There are 4 ways to get from Zurich to Arolla by train, taxi, car, plane, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, taxi
best- Take the train from Zürich HB to BernIc1 / ...
- Take the train from Bern to VispIc8 / ...
- Take the train from Visp to SionIr / ...
- Take the taxi from Sion to Arolla
3h 41mCHF 220–361Drive 275.9 km
cheapest- Drive from Zurich to Arolla275.9 km
3h 51mCHF 45–65Fly, train, line 381 bus
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)ZRH - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Sion
- Take the bus from Sion, poste/gare to Arolla, Mt-Collon
6h 54mCHF 121–315Train, bus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to VispIc8 / ...
- Take the train from Visp to SionIr / ...
- Take the bus from Sion, poste/gare to Arolla, poste381
4h 55mCHF 68–160
Zurich to Arolla by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Arolla is to drive which costs SFr 40 - SFr 65 and takes 3h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Arolla is to train and taxi which takes 3h 41m and costs SFr 220 - SFr 370.
The distance between Zurich and Arolla is 294 km. The road distance is 275.9 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Arolla without a car is to train and taxi which takes 3h 41m and costs SFr 220 - SFr 370.
It takes approximately 3h 41m to get from Zurich to Arolla, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Zurich to Arolla is 276 km. It takes approximately 3h 51m to drive from Zurich to Arolla.
There are 3162+ hotels available in Arolla.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Arolla, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Zurich to Arolla. However, you can take the train to Bern, take the train to Visp, take the train to Sion, then take the taxi to Arolla. Alternatively, you can drive from Zurich to Arolla in around 3h 51m.
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- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Visp to Sion
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–13
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Sion
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to Visp
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +41 27 720 47 47
- info@regionalps.ch
- Website
- regionalps.ch
Train from Visp to Sion
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–31
- Schedules at
- regionalps.ch
- 2nd Class Ticket
- CHF 15–18
- 1st Class Ticket
- CHF 28–31
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Visp to Sion
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–55
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 35–55
- 2nd Class
- CHF 16–23
- Phone
- +41 (0)848 818 818
- info@postauto.ch
- Website
- postauto.ch
Bus from Sion, poste/gare to Arolla, Mt-Collon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–7
- Website
- https://www.postauto.ch
Bus from Sion, poste/gare to Arolla, poste
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–7
- Website
- https://www.postauto.ch
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Estimated price
- CHF 150–190
Taxi Phone Sion
- Phone
- +41 27 322 32 32
- Website
- taxiphonesion.ch
Taxi Mattei
- Phone
- +41 27 322 22 22
- Website
- taxi-mattei.ch
Taxi Dean
- Phone
- +41 78 600 36 27
- Website
- taxidean.ch
Taxi Bernard
- Phone
- +41 27 322 13 13
- Website
- taxi-bernard.ch
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