[Blueginger]

11 October 2023 at 9:05:01 #830890

Hello from Singapore!

With PEAK2PEAK card, I will visit Gornergrat and Matterhorn Glacier. In between the journey, can I hop on & hop off to these places without paying extra ?

– Riffelberg

– Trockener Steg – have a chill at the Ice Bar

– Schwarzsee station

– Furi station

– Rotenboden Station

If can hop on & hop off without paying extra, can someone here please guide me how shall I plan the routes for this particular day on 27 Dec 2023?

Thanks A Million!!

Karen

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[User]

Reply 1 of 8 • 11 October 2023 at 10:55:48 #958803

Hi Karen,

With the Peak2Peak ticket, that’s right you can combine a trip to Gornergrat and Matterhorn Glacier Paradise in one excursion. You could start by taking the cable car and gondola to the Matterhorn Glacier Paradise. Then ride the cable car between Furi and Riffelberg , so you don’t have to travel all the way back to Zermatt to ride the cogwheel train up to reach Gornergrat. This trip can also be done in reverse.

The pass is valid for one day and you are free to hop on and off at any station in between, as long as you do not duplicate the route. (It’s not unlimited travel, if that makes sense).

When purchasing your Peak2Peak ticket, if you have a rail pass, you are entitled to a discount (see attached link for examples: https://www.myswissalps.com/gornergrat/tickets

I hope this helps.

Kind regards,
Yolanda

[Blueginger]

Reply 2 of 8 • 12 October 2023 at 7:33:46 #958804

Hi Yolanda,

Once again, thanks for always being there for all my questions.

Can you double check for me if below itinerary is correct that there is no duplicated stops?

1. Zermatt- Matterhorn Glacier Paradise
2. Matterhorn Glacier Paradise – Furi
3. Furi – Riffelberg
4. Riffelberg – Gornergrat
5. Gornergrat – Zermatt

The starting point is Zermatt GBB right ?

And we will be holding STP and will visit the mountains on 27 December.

I have no chance to see the sheeps and cows during winter right ? Any chance, where can I “run into” them ?

Thanks

Karen

[User]

Reply 3 of 8 • 12 October 2023 at 10:22:25 #958805

Hi Karen,

Yes, per the above, all good to run with. That’s great you will have the Swiss Travel Pass, you’ll receive a discount for your Peak2Peak ticket.

In case you need some purchase options for the Swiss Travel Pass, you can take a look here:

• https://www.myswissalps.com/swisstravelpass/price

As you are heading to the Matterhorn Glacier Paradise fist, all information for reaching the Matterhorn Glacier Paradise from Zermatt explained in the below link. So yes, the start is Zermatt gondola station:

• https://www.myswissalps.com/kleinmatterhorn/gettingthere

Just a reminder, don’t buy your Peak2Peak ticket too in advance, best to check the weather is favourable. A day in advance should be OK. Be a shame to head up to both mountains only to be surrounded by clouds.

Unfortunately no opportunity to “run into” cows or sheep in winter. That said, I understand there is a guided tour during the winter to view the Blacknose sheep at the farm. You can check with the local tourist office when you are there.

Kind regards,

Yolanda

[Blueginger]

Reply 4 of 8 • 13 October 2023 at 6:21:36 #958806

Dear Yolanda,

Thank you so much again.

For sure this is the basic of my trip;

1. Zermatt GBB- Matterhorn Glacier Paradise
2. Matterhorn Glacier Paradise – Furi
3. Furi – Riffelberg
4. Riffelberg – Gornergrat
5. Gornergrat – Zermatt

Last night I checked through the internet and found that there are few other interesting stops too. I hope I can explore all as the tickets are not cheap.

Can you kindly advise me how shall I add below 3 stations into above itineary that there will not be any duplication visits,

– Trockener Steg – have a chill at the Ice Bar

– Schwarzsee station

– Rotenboden Station

Thanks

Karen

[Anna]

Reply 5 of 8 • 13 October 2023 at 11:29:51 #958807

Hi Karen,

Trockener Steg is one of the stations between Furi and Matterhorn Glacier Paradise. You can reach Schwarzsee by taking a gondola down from Trockener Steg. Or in reverse, you can take the gondola from Furi. Please refer to this link for information about how to reach the summit of Matterhorn Glacier Paradise: http://www.myswissalps.com/kleinmatterhorn

Rotenboden is the station just before the summit station when you take the cogwheel train up to Gornergrat. Further details here: http://www.myswissalps.com/gornergrat/gettingthere

Regards,

Anna

[Blueginger]

Reply 6 of 8 • 16 October 2023 at 3:55:40 #958808

HI Anna,

Thanks for your help.

Just to clarify, below routes is correct. :

1. Zermatt GBB- Matterhorn Glacier Paradise

2. Matterhorn Glacier Paradise – Trockener Steg

3. Trockener Steg – Schwarzsee

4. Schwarzsee – Furi

5. Furi – Riffelberg

6. Riffelberg – Rotenboden

7. Rotenboden- Gornergrat

8. Gornergrat – Zermatt

Regards,

Karen

[Anna]

Reply 7 of 8 • 16 October 2023 at 4:21:18 #958809

Hi Karen,

Yes, the above route is correct.

Enjoy your trip!

regards,

Anna

[Blueginger]

Reply 8 of 8 • 16 October 2023 at 4:30:30 #958810

Thank you so much for helping we first timers to Swiss!