BERNINA EXPRESS | The Most Beautiful Train from Switzerland to Italy

BERNINA EXPRESS | The Most Beautiful Train from Switzerland to Italy | European Adventure

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Күн бұрын

We take the Bernina Express, the world’s most scenic train journey from Chur in Switzerland to Tirano in Italy. Travelling First Class in an amazing panoramic carriage we have a great view as we pass through the mountains in the Swiss Alps.
We start this travel vlog off in Zurich Switzerland by catching a first class train from Zurich to Chur. In Chur we get lunch at McDonalds before catching the Bernina Express Train through the Alps. Once we arrive in Tirano we catch a bus that takes us to Colico on the shore of Lake Como and then another train from Colico to Milan. Once in Milan we spend the night at the Ibis Milan Centro Hotel.
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.
Bernina Express Facts:
Journey time: 4 hours from start to finish
Distance: 76 miles (122 km) of track
Top elevation: 7392 feet above sea level
Highlights: 55 tunnels; 196 bridges & viaducts
The fabulous Bernina Express is a narrow gauge train with panoramic sightseeing cars run by the Rhätische Bahn between Chur in Switzerland and Tirano in northern Italy. It's perhaps the most scenic Alpine train ride train of all - although the Glacier Express competes for the title - and one of the most scenic train rides in the world. It forms part of an alternative slow scenic route between Zurich & Milan, and an excellent scenic overland journey from London, Paris or Zurich to Milan, Florence, Venice or Rome. You can ride it all year round, a completely different experience through Alpine snows in winter and through sunny green meadows in summer.
Chur is an Alpine city and the capital of the Graubünden canton in eastern Switzerland. Winding streets in the car-free old town lead to the 13th-century, three-naved Cathedral of the Assumption, in the courtyard of the Bishop's Palace. The Brambrüesch aerial cableway ascends to a plateau with trails, panoramic views and winter ski slopes. From Chur, the Bernina Express train crosses the Alps into Italy.
Tirano is a town in Valtellina, located in the province of Sondrio in northern Italy. It has 9,053 inhabitants and is adjacent to the Switzerland-Italy border. The river Adda flows through the town.
Colico is a city in the province of Lecco, Lombardy, Italy. It is situated on the northern arm of Lake Como, where the river Adda enters the lake. Colico is the most important city in the northern part of Lake Como, which is often identified as its Colico branch.
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Contents
00:00 Introduction
00:36 Walking through Zurich in Switzerland
02:07 Zurich Train Station
03:18 Zurich to Chur Train in First Class
04:21 Chur in Switzerland
06:11 The Bernina Express Train through the Swiss Alps
07:32 Panoramic Coach in First Class on the Bernina Express
10:23 Food and drink on the Bernina Express
11:40 Scenic Views on the Bernina Express Train
15:03 Arrival in Tirano Italy
15:26 Bus from Tirano to Colico Italy
17:08 Train from Colico to Milan
18:20 Milan Train Station
19:09 Ibis Milan Central Hotel
21:03 Thanks for watching this episode
21:27 Next Time of Travelshorts’ Epic European Adventure
21:44 End Screen
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Пікірлер: 37

@travelshorts Жыл бұрын

The Bernina Express was such a highlight of our Epic European Adventure, we started the Day in Zurich Switzerland so if you want to jump directly to the Bernina Express it starts at 06:15

@elaineeverest7217 18 күн бұрын

The old town of Chur is worth a visit.

@travelshorts 18 күн бұрын

I wish we had more time there but needed to catch a train, maybe we will go back in the future to explore a little more.

@patlsmith404 6 ай бұрын

Beautiful! Beautiful children and looked like they had an AUsome time. I’ll be going to Milan in Dec. & so excited. Safe travels.😎🚄

@Verysweetify Жыл бұрын

Switzerland and Italy are beautiful countries in Europe. Thanks for this video

@travelshorts Жыл бұрын

Yes they are!

@ydycycyyxyxyxtgxg9797 Жыл бұрын

Wow ❤️

@travelshorts Жыл бұрын

Thank you 👍

@bridgetscheepers8446 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing

@travelshorts 11 ай бұрын

My pleasure

@jmlsalas Ай бұрын

Hi, thanks for the video. I have a question, are the train with heart-shaped chocolates included in the first class ticket, only on the Bernina Express or do they have to be purchased separately? It's just that we want one of those souvenirs when we make our trip. Thank you for taking the time to respond.

