The Snow Co travel guide to Zermatt

Travelling from the UK

Nearest airports

Basel 128 miles
Geneva 145 miles
Zurich 145 miles

Who flies where? (To go direct to the airline click on their logo)

fly to Basel from Gatwick and Heathrow,
fly to Geneva from Gatwick and Heathrow
fly to Zurich from Gatwick and Heathrow


fly to Basel from Liverpool, Luton and Stansted
fly to Geneva from Belfast, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol, Edinburgh, East Midlands, Gatwick, Glasgow, Liverpool, Luton, Newcastle and Stansted
fly to Zurich from Luton

SWISS
fly to Basel from London City
fly to Geneva from Heathrow and London City
fly to Zurich from Birmingham, Dublin, Heathrow, London City and Manchester

fly to Geneva from Birmingham, Cardiff, East Midlands and Manchester

fly to Geneva from Newquay, Jersey, Isle of Man, Exeter, Norwich and Southampton

Getting from the airport

Shared and private transfers from airport to resort (Train is required for last few miles of transfer as Zermatt is traffic free)

International rail connections link to Brig where the modern narrow-gauge Zermatt railway will take you to the resort. For further information and the best online train timetable that we have found click here

Hire a Car - click on the logo for a direct link

By train

International rail connections link to Brig where the modern narrow-gauge Zermatt railway will take you to the resort. For further information on international rail travel to Brig click here
For information on rail travel from Brig to Zermatt click here

Self Drive
Zermatt is approximately 574 miles from Calais via Reims. Dijon and Lausanne

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Travelling from America

Fly to Geneva Airport and follow directions as for arrivals from the UK