There are 4 ways to get from Zermatt to Grimes by train, plane, car, or bus
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Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly to Des Moines
best- Take the train from Visp to Bern
- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Des Moines (DSM)ZRH - DSM
20h 34m$946–2,563Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport, drive
cheapest- Take the train from Zermatt, Bahnhof to Brig Bahnhofplatz
- Take the train from Domodossola to Gallarate
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD)MXP - FOD
- Drive from Fort Dodge Municipal Airport (FOD) to Grimes
33h 35m$326–1,164Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Des Moines
- Take the train from Zermatt, Bahnhof to Brig Bahnhofplatz
- Take the train from Domodossola to Gallarate
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Des Moines (DSM)MXP - DSM
20h 38m$502–1,798Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Mason City, bus
- Take the train from Zermatt, Bahnhof to Brig Bahnhofplatz
- Take the train from Domodossola to Gallarate
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Mason City (MCW)MXP - MCW
- Take the bus from Mason City to Des Moines
26h 38m$358–1,258
Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Des Moines (DSM) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zermatt to Grimes is to train and fly and drive which costs $320 - $1,200 and takes 33h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Zermatt to Grimes is to train and fly which takes 20h 34m and costs $900 - $2,600.
The distance between Zermatt and Grimes is 4874 miles.
It takes approximately 20h 34m to get from Zermatt to Grimes, including transfers.
Grimes is 7h behind Zermatt. It is currently 1:20 AM in Zermatt and 6:20 PM in Grimes.
There are 209+ hotels available in Grimes.
What companies run services between Zermatt, Switzerland and Grimes, IA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Zermatt to Grimes. However, you can take the train to Visp, take the train to Bern, take the train to Zürich Flughafen, walk to Zurich Airport (ZRH) airport, fly to Des Moines (DSM), then take the taxi to Grimes. Alternatively, you can take the train to Brig Bahnhofplatz, walk to Brig, take the train to Domodossola, take the train to Gallarate, take the train to Malpensa Aeroporto T1, walk to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) airport, fly to Des Moines (DSM), then take the taxi to Grimes.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
Flights from Zurich Airport to Des Moines via Brussels, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $440–1,700
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,600
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Fort Dodge Municipal Airport via Frankfurt, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 48m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Mason City via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Mason City via Frankfurt, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Mason City via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 1m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Mason City via Dublin, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 1m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Mason City via Amsterdam Schiphol, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 6m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Mason City via Munich, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Des Moines via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 36m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,900
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Des Moines via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $450–1,700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Des Moines via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Des Moines via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–2,000
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Visp to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 (0)848 642 442
- railcenter@mgbahn.ch
- Website
- matterhorngotthardbahn.ch
Train from Zermatt, Bahnhof to Brig Bahnhofplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
- Schedules at
- Swiss Railways
- 2nd Class Ticket
- $30–40
- 1st Class Ticket
- $55–70
- Phone
- +41 81 288 65 65
- info@glacierexpress.ch
- Website
- glacierexpress.ch
Train from Zermatt, Bahnhof to Brig Bahnhofplatz
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- glacierexpress.ch
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Domodossola to Gallarate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +39.06.5210550
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Domodossola to Gallarate
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–18
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- $12–18
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Mason City to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–70
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
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