Is Zermatt included in the Swiss Travel Pass Flex?
Answer
Yes
The Swiss Travel Pass Flex covers the whole journey from Visp to Zermatt. No additional ticket is needed.
Verified · Checked todayLast verified 6 October 2026
Check your exact connectionVisp → Zermatt, segment by segment
- 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.
- You travel on a day you have activated on your Flex pass (activate it before boarding).
- 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 Flex covers the whole journey from Zürich HB to Zermatt. No additional ticket is needed.Verified
- Zürich HB → Visp → ZermattYes. The Swiss Travel Pass Flex covers the whole journey from Zürich HB to Zermatt. No additional ticket is needed.Verified
- Bern → Visp → ZermattYes. The Swiss Travel Pass Flex covers the whole journey from Bern to Zermatt. No additional ticket is needed.Verified
- Genève → Visp → ZermattYes. The Swiss Travel Pass Flex 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.”
Open official page - 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 …”
Open official page - SBBStated 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 Swiss Travel Pass Flex discount is only valid on activated days of travel.”
Open official page - 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 …”
Open official page - 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.”
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