A licensed Swiss chauffeur, a fare fixed in writing before you travel, and a car that waits when the flight does not arrive on time.
Andermatt sits in the Urseren valley at the north portal of the Gotthard, which is the whole explanation of the route. It is high, it is reached by a single road up from Göschenen, and it has changed from a garrison town into a resort inside one generation.
For a transfer that means two different journeys wearing the same name: the Gotthard axis, which is motorway and busy, and the Schöllenen climb at the end, which is neither.
| Class | Fixed fare |
|---|---|
| Business | CHF 940.47 |
| Premium | CHF 1 097.21 |
| SUV | CHF 1 097.21 |
| Van | CHF 940.47 |
| Electric | CHF 940.47 |
Per vehicle, not per passenger. Every figure is computed from the published kilometre tariff and includes 8.1% VAT.
The A4 up the Reuss valley to Göschenen, then the Schöllenen gorge road to Andermatt. The Gotthard road tunnel is not on this route — Andermatt is on the northern side of it — so the tunnel queues that define the Ticino runs do not apply here.
The access road is kept open all winter and cleared early, because the valley depends on it. The passes beyond — Oberalp, Furka, Susten — close for the season and are irrelevant from Zurich. Winter tyres from October, SUV class for anything with snow in the forecast.
No. Andermatt is reached before the tunnel, from the north. The southbound queue is a Ticino problem, not an Urseren one.
SUV for four passengers with alpine conditions in the forecast, Van for a group or for skis. A ski box is fitted from November.
Yes, and on a Sunday it is worth leaving earlier than the drive time suggests — the whole valley leaves at once.
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Send the flight number and the address. The dispatcher who will run the journey answers you personally, with the fare agreed before you travel.
