Which train station to Zermatt?

Täsch railway station Trains from Visp stop at Täsch station before continuing direct to Zermatt; passengers do not need to change. Visitors arriving by car board the shuttle train at Täsch station for the comfortable 12-minute journey to car-free Zermatt.



Because Zermatt is a strictly car-free village, the only way to reach it by rail is through the Zermatt Railway Station (Bahnhof Zermatt). However, your journey there depends on your starting point. Most international travelers will first take a national Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) train to Visp or Brig. At these transit hubs, you must transfer to the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn (MGB), a specialized narrow-gauge rack railway that is the only line capable of climbing the steep valley into Zermatt. If you are arriving by car, you cannot drive to Zermatt itself; you must park in the massive "Matterhorn Terminal" at the village of Täsch. From the Täsch station, a shuttle train (the Zermatt Shuttle) departs every 20 minutes for the 12-minute ride into the heart of Zermatt. Once you arrive at the Zermatt station, you will find electric taxis and horse-drawn carriages waiting to take you to your hotel, as internal combustion engines are completely banned within the village limits.

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