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How to get fromCologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zermattby plane, train, or bus

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There are 7 ways to get from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zermatt by plane, train, or bus

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  1. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Zurich Airport, train

    best
    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane CGN - ZRH
    2. Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain train
    3. Take the train from Bern to Visptrain train
    4. Take the train from Visp to Zermatttrain train
    5h 40m
    CHF 162–437

  2. Train #2

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Bonn Hbf to Basel SBBtrain train 43N
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Visptrain train Ic6 / ...
    12h 8m
    CHF 89–623

  3. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Basel, train

    1. Take the train from Siegburg/Bonn to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Basel (BSL)plane plane FRA - BSL
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Visptrain train
    4. Take the train from Visp to Zermatttrain train
    7h 38m
    CHF 156–632

  4. Train via Mannheim

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain train 47 / ...
    2. Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain train 12 / ...
    3. Take the train from Basel SBB to Visptrain train Ic6 / ...
    9h 8m
    CHF 104–620

  5. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, bus, train

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane plane CGN - MXP
    2. Take the bus from Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1 to Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviariabus bus
    3. Take the train from Brig Bahnhofplatz to Zermatttrain train
    6h 37m
    CHF 92–228

  6. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus, train

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane plane CGN - BGY
    2. Take the bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoiabus bus
    3. Take the train from Milano Centrale to Brigtrain train
    4. Take the train from Brig Bahnhofplatz to Zermatttrain train
    7h 40m
    CHF 118–322

  7. Train

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Basel SBBtrain train 43 / ...
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Visptrain train Ic6 / ...
    9h 13m
    CHF 118–626

Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Zermatt by train

Calendar110Weekly Trains
Duration9h 8mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 104Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 650.8 km
  • Duration: 5h 40m

What companies run services between Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN), Germany and Zermatt, Switzerland?

You can take a train from Koeln/Bonn Flughafen to Zermatt via Koeln Messe/Deutz, Köln Messe/Deutz Bf, Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof, Basel SBB, and Visp in around 9h 8m.

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