Rail ticket between Zurich Airport and Zermatt

Booked 3×ZurichOperated by Schweizerische Bundesbahnen SBBWeather

Travel by train between Zurich Airport and Zermatt through impressive landscapes. You travel through the Zurich region, Aargau, the Bernese Oberland and Valais.

CancellationFree up to 24 hours before
Meeting pointJe nach Ticket: Bahnhof Zürich Flughafen oder Zermatt

Highlights

  • Travel on SBB and MGB trains between Zurich Airport and Zermatt
  • Every 2 hours there is a direct train between Zurich Airport and Visp, where you only have to change trains once
  • Good and fast train connections from/to Zurich Airport
  • Zurich Airport train station is only a few minutes away from the arrivals and check-in desks

Description

Zurich Airport is very well connected to Switzerland's public transport network. Trains run from here to destinations all over Switzerland. With this train ticket, you can travel by express train between Zurich Airport and Zermatt.

Route:

  • Zurich Airport (start or destination)
  • Zurich main station (if necessary change trains)
  • Bern (if necessary change trains)
  • Thun
  • Spiez
  • Visp (change)
  • Stalden-Saas
  • Kalpetran
  • St. Niklaus VS
  • Herbriggen
  • Randa
  • Täsch
  • Zermatt (finish or start)

Depending on how often you have to change trains, the train takes between approx. 3:30 and 3:45 hours for this route.

Practical information:

  • Suitable for wheelchairs, baby carriages and dogs

Swiss Activities Tip

You travel from Zurich Airport to the Bernese Oberland and through the Lötschberg Base Tunnel on to Valais. After Visp, you have the Augstbordhorn (2971 m above sea level) and the Weisshorn group (4506 m above sea level) on your right in Valais. To the left is the Mischabel group with the Dürrenhorn (4035 m above sea level).

Traveling in a wheelchair

  • SBB trains increasingly have low-floor entrances (marked NF in the timetable).
  • The SBB Callcenter Handicap organizes assistance when changing trains where platforms have not yet been raised and floors have not yet been adjusted. It will help you to prepare for barrier-free travel or if you need assistance en route. Please register at least 24 hours before your journey.

Traveling with your dog

  • Small dogs up to 30 cm are free of charge if they remain in a transport container for the entire journey. This must be pushed under your seat.
  • Dogs without a container and all dogs over 30 cm shoulder height require a valid dog ticket: half the price of 2nd class or the minimum fare (Dog Day Pass, Dog Pass). They must sit under the seat so that the passageway is not blocked for other passengers.

Inclusions

  • Rail ticket between Zurich Airport and Zermatt

  • Seat reservation (not obligatory)

Meeting point

Je nach Ticket: Bahnhof Zürich Flughafen oder Zermatt

8302 Kloten

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Important information

  • Please check the timetable in the Swiss Activities app on the day of travel. The ticket is non-refundable if you miss the last train.

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Provider

Operated by

Schweizerische Bundesbahnen SBB

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