What is the most scenic train ride from Switzerland to Italy?

The Bernina Express train route takes you through incredible alpine landscapes and a UNESCO World Heritage Site - it's that amazing. Think of all the clichés about the beauty of scenic train travel and multiply them by 1000. You'll end up on this journey through Switzerland.



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After taking a relaxing, scenic train from Zurich to Chur, you'll board the Bernina Express to Tirano, Italy, before heading into Milan and on to gorgeous Lake Como.

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The Glacier Express - known as the 'Slowest Express Train in the World' (and arguably the most scenic) - connects the mountain resort towns of Matterhorn adjacent to Zermatt and St Moritz in the Swiss Alps.

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The new Golden Pass Explorer train can ride on different track widths. Combining elegance and comfort with 21st century technical excellence, Switzerland's newest panoramic train journey finally starts on December 11 – three years later than planned and 150 years after it was first proposed.

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Many of Trenitalia's Frecciargento AV trains make the daily journey between Milan and Zurich in just 3 hours and 35 minutes, traveling up to 155 miles per hour. Trenitalia's high-speed Alta Velocità (AV) trains leave Venice for Geneva once every morning and several times each afternoon — averaging six trains per day.

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Current seat reservation prices for the Bernina Express train are: Summer: 1 June to 30 September – CHF 26.00. Shoulder: 1 March to 31 May and 1 October to 31 October – CHF 24.00. Winter: 1 November to 28 February – CHF 20.00.

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The Bernina Express is a scenic train route that runs from Chur, Switzerland to Tirano, Italy. It is a narrow-gauge railway that covers a distance of 122 kilometers (76 miles) and takes around four hours to complete.

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Because these train trips are all about the view, cars with wrap-around windows are common. Perhaps the most popular scenic train route in Italy is the Bernina Express, which connects Tirano in Italy to St. Moritz in the Swiss Alps.

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Ticino is the region of Switzerland that is Italian-speaking and -influenced. It's where the Alps spill into Lake Maggiore, which is shared with Italy. The valleys hold the magic, and traveling up them will leave you breathless and completely enchanted!

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Where does it start and end? Trains run in both directions, from Chur or St. Moritz in Switzerland to Tirano in Italy. There are 25 stops along the route.

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The Glacier Express train from Chur to Brig is one of the world's most spectacular train rides, but figuring it out in a new country may be tricky. This experience lets you travel with a guide all the way from your hotel in Lucerne to Chur, and then along the Glacier Express route with a prebooked ticket.

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