Is Zermatt included in the Swiss Half Fare Card?

Visp → Zermatt, segment by segment

1. Visp → ZermattMatterhorn Gotthard Bahn50% discountReservation: Not required · Supplement: None

What to buy

• TicketVisp → Zermatt · Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn50% off with your pass. Buy before boarding. Price set by the operator.Buy from SBB

Conditions

• You live outside Switzerland and Liechtenstein, and you carry the passport or ID card the pass was issued for.
• Your pass class matches the class you travel in (this guide assumes 2nd class).

Other ways to Zermatt

• Zürich HB → Bern → Visp → ZermattNo, Zermatt is not free with the Swiss Half Fare Card, but you get a discount. Buy a reduced ticket from the operator before boarding.Verified
• Zürich HB → Visp → ZermattNo, Zermatt is not free with the Swiss Half Fare Card, but you get a discount. Buy a reduced ticket from the operator before boarding.Verified
• Bern → Visp → ZermattNo, Zermatt is not free with the Swiss Half Fare Card, but you get a discount. Buy a reduced ticket from the operator before boarding.Verified
• Genève → Visp → ZermattNo, Zermatt is not free with the Swiss Half Fare Card, but you get a discount. Buy a reduced ticket from the operator before boarding.Verified

Getting there

Zermatt is car-free and reached by the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn from Visp or Täsch.

Official evidence

• Matterhorn Gotthard BahnStated directly by the operator

  Railza’s reading: Half price on the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn.

  Official wording: “Yes, both the Swiss Half Fare Card (Halbtax) and the Swiss Travel Half Fare Card are valid on the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn. With either card, you can purchase tickets at half price.”

  Last checked

  Checked today (Oct 6, 2026)

  Applies

  Oct 5, 2026 – Dec 12, 2026

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• Matterhorn Gotthard BahnStated directly by the operator

  Railza’s reading: Individual travellers cannot reserve seats on regular Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn trains, so no reservation is needed (the Glacier Express is separate).

  Official wording: “No, for the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn individual travellers cannot reserve seats.”

  Last checked

  Checked today (Oct 6, 2026)

  Applies

  Oct 5, 2026 – Dec 12, 2026

  Published by

  Can I reserve seats on the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn? | MGB

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  Reviewed by Railza

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