There are 7 ways to get from Chicago to Zermatt by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane ORD - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Visptrain
17h 29mCHF 397–999Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milan Linate Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane ORD - LIN
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Brigtrain
- Take the train from Brig Bahnhofplatz to Zermatttrain
18h 44mCHF 304–1,043Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane ORD - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
- Take the train from Bern to Visptrain
16h 6mCHF 342–714Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane ORD - MXP
- Take the bus from Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1 to Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviariabus
- Take the train from Brig Bahnhofplatz to Zermatttrain
16h 45mCHF 353–978Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane MDW - MXP
- Take the bus from Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1 to Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviariabus
- Take the train from Brig Bahnhofplatz to Zermatttrain
19h 4mCHF 313–1,078Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Turin Caselle Airport (TRN)plane ORD - TRN
- Take the train from Torino Porta di Susa to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Brigtrain
- Take the train from Brig Bahnhofplatz to Zermatttrain
20h 34mCHF 461–828Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane ORD - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Visptrain
19h 10mCHF 317–889
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Zermatt is to fly and train which costs SFr 340 - SFr 750 and takes 16h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Zermatt is to fly and train which takes 16h 6m and costs SFr 340 - SFr 750.
The distance between Chicago and Zermatt is 7322 km.
It takes approximately 17h 29m to get from Chicago to Zermatt, including transfers.
Zermatt is 7h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 4:34 PM in Chicago and 11:34 PM in Zermatt.
There are 2244+ hotels available in Zermatt.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Zermatt, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Chicago to Zermatt. However, you can take the subway to O'Hare, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) airport, fly to Geneva International Airport (GVA), walk to Genève-Aéroport, take the train to Visp, then take the train to Zermatt. Alternatively, you can take the subway to O'Hare, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) airport, fly to Zurich Airport (ZRH), walk to Zürich Flughafen, take the train to Bern, take the train to Visp, then take the train to Zermatt.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,000
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,000
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–850
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–900
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–200
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–130
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–190
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 0322 844 862
- [email protected]
- Website
- Comazzi Bus
Bus from Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1 to Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviaria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 9
- Website
- Comazzi Bus
Bus from Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1 to Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviaria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 9
- Website
- Comazzi Bus
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