i figured out the trains and working on accommodations.the only issue is lake como area, varenna, have no hotels and very limited airbnb.do you suggest we stay in milan for the night instead or maybe revisit the idea of lucerne?
just like you said...tickets are gone. the only seat reservations for the bernina express are available on january 1.
great information, thank you! the main part of our trip in switzerland will be the scenic route.i would prefer that be done during the day. are there multiple routes?also, if we stop in alp Grum, we can reboard without getting an additional ticket?
so we book venice - milan in advance but can book milan - lake como that day?and in lake como area, which town do you suggest we stay?the train from lake como to tirano is not the bernina express correct?what company do i book for that?then from tirano to zurich is the scenic route with bernina express?
i’ll go with your suggestion and skip lucerne. we will go rome to florence to venice to lake como(via milan?), should we stay one night in milan and only do one night in venice?then from milan to lake como?then lake como to zurich...is that the scenic train? bernina express part?
the train situation seems confusing, but i will figure it out.the only part missing from the itinerary is a stop in lucerne. i wanted to get at least one beautiful town in switzerland in before we head to zurich on our way out.
We arrive in Rome December 27 and leave from Zurich Jan 5
yes, sorry meant then instead of via bernina pass. so 3 days rome, train to florence, 2 days, train to venice ? days, train back to milan (do we stay one night?), then bernina pass into switzerland (then where as we head to zurich?)also, for the trains in italy for the 5 of us, is there a discount option?
ok. so maybe venice to milan via bernina pass? then where should we go as we head to zurich?i thought car from rome to florence then venice to milan would allow us to enjoy the ride, but again, since we don’t have the luxury of time, maybe train is better.
is there a way to head into switzerland from venice? i would rather drop one of the other italian cities. seems like this is a good time of the year to see venice. would not come during summer crowds.
back again…..still not done with trip itinerary. suggestion of driving for the italy portion..thoughts? fly into rome, stay 3 nightsdrive to florence , 2 nights,then to venice, 1 nightthen should we drive back to milan and take train into switzerland?
bit the bullet and booked flights, we fly in to rome and out of zurich. now the planning of the rest resumes. Rome 2 nightsFlorence 2 nightsVenice 2 nightsLake Como 1 nightSt. Moritz/Engadin valley 1 nightLucerne 1 nightZurich 1 night (our flight leaves 1:30)we have a total of 9 nights, which do you think i can remove?how does this look?
the flight from milan to new york is at 3:40 pm
sorry, it looked like there were multiple stops in which we would have to walk to another station. can you send the link?
having looked at the trains options, seems would be difficult for the 5 of us to get from lucerne to milan airport and risk loosing time with interruptions i’ve noted. what are your thoughts in or out of paris and milan? an itinerary between these two. or, i can bite the bullet and pay the higher rate flying into rome and out of paris.
in and out of milan is cheapest
yes, tried those, also high. paris is most reasonable
another hiccup….flights from zurich to ny are very high...what do you suggest?
hi again, flights to rome are high right now, what are your thoughts on flying in to Milan?
i know a couple of these routes you can take a scenic train, correct? the bernina express? otherwise i get the train pass for europe?
perfect itinerary. would i be able to take trains between all these locations? what mode of transportation do you recommend?
also, what town in engadin valley do you suggest?
how come you don’t recommend st. moritz? so flight into rome? what are your thoughts on venice? do we need 3 nights in rome? really appreciate your insight. feel like i’m almost there!
we have a budget, and it’s for 5 of us, husband, 3 adults kids and myself. i was thinking milan, st. moritz on bernina express, then luzern, and end somewhere near there for return flight to new york. what do you think? i want to get some guidance regarding trains.
so we would travel to zermatt for the day, what would you suggest we plan there?
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