[Anonymous]

15 February 2022 at 7:30:32 #826506

Hi,

I need some help about getting to Zermatt from Chamonix as the Swiss Travel Pass is no longer included the Chamonix area.

If I want to use the Swiss Travel Pass in the Switzerland side, what is the most appropreate way to book the train?

Can I buy a ticket for Chamonix to Zermatt and use the Swiss Travel Pass as a discount?

OR I need to to book two rides separately? (Chamonix to a station at the Frence boarder then to Zermatt)

Thank you

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[Anna]

Reply 1 of 4 • 15 February 2022 at 10:11:26 #938629

Hi SwissSeal,

Welcome to MySwissAlps.

I suggest taking this route: Zermatt – Martigny – Vallorcine – Chamonix Mt Blanc. Please use the SBB timetable to find your train connection. The Swiss Travel Pass is valid for the section between Zermatt and Vallorcine (the French border town) so there’s no need to get a ticket for this leg and you don’t a seat reservation either. Just choose a connection and board the train.

You would need to get a ticket for your journey between Vallorcine and Chamonix. You can find information about buying tickets to France here: http://www.myswissalps.com/traintickets/france

You can download and view the Swiss Travel Pass validity map here: http://www.myswissalps.com/swisstravelpass/validity

Regards,

Anna

[User]

Reply 2 of 4 • 16 February 2022 at 2:17:13 #938630

The Chamonix – Martigny railway is a joint operation between French National Railways and the Martigny regional railway (the latter being part of the Swiss national travel network).

Your STP is valid as soon as the train is in Swiss territory. You will need to buy a French ticket as far as the frontier station

The border station is Le Châtelard-Frontière.

So, the simplest option is to buy a ticket locally in Chamonix for the Chamonix – Le Chatelard journey

[User]

Reply 3 of 4 • 17 February 2022 at 1:39:52 #938631

Thank you so much Anna and 1960man.

I wonder is this route is the same as The Mont Blanc Express?

[User]

Reply 4 of 4 • 17 February 2022 at 2:10:41 #938632

Mont Blanc Express is the brand name chosen a few years ago when new trains were introduced – designed to be interoperable on the French and Swiss sections – the line remains the same as it ever was (I first did the day trip circuit from Geneva in the 1960s)