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Chur → Tirano rail route

Iconic Rail Route

Chur → Tirano

122 km4 hoursYear-round
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Route overview

Chur to Tirano.

One of the world's great rail journeys, the Chur → Tirano route covers 122 km over 4 hours — moving slowly through landscape the highway can't show you.

  • Bernina Pass
  • Brusio spiral
  • Glacier panoramas
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Along the route

Stops on the line.

  1. 1

    Chur

    Departure

  2. 2

    St. Moritz

    Waypoint

  3. 3

    Bernina Pass

    Waypoint

  4. 4

    Tirano

    Final stop

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Journeys on the Chur → Tirano line.

Venice Simplon-Orient-ExpressUltra-luxury

Venice Simplon-Orient-Express

Restored 1920s carriages, black-tie dining and a slow theatre of European landscapes drifting past.

London → Venice 2 days
From From $4,200Explore Journey
Glacier ExpressPanoramic day train

Glacier Express

Switzerland's slowest express — 291 bridges, 91 tunnels and the Oberalp Pass at 2,033 metres.

Zermatt → St. Moritz 8 hours
From From $180Explore Journey
Bernina ExpressScenic UNESCO route

Bernina Express

A UNESCO-listed crossing of the Alps with the spiralling Brusio viaduct as a quiet finale.

Chur → Tirano 4 hours
From From $80Explore Journey

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