There are 9 ways to get from Rotterdam to Zermatt by train (TGV), bus, train, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
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 10mCHF 149–502Bus, 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 103–252Train, fly to Geneva International Airport
- 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 124–378Train
- 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 / ...
15h 14mCHF 146–482Train, fly to Zurich Airport
- 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 179–448Train, fly to Basel
- 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 147–408Train, fly to Milan Linate Airport
- 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 34mCHF 126–372Train, fly to Milano Malpensa Airport
- 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 Busto Arsizio to Domodossolatrain
- Take the train from Brig Bahnhofplatz to Zermatt, Bahnhoftrain
9h 19mCHF 107–365Train, fly to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS)plane AMS - LYS
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Take the train from Genève to Visptrain
11h 46mCHF 176–532
Rotterdam to Zermatt by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Zermatt is to bus and train which costs SFr 100 - SFr 260 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 380.
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 10m.
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 10m and costs SFr 140 - SFr 500.
It takes approximately 11h 10m 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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What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Zermatt, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Rotterdam Centraal to Zermatt, Bahnhof via Paris Nord, Paris Gare De Lyon, Genève, and Visp in around 11h 10m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–310
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–330
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–330
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–330
- 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 60–180
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–170
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–180
- 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 55–330
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Basel
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–330
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–330
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–340
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–240
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–260
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–370
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–410
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Milano Malpensa Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–340
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–650
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–650
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–210
- Website
- airdolomiti.it
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–370
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–220
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 60–95
- 1st Class
- CHF 130–220
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 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–23
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Eindhoven to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–320
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 90–140
- 1st Class
- CHF 190–320
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–120
- 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 30–70
- 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 35–70
- 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
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
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 26–35
- Premium
- CHF 40–55
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Eindhoven to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–180
- 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
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–180
- 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 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
- +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 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Busto Arsizio to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–8
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Busto Arsizio to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 6–9
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 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 30–120
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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