There are 7 ways to get from Spain to Zermatt by train (Renfe, 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
best- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain Ter
- Take the train from Genève to Visptrain
13h 15mCHF 125–243Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane BCN - MXP
- Take the train from Gallarate to Domodossolatrain
- Take the train from Brig Bahnhofplatz to Zermatttrain
9hCHF 73–233Bus, train
- Take the bus from Barcelona to Genevabus FlixBus N788
- Take the train from Genève to Visptrain Ir90 / ...
15h 15mCHF 87–198Fly Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane BCN - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Visptrain
8h 32mCHF 82–225Fly Son Sant Joan Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Son Sant Joan Airport (PMI) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane PMI - MXP
- Take the train from Gallarate to Domodossolatrain
- Take the train from Brig Bahnhofplatz to Zermatttrain
8h 54mCHF 76–253Fly Valencia Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Valencia Airport (VLC) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane VLC - MXP
- Take the train from Gallarate to Domodossolatrain
- Take the train from Brig Bahnhofplatz to Zermatttrain
9h 17mCHF 82–283Fly Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
- Fly from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane MAD - MXP
- Take the train from Gallarate to Domodossolatrain
- Take the train from Brig Bahnhofplatz to Zermatttrain
9h 40mCHF 77–253
Spain to Zermatt by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Spain to Zermatt is to bus and train which costs SFr 85 - SFr 200 and takes 15h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Spain to Zermatt is to fly and train which takes 8h 32m and costs SFr 80 - SFr 230.
No, there is no direct train from Spain to Zermatt. However, there are services departing from Barcelona-Plaça De Catalunya and arriving at Zermatt via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, Genève and Visp. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 15m.
The distance between Spain and Zermatt is 1053 km.
The best way to get from Spain to Zermatt without a car is to train which takes 13h 15m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 250.
It takes approximately 13h 15m to get from Spain to Zermatt, including transfers.
Spain to Zermatt train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, depart from Barcelona-Sants station.
Spain to Zermatt train services, operated by Renfe Viajeros, arrive at Lyon Part Dieu station.
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You can take a train from Barcelona-Plaça De Catalunya to Zermatt via Barcelona-Sants, Lyon Part Dieu, Genève, and Visp in around 13h 15m.
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–90
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–85
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–150
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–140
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–90
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–85
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–150
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 27–140
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–120
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Geneva International Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 25–120
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–75
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–75
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–130
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–90
Flights from Valencia Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–140
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–100
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–80
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–75
Flights from Valencia Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–120
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–100
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–130
- Website
- aireuropa.com
Flights from Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–180
- Website
- singaporeair.com
Flights from Barcelona–El Prat Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–95
- Website
- neosair.it
Flights from Son Sant Joan Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–270
Rome2Rio's guide to Renfe Viajeros
Contact Details
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–65
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- 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
- +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 30–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 30–40
- 1st Class
- CHF 50–65
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Genève to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–65
- 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
- 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 7–8
- 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 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Barcelona to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Barcelona to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–65
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Barcelona to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–90
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
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