$32 ticket hack for Europe's best train journey #travel #switzerland #trains

$32 TICKET HACK FOR BERNINA EXPRESS, SWITZERLAND

Local trains go over the exact same route in the mountains. I did it in Summer 2021, even getting off once halfway to go for a walk and shoot the train going over the Landwasser Viaduct and then get back on a later train.

Either use your interrail or eurrail pass to get on to the local trains with no reservation.

Or book through Deutsche Bahn from a German city e.g. Singen (as shown in the screenshot) for just 29 euros (32 USD). See the Seat61 page about the Bernina Express for more details on that hack, and consider this a general shoutout to that website if you're planning a Eurotrip!

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[Abel_DG]

Can confirm it’s basically the same experience as the tourist train. I believe sometimes even the trains are the exact same. I did this a while ago. Needless to say, it was completely worth the money

[JackFate]

The local train runs every single hour. So you can get out at any stop, enjoy the view and hop on the next train, all with the same ticket. You can even do this multiple times.

[Ghfvhvfg]

Mastermind most smart Tourist i EVER heard good For you

[mrI]

Yep used this going from Italy up to Zürich a few years ago. Its amazing scenery for miles and miles.

[Juraberg]

Great hack. I lived there for many years and traveled this railway line countless times. A fantastically beautiful mountain region.

[leontnf]

Undoubtedly this works great for people who are only spending a day in Switzerland taking the Bernina Express. For tourists spending a week or two in Switzerland, it's a no brainer for them to get the Half Fare Card (120 CHF). With that, they can book the Saver Day Pass in advance from SBB for as low as 29 CHF. While this German DB ticket is only valid one-way and route specific, the Saver Day Pass allows unlimited usage, for one whole day in the whole of Switzerland, on all trains, public transport and even boat rides. So it would make more sense than the DB ticket. 😊

[blessingsoutlaw]

🚀 Fly me to the moon! (Thanks for the travel tip…).

[barvdw]

Yep, did that last year, from Tirano to Aachen for 49.90 in first class. The gentleman I talked to on the train between Chur and Zürich paid more for his 1st class return, with a Halbtax...

[nuromeroglu]

What if we start from Zurich and wanna go to Milan? And if we have Interrail ticket

[thunder-vh]

Wow a very nice tip! I would like to try this out! Do you have a full video for this?

[TheLocalGlobeTrotter]

That's a great tip have to rember that

[llukas]

I can’t find the 29€ ticket. I only get 95€ tickets over the app

[ilovedogs]

Hi i'm from London and plan on travelling by train over this same rail way. We are going on August 11th. Please can you let me know how we can get the open top train from Chur to Tirano? And where to order it from in advance? I'm so confused. Please reply A.S.A.P! Thank you!

[chocolateicecream]

hey I have a q; if I booked from Singen to Tirano and one of the changes are at Zurich, would I be able to hop on at the Zurich train stop or would I still have to get on at Singen? (Since I can only get a flight to Zurich so would have to travel to Singen to go past Zurich again 😂)

[chocolateicecream]

What german station would you choose from to get the cheaper tickets? (I'm going from the UK and would fly to Germany or Switzerland)

[incub]

Sorry, I had very difficult time hearing what you are saying with The Chairman of the Board crooning so loudly in the background.

[vhrk]

I have a GA and can ride it for free. Lol

[joshablatzheim]

Heb's guad!!!

Hoffe Du hattest a schöönii Ziit im Bernina Züglii🚂 und in de Schwiiz 🇨🇭😃🎊
Grüßlii uus dem Dreiländereck Lörrach 🇪🇺 🇩🇪

Josha 🙋‍♂️🚂

I deeply hope you had a great time on the Bernina Express and a wonderful time in 🇨🇭, by the way if I may ask ya, do you live in 🇨🇭?
Have a great time there😃🎊

Greetings from the neighbour side, Lörrach Germany 🇪🇺🇩🇪

JB 🙋‍♂️

PS: Was on Monday at Basel Bad Bhf looking for the Flixtrain to Berlin HBF, it was running, and Further more, on time 🚂🎊🕺
Think better take Flix, cause in our certain point stupid country where we are cititens and come from, Germany more and more in Chaos!!!🤢
So 🇨🇭🚂 is a Paradies 😇🌈🏔🌄🧘‍♀️🧘‍♂️

[williamkettle]

Did he call it a “bullet train” if so he is wrong.