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.
Zermatt is car-free, and that single fact defines the transfer. The road ends at Täsch, and every vehicle that is not a resident permit holder stops there. A supplier who quotes you a fare to Zermatt without saying so is quoting a journey that cannot be driven.
What we do is drive to the Täsch terminal, unload at the shuttle platform, and see the luggage onto the train for the last few minutes into the village. It is a clean handover when it is planned and a scramble when it is not.
| Class | Fixed fare |
|---|---|
| Business | CHF 1 621.50 |
| Premium | CHF 1 891.75 |
| SUV | CHF 1 891.75 |
| Van | CHF 1 621.50 |
| Electric | CHF 1 621.50 |
Per vehicle, not per passenger. Every figure is computed from the published kilometre tariff and includes 8.1% VAT.
The A1 to Bern, the A6 and A9 through the Lötschberg corridor or over to Sion, then up the Mattertal from Visp through St. Niklaus to Täsch. The Lötschberg car train from Kandersteg to Goppenstein shortens the Valais approach and the desk uses it when the timetable suits.
The Mattertal road is the single access to the valley and is cleared as such, but it is a genuine mountain road with avalanche exposure and it does close occasionally. SUV class from December, ski box from November, and a departure reviewed the evening before between January and March.
No. Zermatt is car-free. The transfer ends at the Täsch terminal and the shuttle train covers the last stretch — a few minutes, running frequently.
The chauffeur, onto the platform and onto the train. That handover is part of the transfer, not something that starts once the car stops.
The desk checks the road and the forecast the evening before and moves the departure then. Closures are uncommon and are usually measured in hours.
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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.
