A seat reservation on the Bernina Express is mandatory. You can reserve your seat online, by telephone on +41 81 288 65 65 or at any ticket office in Europe (by telephone or at train stations, at the earliest three months before the date of travel).

The seat reservation per direction and person is:

Bernina Express – Short-distance route (St. Moritz – Tirano / Tirano – St. Moritz) 15.12.2024 – 13.12.2025, CHF 28.00

Bernina Express – Long-distance route (Chur – Tirano / Tirano – Chur) Low season: 15.12.2024 – 14.05.2025 / 27.10.2025-13.12.2025, CHF 32.00 Peak season: 15.05.2025-26.10.2025, CHF 36.00

• Prices subject to change.

• Children under the age of 6 travel free of charge. Children aged 6 to 16 pay half the fare. The seat reservation supplement must be paid in full for everyone.

• Half-Fare travelcard, GA travelcard, 1-day-travelpass, municipal 1-day-travelpass, Junior travelcard, Swiss travelpasses, Eurrail and Interrail passes are valid. The seat reservation supplement must be paid in full.

Booking enquiries Groups of 10 or more people benefit from a 30% discount on regular public transport tickets. You can submit your enquiry using this contact form.

Catering enquiries For CHF 38.00, you can also pre-order a snack bag for your trip on the Bernina Express. The offer can only be booked for a journey on the Bernina Express from Chur. The snack bag contains:

• Bernina antipasti (olives, salami, mountain cheese, breadsticks)

• Dried apple slices

• Zweifel paprika crisps

• Allegra mineral water, still 5 dl

• Riesling Silvaner Graf von Spiegelberg 2 dl

If you are interested or have any questions about catering or the snack bag, please contact gruppen@panoramic-gourmet.ch.

The Rhaetian Railway does everything it can to make travelling by train as pleasant an experience as possible for people with impaired mobility. And that also includes the journey on the Bernina Express.

There are special seats available on the Bernina Express for passengers with impaired mobility who cannot leave their wheelchair. These seats must be booked using our Railservice by calling +41 81 288 65 65 or sending an e-mail to railservice@rhb.ch 

The boarding and alighting assistance must be ordered in advance from the SBB Call Center Handicap by calling +41 (0)800 007 102 or completing the following form.

Further information on travelling with a disability

It is possible to take luggage on the Bernina Express. However, the space available is limited. For this reason, we ask that you only travel with hand luggage if possible to ensure the comfort and safety of all passengers.

Would you prefer to have your luggage delivered? We will bring your luggage from station to station or even from door to door, so you can enjoy your journey on the Bernina Express even more.

You can find more information here.

Self-service bicycle transport is not allowed on the Bernina Express. Please use the marked compartments or luggage cars on the regional (Regio) trains. 

More information on transporting bicycles

Dogs are allowed on the Bernina Express and do not require a reservation. Depending on the size of the dog, a dog ticket is required. Information can be found here .

Please make sure you have the necessary documents with you for crossing the border into Italy.

Bernina Express Bus Low season: 15.12.2024 – 14.05.2025 / 27.10.2025-13.12.2025, CHF 14.00 Peak season: 15.05.2025-26.10.2025, CHF 16.00

• Prices subject to change.

• Children under the age of 6 travel free of charge. Children aged 6 to 16 pay half the fare. The seat reservation supplement must be paid in full for everyone.

• Half-Fare travelcard, GA travelcard, 1-day-travelpass, municipal 1-day-travelpass, Junior travelcard, Swiss travelpasses, Eurrail and Interrail passes are valid. The seat reservation supplement must be paid in full.