Switzerland
ZermattHow to Get to Zermatt
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Getting there
Your easiest way to Zermatt
Zermatt is car-free. Every visitor arrives by the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn from Visp or Brig, or parks in Tasch and takes the shuttle train. Zurich and Geneva are the usual airports.
- Geneva Airport (GVA)4h 36m
- ZermattArrival point used for calculations: Zermatt
Search flights to Geneva Airport (GVA)
Journey times from Routavio data, updated 5 Oct 2026.
Airports compared
Which airport to fly into
We compare the airports around Zermatt by the fastest public-transport connection Routavio found from each one.
| Airport | Distance to Zermatt | Fastest onward | Transfers / modes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geneva Airport (GVA)Geneva Airport is 129 km away in a straight line. | Distance to Zermatt: 129 km | Fastest onward: 4h 36m | 1 transfer (Train) |
| Milan Malpensa (MXP)Milan Malpensa is 88 km away in a straight line. | Distance to Zermatt: 88 km | Fastest onward: not verified | not verified |
| Bern Airport (BRN)Bern Airport is 101 km away in a straight line. | Distance to Zermatt: 101 km | Fastest onward: not verified | not verified |
| Zurich Airport (ZRH)Zurich Airport is 172 km away in a straight line. | Distance to Zermatt: 172 km | Fastest onward: not verified | not verified |
Plan your trip
A destination for every season
There are two main seasons. Winter, roughly December to April, is for skiing. Summer, roughly late June to September, is for hiking, and most mountain lifts run then. In May and November many lifts close for maintenance and the town is quiet.
Winter
Ski season, with lifts and pistes open.
Dec – Apr
Summer
Hiking season, and most mountain lifts run.
Jun – Sept
Autumn
A quiet town; lifts close again in November.
Oct – Nov
Spring
Quiet weeks; many lifts close for maintenance in May.
May – Jun
Season photos: Winter, Kabelleger / David Gubler (http://www.bahnbilder.ch), CC BY-SA 3.0; Summer, Andrew Bossi, CC BY-SA 2.5; Autumn, Alma Chen, CC BY-SA 4.0; Spring, Joshua Earle joshuaearle, CC0
Before you go
Before you go
Getting around once there
- Private cars cannot drive in. You arrive by public transport and get around on foot or by local transport.
- Routavio's journey times end at Zermatt, the usual arrival point.
Frequently asked questions
- Can you get to Zermatt without a car?
- Yes, and you have to: Zermatt is car-free, so the last part of the trip is by public transport.
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Sources and method
Durable access facts come from operator and tourism-authority information. Journey times, transfers and prices are calculated by Routavio's route engine from operator timetables and flight data and refreshed nightly. An airport marked "not verified" is geographically plausible but Routavio has not yet confirmed a public-transport route from it.
Routavio lists an airport when the ground leg from it is within 300 km in a straight line, the limit it uses for a last-mile transfer.