Zagreb to Zermatt by train
Travel from Zagreb (Croatia) to Zermatt (Switzerland) by train (637km): schedule and information to the train connection. Compare fares and buy your ticket.
To travel by train from Zagreb in Croatia to Zermatt in Switzerland, the main route leads via Slovenia and Austria. Please read the following information and blog posts.
There are two main routes. Compare them and decide which one feeds your needs best.
- 1Zagreb (Croatia) - Zermatt (Switzerland)
- 2Zagreb (Croatia) - Ljubljana (Slovenia) - Villach (Austria) - Zermatt (Switzerland)
637 km
How to use the following information: we show you the best routes and where to buy tickets. On longer routes you may need more than one ticket. Book your tickets step by step as explained. If you have questions about the route from Zagreb to Zermatt, please ask in our forum. Of course, sometimes there are as well other travel routes possible.
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train connections : popular connections travelled by other users
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1a Travelling from Zagreb (Croatia) to Zermatt (Switzerland)
If you want to travel from Croatia to Switzerland by train, buy your train ticket via one of the given booking links or locally at a train station in Croatia.
There is one daily night train available from Zagreb (Croatia) to Zurich (Switzerland).
Where to buy a ticket from Zagreb to Zermatt?
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night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
EN 414 Belgrade - Zurich / EN 415 Zurich - Belgrade
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Zermatt - Zagreb / Zagreb - Zurich / Zagreb - Basel / Zagreb - Bern / Zagreb - Geneva / Zagreb - Lucerne / Zagreb - St. Moritz / Split - Basel / Split - Zurich / Split - Lucerne
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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2 Zagreb (Croatia) - Ljubljana (Slovenia) - Villach (Austria) - Zermatt (Switzerland)
The route consist of more than one step. You have to buy several train tickets.
2a Travelling from Zagreb (Croatia) to Ljubljana (Slovenia)
Travel from Zagreb to Ljubljana by direct train. The journey time is 2:30 hours. There are at least two direct train connections daily. The train ticket fare is 9 EUR. Buy your train ticket at a railway station.
The departure times in Zagreb are 06:30 and 12:30. The arrival times in Ljubljana are 08:50 and 15:15.
Find the exact train schedules and information to the train tickets via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Zagreb to Ljubljana?
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train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Ljubljana - Zagreb
2b Travelling from Ljubljana (Slovenia) to Villach (Austria)
Travel from Slovenia to Austria by train via one of these two railway routes.
1. From Ljubljana via Maribor to Graz and Vienna.
2. From Ljubljana via Bled to Villach where you can continue from to Salzburg, Innsbruck and Vienna.
There a saver fare tickets ("Sparschine") available from Austrian railways ÖBB starting from 9 EUR. You can also buy train tickets at Slovenian railway stations.
Find exact train schedules and buy your ticket via the given booking links.
Where to buy a ticket from Ljubljana to Villach?
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train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
EuroCity (EC) / EuroCity (EC)
train company:
ÖBB Österreichische Bundesbahnen / SŽ Slovenske železnice
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Villach - Ljubljana / Ljubljana - Vienna / Ljubljana - Salzburg / Ljubljana - Graz / Bled - Vienna / Bled - Salzburg / Ljubljana - Innsbruck
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
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2c Travelling from Villach (Austria) to Zermatt (Switzerland)
For your train journey from Austria to Switzerland use a direct Railjet train. You could also use an overnight train on the routes Vienna or Graz to Zurich.
Austrian railways ÖBB offers saver fare tickets called "Sparschiene" from 14 EUR. Tickets for the Nightjet night train start from 29 EUR.
You find timetables and ticket prices via our booking links.
The following links could be interesting for you.
train types: Train types you are likely to travel with.
Railjet (RJ)
night train: Night trains that might be suitable for this trip.
ÖBB nightjet NJ466 Vienna - Zurich / ÖBB nightjet NJ464 Graz - Zurich
train company:
ÖBB Österreichische Bundesbahnen / SBB Schweizerische Bundesbahnen
train connections: popular connections travelled by other users
Zermatt - Villach / Vienna - Basel / Vienna - Bern / Vienna - Geneva / Vienna - St. Moritz / Vienna - Zurich / Graz - Basel / Graz - Zurich / Salzburg - Basel / Salzburg - Zurich / Linz - Zurich
search for train schedules here: Online timetable information, on which you can find relevant, up-to-date connections.
rail.cc Deutsche Bahn
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Do you have questions about the connection between Zagreb and Zermatt? Does something not work as it should? Just ask in our forum and get competent answers from our rail travel experts.
Eurail: if you want to travel this route by Eurail instead of train tickets, have a look here for reservation fees and further information.
