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Distance makes the heart grow fonder.

Map of Switzerland
“SILS I. E.” (SILS IM ENGADIN, CALLED “SEGL” IN ROMANSH) is 7 miles/ 10 km southwest of St. Moritz in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.

Do not be led astray by the village of “Sils i. D.” in a different part of Graubünden, nor by “St Maurice” in western Switzerland.

Our nearest train station is St. Moritz¹. Our driver will be happy to meet you there, free of charge, if you can tell us your arrival time in advance.

¹There is a Waldhaus hotel (‘house in the woods’) in St. Moritz as well. It's a good and lively place, but it's not ours, and there is no connection; so don't be confused!

arriving from the north and west

BY CAR: take freeway from Zurich (or Lake Constance area) past CHUR and follow the signs for St. Moritz and the Julier Pass. After the pass, do not turn left (St. Moritz), but right (“Maloja”). The turnoff for Sils-Maria comes before Maloja. Driving time from Zurich: approx. 3 hours.
Link to road map
Road Map

ALTERNATE ROUTE to avoid the pass: at Landquart just before Chur, turn left to KLOSTERS and the VEREINA tunnel (car shuttle by train), tel. +41 81 288 37 37, www.vereina.ch. After the tunnel, it’s 55 km/ 35 mi. past St. Moritz to Sils. Driving time from Zurich: approx. 3 1/2 hours.

BY TRAIN: www.sbb.ch. During the day and until 8.30 p.m. hourly trains between Zurich main station and St. Moritz, travel time: 3 ½ to 4 hours.

Usually change trains in Chur => Albula (in exceptional cases in Landquart => Klosters/ Vereina). The Rhaetian Railway (RhB) Albula line Chur-St. Moritz is one of the most scenic and technologically most interesting lines in Europe. In 2008 the RhB’s Albula and Bernina lines received UNESCO World Heritage recognition, only the third train line to be considered “universally outstanding”. www.rhb.ch

DINING CAR Chur-St. Moritz, return to a bygone era: www.rgswissalps.ch/page117.html

ENGADINEXPRESS (charter bus): from Zurich Airport (Arrivals terminal 2) with no transfer to St. Moritz and Silvaplana … and then to our doorsteps. December 16, 2011 to January 2, 2012 daily, January 3 to March 24, 2012 Fridays and Saturdays. One-way CHF 75, round trip: CHF 130, children under 12 50% reduction. Advance reservations required!
www.engadinexpress.ch

 

Arriving from the east

BY CAR: MUNICH – Fernpass (or Innsbruck) – LANDECK – Scuol – St. Moritz (Munich-Sils approx. 4 ½ hrs.); VIENNA – Salzburg – Innsbruck – LANDECK – Scuol – St. Moritz (Innsbruck-Sils approx. 3 hrs.).
Link to road map
http://www.strassen.gr.ch/sites/strassenzustand/karte.html

BY TRAIN OR BUS: www.sbb.ch. Train links between Austria or Bavaria and the St. Moritz area are somewhat circuitous. Coming from Austria, you can speed things up at a price by treating yourself to a two-hour taxi ride from LANDECK to Sils (instead of some 5 hours by train).

 

Arriving from the south

BY CAR: MILAN – Lecco – Chiavenna – Maloja Pass (Milan-Sils approx. 2 ½ hrs.). LUGANO – Menaggio – Chiavenna – Maloja Pass (Lugano-Sils approx. 2 ½ hrs.) or Bellinzona – San Bernardino – Thusis – Julier Pass.
Link to road map
http://www.strassen.gr.ch/sites/strassenzustand/karte.html

FROM TICINO BY TRAIN AND/ OR BUS. www.sbb.ch Swiss post bus Lugano - St. Moritz (stops in Sils), daily in summer, weekends only in winter. Or Swiss post bus Bellinzona -Thusis, train Thusis - St. Moritz.  

FROM ITALY BY TRAIN (a bit complicated): Milan – Tirano www.trenitalia.it, then Tirano – St. Moritz www.sbb.ch = long but scenic. Shorter, but not very short: train from Milan to Chiavenna, change trains in Colico, Swiss post bus from Chiavenna to Sils.

 

airports

Zurich ZRH: 3 ½ hrs. by car, 4 hrs. by train www.sbb.ch
Milan-Malpensa MXP, Milan-Linate LIN, Bergamo Orio BGY: difficult by public transportation.
Samedan/St. Moritz SMV: no scheduled carriers. No instrument landing facilities, hence not accessible in bad weather.

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