery.
Yes, an amazing trip I would recommend this to anyone. Would be good in the snow as well I reckon!
hello...thx for the nice videos. We are travelling from Zurich to florence on the last week of September. So Im thinking of trying this, Zurich to Chur, then Chur to tirano by bernina Express then Tirano to Milan where we can catch a train to Florence. Do you think it is doable and where do you get those Bernina express ticket.
Thanks for this video. Since you didn't reserve an observation car, would it be accurate that it provided you with overhead storage for your bags? It didn't look like there was much room for bags in the observation cars. Also, were you allowed to even visit the observation cars, assuming there was space?
Wow. Great video, and yet another addition to the bucket list!
Thanks Robin, yes it’s quite an extensive network over there. Thinking it might be worth a few days in the future with a Swiss rail pass? Also, I would think winter is totally different experience With the scenery.
@@LetsMakeaTrip we're planning on visiting Vienna in February, might see if I can wangle a trip on the Semmering line!
Travel Signal one of my cancelled flights this year was to Vienna. I was going to catch the train to Hallstatt which looks amazing!
Very nice❤
Thanks 🤗
Are the first three cars considered second class?
Das Kreisviadukt von Brosio ist wirklich herrlich.
sicherlich ist. Ich mag die Tatsache, dass der Zug tatsächlich unter sich selbst fährt!
@@LetsMakeaTrip Ja. Und es sieht aus wie auf einer Modell-Eisenbahn. Ist aber Realität. Auch die Fahrt am Schluss über die Straßenkreuzung mit imposanter Kirche daneben wirkt märchenhaft. Wie aus vergangenen Zeiten. Hoch lebe die Bernina-Bahn.
@@helilebon614 Ja, ich hätte den ganzen Tag neben der Kirche sitzen und den vorbeifahrenden Zügen zusehen können. Eine großartige Reise, die ich nie vergessen werde!
Awesome! Thank you for putting time and money into this. Looking forward to more adventures. :)
Hey thanks Jan - a lovely comment. I do enjoy sharing my trips, though I don’t have too many subscribers atm! Hopefully though, the channel is growing a bit and it’s words like yours that make it worthwhile spending the time on putting it all together. Much appreciated 🙂👍
hi brother can I ask something? about the trip from zurich to tirano by bernina express? would you mind to help me sir?
Hello… just wanted to know if you can manage getting into the Allegra units travelling from Zurich in the morning as the seats are on first come basis
It was ‘covi times’ when I did it so probably not the best guide tbh and I wouldn’t like to say how busy it is now other than wishing you the best of luck!
Hi there
We’re wanting to do this exact route in December- but were so nervous
Thank u so much for sharing- as we can see now that it’s quite simple😁!
Just a quick question
Since it’s December- must we buy the other train tickets (not the Bernina) in advance or only @ the station- thnx so much again!!
I would buy them at the station but only thing I’d say is check on the seat61 website just because it’s a couple of years at least since I did this and things may have changed. Have a good trip.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
If taking the train from ST. Moritz to the end at Tirano, can we ride back on the same day? Or you have to stay at Tirano, Italy.
You’d have to check the timetables Loli to find that out 😊
Yes, the trip is quite short. You can do it in the same day.
What is the link please to book the rail ticket as you did? So many choices! Thank you!
Have a look on the Seat 61 website Paula. That’ll give you the up-to-date situation.
when you buy the ticket from Singen to Tirano, change train at chur to the Bernina Express...did the ticket price include the Bernina express or I need to get separate ticket.
Yes included to travel in the normal coaches
Hi did you take first class ticket for this? I like that you can put the windows down is that in first class? Any big difference with 2nd class?
Hi Christine, no this is standard class, no catering or commentary when I was on it. A much less touristy coach but I preferred it that way personally.
In the Bernina Express coaches the windows don't open at all. You need to travel on the regular coaches (same train) for the windows to open, those seats don't require a seat reservation. For the Bernina Express coaches you can pick first or second class, but always need to pay for a seat reservation plus the windows don't open! That sucks.
Lovely video !
Could you please tell if we can travel in the open window Allegra coach for free using swiss pass? Or does it need separate ticket or reservation?
Thank you :)
Seat61 website is a great resource for things like this Kritika. My advice would be to have a look on there as it should be more up-to-date. Have a great trip!
The open window coaches are included in the swiss pass, but not on the Bernina Express (for those seats you need to pay additional for a seat reservation). Meaning, you can travel in the same train but in a different coach (where seats cannot be reserved), where you can open the windows. In the normal Bernina Express coaches no window will open.
