Bernina Pass (Passo del Bernina) located on the border between Switzerland and Italy, connecting the alpine resort town St. Moritz with Tirano in Val Poschiavo, is a 365 days a year road.
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Bernina Pass (Passo del Bernina) located on the border between Switzerland and Italy, connecting the alpine resort town St. Moritz with Tirano in Val Poschiavo, is a 365 days a year road.
Switzerland is within easy reach from Italy. The EuroCity train line has numerous daily connections from Milan to major Swiss cities such as Basel, Berne, Geneva, Lausanne, Lucerne, Lugano and Zurich. Venice, Bologna and Genoa offer direct connections to Switzerland as well.
Stelvio Pass (Passo dello Stelvio, Stilfser Joch) in Italy is one of the most famous driving roads in Europe - and the world. It is the highest paved road in the Eastern Alps with an elevation of 2,757m above sea level, and the second highest paved road in the whole Alps.
By Train. For our day trip from Como, Italy to Lugano, Switzerland, we took the train from Como San Giovanni station to Lugano station. We bought tickets from vending machines (multiple language options) at each station just before the train departed. Our 2nd class tickets cost €20 per person one way.
While the entire length of the Bernina Express is an exceptionally scenic ride through Alpine landscape, there are a few extraordinary highlights along the way. Brusio Viaduct. From the town center of Tirano, Italy, the train quickly starts climbing and within a few minutes, crosses the border into Switzerland.
Benefits of membership include:Baggage storage and transfer to trains/hotels/airports within Rome and other Italian cities. Preferred access to tours, day trips, and exclusive activities. Private car/taxi transfers and shared shuttles to city-center hotels. Discounted car rentals.
Rail passes are almost always a smart buy for Switzerland, with its fairly high pay-as-you-go ticket costs and excellent transportation system. The Swiss Travel Pass is a particularly good deal, as it covers nearly all transport in Switzerland — not only trains, but buses, boats, and many high-mountain lifts.
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!
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.
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.