Is Zermatt included in the Swiss Travel Pass?

Visp → Zermatt, segment by segment

1. Visp → ZermattMatterhorn Gotthard BahnIncludedReservation: Not required · Supplement: None

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 → ZermattYes. The Swiss Travel Pass covers the whole journey from Zürich HB to Zermatt. No additional ticket is needed.Verified
• Zürich HB → Visp → ZermattYes. The Swiss Travel Pass covers the whole journey from Zürich HB to Zermatt. No additional ticket is needed.Verified
• Bern → Visp → ZermattYes. The Swiss Travel Pass covers the whole journey from Bern to Zermatt. No additional ticket is needed.Verified
• Genève → Visp → ZermattYes. The Swiss Travel Pass covers the whole journey from Genève to Zermatt. No additional ticket is needed.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: All Swiss Travel Pass types are valid on the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn, including Visp–Zermatt.

  Official wording: “Yes, all Swiss Travel Pass types are valid on the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn. For the Swiss Travel Pass Flex, the travel day must be activated before boarding.”

  Last checked

  Checked today (Oct 6, 2026)

  Applies

  Oct 5, 2026 – Dec 12, 2026

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  Is the Swiss Travel Pass valid on the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn? | MGB

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• Alliance SwissPassStated directly by the operator

  Railza’s reading: All Swiss Travel Pass types are valid on the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn, including Visp–Zermatt.

  Official wording: “Official table, transcribed by row (column T654 GA / column T673 Swiss Travel Pass): SBB yes/yes; BLS AG yes/yes; Schweizerische Südostbahn AG yes/yes; zb Zentralbahn AG yes/yes; Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn (Brig-Zermatt) yes/yes; Rhätische …”

  Last checked

  Checked today (Oct 6, 2026)

  Applies

  Oct 5, 2026 – Dec 12, 2026

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  Areas of validity (edition 01.06.2026)

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• Alliance SwissPassStated directly by the operator

  Railza’s reading: All Swiss Travel Pass types are valid on the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn, including Visp–Zermatt.

  Official wording: “The validity period of the STP starts at 00.00am on the first day of validity and expires at 05.00am on the day after the last day of validity. […] The validity of STPF Flex days begins at 00.00 hours on the activated day of travel and …”

  Last checked

  Checked today (Oct 6, 2026)

  Applies

  Oct 5, 2026 – Dec 12, 2026

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  Tariff 673: Swiss Travel System (edition 01.01.2026)

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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

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

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