Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
stool in the cafe next door to lunch on delicious Engadine beef carpaccio or
Bündner-
fleisch
with truffle oil.
Information
Uphill from the lakeside train station on Via Serlas is the post office, and five minutes fur-
ther on is the
tourist office
( 081 837 33 33;
www.stmoritz.ch
; Via Maistra 12; 9am-6.30pm
Mon-Fri, 9am-12.30pm & 1.30-6.30pm Sat, 4-6pm Sun in peak season, shorter hours rest of year)
. Audi-
oguide city tours are available for Sfr10.
Getting There & Away
St Moritz Bad is about 2km southwest of the main town, St Moritz Dorf. Local buses and
postal buses shuttle between the two.
68) via the 2033m Oberalp Pass. The majestic route takes 7½ hours to cover the 290km
and crosses 291 bridges. Seat reservation costs an additional Sfr33 in summer and Sfr13
in winter.
Regular trains, as many as one every 30 minutes, run from Zürich to St Moritz (Sfr70, 3½
hours) with one change (at Landquart or Chur).
If You Like...
Winter Sports
If you like the skiing action you'll find at big names like St Moritz (
Click here
)
, you might also like these winter
sports havens:
1 CELERINA
Sunny Celerina is a 45-minute amble northeast of St Moritz and shares the same ski
slopes. It's known for its 1.6km
Olympic bob run
( 081 830 02 00;
www.olympia-
bobrun.ch
)
, which is the world's oldest - dating to 1904 - and made from natural ice. A
135km/h run costs Sfr250, but the buzz is priceless.
2 LAAX
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