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Schwarzsee (Zermatt) or Gornergrat?

Today, they're close. Pick on price and access.

Schwarzsee (Zermatt)Gornergrat
TodayGo 100Go 100
Height2,583 m3,089 m
Ticket–Return CHF 132
Swiss Travel Pass50% off the Matterhorn Express from Zermatt50% off
SeasonAll year (check maintenance breaks)All year (check maintenance breaks)
By train from Thun1 h 542 h 42
By train from Sion2 h2 h 48
By train from Bern2 h 143 h 02

Train times run door to the top on a Saturday morning.

Schwarzsee (Zermatt)

2,583 m

Go

Sunny 09:00–12:00.

90% chance of a clear summit. Score 100 of 100. High confidence: both MeteoSwiss models agree. Around 8°C at the top.

Should run: no closure announced, no strong wind forecast. Estimate

  1. Today Go 100
  2. Tmrw Go 100
  3. Thu Go 100
  4. Fri Go 100
  5. Sat Go 100
Getting up
Matterhorn Express gondola from the south end of Zermatt via Furi to Schwarzsee, about 20 minutes
Season
All year (check maintenance breaks)
Swiss Travel Pass
50% off the Matterhorn Express from Zermatt
Nearest town
Zermatt

Why go

  • The closest Matterhorn view you can reach by lift
  • The lake and its chapel, an easy walk from the station
  • Hikes down to Zermatt through old hamlets

Worth knowing

  • Only a gondola goes up, strong wind can stop it
  • The Matterhorn hides in cloud more often than the valley suggests

Schwarzsee (Zermatt) forecast and tickets

Gornergrat

3,089 m

Go

Sunny 09:00–12:00.

90% chance of a clear summit. Score 100 of 100. High confidence: both MeteoSwiss models agree. Around 4°C at the top.

Running today, per the timetable.

  1. Today Go 100
  2. Tmrw Go 100
  3. Thu Go 100
  4. Fri Go 100
  5. Sat Go 100
Getting up
Gornergrat cogwheel railway from Zermatt
Season
All year (check maintenance breaks)
Swiss Travel Pass
50% off
Nearest town
Zermatt

Why go

  • Classic Matterhorn view from an open ridge
  • Comfortable cogwheel railway all the way up
  • Short hikes possible from intermediate stations

Worth knowing

  • Expensive without a pass discount
  • Matterhorn often wrapped in its own cloud by afternoon

Gornergrat forecast and tickets

Updated 27 Oct, 09:40. Forecast: MeteoSwiss ICON-CH models.