Travel & Public Transport
Convenient Travel by Train, Car and Air
The Destination Gstaad is located in the south-west of Switzerland right on the border to the French-speaking part of the country. The Destination is easily accessed by rail or car from the regions around Lake Thun and Lake Geneva and the Gruyere region Direct connections to the European high-speed rail network and all international airports in Switzerland guarantee a time-saving and pleasant journey.
From the Berne region (Western and Northern Switzerland):
Bern – Spiez (direct connections from Germany) – Zweisimmen – Saanenmöser – Schönried – Gstaad – Saanen
partially direct trains Bern – Zweisimmen
partially direct trains Spiez – Zweisimmen – Gstaad
From the Central Switzerland region:
Luzern-Interlaken – Spiez – Zweisimmen – Saanenmöser – Schönried – Gstaad – Saanen
partially direct trains Interlaken – Spiez – Zweisimmen – Gstaad
From the Valais region (Italy):
Milano – Domodossola – Brig – Spiez – Zweisimmen – Saanenmöser – Schönried – Gstaad – Saanen
partially direct trains Spiez – Zweisimmen – Gstaad
From the Lausanne region (Western Switzerland):
Lausanne – Montreux – Saanen – Gstaad – Schönried – Saanenmöser – Zweisimmen
Straight from Paris, Milano, Hamburg & Co. right to the heart of the Alpine nation – comfortably and several times daily. Most international trains offer dining cars or a bistro, power outlets and newspaper service. Thus, the visitor’s holiday in Switzerland begins in a perfectly relaxed manner.
From the Berne region (Western and Northern Switzerland): A6 Berne-Spiez motorway: Wimmis exit. Follow the main road (Simmental valley) to Boltigen-Zweisimmen - Saanen-Gstaad
From the Central Switzerland region: Lucerne-Brünigpass-Brienzwiler: A8 motorway to Interlaken: Follow the main road to Spiez: A6 motorway to Wimmis. Follow the main road (Simmental valley) to Boltigen-Zweisimmen - Saanen-Gstaad
From the Valais region: A9 Sierre - Lausanne motorway: Aigle exit. Follow the main road to Col du Pillon-Gsteig-Gstaad
From the Lausanne region (Western Switzerland): A9/A12 Lausanne-Vevey-Berne motorway: Bulle exit. Follow the main road to Château d'Oex-Saanen-Gstaad
Via Zurich-Kloten: From Zurich-Kloten Airport, Gstaad can be reached in approximately 2.5 hours by car and 3:15 hours by rail.
Via Geneva-Cointrin:: From Geneva-Cointrin, Gstaad can be reached in 2 hours by car and 3 hours by rail.
Via Bern Airport: Bern Airport is the nearest airport. The remaining journey takes about 1.5 by car but allow 2.5 hours if travelling by rail.
Via Saanen Airport: Air taxis connect Saanen Airport in the Destination Gstaad to many national and international destinations.
Public transport in the Destination Gstaad
The Destination Gstaad benefits from an extensive public transport network, both within the region itself and beyond. The main mode of transport is the "MOB" (Montreux-Oberland Bernois) railway and a number of post bus routes. The MOB links up the villages of Château-d'Oex, Rougemont, Saanen, Gstaad, Schönried, Saanenmöser and Zweisimmen. Between Gstaad and Saanen there are ski buses which operate between mid-December to mid-March every 20 minutes. The use of the ski bus is free for anyone, even without a ski pass.
Public transport with Gstaad Card
In the spirit of sustainability, public transport in 2nd class is included / free of charge throughout the year during your stay in the Gstaad Card experience area between Saanenland and Simmental.
Only on the four GoldenPass Express (GPX) trains per day between Montreux - Gstaad – Interlaken the seating capacity is very limited in winter 23/24 due to high demand and no transport guarantee can be given!
The MOB and the tourism organisations recommend using the other connections. For the GPX trains, it is urgent to buy a seat reservation. In the prestige class of the GPX, reservation is even compulsory. Reservations can be purchased directly from the GoldenPass Express website.
