Practical
How to Get to Zermatt, Car-Free
Car-free arrival via Täsch, the shuttle, passes, weather, altitude and the small logistics of reaching a village that bans combustion engines.
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The short version
- ✓Zermatt has been car-free since 1961 — the public road ends at Täsch.
- ✓Park at the Matterhorn Terminal in Täsch (2,100 covered spaces) and take the shuttle, about 12 minutes.
- ✓Or come the whole way by train via Visp and Brig — the most relaxed arrival of all.
- ✓In the village it's silent electric taxis, e-buses and your own two feet.
Leave the car in Täsch
Drive only as far as the Matterhorn Terminal in Täsch; from there the valley is rails and footpaths. The shuttle runs into Zermatt roughly every 20 minutes, or you can arrive entirely by train via Visp and Brig. Either way your last leg is a ticket and a climb, not a drive — which is half the pleasure.