Never noticed this video of yours but the Bernina Express is a journey I'd love to do. Last summer I travelled between Milan and Bern, Basel and Milan and on other through Swiss services and they were amazing, albeit a bit pricey.
In any case you'll find it funny that the Giruno trainsets, now the main EuroCity trains, are actually named like that in Romansh, as Giruno apparently means Buzzard (and yet no standard gauge trains ever went into Romansh speaking areas)
Yep, just an old one I shot on a phone tbh - not the best quality in the world. Great journey though, absolutely unforgettable! I see they broke the world record with 100 coaches yesterday!
@@LetsMakeaTrip yes, just saw it on the Italian news
They are pricey because they are that good. You cannot have a Cristiano Ronaldo for the price of a messi! If you want top quality you need to pay for it!
Hey thanks for your video , can you write from where to where , was your ticke, every stop
Hey Reymore, thanks for the comment. I went from Zurich to Tirano but it’s very important that you book your ticket from Singen NOT Zurich to Tirano via Chur and do it departing from Singen the day BEFORE the rest of your journey. That means you can connect in Zurich early morning and have the rest of the day for the trip. Because you are booking from Singen this gives you the cheaper price as it’s the last station in Germany. Skip to 4:45 to see the ticket details and use that as a guide. When you get to Tirano just but a ticket to Milan from the Trenitalia office across the square.
Hello! thanks for this video! What's the name of the Chur train station where we should start?
Hi, here is the link to the website I recommend (Seat61) who give detailed up-to-date info on this trip: www.seat61.com/trains-and-routes/bernina-express.htm#bernina-express-tickets-from-29-euros
Nice video! Where did you find the tickets under €40, Bernina only costs more than €60 second class.
Cheers! If you re-watch the video, at 4:40 I’ll explain how to do it cheaply. Have a go and see if it works for you 👍
@@LetsMakeaTrip Thank you!
Hi great video, I've the Bernina Express booked for August, would you say to just buy tickets to Milan afterwards, from the station in Tirano or prebook? Thanks so much 😊
Just buy the tickets from the station Joanne. Have a great trip 😊
Brother how to buy the ticket
awesome, can i purchase this ticket from Zurich station as well?
Hi Samir, you could try but I’m not so sure they would sell it if they’re aware of the work around. I would do it online to be on the safe side tbh.
Wooow very informative and nice journey. I will take Bernina from Zurich to make a stay at Como via Tirano. When I search trip from Tirano the Eurail gives me stop at Monza, also in Trenitalia. If I do search on SBB there is also option to change train at Lugano. But both services are having Bus transportation as the first trip. With Eu/Trenit is to Sondrio and some for SBB is to Lugano. Both options are similar time lapse. If I will continue travelling North Italy do you recommend buy in advance Eurail Pass? Does it include the front Bernina carriages? Eurail covers also trains in Swisszertland?
Hi thanks for the comment. Tbh, when I get complex queries like these I always refer people to the Seat61 website as that is much more helpful and up-to-date than I can be. Good luck and enjoy your time on it 😊👍 www.Seat61.com
to get into the first 3 carts, do u still need a reservation?
From memory, the ‘normal’ carriages at the front you can just buy a normal ticket (best way is as described in the video). I think you do need a reservation for the tourist carriages behind it. Nonstop Eurotrip made a good video on that section of the train a few weeks ago. Cheers 👍
Hi there! thanks for the video. We are planning to take Bernia Express to Milan from Zurich via Chur. Should be bye the ticket at Zurich HB or via Bernia express website? Do you have to buy separate tickets from Zur-Chur and then Chur to Milan central (Bernia express)? any suggestion where to stay in Milan. Did you say it took you 8 hrs for the wholw trip? Any help and advise will be greatly appreciated.
Hi, as this video is a couple of years old now, best advice I can give you is to check on the Seat61 website for the latest. Here is the link to the specific page: www.seat61.com/trains-and-routes/bernina-express.htm#bernina-express-tickets-from-29-euros
First, learn how to write the names.... then we can talk!
Imagine what this journey would cost if it was in the Uk ! You’d need a mortgage !
Yeh, there’s ways and means though I think in the EU the cross-border travel can work to your advantage depending on which country/company you book with. I’ve got a trip coming up from Cologne to Prague which is much cheaper to book with Czech Railways than DB.
In the UK it would be for free, because the train wouldn't even arrive at the station!
What are you doing in FIRST class??