Zermatt to St. Moritz: which ticket do you need?
The answer depends on whether you hold a pass and on the exact connection. Here is what you need without a pass, and what each pass covers.
Without a pass
Without a pass you need 2 tickets: Zermatt → Landquart (SBB), Landquart → St. Moritz (Rhaetian Railway (RhB)). Buy before boarding.
Verified · Checked todayLast verified 6 October 2026
Check your exact connectionWhat to buy
- TicketZermatt → Landquart · SBBBuy before boarding. Price set by the operator.Buy from SBB
- TicketLandquart → St. Moritz · Rhaetian Railway (RhB)Buy before boarding. Price set by the operator.Buy from Rhaetian Railway
Typical connection
Zermatt → Visp, Visp → Zürich HB, Zürich HB → Landquart, Landquart → St. Moritz.
With a pass
- Swiss Travel PassYesVerified
Yes. The Swiss Travel Pass covers the whole journey from Zermatt to St. Moritz. No additional ticket is needed.
Check your connection with the Swiss Travel Pass - Swiss Travel Pass FlexYesVerified
Yes. The Swiss Travel Pass Flex covers the whole journey from Zermatt to St. Moritz. No additional ticket is needed.
Check your connection with the Swiss Travel Pass Flex - Swiss Half Fare CardNoVerified
No, St. Moritz is not free with the Swiss Half Fare Card, but you get 50% off. Buy a reduced ticket from the operator before boarding.
Check your connection with the Swiss Half Fare Card - Half Fare TravelcardNoVerified
No, St. Moritz is not free with the Half Fare Travelcard, but you get a discount. Buy a reduced ticket from the operator before boarding. A seat reservation is mandatory on Zermatt → St. Moritz.
Check your connection with the Half Fare Travelcard - GA TravelcardYesVerified
Yes. The GA Travelcard covers the whole journey from Zermatt to St. Moritz. No additional ticket is needed.
Check your connection with the GA Travelcard - Saver Day PassYesVerified
Yes. The Saver Day Pass covers the whole journey from Zermatt to St. Moritz. No additional ticket is needed.
Check your connection with the Saver Day Pass - Jungfrau Travel PassNot verifiedUnder review
Railza has not fully verified St. Moritz with the Jungfrau Travel Pass yet. Check with the operator before you travel.
Check your connection with the Jungfrau Travel Pass - Berner Oberland PassNot verifiedUnder review
Railza has not fully verified St. Moritz with the Berner Oberland Pass yet. Check with the operator before you travel.
Check your connection with the Berner Oberland Pass
Official evidence
- 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.”
Open official page - SBBStated directly by the operator
Railza’s reading: InterCity trains need no seat reservation; you can reserve a seat for a fee. Regional, RegioExpress, InterRegio and S-Bahn trains need no seat reservation (seats are reservable only on InterCity and most tourist trains).
Official wording: “Trains on which you can reserve seats are marked in the timetable with an ‘R’ (reservation possible) or an ‘R’ next to a seated person (reservation compulsory).”
Open official page - Switzerland TourismStated directly by the operator
Railza’s reading: InterCity trains need no seat reservation; you can reserve a seat for a fee. Regional, RegioExpress, InterRegio and S-Bahn trains need no seat reservation (seats are reservable only on InterCity and most tourist trains).
Official wording: “In Switzerland, most trains do not require a seat reservation. Trains on which seats can be reserved are marked with an “R” in the timetable at sbb.ch.”
Open official page - EurailStated directly by the operator
Railza’s reading: InterCity trains need no seat reservation; you can reserve a seat for a fee. Regional, RegioExpress, InterRegio and S-Bahn trains need no seat reservation (seats are reservable only on InterCity and most tourist trains).
Official wording: “Regional and Intercity trains do not require seat reservations.”
Open official page - 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. The Swiss Travel Pass covers trains, buses and boats throughout Switzerland. Free travel on all Rhaetian Railway trains, including the Bernina line to Tirano. The GA is valid on the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn, including Visp–Zermatt. The GA covers SBB, the listed railways, PostBus, boats and town networks of its area of validity. Free travel on all Rhaetian Railway trains.