@travelshorts Ай бұрын

The train tin with chocolates were complementary.

@jmlsalas 29 күн бұрын

@@travelshorts Thanks, I mean, in addition to the travel ticket, do I have to pay for the train souvenir with the chocolates?

@travelshorts 22 күн бұрын

No, the train chocolates were free

@totalwalker Жыл бұрын

So gorgeous and so peaceful and meditative to watch !! Thank you so much !!

@travelshorts Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@Vanajaschannel Жыл бұрын

Stunning. Which month was this?

@travelshorts Жыл бұрын

It was the last day of July 2022.

@christinenebril9951 Жыл бұрын

We are doing the same route this August Zurich to Venice via Milan. You mentioned the train from Tirano to Milan is not working. Just worried about our travel going to Venice. Do you know when the train going to be available to Milan?

@travelshorts Жыл бұрын

I don’t know sorry I was there last year. Best to check Italy Rails official website www.italiarail.com

@Luigi-uj5ml 9 ай бұрын

There is the RhB bus from Tirano RhB to Lugano which is included in the Swiss Pass, Interail pass, Eurail pass and similar. You only have to pay for the seat reservation which is mandatory. In any case, since 10 August the famous Gotthard Base tunnel has been closed to traffic due to the derailment of a freight train. Trains run on the old panoramic line starting from or arriving in Zurich one hour earlier or one hour later. With the Eurocity from Venice Santa Lucia to Zurich, the change is expected in Chiasso. No change at the moment in the opposite direction. It is advisable not to buy bargain tickets for Frecciarossa trains on the Trenitalia website since, in the event of an immediate loss of the connection at the railway station called Milano Centrale, you will not get a refund. Purchase all tickets, including tickets for trains from Milan Central Station to Venice Santa Lucia, via the Swiss Federal Railways website. Even with a ticket from Tirano RFI to Milano Centrale, if you miss your connection at this railway station, you will not get any refund as they are now considered two separate contracts. Years ago, however, the Italian state railways issued a single ticket, for example from Tirano FS to Venice Santa Lucia with the "Rapido" supplement from Milan to Venice included, or sold separately. Furthermore, depending on the tariff kilometric distance, the FS tickets had a validity, starting from the day of issue, which ranged from a minimum of one day to a maximum of 6 days. Thanks to the so-called privatization and the tickets at market price, all this is now only a good memory

@aviajulian8374 5 ай бұрын

My friends and I are doing the same route next May how do I get to Milano from Tirano?

@travelshorts 5 ай бұрын

When I was there they were doing work on the line so it was closed and needed to get a replacement bus and a train. But there should be a direct train now from Tirano to Milan.

@Sophia87170 5 ай бұрын

Hi were you first class, was it hot on board, hopefully you can open windows everywhere on board, were the toilets press button or manual latch. Thanks I hope to go

@travelshorts 5 ай бұрын

Yes, we were in first class. You could not open the windows because they were panoramic that curved into the roof except for on the doors at each end of the carriage. I don’t remember what the toilet looked like sorry.

@Sophia87170 5 ай бұрын

Thank you

@user-ms2rr4np8s Жыл бұрын

Is there a direct train from tirano to milan?

@travelshorts Жыл бұрын

Yes, usually there is but the line was undergoing maintenance when we were there.

@user-ms2rr4np8s Жыл бұрын

🎉 Which seat with a open window can be booked? Thank you

@travelshorts Жыл бұрын

None of the seats on my train had opening windows. Only the windows on the doors opened. I do believe that regional trains that share the same track has opening windows.

@TrueVoice-yb2hm 2 ай бұрын

Did y buy 1st class ticktes OR 2ND class?

@travelshorts 2 ай бұрын

First class interrail ticket.

@mylittlegirl018 Жыл бұрын

Nice video. Very informative. Did you have to do seat reservation for you and the kids? If so, what website did you reserve it? Haning trouble finding it. Thanks.

@travelshorts Жыл бұрын

Yes I did, we all had Interrail passes but needed to make the seat reservations on rhb.ch I think they were CHF26 each.

@ARa-ey5hq 11 ай бұрын

cost of this journey pls? Thanks😊

@travelshorts 11 ай бұрын

I used my interrail ticket so don’t know the actual cost. Best to check their website as I would imagine it would be different depending on time of year.