There are 5 ways to get from Ulm to Zermatt by train, ferry, or plane
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Train, ferry
best- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. StadtbahnhofRe5 / ...
- Take the ferry from Friedrichshafen Faehre to Romanshorn Autoquai215 / ...
- Take the train from Romanshorn to VispIc8
8h 5mCHF 132–255Train, fly to Zurich Airport
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Fly from Stuttgart Airport (STR) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)STR - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Visp
7h 54mCHF 184–414Train
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Friedrichsh. StadtbahnhofRe5 / ...
- Take the train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to SchaffhausenRe3
- Take the train from Winterthur to VispIc8
8h 54mCHF 144–201Train via Chur
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to MemmingenRs7
- Take the train from Memmingen to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof88
- Take the train from St. Margrethen SG to Chur
- Take the train from Chur to Zermatt, Bahnhof907
11h 47mTrain, fly to Milan Linate Airport
- Take the train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- 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
10h 7mCHF 171–418
Ulm to Zermatt by train, bus, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ulm to Zermatt is to train which costs SFr 140 - SFr 210 and takes 8h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Ulm to Zermatt is to train and fly which takes 7h 54m and costs SFr 180 - SFr 420.
No, there is no direct train from Ulm to Zermatt. However, there are services departing from Ulm Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Zermatt, Bahnhof via Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof, Schaffhausen, Winterthur and Visp. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 8h 54m.
The distance between Ulm and Zermatt is 450 km.
The best way to get from Ulm to Zermatt without a car is to train and ferry which takes 8h 5m and costs SFr 130 - SFr 260.
It takes approximately 8h 5m 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 Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof 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 Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof, Schaffhausen, Winterthur, and Visp in around 8h 54m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–270
- 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 95–220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Stuttgart Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–350
- Phone
- +49 731 1550-0
- servicecenter@dbregiobus-rab.de
- Website
- 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
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–15
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
Train from Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhof to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 11–15
- Schedules at
- meine-rab.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
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
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 17
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Memmingen to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Romanshorn to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–170
- 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
Train from Winterthur to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–96
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- service@gabw-bahn.de
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–27
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 14–18
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 18–27
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–29
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–40
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Standard Ticket
- CHF 16–24
- First Class
- CHF 30–40
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–26
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 17–25
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–27
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Ulm Hauptbahnhof to Memmingen
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–16
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 821 899825-44
- servus@go-ahead.bayern
- Website
- go-ahead.bayern
Train from Memmingen to Lindau, Reutin Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- go-ahead.bayern
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from St. Margrethen SG to Chur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +41 81 288 65 65
- info@glacierexpress.ch
- Website
- glacierexpress.ch
Train from Chur to Zermatt, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- 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
- +41 (0)848 642 442
- railcenter@mgbahn.ch
- Website
- matterhorngotthardbahn.ch
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
- +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 8–12
- 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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