Is the Glacier Express included in the GA Travelcard?
Answer
Yes
The GA Travelcard covers the whole journey from Zermatt to the Glacier Express. No additional ticket is needed.
Verified · Checked todayLast verified 6 October 2026
Check your exact connectionZermatt → St. Moritz, segment by segment
- Zermatt → VispMatterhorn Gotthard BahnIncludedReservation: Not required · Supplement: None
- Visp → Zürich HBSBB CFF FFSIncludedReservation: Not required · Supplement: None
- Zürich HB → LandquartSBB CFF FFSIncludedReservation: Not required · Supplement: None
- Landquart → St. MoritzRhaetian Railway (RhB)IncludedReservation: Not required · Supplement: None
Conditions
- Your pass class matches the class you travel in (this guide assumes 2nd class).
Other ways to Glacier Express
- Zermatt → St. MoritzYes, the GA Travelcard covers the transport from Zermatt to the Glacier Express. A seat reservation is mandatory on Zermatt → St. Moritz.Verified
- Zermatt → Visp → Olten → Chur → St. MoritzYes. The GA Travelcard covers the whole journey from Zermatt to the Glacier Express. No additional ticket is needed.Verified
- Zermatt → Visp → Bern → Zürich HB → Chur → St. MoritzYes. The GA Travelcard covers the whole journey from Zermatt to the Glacier Express. No additional ticket is needed.Verified
- Zermatt → Visp → Bern → Zürich HB → Landquart → St. MoritzYes. The GA Travelcard covers the whole journey from Zermatt to the Glacier Express. No additional ticket is needed.Verified
Getting there
The Glacier Express panorama train links Zermatt and St. Moritz or Davos.
Official evidence
- Matterhorn Gotthard BahnStated directly by the operator
Railza’s reading: The GA is valid on the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn, including Visp–Zermatt.
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 - Alliance SwissPassStated directly by the operator
Railza’s reading: 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 - 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: The GA covers SBB, the listed railways, PostBus, boats and town networks of its area of validity.
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: 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 - Rhaetian RailwayStated directly by the operator
Railza’s reading: 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 …”
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