The Trip To MatterHorn

We caught an early morning train for Zermatt from Geneva via Brig (you can come through visp if you do not take a Cisalpino train as the same does not stop at Visp). At Brig we changed over to the train operated by Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn,a narrow gauge train operating from a differant station a few minuteswalk away.

Zermatt is a small car free village at the foot of Matterhorn. Electric-cars and horse-drawn sleighs are the only allowed modes of transport .

The Matterhorn glacier paradise: (3,883 metres above sea level) is the highest point in Europe which is accessible by cableway.

How to reach: The yellow-green electric bus leaves the entrance of Zermatt railway station, takes us to the bottom station of Matterhorn glacier paradise (the cable car station which transports skiers nad tourists) or you could just walk down on seeing the signboard of Matterhorn Glacier Paradise enter and take the lift that takes you to the ticket counters. Buy the tickets from the Counter for the cable ride.

Fares: The Half fare to the top was around 42.5 Swiss Frans. Check the actual fare by clicking here (if you have the Half-Fare card/Swiss card/ Swiss Pass). With Junior card the children from 9-16 years are free when accompanied by one of the Parents. See the Swiss Travel System page for Details. The 8-seater Matterhorn-Express cable railway takes you up to the Furi station. From here the cableway takes you further up to Trockener Steg, where there is a restaurant. The highest cableway in Europe transports visitors up past giant crevasses to the Matterhorn glacier paradise and into a breathtaking mountain landscape of glaciers and permanent snow. The exciting tour from Zermatt to the Matterhorn glacier paradise takes about 40 minutes. It is one of the largest summer skiing areas with 365 days of ice. You get a different view of the MatterHorn ( than the more famous on ) when you are at the top than what you see from the bottom. We took the lift built into the rock to the sightseeing platform claimed to be the highest in Europe, it does offer a 360° panoramic view of the Swiss, Italian and French Alps with a total 38 four-thousand-metre peaks.