by train, bus and boat. - Chiral Dynamics 2009

From St. Moritz into Ticino by Alpine Postbus.
The Palm Express.
Swiss Postbuses can trace their heritage back to stagecoaches.
Naturally they no longer clatter their way across
Alpine passes drawn by four horses. They now glide smoothly
around the curves on their routes. Yet the buses still sound
their post horns in curves, albeit mechanically, when the
roads become especially narrow, still in remembrance of the
romanticism of the stagecoach era. In St. Moritz, a very special
Postbus journey awaits you: up onto the Maloja Pass,
down along Lake Como, across into Ticino, to Lugano.
The lakes of St. Moritz, Silvaplana and Sils will draw past your window
seat once you leave sophisticated St. Moritz on this journey of
discovery. Nature will keep you spellbound. You wish to travel to the
south and the Maloja Pass, at 1 815 metres above sea level, not that
much higher than your starting point, firstly needs to be crossed. You
only get a true sense of how high you are, when you reach pass
height: with its 12 hairpin curves, the road winds down deep into the
Bergell valley, towards Chiavenna. A valley of austere beauty.
In Castasegna, you reach Italy, further down, past Lago di Mezzola,
you arrive at Lake Como. The austerity melds into the sweet charm
of the south. A paradise, adorned with palm and cypress trees, at
Lugano
Lago Lago
di Lugano Lugano
Chiavenna
Chiavenna
Menaggio
Menaggio
Lago Lago
di Como Como
St. Moritz
MalojaMalojapasspass a lake that already seems to herald the nearby Mediterranean Sea.
In Menaggio, you leave the lake behind. Another lake now awaits
you, Lake Lugano. You still remain in Italy, while your driver passes
along the shore road towards Lugano, back into Switzerland, into
its southernmost point.
In just under four hours, the Swiss Travel System has managed to
show so much beauty. As well as a chunk of Italy.
www.postbus.ch/alps
Palm Express
St. Moritz > Lugano
Timetable effective until Dec 12 2009
St. Moritz > Lugano
Valid entry documents are necessary for
the border crossing to Italy.
Bus
Supplement of CHF 20.– to the Swiss Pass.
St. Moritz dep. 12.20 1)
Lugano arr. 16.10 1)
Lugano > St. Moritz
Bus
Lugano dep. 11.40 2)
St. Moritz arr. 15.25 2)
Seat reservation is mandatory and available
from your local sales outlet or at larger train stations
in Switzerland.
1) Daily from Dec 19 2008 – Jan 4 2009
and from Jun 12 – Oct 18 2009.
Friday, Saturday and Sunday from Jan 9 – Jun 7 2009
and from Oct 23 – Dec 12 2009.
2) Daily from Dec 20 2008 – Jan 5 2009
and from Jun 13 – Oct 19 2009.
Saturday, Sunday and Monday from Jan 10 – Jun 8 2009
and from the Oct 24 – Dec 12 2009.
Subject to price and timetable changes.