Direct train from Zurich airport to ski resort
A traveler is looking for ski resorts that can be accessed directly by train from Zurich airport without transfers. They specifically want to avoid changing trains during their journey. The replies clarify that no ski resorts are reachable without a transfer, but several can be accessed with just one change.
- The best ski resorts near Zurich airport like Engelberg and Zermatt require only one train change.
- For high-demand destinations like the Engadine, expect to change trains multiple times during the year due to line closures.
- Consider using the Swiss Travel Pass for unlimited travel on trains and discounts on mountain excursions.
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Hello, are there any ski resorts that are accessible by train directly from the Zurich airport without any transfers? Thank you!
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Hi Lgici,
I can recommend the Upper Engadine region (http://www.myswissalps.com/upperengadine), but you have to change once.
There are also great ski resorts in the Lake Lucerne area (http://www.myswissalps.com/lakelucerne), and it is also close to Zurich.
For more ski resorts please visit http://www.myswissalps.com/wheretogo/winter.
Ildiko
There is no ski resort accessible without any ‘transfers’. This is because in Switzerland (unlike France and Austria), no standard track gauge main lines reach high enough to be considered as direct stations at ski resorts.
A small number of ski resorts are accessible from Zurich Flughafen with just one change of train, these include:
Engelberg (change once at Luzern)
Zermatt (change once at Visp)
Grindelwald (change once at Interlaken Ost)
Gstaad (change once at Spiez)
Other resorts are accessible with 2 changes, one of which would be Zurich HB (Zurich main station)
Note that to get from Zurich Airport to the Engadine (eg St Moritz), you must change trains more than once through most of 2023 due to line closures for works.
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