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mike_b12 Sep 22nd, 2009 11:47 AM

Train from Davos to St. Moritz
 
How long is the train from Davos to St Moritz. I looked at the Rail Europe website but had a problem finding it.
Thanks

Dukey Sep 22nd, 2009 12:01 PM

go HERE: www.sbb.ch and at the top of the page click on the "EN" version, input your dates, origination, destination, and timing...you can probably do better if you go to the "ADVANCED SEARCH" section

Palenque Sep 22nd, 2009 12:54 PM

and it's a very pretty rail ride as Dukey can attest as i believe he just took the Albula Line segment and that is an amazing feat of railway architecture - even now anointed with UNESCO's elusive World Heritage Status - featuring several spiral loops that go into and out of tunnels as the train corkscrews up the Albula Pass - from St Mortiz the Bernina Pass train line goes down to Italy and this segment is what i think is the top scenic train ride in Switzerland if not all of Europe. Excellent resources for Swiss train travel: www.swisstravelsystem.com; www.ricksteves.com; http://www.budgeteuropetravel.com/id3.html. If you are taking a train to Davos from some airport and going up to St Moritz and back then investigate the Swiss Railpass (above sites have info) - one of the real bargains IMO of all railpasses.

mike_b12 Sep 22nd, 2009 03:11 PM

Thanks for all the help and tips.
Mike

mike_b12 Sep 22nd, 2009 03:45 PM

Palenque,
I will be taking the train from Zurich airport up to Davos. I was thinking of maybe going over to St. Moritz for a day.

Palenque Sep 23rd, 2009 08:31 AM

Well if that is all you will do - train to Davos and stay put except the excursion to S Moritz you are better off i think with buying regular tickets - sbb.ch - Swiss rail portal has all the prices in CHF (Swiss Francs).

mike_b12 Sep 23rd, 2009 09:48 AM

I will have a railpass because I plan on visiting some other countries.

Palenque Sep 23rd, 2009 01:27 PM

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Rhaetian Railway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The RhB (Rhaetian Railway / Rhätische Bahn (German) / Ferrovia Retica (Italian) / Viafier ... In 2008 the Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes was added to the list ... Metre Gauge Railways in South and East Switzerland. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhaetian_Railway - Cached - Similar
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Reservation Albula, Rhätische Bahn, RhB
Bernina Express, Glacier Express, UNESCO World Heritage Albula and Bernina railway line, ... Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland ...
www.rhb.ch/Reservation-Albula.92.0.html?&L=4

latter the official site of the Rhatische Bahn, operator of trains via the famous Albula Spirals to St Mortiz and Bernina Pass route - actually S Moritz IMO ain't much so on a day trip i'd take the Bernina Pass line an hour up to the top at Alp Grum or Bernina Ospiz - Top of the World type scenes with a glacial lake to walk around and glaciers to walk to - outstanding day trip IMO

Palenque Sep 25th, 2009 06:20 AM

I will have a railpass because I plan on visiting some other countries.>

And a Eurailpass like you will have is valid on the whole length of the Rhatische Bahn, including travel from Chur to Davos and Davos to St Moritz, Bernina route to Italy. Some non Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) do not honor Eurailpasses, like part of the Glacier Express line from Zermatt to Disentis.

mike_b12 Sep 25th, 2009 11:42 AM

Palenque,
Thank you for all your help. I will be going next April, so I have sometime to look at my options.
Mike


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