Chamonix to Zermatt via Martigny by train
A traveler is planning a trip from Chamonix to Zermatt around mid-April and is seeking advice on train routes since part of the Mt Blanc Express is closed. They want to ensure their travel method is the best and are curious about the total travel time.
- Traveling in mid-April should not be affected by closures on the Mt Blanc Express
- You can expect the journey from Chamonix to Zermatt to take about 3 hours and 35 minutes with several train changes
- Check the SBB timetable for all transportation options, including boats and different types of trains.
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I was looking at routes, looks like the Mt Blanc Express has a closure for most of their rail system till October? ( looked on their site) I was planning on taking a connection from Martigny via the SBB train system to Zermatt. Any advice?
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Hi EMT760,
You are traveling mid-April, right?
If yes, it won’t be a problem for you, as you are traveling from Chamonix to Zermatt via Vallorcine and Le Trétien and not via St.Gervais.
The route from St. Gervais to Vallorcine (you take this route from Chamonix not from St. Gervais) will be affected only between 7 September and 8th November, so out of your traveling dates for sure.
Same, although you are traveling via Vallorcine and Le Trétien, that route will be closed only between 12 October and 22 November.
The third restriction is not for your route, so no worries.
You can check the timetable at http://www.myswissalps.com/timetable.
Ildiko
Ildiko,
I appreciate your responses here and the other post!. But yes, around April 20-24 or so. Ok, that makes sense. Would you say the total trip time is around 4 hours or so to Zermatt?
Also is this the best method of travel? I couldn’t find any buses. I’m happy with the rail way, it looks very scenic.
If you check the SBB timetable it is so clever that it will show you all of the transportation modes, actually you can even select what do you want to use (like boats, different types of trains etc).
According to the timetable it takes 3 hours and 35 mins to get from Chamonix to Zermatt. You need to change several times, like in Vallorcine (France), Martigny and Visp.
Ildiko
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