There are 4 ways to get from Lucerne to Zermatt by train (Trenitalia), train, bus, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train
best- Take the train from Cuneo to Torino Porta Nuovatrain
- Take the train from Torino Porta Nuova to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Brigtrain Ec
- Take the train from Brig Bahnhofplatz to Zermatttrain R42 / ...
9h 25mCHF 88–181Train via Novara
cheapest- Take the train from Cuneo to Torino Porta Nuovatrain
- Take the train from Torino Porta Nuova to Novaratrain
- Take the train from Novara to Domodossolatrain Re
- Take the train from Brig Bahnhofplatz to Zermatttrain R42 / ...
9h 46mCHF 64–114Train, bus
- Take the train from Cuneo to Torino Lingottotrain
- Take the bus from Turin Train Station Lingotto to Milan Malpensa Airport T1bus
- Take the bus from Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1 to Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviariabus 3
- Take the train from Brig Bahnhofplatz to Zermatttrain R42 / ...
10h 46mCHF 72–127Train, fly
- Take the train from Borgo S. Dalmazzo to Ventimigliatrain
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Saint-Laurent-du-Vartrain
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane NCE - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Visptrain
13h 32mCHF 139–295
Lucerne to Zermatt by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lucerne to Zermatt is to train via Novara which costs SFr 60 - SFr 120 and takes 9h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Lucerne to Zermatt is to train which takes 9h 25m and costs SFr 85 - SFr 190.
No, there is no direct train from Lucerne to Zermatt. However, there are services departing from Cuneo and arriving at Zermatt via Torino Porta Nuova, Milano Centrale and Brig Bahnhofplatz. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 9h 25m.
The distance between Lucerne and Zermatt is 462 km.
The best way to get from Lucerne to Zermatt without a car is to train which takes 9h 25m and costs SFr 85 - SFr 190.
It takes approximately 9h 25m to get from Lucerne to Zermatt, including transfers.
Lucerne to Zermatt train services, operated by Trenitalia, depart from Cuneo station.
Lucerne to Zermatt train services, operated by Trenitalia, arrive at Torino Porta Nuova station.
There are 2589+ hotels available in Zermatt.
What companies run services between Lucerne, Italy and Zermatt, Switzerland?
You can take a bus from Aisone - Furan - Ritorno to Zermatt via Cuneo Corso Monviso - Ospedale - Ritorno, Cuneo, Torino Porta Nuova, Milano Centrale, Brig, and Brig Bahnhofplatz in around 9h 25m.
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–120
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–120
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Cuneo to Torino Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–14
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Cuneo to Torino Lingotto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–13
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Borgo S. Dalmazzo to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–13
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Cuneo to Torino Porta Nuova
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–14
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Novara
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–15
- Website
- Trenitalia
Train from Novara to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–14
- Website
- Trenitalia
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Torino Porta Nuova to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–26
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Milano Centrale to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–80
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 55–80
- 2nd Class
- CHF 35–50
- Phone
- +41 (0)848 642 442
- [email protected]
- Website
- Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
Train from Brig Bahnhofplatz to Zermatt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–55
- Website
- Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 25–31
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 45–55
Train from Brig Bahnhofplatz to Zermatt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–55
- Website
- Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 25–31
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 45–55
Train from Brig Bahnhofplatz to Zermatt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–55
- Website
- Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 25–31
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 45–55
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- ZOU!
Train from Ventimiglia to Saint-Laurent-du-Var
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Schedules at
- ZOU!
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Ventimiglia to Saint-Laurent-du-Var
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–14
- Website
- Zou! Lignes Express Régionales
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–85
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +352 50 55 62 63 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flibco
Bus from Turin Train Station Lingotto to Milan Malpensa Airport T1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–35
- Website
- Flibco
- 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 8
- Website
- Comazzi Bus
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