hi everyone..thank you in advance for your insights..we will be traveling around Europe in April-May. We are planning on catching a train from Milan to Tirano and from Tirano, italy take the Bernina Express...And get off in St Moritz and catch a train until we arrive in Lucerne, Switzerland.
thank you.i will weigh my options. with the seat reservations inbetween countries, is it better to do it in advance? do you have to stick to the time that you have reserved?sorry if this question is not so related to the topic
If you have made reservations that are mandatory you need to stick to them or make new reservations. If you have made reservations for trains with optional reservation you can just take any train and travel without reservation.
For trains with mandatory reservations you best make the reservations as soon as you know which train you want to travel with.
You know that you can travel on the Bernina Express without reservation, but that will be in 2nd class. If you want to take nice pictures I have heard that the reservation free coaches are the best as you can open the windows and the coaches also should run just behind the engine so that you can get nice pictures of the whole train.
You know that you can travel on the Bernina Express without reservation, but that will be in 2nd class. If you want to take nice pictures I have heard that the reservation free coaches are the best as you can open the windows and the coaches also should run just behind the engine so that you can get nice pictures of the whole train.
RhB no longer use separate engines for the Bernina Express, it is a number of panorama coaches hauled by a high power multuple unit. There is a 1st class section in the 3-4 car units that haul panorama coaches, only the panorama coaches are reservable with the additional fees.
I plan to take the BE with Eurail 1st class and no additional reservation.
Does every BE train have a seperate non-reserved (and non-panoramic) normal section too? In particular, I want to take the 0828 Chur to Tirano direct train.
It is sold out for res on the BE website, but no problem then if there definitely is a seperate train section.
Yes it has reservation-free coaches, see : https://www.vagonweb.cz/razeni/vlak.php?zeme=RhB&cislo=951&rok=2023
In the worst case that there is a last-minute change, you could also take the 08:58 train with connections in Samedan and Pontresina (all easy) and arrive in Tirano only 11 min later, at 13:00
Edit : sit at the very front of the train and you'll be able to see the cab ! There are pics on the above link
Hi,when I try to book a reservation in Bernina Express with my euro rail pass is shows invalid voucher.Kindly help me with the correct process
Are you using this page ? https://shop.rhb.ch/en/bernina-express
If it doesn't work let us know the travel date (+ direction) and we'll have a look.
It's always possible to board this train using the reservation-free regular carriages at the front.
am traveling on 3 Jan 2024 from chure to Tirano.Portal is not going forward while paying. even after entering the required fields

is it required to enter the euro rail ticket number to reserve the seat?.
No, you don't have to enter any pass number. Your pass will be checked onboard the train.
Maybe the website was/is under maintenance, it can happen regularly around midnight. Try a bit later.
Looks like there are only 3 seats left, none are window seats. Around Christmas and New Year is a really busy period.
If you wish to travel in one of the panorama carriage go for it but otherwise there are these 2 options :
- reservation-free carriages at the front : probably less busy, pull-down windows so better for pictures !
- hourly regional trains on the same route : either you change in Samedan and Pontresina (straightforward connections like usual in Switzerland) or you make the small detour via St. Moritz.
Questions welcome !
EDIT : I've also just tried booking so "my" seats won't be available for 15 min. Try a bit later.
Thanks a lot, it was some system issue,I have successfully reserved a seat.
Buenos días! Mi intencion es tomar el tren Bernina de Tirano y consitnuar a Chur, ahi utilizaria un viaje de mi pass y reservo en el Bernina. Ahora si luego continuo de Chur a Lucerna en tren regional el mismo día, puedo usar el mismo dia de pase del eurail?
Tengo el pase de 5 viajes en 1 mes.
Buenos días! Mi intencion es tomar el tren Bernina de Tirano y consitnuar a Chur, ahi utilizaria un viaje de mi pass y reservo en el Bernina. Ahora si luego continuo de Chur a Lucerna en tren regional el mismo día, puedo usar el mismo dia de pase del eurail?
Tengo el pase de 5 viajes en 1 mes.
On a travel day (00.00-23.59) you can board as many trains as you like. Your pass is for 5 travel days, not for 5 travels.
Ana muchas Gracias! entonces podria sacar el de Tirano a Lucerna, indicando ello en mi eurail pass - tengo el billete fisico - y solo reservar asientos?
Por otro lado tengo pensando hacer Lucerna - Interlaken ida y vuelta. Aplicaría lo mismo si quiero usar el Interlaken express y volver a Lucerna, no?
GRACIAS
Ana muchas Gracias! entonces podria sacar el de Tirano a Lucerna, indicando ello en mi eurail pass - tengo el billete fisico - y solo reservar asientos?
Seat reservations in Switzerland are often not possible, and in the trains where they are possible, they're a waste of money. Except if you really want to travel in the panoramic carriages of the Bernina Express. But keep in mind that reservation isn't cheap and the panoramic carriages are often very busy, whereas the reservation-free carriages or the normal trains on the same route are not.
Por otro lado tengo pensando hacer Lucerna - Interlaken ida y vuelta. Aplicaría lo mismo si quiero usar el Interlaken express y volver a Lucerna, no?
Seat reservations are not needed.
Puedes usar todos los trenes que salgan entre las 00:00 y las 23:59 con un día de tu pase. Las reservas de asientos en Suiza no son necesarias, salvo para los coches panorámicos turísticos de algunos trenes. En cambio, en los coches normales la vista se ve generalmente igual de bien y en mi opinión incluso mejor cuando hay la oportunidad de abrir la ventana (en los coches panorámicos no hay esa opción).
Si quieres sacarle el máximo provecho a trenes bonitos, te recomiendo la ruta Tirano-Reichenau Tamins-Disentis/Müster-Andermatt-Göschenen-Lucerna-Interlaken; posible en un día pero bastante tren.
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