There are 8 ways to get from Santiago de Compostela to Zermatt by plane, train, train (Renfe, TGV), or bus
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Fly Santiago De Compostela Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
best- Fly from Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane SCQ - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Visptrain
8h 53mCHF 146–506Train to A Coruña Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, bus, train
cheapest- Take the train from Santiago De Compostela to La Coruna-San Cristobaltrain
- Fly from A Coruña Airport (LCG) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane LCG - MXP
- Take the bus from Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1 to Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviariabus
- Take the train from Brig Bahnhofplatz to Zermatttrain
10h 47mCHF 99–271Train
- Take the train from Santiago De Compostela to Madrid Chamartíntrain Ave
- Take the train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgvtrain
- Take the train from Avignon Tgv to Genevetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Genève to Visptrain
20h 31mCHF 347–714Bus, train
- Take the bus from Santiago de Compostela - Bus Station to Bragabus
- Take the bus from Braga to Geneva - Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Genève to Visptrain
30h 41mCHF 240–542Fly Santiago De Compostela Airport to Basel, train
- Fly from Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ) to Basel (BSL)plane SCQ - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Visptrain
9h 9mCHF 114–471Train to A Coruña Airport, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take the train from Santiago De Compostela to La Coruna-San Cristobaltrain
- Fly from A Coruña Airport (LCG) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane LCG - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Visptrain
9h 54mCHF 158–542Fly Santiago De Compostela Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Santiago De Compostela Airport (SCQ) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane SCQ - MXP
- Take the bus from Aeroporto Malpensa - Terminal 1 to Domodossola - Stazione Ferroviariabus
- Take the train from Brig Bahnhofplatz to Zermatttrain
11h 51mCHF 102–295Bus, train via Clermont-Ferrand
- Take the bus from Estación de autobuses de Santiago de Compostela to Centro Coordenador de Transportes de Valençabus
- Take the bus from Centro Coordenador de Transportes de Valença to Clermont-Ferrand - Gare Routièrebus
- Take the bus from Clermont-Ferrand - Bus Station to Geneva - Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Genève to Visptrain
32h 1mCHF 177–403
Santiago de Compostela to Zermatt by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Santiago de Compostela to Zermatt is to train and fly and bus which costs SFr 95 - SFr 280 and takes 10h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Santiago de Compostela to Zermatt is to fly and train which takes 8h 53m and costs SFr 140 - SFr 550.
No, there is no direct train from Santiago de Compostela to Zermatt. However, there are services departing from Santiago De Compostela and arriving at Zermatt via Madrid Chamartín, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Avignon Tgv, Genève and Visp. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 31m.
The distance between Santiago de Compostela and Zermatt is 1454 km.
The best way to get from Santiago de Compostela to Zermatt without a car is to train which takes 20h 31m and costs SFr 340 - SFr 750.
It takes approximately 8h 53m to get from Santiago de Compostela to Zermatt, including transfers.
Santiago de Compostela to Zermatt train services, operated by Renfe AVE, depart from Santiago De Compostela station.
Santiago de Compostela to Zermatt train services, operated by Renfe AVE, arrive at Madrid Chamartín station.
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What companies run services between Santiago de Compostela, Spain and Zermatt, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Santiago De Compostela to Zermatt via Madrid Chamartín, Madrid-Atocha Cercanías, Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes, Avignon Tgv, Genève, and Visp in around 20h 31m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Geneva International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–300
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Basel via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–210
Flights from A Coruña Airport to Geneva International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–340
Flights from A Coruña Airport to Geneva International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–240
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–200
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–270
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–200
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Ibiza
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–200
Flights from A Coruña Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–270
Flights from A Coruña Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–170
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Geneva International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–300
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Basel via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–210
Flights from A Coruña Airport to Geneva International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–340
Flights from A Coruña Airport to Geneva International Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–240
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–200
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–270
Flights from A Coruña Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–270
Flights from A Coruña Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–170
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–250
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–220
Flights from A Coruña Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–300
Flights from A Coruña Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–120
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from A Coruña Airport to Geneva International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–260
Flights from A Coruña Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–190
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–550
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–170
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Santiago De Compostela Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–360
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–210
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–210
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–210
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–200
- 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
Train from Genève to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–210
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe AVE
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santiago De Compostela to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–140
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Santiago De Compostela to La Coruna-San Cristobal
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–16
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Santiago De Compostela to La Coruna-San Cristobal
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–16
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Santiago De Compostela to Madrid Chamartín
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–100
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes to Avignon Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–200
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Santiago De Compostela to La Coruna-San Cristobal
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–12
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Santiago De Compostela to La Coruna-San Cristobal
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–12
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Avignon Tgv to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–120
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–19
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- 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
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Santiago de Compostela - Bus Station to Braga
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–27
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Braga to Geneva - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–260
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Clermont-Ferrand - Bus Station to Geneva - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–55
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Santiago de Compostela - Bus Station to Braga
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–26
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Clermont-Ferrand - Bus Station to Geneva - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
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
- Phone
- +351 21 75 24 524
- Website
- rede-expressos.pt
Bus from Estación de autobuses de Santiago de Compostela to Centro Coordenador de Transportes de Valença
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–19
- Website
- https://rede-expressos.pt/en
- Phone
- (+351) 258 454 303
- [email protected]
- Website
- barquense.pt
Bus from Centro Coordenador de Transportes de Valença to Clermont-Ferrand - Gare Routière
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–75
- Schedules at
- barquense.pt
- Book at
- barquense.pt
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