There are 2 ways to get from Zermatt to Glacier Express by train
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No, there is no direct train from Zermatt to Glacier Express. However, there are services departing from Zermatt and arriving at Preda via Visp, Bern, Zürich HB and Chur. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 1m.
The distance between Zermatt and Glacier Express is 428 km.
The best way to get from Zermatt to Glacier Express without a car is to train via Zurich which takes 8h 1m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 1m to get from Zermatt to Glacier Express, including transfers.
Zermatt to Glacier Express train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Visp station.
Zermatt to Glacier Express train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at Bern station.
There are 1353+ hotels available in Glacier Express.
What companies run services between Zermatt, Switzerland and Glacier Express, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Zermatt to Glacier Express via Visp, Bern, Zürich HB, Chur, and Preda in around 8h 1m.
Train from Visp to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Bern to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Chur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Bern to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–45
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Zürich HB to Chur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–45
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
- Phone
- +41 81 288 65 65
- [email protected]
- Website
- Rhätische Bahn
Train from Chur to Preda
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- Rhätische Bahn
- Phone
- +41 81 288 65 65
- [email protected]
- Website
- glacierexpress.ch
Train from Zermatt, Bahnhof to Tiefencastel, staziun
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- glacierexpress.ch
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