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 8mCHF 484–812Fly San Diego International Airport to Zurich Airport, train
cheapest- 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 20mCHF 295–880Fly 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
19h 21mCHF 548–1,211Fly 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 Gallarate to Domodossolabus
- Take the train from Brig Bahnhofplatz to Zermatttrain
19h 28mFly San Diego International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport, train
- 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
23h 46mCHF 307–952Train 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 35mCHF 437–629
San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from San Diego to Zermatt is to train and fly which costs SFr 430 - SFr 650 and takes 21h 35m.
The fastest way to get from San Diego to Zermatt is to fly and train which takes 18h 8m and costs SFr 480 - SFr 850.
The distance between San Diego and Zermatt is 9793 km.
It takes approximately 18h 8m to get from San Diego to Zermatt, including transfers.
Zermatt is 9h ahead of San Diego. It is currently 11:00 AM in San Diego and 8:00 PM in Zermatt.
There are 2581+ 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 Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–750
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–750
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 240–850
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 470–700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–370
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–370
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–750
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–360
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Zurich Airport via Montreal, Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–700
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–450
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–700
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 190–700
- Website
- condor.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–400
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 220–900
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Zurich Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 250–360
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–95
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–60
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–60
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–45
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
Train from Milano Centrale to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–80
- Website
- Trenitalia Eurocity
- 1st Class
- CHF 55–80
- 2nd Class
- CHF 35–50
Train from Milano Centrale to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- 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
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- Italo Treno
Train from Torino Porta di Susa to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–25
- Website
- Italo Treno
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Diego to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–90
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Bus from Gallarate to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Website
- Trenord
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