There are 5 ways to get from Zermatt to Glarus by train, bus, or plane
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Train via Bern
best- Take the train from Zermatt to Visptrain R41 / ...
- Take the train from Visp to Berntrain Ic8 / ...
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich HBtrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Glarustrain S25
5h 48mCHF 99–203Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Visp to Spieztrain Ic8 / ...
- Take the bus from Interlaken Bahnhof West to Zürich HB Schweizerhofbus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Glarustrain S25
8h 20mCHF 73–174Train, fly
- Take the train from Visp to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane GVA - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Ziegelbrücketrain
8h 4mCHF 193–443Train
- Take the train from Zermatt to Visptrain R41 / ...
- Take the train from Visp to Zürich HBtrain Ic8 / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Glarustrain S25
6h 11mCHF 104–198Train #2
- Take the train from Zermatt to Brig Bahnhofplatztrain R42 / ...
- Take the train from Brig Bahnhofplatz to Andermatttrain R43 / ...
- Take the train from Göschenen to Arth-Goldautrain Ir
9h 4m
Zermatt to Glarus by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zermatt to Glarus is to train and bus which costs SFr 70 - SFr 180 and takes 8h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Zermatt to Glarus is to train via Bern which takes 5h 48m and costs SFr 95 - SFr 210.
No, there is no direct train from Zermatt to Glarus. However, there are services departing from Zermatt and arriving at Glarus via Visp, Bern and Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 5h 48m.
The distance between Zermatt and Glarus is 312 km.
The best way to get from Zermatt to Glarus without a car is to train via Bern which takes 5h 48m and costs SFr 95 - SFr 210.
It takes approximately 5h 48m to get from Zermatt to Glarus, including transfers.
Zermatt to Glarus train services, operated by Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn, depart from Zermatt station.
Zermatt to Glarus train services, operated by Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn, arrive at Visp station.
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What companies run services between Zermatt, Switzerland and Glarus, Canton of Glarus, Switzerland?
You can take a train from Zermatt to Glarus via Visp, Bern, and Zürich HB in around 5h 48m.
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–280
- Phone
- +41 (0)848 642 442
- railcenter@mgbahn.ch
- Website
- matterhorngotthardbahn.ch
Train from Zermatt to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- 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 Zermatt to Brig Bahnhofplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- 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
Train from Brig Bahnhofplatz to Andermatt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–80
- Website
- https://www.matterhorngotthardbahn.ch/en/
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 35–45
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 65–80
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Visp to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Glarus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–35
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Visp to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Visp to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Ziegelbrücke
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Visp to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–120
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Bern to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Göschenen to Arth-Goldau
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Visp to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 17–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 35–55
- 2nd Class
- CHF 17–24
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Visp to Spiez
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–8
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +41 81 288 65 65
- info@glacierexpress.ch
- Website
- glacierexpress.ch
Train from Brig Bahnhofplatz to Andermatt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- glacierexpress.ch
- Phone
- +41 44 552 0807
- contact@shuttler.ch
- Website
- shuttler.ch
Bus from Interlaken Bahnhof West to Zürich HB Schweizerhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–27
- Website
- https://shuttler.ch/
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