Hi Eurail Angels:
I’m doing research for future (no date set yet) travel on the Bernina Express. Travel direction not decided yet. I know it’s either Tirano to Chur or Chur to Tirano.
Question 1: I read on Seat61 page that you can try to book cheaper, legitimate ticket on German Railways (Deutsche Bahn) site. I wanted to know if I buy such ticket, do I still need a seat reservatoin?
I understand that if I want to sit in the seats in the Allegra unit (that’s hauling the Bernina Express) then I don’t need seat reservation.
Question 2: If I want to purchase seats in the Allegra unit (as mentioned above), do I use https://www.sbb.ch/ to make the purchse?
How can I tell it’s part of the Bernina Express? Do I just pay attention to PE950 or 952 (summer Tirano to Chur) & PE 951 or 955 (summer Chur to Tirano). And of course ignore the seat reservation part as I’ll be sitting in the first-come first serve Allegra part of the Bernina Express train.
Question 3: If I want to take regional trains instead of Bernina Express. Would the following trains with 1 stop in Samedan, 1 stop in Pontresina be an example to take? They are local so no seat reservation needed. (see screenshot below)
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Question 4: Can I find out the length of each stop on Bernina Express? Say to take a photo of the red train or sites if time permitting.
Thank you in advance.