There are 9 ways to get from Rotterdam to Zermatt by train (Eurostar, TGV), bus, train, or plane
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Train via Paris
best- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Genevetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Genève to Visptrain Ir
11h 14mCHF 192–429Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Rotterdam to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB)bus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Visptrain Ic6 / ...
15h 2mCHF 98–223Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane AMS - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Visptrain
8h 23mCHF 124–353Train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Eindhoventrain
- Take the train from Eindhoven to Basel SBBtrain 43N
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Visptrain Ic6 / ...
16h 14mCHF 141–492Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane AMS - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Visptrain
- Take the train from Visp to Zermatt, Bahnhoftrain
8h 23mCHF 174–448Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Basel, train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Basel (BSL)plane AMS - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Visptrain
- Take the train from Visp to Zermatt, Bahnhoftrain
8h 36mCHF 142–408Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane AMS - MXP
- Take the train from Gallarate to Domodossolatrain
- Take the train from Brig Bahnhofplatz to Zermatt, Bahnhoftrain
9h 2mCHF 109–381Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane AMS - LIN
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Brigtrain
- Take the train from Brig Bahnhofplatz to Zermatt, Bahnhoftrain
9h 30mCHF 121–382Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraaltrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane BRU - MXP
- Take the train from Gallarate to Domodossolatrain
- Take the train from Brig Bahnhofplatz to Zermatt, Bahnhoftrain
9h 37mCHF 119–394
Rotterdam to Zermatt by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Zermatt is to bus and train which costs SFr 95 - SFr 230 and takes 15h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Zermatt is to train and fly which takes 8h 23m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 360.
No, there is no direct train from Rotterdam to Zermatt. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam Centraal and arriving at Zermatt, Bahnhof via Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon, Genève and Visp. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 11h 14m.
The distance between Rotterdam and Zermatt is 1180 km.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Zermatt without a car is to train via Paris which takes 11h 14m and costs SFr 190 - SFr 430.
It takes approximately 11h 14m to get from Rotterdam to Zermatt, including transfers.
Rotterdam to Zermatt train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), depart from Rotterdam Centraal station.
Rotterdam to Zermatt train services, operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS), arrive at Eindhoven station.
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You can take a train from Rotterdam Centraal to Zermatt, Bahnhof via Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon, Genève, and Visp in around 11h 14m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–310
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–290
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–320
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–320
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–180
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–190
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–180
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–170
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–220
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–250
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–290
Flights from Brussels Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–350
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–330
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–380
Flights from Brussels Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–250
Flights from Brussels Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–240
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Geneva International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–320
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–320
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–230
Flights from Brussels Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–180
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–180
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–350
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–180
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- CHF 90–130
- Comfort
- CHF 100–150
- Premium
- CHF 140–180
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–55
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- CHF 24–35
- Comfort
- CHF 25–35
- Premium
- CHF 40–55
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–65
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–140
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Genève to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–26
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 9–14
- 1st Class
- CHF 15–26
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Eindhoven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–22
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Eindhoven to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–330
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 95–140
- 1st Class
- CHF 200–330
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–24
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Eindhoven to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–190
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Eindhoven to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 (0)848 642 442
- railcenter@mgbahn.ch
- Website
- matterhorngotthardbahn.ch
Train from Visp to Zermatt, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–45
- Website
- https://www.matterhorngotthardbahn.ch/en/
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 20–25
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 35–45
Train from Brig Bahnhofplatz to Zermatt, Bahnhof
- 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 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 8
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- Phone
- +41 81 288 65 65
- info@glacierexpress.ch
- Website
- glacierexpress.ch
Train from Brig Bahnhofplatz to Zermatt, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- glacierexpress.ch
- 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
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–13
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 9–13
- 1st Class
- CHF 13–20
- Phone
- +31302035833
- info@europeansleeper.eu
- Website
- europeansleeper.eu
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–28
- Website
- https://www.europeansleeper.eu/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Rotterdam to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB)
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–85
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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