🇨🇭 Visp

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Typ Major
Koordinaten 46,294024, 7,881454
Zeitzone Europe/Zurich
Verbindungen 777
UIC-Code 8501605

Über Visp

Visp is a crucial junction station in the upper Rhône valley of Valais, where the SBB mainline toward Brig and the Simplon meets the BVZ/Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn Nebenlinie that ascends through the Matter valley to Zermatt. The station is the gateway for the majority of international visitors heading to Zermatt and the Matterhorn, one of Schweiz's most iconic destinations, and handles a significant volume of tourist traffic throughout the ski and hiking seasons. RegioExpress and IC-Dienste connect Visp direkt with Bern, Lausanne, and Genf ohne Umsteigen, while Eurostar ski trains from London stop here in the winter season, making Visp one of the most internationally connected alpine junction stations in Schweiz.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Visp is der Haupt-line Umstieg for the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn to Zermatt, with the narrow-gauge Bahnsteig immediately adjacent to the SBB station. Direktzüge run to Zermatt in etwa eine Stunde and zwanzig Minuten, passing through Brig and the Rhône valley.
Self-service Schließfächer sind verfügbar at Visp station, was es easy to Geschäft bags while changing trains or exploring the Valais. Ski equipment can also be sent as registered luggage on the MGB Netz from Visp through to Zermatt.
SBB Intercity-Züge on the Brig–Lausanne–Genf corridor stop at Visp, along with Regionalzüge heading to Brig and Sion. The Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn operates narrow-gauge services from Visp to Zermatt and via the Furka Pass to Andermatt.
Yes, Visp is one of the key stops on the Glacier Express route between Zermatt and St Moritz. Seat reservations on the Glacier Express are compulsory; Reisende können board at Visp and travel through some of the most dramatic Alpine scenery in Europe.
Visp is the gateway to the Zermatt valley and the broader Valais wine region; the vineyards of Visperterminen, producing Heida white wine at some of Europe's highest altitudes, are barrierefrei by PostBus. The Altstadt of Visp has a fine medieval church and a pleasant main square lined with traditional Valais architecture.

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Daten zuletzt aktualisiert: 2026-02-27