Route options from Zermatt to Munich
A traveler is planning a journey from Zermatt to Munich, leaving around 09:00 and considering whether to stay overnight or make the trip in one go. They have Swiss half fare passes and seek advice on the best travel options, ideally enjoying some scenery along the way.
- You can effectively travel from Zermatt to Munich in one day by taking the fast inter-city route with just two train changes.
- Utilize the Swiss Saver Day Pass for your journey from Zermatt to St Margrethen and buy a separate ticket for the segment to Munich.
- Booking the Saver Day Pass early online ensures a lower price, especially if you have a Swiss Half Fare Card.
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- The next part of our plans is to get to Munich from Zermatt. We plan to leave at about 09h00 from Zermatt and have one night to stayover enroute.
- Wehave Swiss half fare passes.
- or, is it possible to do this in one go combining the half fare passes with Swiss day saver passes. Which I believe are valid till 05h00 the following morning.
- We travel by Glacier express to Zermatt. So change of scenery will be good.
- Any recommendations will be appreciated.
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You can fairly easily do Zermatt – München in one day.
As you will have been in the mountains and reached Zermatt via the Glacier Express route, there is really only one route that is a sensible alternative to backtracking over already covered ground. So the simplest and best way to München is to go the fast inter – city route. A Swiss Saver Day Pass would be valid all the way from Zermatt to St Margrethen. You would need a German ticket from St Margrethen to München.
Route with the fewest changes of train (just 2) is:
Zermatt – Visp (1 hours approx) – MGB narrow gauge train
Visp – Bern – Zurich (2 hours) – double deck inter city train – travel on the upper deck for good views of passing scenery
Zurich – München (3 hours 30 mins) – Eurocity tilting train
eg
Zermatt depart 07.37
Munchen arr 15.04
Note the same pattern is repeated every 2 hours so there is also 09.37 – 17.04
Hi Tron,
I agree with 1960man. Taking the fastest route will get you from Zermatt to Munich on the same day. To search for other connections on the same route, please use the SBB timetable. The Saver Day pass is cheaper if you book early online and is even more discounted if you have a Swiss Half Fare Card.
For tickets from the Swiss border to Germany, you can find more details here: http://www.myswissalps.com/traintickets/germany
Safe travel.
Regards,
Anna
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