There are 8 ways to get from Costa Rica to Zermatt by plane or train
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Fly to Zurich Airport, train
best- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane SJO - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
- Take the train from Bern to Visptrain
17h 39mCHF 571–1,576Fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane SJO - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Take the train from Genève to Visptrain
24h 31mCHF 476–1,526Fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane SJO - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Visptrain
19h 27mCHF 561–1,206Fly to Basel, train
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Basel (BSL)plane SJO - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Visptrain
22h 23mCHF 588–1,351Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane SJO - MXP
- Take the train from Gallarate to Domodossolatrain
- Take the train from Brig Bahnhofplatz to Zermatttrain
20h 49mCHF 510–943Fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane SJO - LIN
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Brigtrain
- Take the train from Brig Bahnhofplatz to Zermatttrain
20h 47mCHF 493–1,090Fly to Turin Caselle Airport, train
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Turin Caselle Airport (TRN)plane SJO - TRN
- Take the train from Torino Porta di Susa to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Brigtrain
- Take the train from Brig Bahnhofplatz to Zermatttrain
24h 16mCHF 579–1,075Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane SJO - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Visptrain
21h 28mCHF 508–1,566
Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Costa Rica to Zermatt is to fly and train which costs SFr 490 - SFr 1100 and takes 20h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Costa Rica to Zermatt is to fly and train which takes 17h 39m and costs SFr 550 - SFr 1600.
The distance between Costa Rica and Zermatt is 9656 km.
It takes approximately 17h 39m to get from Costa Rica to Zermatt, including transfers.
Zermatt is 8h ahead of Costa Rica. It is currently 10:02 AM in Costa Rica and 6:02 PM in Zermatt.
There are 2284+ hotels available in Zermatt.
What companies run services between Costa Rica and Zermatt, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Costa Rica to Zermatt. However, you can take the bus to Parada Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría, walk to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) airport, fly to Zurich Airport (ZRH), walk to Zürich Flughafen, take the train to Bern, take the train to Visp, then take the train to Zermatt. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Parada Aeropuerto Internacional Juan Santamaría, walk to Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) airport, fly to Geneva International Airport (GVA), walk to Genève-Aéroport, take the train to Visp, then take the train to Zermatt.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 410–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 410–1,400
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Zurich Airport, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 420–650
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–950
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,000
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Zurich Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 390–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 450–950
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,100
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 400–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 410–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 490–700
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Frankfurt via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 440–900
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Basel via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Turin Caselle Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–1,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Zurich Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Geneva International Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,500
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Basel via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–1,300
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,600
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,400
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,200
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–950
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Frankfurt via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,100
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 450–1,000
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–850
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,200
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Juan Santamaría International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 280–1,000
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–130
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–210
- 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 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
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–19
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–19
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Gallarate to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–8
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Gallarate to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–16
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +41 (0)848 642 442
- railcenter@mgbahn.ch
- 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
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
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Milano Centrale to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–80
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 55–80
- 2nd Class
- CHF 35–50
Train from Milano Centrale to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–80
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 55–80
- 2nd Class
- CHF 35–50
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–50
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–55
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +39 06 8937 1892
- Website
- italotreno.it
Train from Torino Porta di Susa to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–35
- Website
- https://www.italotreno.it/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–15
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
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