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 - Alliance SwissPassStated directly by the operator
Railza’s reading: All Swiss Travel Pass types are valid on the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn, including Visp–Zermatt. The Swiss Travel Pass covers trains, buses and boats throughout Switzerland. Free travel on all Rhaetian Railway trains, including the Bernina line to Tirano.
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 - SBBStated directly by the operator
Railza’s reading: The Swiss Travel Pass covers trains, buses and boats throughout Switzerland.
Official wording: “You can travel all across Switzerland with any Swiss Travel Pass / Flex: by train, bus and boat, by panorama train (excl. seat reservations and/or supplement), and on the Rigi, Stanserhorn and Stoos mountains. Journeys by public transport …”
Open official page - Rhaetian RailwayStated directly by the operator
Railza’s reading: Free travel on all Rhaetian Railway trains, including the Bernina line to Tirano. Half price on Rhaetian Railway trains. Free travel on all Rhaetian Railway trains.
Official wording: “The discounts listed are valid on Rhaetian Railway trains, including the Bernina Express and Glacier Express. Seat reservations on board the Bernina Express and Glacier Express must be purchased in addition to the ticket. […] GA travelcard …”
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. The Swiss Travel Pass covers trains, buses and boats throughout Switzerland. Free travel on all Rhaetian Railway trains, including the Bernina line to Tirano.
Official wording: “The Swiss Travel Pass Flex discount is only valid on activated days of travel.”
Open official page - 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.”
Open official page - SBBStated directly by the operator
Railza’s reading: Buy a reduced ticket; the reduction may be less than 50% for some tickets.
Official wording: “The Swiss Half Fare Card halves or reduces your ticket price for journeys throughout Switzerland by train, bus and boat, as well as panorama trains, mountain railways and gondola lifts. […] You can only get a Swiss Half Fare Card if your …”
Open official page - Glacier ExpressStated directly by the operator
Railza’s reading: Reduced ticket; the obligatory seat reservation is extra. A seat reservation is obligatory for all passengers on the Glacier Express and is not covered by any travel card.
Official wording: “The following travel cards are accepted for a trip on the Glacier Express: Swiss Travel Pass, Eurail Pass, Interrail Pass, Half Fare Travelcard, Half Fare Travelcard for Youth, GA travel card, day pass for the Half Fare Travelcard, …”
Open official page - Matterhorn Gotthard BahnStated directly by the operator
Railza’s reading: The GA is valid on the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn, including Visp–Zermatt. Valid on the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn.
Official wording: “Yes, the GA - Travelcard, Half-Fare Day Cards, Saver Day Pass, Municipal Day Cards and also the Monthly Pass are valid for travel on the Matterhorn Gotthard Railway network.”
Open official page - SBBStated directly by the operator
Railza’s reading: The GA covers SBB, the listed railways, PostBus, boats and town networks of its area of validity. Valid wherever the GA is valid — including all SBB trains and PostBus — until 05:00 the following day.
Official wording: “On all SBB trains and those of most other railways in Switzerland, as well as on boats, buses, trams and some mountain lifts and railways. Find more detailed information on the GA Travelcard area of validity map. […] For journeys on purely …”
Open official page - SBBStated directly by the operator
Railza’s reading: Valid wherever the GA is valid — including all SBB trains and PostBus — until 05:00 the following day.
Official wording: “Each Saver Day Pass is valid wherever the GA Travelcard is valid, in other words, within the GA Travelcard area of validity. Valid on the date selected until 5am the following day. […] If you have a Half Fare Travelcard, you can buy …”
Open official page - Rhaetian RailwayStated directly by the operator
Railza’s reading: Free travel on Rhaetian Railway trains.
Official wording: “1-day travelpass for the half-fare travelcard, Saver Day Pass, 1-day travelpass for children Free travel”
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