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Switzerland's Timeless Landmarks
Itinerary
FIRST DEPARTURETrockener Steg
LAST DEPARTURETrockener Steg
Start point
Zurich
60 min7 km
1. Trockener Steg
11 min4.3 km
2. Matterhorn Summit
End point
Zurich
Your ending point would be same as your start point
Reach world’s highest Glacier Palace on a scenic 40-minute cable car ride with 360° Alpine views, flexible stops, and return transfers.
- Everything you get: Travel from Zermatt to Europe’s highest cable car station on a 3-stage journey via Furi, Schwarzsee, and Trockener Steg — free to hop-on-hop-off. Take in views of 14 glaciers and 38 peaks spanning three countries. At the summit, access the icy tunnels of Glacier Palace, cinema lounge and panoramic viewing platform. Local bus transfers are covered too.
- Why choose this: The most direct and budget-friendly way to reach the summit and enjoy all on-site experiences with flexible stops, best of Alpine views, and local travel, all in one smooth pass.
Reach world’s highest Glacier Palace on a scenic 40-minute cable car ride with 360° Alpine views, flexible stops, and return transfers.
- Everything you get: Travel from Zermatt to Europe’s highest cable car station on a 3-stage journey via Furi, Schwarzsee, and Trockener Steg — free to hop-on-hop-off. Take in views of 14 glaciers and 38 peaks spanning three countries. At the summit, access the icy tunnels of Glacier Palace, cinema lounge and panoramic viewing platform. Local bus transfers are covered too.
- Why choose this: The most direct and budget-friendly way to reach the summit and enjoy all on-site experiences with flexible stops, best of Alpine views, and local travel, all in one smooth pass.
Inclusions
- Round trip transfers from Zermatt to Matterhorn
- Return gondola ride to Matterhorn Glacier Paradise
- Entry to Glacier Palace, Cinema Lounge & viewing platform
- Access to summit lift for views of 38 Alpine peaks
- Admission to the InfoCube at Trockener Steg
- Bike transport (up to Trockener Steg)
Exclusions
- Food and drinks
- Crystal Ride gondola upgrade
- Personal expenses
What to bring
- Bring a valid passport or ID card.
What’s not allowed
- For health reasons (altitude sickness), children aged 3 and under are not transported on the installations between Tr. Steg and Matterhorn Glacier Paradise.
- Pregnant women are also not advised to participate in this experience.
Accessibility
- The cable car and facilities are accessible to wheelchair users.
Additional information
- Zermatt is a car-free location. To reach the meeting point, use public transportation or take a taxi.
- This is not a guided tour.
- Cable cars let you carry bikes up to Trockener Steg, giving you access to thrilling high-altitude trails at scenic mid-mountain stops.
- Pets, specifically dogs, are welcome at Matterhorn Glacier Paradise and ride free; just keep them leashed or in a carrier as needed.
- Your cable car ticket includes free access to local bus services within Zermatt.
- You can cancel these tickets up to 24 hours before the experience begins and get a full refund.
Enjoy a round trip on the cogwheel train from Zermatt to Gornergrat with stunning Alpine views.
- All aboard the cogwheel train from Zermatt to Gornergrat for one of the most dramatic landscapes of the Swiss Alps!
- With priority access, you'll get to board the train first and get the best seats on the right side toward the Matterhorn!
- The 30-minute ride will take you from an altitude of 1,605 m to 3,089 m, up to the Gornergrat ridge.
- Upon reaching the Gornergrat, take in exceptional views of 29 four-thousand-meter peaks, including the jagged-toothed mountain, Matterhorn in all its glory.
- See the famous Monte Rosa massif, with Switzerland’s highest peak (Dufourspitze, 4,634 m).
Enjoy a round trip on the cogwheel train from Zermatt to Gornergrat with stunning Alpine views.
- All aboard the cogwheel train from Zermatt to Gornergrat for one of the most dramatic landscapes of the Swiss Alps!
- With priority access, you'll get to board the train first and get the best seats on the right side toward the Matterhorn!
- The 30-minute ride will take you from an altitude of 1,605 m to 3,089 m, up to the Gornergrat ridge.
- Upon reaching the Gornergrat, take in exceptional views of 29 four-thousand-meter peaks, including the jagged-toothed mountain, Matterhorn in all its glory.
- See the famous Monte Rosa massif, with Switzerland’s highest peak (Dufourspitze, 4,634 m).
Inclusions
- Round-trip skip-the-line train ticket to Gornergrat at 3,089 m
- Priority access
Exclusions
- Food and drinks
- Hotel pick-up and drop-off
- Snow Fun park admission
- Guide
- Tip: At the summit station on the Gornergrat, don't miss out on seeing Europe’s highest-altitude hotel: the 3100 Kulmhotel Gornergrat.
- Facilities include a restaurant, an astronomical observatory, and boutique shops.
- You can cancel these tickets up to 24 hours before the experience begins and get a full refund.