Engadin Skimarathon

How to reach the area

To reach Engadin (St. Moritz) by car from main cities with international airports the following itineraries could be considered useful:

From Airport

Travel By

Distance (km)

Travel time*

Zürich

by road only: Wallensee, Bad Ragaz, Chur, Tiefencastel, Julier Pass (2284m), Silvaplana

209
2h20m

by road and car train transport (Vereina tunnel) as by road but before Chur turn to Landquart and Klosters (Selfranga) from there cars are transported by train** to Sagliains near Susch , Zernez, Zuoz, Samedan
191
2h10m + 18m(train)

Munich

Garmisch Partenkirchen, D/A border, Ehrwald, Imst, Landeck, A/CH border, Scuol, Zernez, Samedan
316
3h40m

Innsbruck

Imst, then as from Munich
189
2h30m

Milan

 Lecco, Chiavenna, I/CH border, Silvaplana
165
2h10m

* Dry road conditions. Distances and times from various data banks.

** Train timetables: www.vereina.ch. First train from Selfranga/Sagliains 5.20/5.50, last train from Selfranga/Sagliains 22:50/23January 21, 2008>

When renting a car request either winter tires or snow chains.

Travel by train: see www.sbb.ch, from Germany www.db.de.

For train connections from some international airports to St Moritz the following table gives some data (updated Aug. 2005; always check actual time-tables):

From

Trains

First train

Last train

Duration

Transfers

Zürich airport

14/day

6:13

19:13

3:45

2

Munich airport

10/day

5:57

14:37

7:41 - 8:41

3

To other places, e.g. Samedan, the frequencies and durations are approximately the same.

Accommodations

In Engadin there is a vast variety of accommodations ranging from very cheap to extremely expensive (St. Moritz).

Interesting info can be obtained from www.engadin.ch where you also can see an area map, order brochures and get an email contact and a phone number. .

Where to eat

All locations in Engadin have an excellent choice of restaurants, there are both cheap and expensive restaurants, snack bars, with some fast and take out food available. You can ask the local Tourist Office(s) for information.

Things to see

Admire the beautiful Engadin's Alps.

Weather

The forecast is available at AccuWeather.

Web site

The web site for the race is at www.engadin-skimarathon.ch.

This page was last revised on January 21, 2008