If you have taken the Bernina Express from Chur, where did you decide
to go from Tirano and/or Lugano (the bus is currently sold out on the day I want).
Did you go to Italy or return back to somewhere in Switzerland.
Thanks
Posted by
Northamptonshire, England
33821 posts
I went out and back.
Posted by
Freedonia
16278 posts
Varenna for a few days. And easy train ride from Tirano.
Posted by
Atlanta
995 posts
From Chur to Romantik Hotel Muottas Muragl near Samedan for overnight, then on to Varenna, then to Milan. We're definitely slow travelers, so this took about 6 days.
Posted by
near San Francisco
5364 posts
From Lugano, we went by train to Milan. On a different trip, we traveled from Lucerne to Lugano (~2hr train), then from Lugano back to Zurich (~2hr 30min train) for departure.
From Tirano, Varenna is an easy destination (we went in the opposite direction.) Tirano, by the way, is worth an hour meander if you want to see the ancient town gate and old town walls with homes built-in and still inhabited.
If you can get to St Moritz, the Palm Express bus goes from there to Lugano. Is that the bus that is sold out? It's a lovely scenic ride - best views from the left side of the bus.
https://www.postauto.ch/en/excursion-tips/palm-express
Posted by
OP
Chicago
8164 posts
No the bus portion of the Bernina Express Tirano to Lugano is sold out on the day I am going
So it looks like I will be going from Tirano to Lake Como area for a day and a half and then to Milan to fly back home
Posted by
Missouri, USA and Essex, UK.
1043 posts
Jazz+Travels,
We did the Bernina Express last year and stopped in Varenna on Lake Como on our way to Milan. Varenna is on the line that connects Tirano and Milan so it makes for any easy stop. We stayed at Michelangelo B&B in the village for one night (not really enough time - wished we had stopped longer) and we took the afternoon ferry over to Bellagio. Just breathtaking area.
Margaret, Missouri