Bernina Express
Private Day Trip from Milan
Drive up Valtellina to Tirano, ride the Bernina line over the Alps to St. Moritz, and find your car waiting at the station for the road home. Door-to-door by private Mercedes, 12 hours, fixed price from €1,155 per car.
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Bernina Express & Swiss Alps · private and tailor-made
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See the price for your car now, then send the request: we confirm the driver and send a secure payment link. The itinerary is yours to change: tell us your stops in the notes.
- CarsMercedes E-Class up to 2 guests, V-Class up to 6
- Pick-upYour hotel in Milan, or Malpensa, Linate, Bergamo (+€60)
- PaymentNothing now: we confirm, then send a secure link
The Bernina line from Milan, without the connections
The Bernina railway climbs from Tirano, in Italian Valtellina, over the Bernina Pass and down into the Engadine to St. Moritz, without a rack: just curves, tunnels and viaducts, including the spiral viaduct at Brusio, where the train turns a full circle to gain height. At Ospizio Bernina it reaches 2,253 m, beside the glaciers of the Bernina group and Lago Bianco. Together with the Albula line it has been a UNESCO World Heritage site since 2008, and it is the most memorable of all day trips from Milan for anyone who loves trains.
Doing it by public transport from Milan means a regional train to Tirano and a long way back. With a private car the logistics disappear: your driver takes you to Tirano station, then drives over the Bernina Pass to meet you at St. Moritz, and brings you home through the Bregaglia and along Lake Como. The price is per vehicle, not per person: from €1,155 with an E-Class for two, from €1,305 with a V-Class for up to six. Train tickets are separate.
Bernina Express Day at a Glance
Bernina Express Day Trip Itinerary
A 12-hour loop: car to Tirano, train over the Alps, car back from St. Moritz. Times depend on the train you book.
Tailor-made, always. This itinerary is our suggestion only: every MilanobyCar day trip is tailor-made. Change the stops, the order and the timing as you like, or tell us your own plan in the booking notes.
Your driver, your local insider. Our chauffeurs are not licensed tour guides and do not guide you inside museums or sites, but they know these places well from years on the road: ask them for the best viewpoints, where to eat, where to stroll and how to avoid the busiest spots. If you would like a licensed guide, we can book one for you.
Early pick-up at your hotel in Milan
Your driver meets you in the lobby at the agreed time, usually early so that you reach Tirano for a late-morning train. The day can also start at Malpensa or Linate.
Along Lake Como and up the valley to Tirano
The road follows the east side of Lake Como to Colico, then turns up Valtellina, the valley of terraced vineyards and bresaola, past Morbegno and Sondrio to Tirano. Your driver drops you at the Rhaetian Railway station, next to the Italian one.
Tirano to St. Moritz on the Bernina line
The train runs through the middle of Tirano, loops around the Brusio viaduct, climbs past Poschiavo and Alp Grüm and crosses the pass at Ospizio Bernina before dropping into the Engadine.
Your car waits at the station
While you are on the train, your driver crosses the Bernina Pass by road and is waiting when you arrive. Time for lunch, a walk around the lake and the village, or the Segantini Museum.
Maloja Pass, Val Bregaglia and Lake Como
The way home is a different landscape: the lakes of Silvaplana and Sils, the hairpins of the Maloja Pass, the granite villages of the Bregaglia and Chiavenna, then back along Lake Como.
Back to your hotel in Milan
Door-to-door return in Milan, or drop-off at Malpensa, Linate or a hotel on Lake Como.
Bernina Express Day Trip Prices — 12-Hour Private Car
Prices are per vehicle for the whole 12-hour day with distance included, whatever the number of passengers. Saturdays and Sundays +20%, major holidays +50%, airport pick-up +€60. Extra hours €75 with the E-Class, €85 with the V-Class, bookable in the form below. Train tickets and seat reservations are not included.
- •Car to Tirano, car back from St. Moritz
- •English-speaking chauffeur
- •12 hours · distance included
- •Car to Tirano, car back from St. Moritz
- •English-speaking chauffeur
- •12 hours · distance included
- •Executive luxury sedan
- •English-speaking chauffeur
Included in the price
- ✓Private Mercedes and English-speaking chauffeur for the whole day
- ✓Door-to-door pick-up and return in Milan
- ✓Drop-off at Tirano station and meeting at St. Moritz station
- ✓Fuel, motorway tolls, the Swiss motorway vignette and parking for the car
- ✓Bottled water on board
- ✓Child seats on request, free of charge
Not included — paid separately
- ✕Train tickets Tirano – St. Moritz
- ✕Bernina Express seat reservation
- ✕Meals and drinks
- ✕Licensed local guide (bookable on request)
Milan to the Bernina Express: The Route
By car about 165 km to Tirano along Lake Como (SS36) and Valtellina (SS38); the train climbs to St. Moritz; the car brings you back about 175 km via the Maloja Pass and Chiavenna.
Bernina Express Day Trip from Milan — FAQ
Bernina Express by private car or by train from Milan?
From Milan you can reach Tirano by regional train in about two and a half hours, but then you are committed to coming back the same way or adding long connections from St. Moritz. With a private car you leave from your hotel, ride the most spectacular part of the line, and are driven home by a different route, without retracing your steps.
What to know about the Bernina line
The panoramic Bernina Express carriages have large windows that curve up into the roof; the regional trains on the same line are simpler but cheaper and need no seat reservation. Either way, the section between Poschiavo and Ospizio Bernina is the highlight. Bring a passport or ID card and a warm layer: at the pass it can be cold even in July.
How much is a Bernina Express day trip?
MilanobyCar charges a fixed price per car: from €1,155 for two passengers in a Mercedes E-Class and from €1,305 for up to six in a V-Class, for 12 hours including driver, fuel, tolls and parking. Train tickets are bought separately from the Rhaetian Railway. The exact car price for your date appears in the booking form.
Book Your Bernina Express Day Trip — Private Mercedes from Milan
12 hours, English-speaking driver, car to Tirano and back from St. Moritz. Send us your train time and we plan the rest.
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