Map / Location

Zermatt is located at the foot of the Matterhorn in the Swiss Alps in the south of Switzerland, at a height of 1624m.

The arrival of Visp made by the Vispertal, at the end of Zermatt.

Around Zermatt there are 29 of the 76 European Viertausender. The ski resort of Zermatt is on the Theodul (3300m) and Testa Grigia (3480m) with the ski resort of Cervinia (Italy).

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Travelling by car

 

Zermatt is car free. Access for private transport is only up Täsch (5km from Zermatt). The road Täsch - Zermatt is open to public transport.

In Täsch parking garages are available (2900 seats, which in 2000 Matterhorn Terminal Täsch) and public parking lots (900 seats). Some parking garages also have outdoor courts and offer a taxi service to and from Zermatt.

Between Täsch and Zermatt run at 20 minutes the shuttle trains of the Matterhorn Gotthard railway. Special night roadmap from 9.12.2007.

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Arriving by train

 

The railway has in Brig and Visp direct connection to the modern gauge the Matterhorn Gotthard Railway, which takes you a ride of one and a hlaf hour ride through the rugged and romantic Vispertal Zermatt.

Zermatt is approaching.
From December 2007

The new Lötschberg tunnel from Frutigen (BE) after Raron (VS) shortens the duration of travel by train to Zermatt sharply from the end of 2007.
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    2006 ab 2007
Zürich - Zermatt (ca.) 4:24 h 3:16 h
Basel - Zermatt (ca.) 4:24 h 3:15 h
Bern - Zermatt (ca.) 3:18 h 2:08 h

Fahrplan- und Preisauskunft

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Adventure Ride

Zermatt is the beginning or end of the world-famous Glacier Express.

Express trains

  • TGV from Paris/Nizza
  • Pau Casals from Barcelona
  • Cisalpino from Milano/Venezia
  • ES from Roma/Napoli
  • ICE from Wien
  • ICE Stuttgart
  • ICE und CityNightLine from Hamburg/Berlin
  • ES from London via Paris (TGV)

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Arriving by plane

Zermatt is only a few hours from the international airport of Zurich, Geneva, Basel and Milan and also has its own heliport, which is determined by the Company operated Air Zermatt

Travel Time by rail by car by helicopter
Airport Zürich - Zermatt 5 Std. 3 1/2 Std. 55 Min.
Airport Genf - Zermatt 3 1/2 Std. 3 Std. 45 Min.
Airport Basel - Zermatt 5 Std. 3 1/2 Std. 70 Min.
Airport Mailand - Zermatt 3 1/2 - 4 Std.  3 1/2 Std. 30 Min.
Airport Sion - Zermatt 2 Std.  1 1/2 Std. 15 Min

 

Airport Transfer

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