How to get to Aletsch Glacier and Sunnegga with the cable cars?
A traveler named Debbie is heading to Switzerland in two weeks, planning to stay in Brig and Chur. She wants to know how to visit the Aletsch Glacier, including details on train schedules and operational cable cars, as well as where the Sunnegga funicular leads to in Zermatt.
- Check the Aletsch Arena mountain transport timetables for accurate schedules and options.
- To see the Aletsch Glacier, use viewing points like Riederalp or Bettmerhorn, with the closest station to Brig being Riederalp.
- From Brig, take the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn train to Betten to reach Bettmerhorn by cable car.
- The Sunnegga funicular is next to the gondola that goes to Blauherd.
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Hi everyone. I’m travelling to Switzerland in 2 weeks and staying in Brig and Chur. I’m trying to find out how to see the Aletsch glacier but can’t work out trains and which cable car is operating.
Also where does the cable car go from at the Sunnegga funicular Zermatt?
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Hi Debbie,
Timetables for the Aletsch Arena mountain transport options can be found here:
https://www.aletscharena.ch/en/planning-booking/timetable-operating-hours
Information for visiting one of the viewpoints, the Eggishorn, is here:
https://www.myswissalps.com/activity/eggishorn/
Re Sunnegga, do you mean the gondola to Blauherd? It is adjacent to the funicular mountain station at Sunnegga. You might find this information useful:
https://www.myswissalps.com/activity/sunnegga-rothorn/
Hope this helps!
Alpenrose
Thank you 🙏 😀
Hi GRJDebbie,
You can view the Aletsch Glacier from three viewing points – Riederalp – Hohfluh, Bettmerhorn and Eggishorn. From Brig, the closest would be Riederalp. I prefer the views from Bettmerhorn. Also, I enjoy walking through the charming village of Bettmeralp to get to the Bettmerhorn gondola. To get to Bettmerhorn from Brig, take the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn train to Betten (if you want to go to Riederalp, get down in Morel which is the station before Betten). In Betten, take the cable car to Bettemeralp , then walk to gondola station at the end of the villlage.
You can find further details here: https://www.myswissalps.com/activity/bettmerhorn/
Hope this helps.
Regards,
Anna
Anna thank you so much for the information. Much appreciated. Debbie
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