There are 4 ways to get from Philadelphia Airport (PHL) to Zermatt by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
best- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane PHL - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
- Take the train from Bern to Visptrain
12h 25mCHF 405–1,373Train to John F. Kennedy International Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane JFK - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Visptrain
16h 56mCHF 356–1,143Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane PHL - MXP
- Take the bus from Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1 to Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviariabus
- Take the train from Brig Bahnhofplatz to Zermatttrain
13h 26mCHF 548–1,186Fly Philadelphia International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, train
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane PHL - NCE
- Take the train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Ventimigliatrain
- Take the train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Brigtrain
- Take the train from Brig Bahnhofplatz to Zermatttrain
19h 15mCHF 543–1,063
Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Philadelphia Airport (PHL) to Zermatt is to train and fly which costs SFr 350 - SFr 1200 and takes 16h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Philadelphia Airport (PHL) to Zermatt is to fly and train which takes 12h 25m and costs SFr 400 - SFr 1400.
The distance between Philadelphia Airport (PHL) and Zermatt is 6717 km.
It takes approximately 12h 25m to get from Philadelphia Airport (PHL) to Zermatt, including transfers.
Zermatt is 6h ahead of Philadelphia Airport (PHL). It is currently 7:55 PM in Philadelphia Airport (PHL) and 1:55 AM in Zermatt.
There are 2289+ hotels available in Zermatt.
What companies run services between Philadelphia Airport (PHL), USA and Zermatt, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Philadelphia Airport (PHL) to Zermatt. However, you can 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. Alternatively, you can take the train to Gray 30th St Station, take the train to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station, walk to Penn Station, take the train to Jamaica, walk to Jamaica Station, take the vehicle to Terminal 4, walk to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) airport, fly to Geneva International Airport (GVA), walk to Genève-Aéroport, take the train to Visp, then take the train to Zermatt.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,200
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, Saturday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–350
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 460–2,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,200
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 46m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, Saturday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–350
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,000
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–1,200
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 460–850
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–300
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–300
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–800
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–850
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 460–850
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–700
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–290
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 460–2,000
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–130
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–210
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–490
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- CHF 17–370
- First Class
- CHF 100–490
- Phone
- +41 (0)848 642 442
- [email protected]
- Website
- matterhorngotthardbahn.ch
Train from Brig Bahnhofplatz to Zermatt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–55
- Website
- https://www.matterhorngotthardbahn.ch/en/
- 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
- https://www.matterhorngotthardbahn.ch/en/
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 25–31
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 45–55
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- zou.maregionsud.fr
- Phone
- +33 4 13 94 30 50
- Website
- zou.maregionsud.fr
Train from Saint-Laurent-du-Var to Ventimiglia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–20
- Website
- https://zou.maregionsud.fr/en/
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Ventimiglia to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–40
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 23–35
- 2nd Class
- CHF 28–40
- Phone
- +39 0322 844 862
- [email protected]
- Website
- comazzibus.com
Bus from Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1 to Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviaria
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 9
- Website
- https://www.comazzibus.com/eng/index.php
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