A beautifully charming Swiss village, Zermatt is a favourite amongst international jetsetters! As the highest altitude and largest snow sport location in the Alps, Zermatt offers an absolute snow guarantee.  Located right near the Italian border it is surrounded by the most beautiful mountain in the world, the Matterhorn and its spectacular pyramid of 4000m high peaks making for breathtaking views!

With its quaint car-free village (except for electric cars), 365 days of snow and 350km of piste it is often described as a mountain lover’s heaven.

World renowned, with plenty of impressive blue and red runs, wide open runs for learning, world famous black runs and moguls and not to mention some of the best off-piste in the Alps, Zermatt lives up to its reputation as a fantastic playground for skiers and boarders of all levels.

Divided into 3 separate areas, with a ski pass that covers them all, you can ski at the Rothorn paradise (3103m), the Gornergrat (3089m), or up on the glacier area which is the Klein Matterhorn (3883m). You have unlimited skiing and snowboarding between Switzerland and Italy! No other resort offers this.

The Gravity Park is a world-class terrain full of super-pipes, rails and loads of other creative obstacles for those seeking more adrenaline soaked adventures.

 Zermatt offers amazing Heli sking starting at an altitude of 4,200 m, traversing down for 2,600m! Also worth a mention is the famous Moonlight skiing, where you enjoy a drunken meal at 3,883m and then ski down the longest downhill run in the Matterhorn guided only by the light of the moon! 

Zermatt's nightlife is legendary!  When it comes to Apes-ski the fun starts even before the lifts close. In addition to stopping on the way down for a beer or Glühwein (and assuming you can still make it down…) Zermatt has plenty of lively bars and nightspots to ensure all levels of drinking are catered for! There is also a huge variety of restaurants ranging from Michelin starred to a McDonald's. 

Distance from Calais: 924km

Closest City: Brig/ Täsch

Directions:

• Most of the drive is via major highways, with toll fees adding up to roughly €40 • Motorists can only drive as far as Täsch. The last 7 km must be travelled by bus, train (approximately every 20 minutes the ride takes 11 minutes) or taxi as it is a car-free resort. • In winter it is recommended you reserve your parking space well in advance (tel: +41 27 967 33 66). The car park is just outside the village of Täsch, three miles from Zermatt. For a route planner try: Via Michellin

If you are driving from the UK, visit our self drive advice page

Closest Airport: Geneva

Info:

For Zermatt, the most convenient airports are Geneva and Zurich. Sion is closer but has limited flights How to get from the airport to resort? Both Geneva and Zurich airports are fully integrated into the Swiss rail network, meaning you can simply check luggage and skis directly through to Zermatt, and board a train (under the airport terminal) within an hour. Visit the online train timetable to book in advance. From either direction, one straight forward change of trains at Brig or Visp is normally required. At Brig you change to an old fashioned little cog-wheel train for the 60 minute journey up the valley. Train travel time to Zermatt is 4 hours from Geneva, 3½ from Zürich. Car hire options from airports: Driving time to Zermatt is: 3 ½ hours from Geneva 4 ½ from Zürich 4 hours from Milan in Italy Taxi options from airports: Airport Transfers: www.airporttransfers.co.uk From Geneva: www.geneva-skitransfers.com

For information on flights and airport transfers please visit our transport pages

Closest Station: Visp

Info:

For train routes and journey details, please see the following 3 websites: http://www.voyages-sncf.com/ http://www.eurostar.com http://www.eurostar.com There is no direct train service to Zermatt. It requires an initial journey via Eurostar from London Waterloo or Ashford (Kent) to Paris. From Paris, the most practical option is to catch a high-speed TGV train to Lausanne (3 hours, 40 minutes). At Lausanne transfer to the hourly InterCity train to Visp & Brig (Swiss Transfer Ticket). At Visp change for the narrow gauge train that takes you up the Mattertal Valley into Zermatt. You can book the shuttle train from Tasch http://www.matterhornterminal.ch

For information on transfers from the train station to resort please visit our transport pages