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4 days iternary during first wee of May, 2025 - Please review and advise

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Day 1 - Zurich to Chur - Sleep at Chur. Any location or hotel to stay in Chur suggestion?
Day 2 - Bernina Express to Tirano - Tirano to St Moritz . Any location or hotel to stay in St Moritz suggestion?
Day 3 - Glacier Express from St. Moritz to Zermatt . Any location or hotel to stay in Zermatt suggestion?
Day 4 - Zermatt to Zurich and fly back home

Train question - 1) Eurail Global pass vs Swiss Rail - will go to Germany for 5 day fist. I coulud get a 7 day flexible Eurail pass. Will that work? 2)Advise on booking seats, cooridnating logistcs - to/from train station, platform finding and changing, etc 3) Any other advise on reducing stress and being comfortable!!

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Download the SBB app, and check out the various SBB Pass options. The Eurail Pass won't help on Swiss trains. I'd stay in Pontressina instead of St Moritz, which is just a high-end shopping mecca. Check the RS Guide for hotels. We rode the regional trains on the Bernina Express route, instead of the panoramic trains. They use the same tracks, no seat reservations required, had more flexible schedules, and less crowded. And, the windows opened, which was better for pix, and breathing that fresh mountain air.

You also may do better buying low cost separate German rail tickets in advance, than buying a pass. Download the DB app.
Look for u- tube videos for each train station, which can be very helpful on switching trains. Light carry- on luggage is a primary recommendation. Be ready to hop off the train the second it stops. Know your platforms - indicated on the app. Lifts can be hard to find, and there are lots of steep stairs.
You have a short time in Zermatt, which decreases your chances of actually seeing the Matterhorn. Are you ok with that?
The scenery is fantastic, but you're spending alot of time on trains. Have you checked out the duration of the routes?
Have a great trip, safe travels.

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Thank for your prompt reponse. Fair point on too much time on trains and thanks for Eurail, Pontressina and regular train suggestion. Will do, and will also have more time gap between connnections to be safe.
So with that in mind here are the modification. Welcome further refinement.

Day 1 - Zurich to Chur (short train ride) Stay at Chur. Understand it is not a fun town!
Day 2 - Chur to Zermatt (GE) OR Chur to Tirano (BE) - Which do you suggest? First week of May not have good Alpine or Zermatt weather. Stay in Zermatt. Or we can terminate the GE in a town before Zermatt (Andermatt, Visp, Brig) Not sure if the Zermatt train ride is worth missing. For BE, we can go to Tirano, turn around and stay in a small town and head out to Zurich day after.
3.No train day!! Can you suggest a small town to stay, from where we can go to Zurich next dat
Day 4 -Small small town to Zurich and fly back home

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