There are 4 ways to get from Ulm to Zermatt by train, plane, or ferry
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Train
best- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Lindau, Reutin BahnhofRe3 / ...
- Take the train from Lindau-Reutin to WinterthurEc
- Take the train from Winterthur to VispIc8
8h 35mCHF 120–210Train, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Wendlingen
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)STR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Visp
- Take the train from Visp to Zermatt, Bahnhof
7h 47mCHF 177–401Train, ferry
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. StadtbahnhofRe5 / ...
- Take the ferry from Friedrichshafen Faehre to Romanshorn Autoquai215 / ...
- Take the train from Romanshorn to BrigIc8
- Take the train from Brig Bahnhofplatz to Zermatt, BahnhofGex
8h 43mCHF 137–264Train, fly to Milan Linate Airport
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Wendlingen
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)STR - LIN
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Brig
- Take the train from Brig Bahnhofplatz to Zermatt, Bahnhof
10hCHF 164–385
Ulm to Zermatt by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ulm to Zermatt is to train which costs SFr 120 - SFr 210 and takes 8h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Ulm to Zermatt is to train and fly which takes 7h 47m and costs SFr 170 - SFr 410.
No, there is no direct train from Ulm to Zermatt. However, there are services departing from Ulm Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Zermatt, Bahnhof via Lindau-Reutin, Winterthur and Visp. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 35m.
The distance between Ulm and Zermatt is 506 km.
The best way to get from Ulm to Zermatt without a car is to train which takes 8h 35m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 210.
It takes approximately 8h 35m to get from Ulm to Zermatt, including transfers.
Ulm to Zermatt train services, operated by DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB), depart from Ulm Hauptbahnhof station.
Ulm to Zermatt train services, operated by DB ZugBus Regionalverkehr Alb-Bodensee GmbH (RAB), arrive at Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof station.
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What companies run services between Ulm, Germany and Zermatt, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Zermatt, Bahnhof via Lindau-Reutin, Winterthur, and Visp in around 8h 35m.
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- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–240
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Milan Linate Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–230
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–340
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- meine-rab.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–20
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–17
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Lindau-Reutin to Winterthur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 34
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Winterthur to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Romanshorn to Brig
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–170
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Wendlingen
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–17
- 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
- Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
- Schedules at
- Swiss Railways
- 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
- Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
- Schedules at
- Swiss Railways
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 25–31
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 45–55
- 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
- +49 (0) 7531 3640-0
- info@bsb.de
- Website
- bsb.de
Ferry from Friedrichshafen Faehre to Romanshorn Autoquai
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 8–11
- Website
- https://www.bsb.de/en
- Phone
- +41 71 466 78 88
- info@sbsag.ch
- Website
- bodensee-schiffe.ch
Ferry from Friedrichshafen Faehre to Romanshorn Autoquai
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- bodensee-schiffe.ch
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