The Gstaad Card cannot be used for arrival and departure. *
The following public transport is included:
All year
- Train between Erlenbach and Zweisimmen (BLS)
- Train between Lenk - Zweisimmen - Gstaad – Rougemont (MOB)
- Bus between Lenk and Simmenfälle (AFA)
- Bus between Lenk and Bühlberg (AFA)
- Bus between Lenk - REKA - Boden - Lenk (AFA)
- Bus between Lenk and Iffigenalp (summer) / Alpenrösli (winter) (AFA)
- Bus between Gstaad and Saanenmöser (PostBus)
- Bus between Gstaad and Lauenensee (summer) / Lauenen (winter) (PostBus)
- Bus between Gstaad - Turbach - Bissen - Gstaad (PostBus)
- Bus between Gstaad and Col du Pillon/Glacier 3000 (PostBus)
- Bus between Boltigen and Zweisimmen (PostBus)
- Bus between Boltigen and Jaunpass (TPF)
Summer service only
- E-bus between Saanen, Mittelberg, Abländschen and Jaun (PostBus)
- Bus between Lenk and Laubbärgli (AFA)
Winter service only
- Bus between Lenk - Betelberg valley station - Lenk - Metschbahnen valley station (AFA).
- Bus between Matten Dorf - St. Stephan - Lengenbrand (AFA)
Bookable with the Gstaad Card as reduced payment during the summer (latest 17:00 the day before):
- Hiking taxis Sparenmoos and Seebergsee: +41 33 722 11 33
The bus to Sparenmoos is NOT included in the Gstaad Card!
Obligatory reservation for public transportation
For groups of ten or more, reservations are obligatory both at the train stations and at the bus companies (also with the GstaadCard).
Therefore, reserve the seats for your group early (at the latest two working days before the trip at 12:00):
- MOB: train station Gstaad: bahnhof.gstaad@mob.ch
- or train station Zweisimmen: zweisimmen@mob.ch
- PostBus: +41 848 100 222
- tpf Bus: +41 26 351 02 00
- AFA bus Lenk: +41 33 673 74 74
- Hiking taxi Sparenmoos/Seebergsee: +41 33 722 11 33
For groups of ten or more, reservations are obligatory both at the train stations and at the bus companies (also with the GstaadCard). School classes of compulsory schools are exempt from this regulation. Information is available at the Gstaad & Zweisimmen train stations.
For further information about the Gstaad Card, please visit www.gstaad.ch/gstaadcard
* The Junior Card is NOT accepted in combination with the Gstaad Card.
The Gstaad Card is not valid for dogs and bicycles/mountain bikes. A normal ticket must be purchased for them.
Parking
The parking spaces in the villages of Gstaad, Saanen, Schönried, Saanenmöser and Zweisimmen are managed by the municipalities of Saanen and Zweisimmen and some by Bergbahnen Destination Gstaad AG.
Along with cash, the parking fees and registration for free can be made with different apps on the most parking spaces:
- ParkingPay www.parkingpay.ch (Municipalities Saanen and Zweisimmen + Bergbahnen Destination Gstaad AG)
- EasyPark www.easyparkswitzerland.ch (Municipality Saanen)
- TWINT www.twint.ch/parking (Municipalities Saanen and Zweisimmen)
- Pay by Phone www.paybyphone.ch (Municipality Saanen and Bergbahnen Destination Gstaad AG)
Overview:
- Gstaad (Bergbahnen Destination Gstaad AG parking spaces at the Eggli and Wispile valley stations: CHF 5 per day)
- Saanen (Bergbahnen Destination Gstaad AG parking spaces at the Rübeldorf (Saanen-Eggli) valley station: CHF 5 per day)
- Schönried (At the Horneggli valley station, parking fees are also payable in summer. Fees are payable for the remaining parking spaces in winter only)
- Saanenmöser (Fees are only payable in winter)
- Zweisimmen (Bergbahnen Destination Gstaad AG parking spaces at the Rinderberg valley station: CHF 5 per day)
- BDG parking spaces including management and validity of BDG parking cards
Parking spaces at the Wasserngrat (Gstaad), La Videmanette (Rougemont), Gsteig and Lauenen valley stations are free of charge (when the skilifts are running).
