Bernina Express | The Most Scenic Train Journey in the World?

Bernina Express 61 km Distance 2,253m Peak Alt. - 2 h 10 m Duration UNESCO World Heritage · Rhaetian Railway · Est. 1910 🇨🇭 St. Moritz → 🇮🇹 Tirano Highest Railway Crossing in the Alps No Cogwheel — Pure Engineering 1,824m Altitude Change 1,775 m St. Moritz 🇨🇭 Legendary Alpine resort. Two Winter Olympics (1928 & 1948). Journey begins along Lake St. Moritz in the Upper Engadin. Departure · Luxury Resort 1,774 m Pontresina 🇨🇭 Bernina line branches south here. Quiet alpine village, gateway to Morteratsch trails and the high-altitude wilderness. Bernina Junction 1,896 m Morteratsch 🇨🇭 Request stop for the glacier. Piz Bernina towers at 4,049m — highest peak of the Eastern Alps. 45-min walk to the ice tongue. Glacier Walk · 4,049m Peak 2,093 m Diavolezza 🇨🇭 Cable car ascends to 2,978m. 360° panorama over the Bernina massif and Morteratsch Glacier from the summit terrace. Cable Car · 2,978m Summit 05 · PEAK ▲ 2,253 m Ospizio Bernina 🇨🇭 The roof of the route. Watershed: Atlantic → Mediterranean. Lago Bianco (white, glacial) and Lago Nero (black, volcanic) mark the pass. Highest Point · Bernina Pass 06 2,091 m Alp Grüm 🇨🇭 Panoramic terrace station. The entire Poschiavo valley appears below — a breathtaking reveal as descent toward Italy begins. The Great View · Italy Visible 07 1,014 m Poschiavo 🇨🇭 Swiss town with an Italian soul. Baroque piazzas, espresso culture, and Lago di Poschiavo glittering through the valley. Swiss-Italian Culture 08 · ICON ★ 653 m Brusio 🇨🇭 The legendary Brusio Circular Viaduct — a spiralling stone loop where the train corkscrews through 360° to lose altitude without rack-rail. Spiral Viaduct · UNESCO Icon 09 · END 429 m Tirano 🇮🇹 Journey's end in the Valtellina, Italy. Glaciers to vineyards in 3h 45m. The train rolls through open streets to the station. Arrival · Valtellina, Italy