There are 6 ways to get from San Diego to Zermatt by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly San Diego International Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
best- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane SAN - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Visptrain
18h 13mCHF 554–1,437Fly San Diego International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Turin Caselle Airport (TRN)plane SAN - 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
21h 39mCHF 414–1,293Fly San Diego International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane SAN - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
- Take the train from Bern to Visptrain
18h 25mCHF 489–1,679Fly San Diego International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, bus, train
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane SAN - MXP
- Take the bus from Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1 to Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviariabus
- Take the train from Brig Bahnhofplatz to Zermatttrain
19h 20mCHF 545–1,122Fly San Diego International Airport to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane SAN - LIN
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Brigtrain
- Take the train from Brig Bahnhofplatz to Zermatttrain
18h 50mCHF 420–998Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from San Diego to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane LAX - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
- Take the train from Bern to Visptrain
21h 30mCHF 420–823
San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Diego to Zermatt is to train and fly which costs SFr 420 - SFr 850 and takes 21h 30m.
The fastest way to get from San Diego to Zermatt is to fly and train which takes 18h 13m and costs SFr 550 - SFr 1500.
The distance between San Diego and Zermatt is 9793 km.
It takes approximately 18h 13m to get from San Diego to Zermatt, including transfers.
Zermatt is 9h ahead of San Diego. It is currently 9:40 PM in San Diego and 6:40 AM in Zermatt.
There are 2286+ hotels available in Zermatt.
What companies run services between San Diego, CA, USA and Zermatt, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from San Diego to Zermatt. However, you can fly to Geneva International Airport (GVA), walk to Genève-Aéroport, take the train to Visp, then take the train to Zermatt. Alternatively, 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.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–950
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,200
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,200
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–1,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–380
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,200
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,200
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,200
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–420
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–950
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,200
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,200
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,100
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Zurich Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,000
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–950
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–500
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,100
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–950
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–950
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–470
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–1,400
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–340
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–220
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–140
- 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 Zürich Flughafen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–140
- 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
- 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
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
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–80
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 55–80
- 2nd Class
- CHF 35–50
Train from Milano Centrale to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–80
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 55–80
- 2nd Class
- CHF 35–50
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Torino Porta di Susa to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Diego to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–70
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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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