There are 7 ways to get from Madison to Zermatt by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Geneva International Airport, train
best- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane MSN - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Visptrain
19h 40mCHF 417–1,537Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departuresbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane ORD - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
- Take the train from Bern to Visptrain
18h 20mCHF 286–667Fly Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane MSN - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Berntrain
- Take the train from Bern to Visptrain
19h 46mCHF 432–1,657Fly Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane MSN - MXP
- Take the train from Gallarate to Domodossolatrain
- Take the train from Brig Bahnhofplatz to Zermatttrain
20h 30mCHF 351–1,293Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departuresbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane ORD - MXP
- Take the train from Gallarate to Domodossolatrain
- Take the train from Brig Bahnhofplatz to Zermatttrain
18h 58mCHF 305–823Bus to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Take the bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airportbus
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane MKE - MXP
- Take the train from Gallarate to Domodossolatrain
- Take the train from Brig Bahnhofplatz to Zermatttrain
21h 51mCHF 367–1,405Bus to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Frankfurt, train
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departuresbus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane ORD - 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 20mCHF 290–738
Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Madison to Zermatt is to bus and fly and train which costs SFr 280 - SFr 700 and takes 18h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Madison to Zermatt is to bus and fly and train which takes 18h 20m and costs SFr 280 - SFr 700.
The distance between Madison and Zermatt is 7313 km.
It takes approximately 19h 40m to get from Madison to Zermatt, including transfers.
Zermatt is 6h ahead of Madison. It is currently 10:14 AM in Madison and 4:14 PM in Zermatt.
There are 2361+ hotels available in Zermatt.
What companies run services between Madison, WI, USA and Zermatt, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Madison to Zermatt. However, you can take the bus to Airport at Terminal Door 6, walk to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) airport, fly to Geneva International Airport (GVA), walk to Genève-Aéroport, take the train to Visp, then take the train to Zermatt. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Airport at Terminal Door 6, walk to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN) 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.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Geneva International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,300
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Geneva International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,600
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Zurich Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,400
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,400
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Zurich Airport via Newark, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,600
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Zurich Airport via Newark, Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,400
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Zurich Airport via Newark, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,400
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Zurich Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,600
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Zurich Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,600
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Milano Malpensa Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–800
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,500
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 53m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Geneva International Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,600
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Zurich Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 370–1,600
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Zurich Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 380–1,600
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Milano Malpensa Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 56m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,400
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Milano Malpensa Airport via Detroit, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 39m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 210–300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–750
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Detroit, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 350–1,500
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Boston, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 53m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 360–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 260–470
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Geneva International Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,300
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Geneva International Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,300
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Geneva International Airport via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,300
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Milano Malpensa Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–650
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 58m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,300
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–700
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Geneva International Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 330–1,300
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Geneva International Airport via Boston, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,300
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Milano Malpensa Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–650
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Detroit, Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–700
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Zurich Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,400
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Milano Malpensa Airport via Boston, Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–650
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Geneva International Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 340–1,300
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 180–700
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–700
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Milano Malpensa Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,200
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Boston
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 43m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 320–1,300
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Zurich Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–390
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–270
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Milano Malpensa Airport via Detroit, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 51m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 300–1,200
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field to Milano Malpensa Airport via Detroit, Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 39m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 310–1,200
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Frankfurt via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 230–290
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–190
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–120
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–180
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Gallarate to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- 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 40m
- 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
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–95
- 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 6–17
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–85
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Basel SBB to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–19
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +1 608-752-5407
- vangalder@coachusa.com
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 Departures
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–35
- Website
- https://www.coachusa.com/van-galder-bus-company
- Phone
- +1 414-266-4409
- ticketinfo@badgerbus.com
- Website
- badgerbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–26
- Website
- https://badgerbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–14
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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