Diavolezza Cable Car, Facing Piz Palü and Piz Bernina

What it is

The Diavolezza is a high-mountain viewpoint above the Bernina Pass, in the Upper Engadine. A cable car climbs from the valley station, beside the road and the Bernina railway line, to the Berghaus Diavolezza, at almost 3,000 m. From the terrace you have in front of you one of the most complete glacier panoramas in the Alps: Piz Bernina, the only 4,000-metre peak in the Eastern Alps, Piz Palü with its three buttresses, and the Pers and Morteratsch glaciers, which join at your feet.

It is one of the easiest ways to see a great glacier from above without walking: you step out of the cable car and you are already at the viewpoint.

What you see and do at the top

• The viewpoint and the Berghaus terrace, with the Bernina and the Palü opposite.
• The Berghaus Diavolezza: a mountain restaurant and hotel, with Valtellina cooking such as pizzoccheri, and an outdoor hot tub facing the glaciers.
• The Sass Queder barbecue area, at 3,066 m, a little higher up.
• Guided excursions: the Glacier Experience Trail, a glacier crossing with the Bergsteigerschule Pontresina, the village's mountain guides' school. Do not go onto the glacier on your own.
• Two via ferratas on Piz Trovat, for those with experience and equipment.

At the valley station there is an interactive exhibition on glacier melt and the effects of climate change in the high mountains, worth seeing before or after you go up.

Seasons and opening times

The cable car runs in summer and winter. In autumn 2026, the cable car and the Berghaus are open every day until 15 November. The ski season runs from mid-October to early May; in autumn you can ski on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays. Between seasons there are closures for maintenance: check the dates and timetable on the Corvatsch Diavolezza Lagalb website.

Tickets and prices

In summer, the return ticket costs CHF 44 for adults, CHF 29.50 for young people and CHF 14.50 for children. With a meal at the Berghaus, CHF 57. It accepts the Half Fare Card and the GA travelcard, but not the Swiss Travel Pass. Dogs travel free.

Getting there

By train, the Rhätische Bahn's Bernina line stops at Bernina Diavolezza station, beside the cable car, a few minutes from Pontresina. From St. Moritz it is a short ride on the train towards Tirano, the same one as the Bernina line. By car, the valley station is on the Bernina Pass road, with parking.

How long

Half a day: the cable car ride up, one or two hours at the top with lunch on the terrace and the valley exhibition. More if you take a guided glacier excursion.

With children and the altitude

It is an easy outing with children: it is all cable car and terrace. At almost 3,000 m the air is cold and the sun is strong, even in August: bring a coat, sunglasses and sun cream, for them too. If anyone feels dizzy or gets a headache, go down.

Combine it

From below you see the result of the melt: a couple of stations further down, at Morteratsch, the Morteratsch glacier trail begins, which reaches the glacier tongue on foot. Together they make a good day: the glacier from above in the morning and from below in the afternoon.