Parking at Zermatt: where to park to ski

OpenStreetMap lists 6 car parks within 1.5 km of a lift base at Zermatt. The closest to the slopes is Car park by Salette, 30 m from the Salette lift. The largest with a recorded capacity is Car park by Salette: 36 spaces.

Charges: 2 free, 1 paid and 3 with no data on the map.

Car parks at Zermatt, closest to the lifts first

Distances are in a straight line to the nearest lift base, not by road. Spaces, price and type are those recorded in OpenStreetMap; where there is no data, we say so.

Is there free parking at Zermatt?

Yes: OpenStreetMap marks these as free: Car park by Salette, Car park by Cieloalto. Whether a car park is free can change from one season to the next; if there is a barrier or a pay machine, the sign wins.

How much does parking cost at Zermatt?

We do not publish tariffs: no open source keeps them up to date, and a figure from memory is exactly the one that is wrong on the day you drive up. What we do know is which ones charge: 1 of the 6 car parks at Zermatt are marked as paid. If they charge, the price is on the resort’s or the town’s website.

How many parking spaces are there at Zermatt?

At least 36: that is the sum of the 1 car parks with a recorded capacity in OpenStreetMap. The other 5 have none, so the real total is higher.

Car parks at Zermatt on Google

With opening hours where they publish them.

• Matterhorn Terminal Täsch — Bahnhofplatz 7, 3929 Täsch, Suiza (5.6 km)
• Parking Kiosk Urania — Spissstrasse 72, 3920 Zermatt, Suiza (720 m)
• Alpine Parking Parkhaus Täsch — Haus Cervin Park, Raiffeisenbank Migros, Kantonsstrasse 161, 3929 Täsch, Suiza (5.6 km)
• Parking Schaller Zermatt — Kantonsstrasse 129, 3929 Täsch, Suiza (5.8 km)
• Parkhaus Elite — Kantonsstrasse 183, 4483 Täsch, Suiza (5.4 km)

Datos de locales: Google

Tips for parking at Zermatt

• On Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays the car parks by the main lifts fill up early: arrive before the lifts open or use the outer car parks and ride the shuttle or gondola.
• If you park at the foot of the slopes, leave the car facing downhill with the handbrake on lightly: in a hard frost the brakes can freeze on.
• Carry snow chains or fit winter tyres: in snow the access road can be closed to cars without them.
• Motorhome and coach parks are separate: overnight stays in car parks are not allowed unless signposted.
• Switzerland has no general requirement, but if you cause an accident in snow without winter tyres you are liable; on some passes chains are compulsory when signposted.

What about going without a car?

If you would rather skip the parking, see how to reach Zermatt by public transport or transfer, and where to stay at the foot of the slopes.

• Zermatt piste map
• Plan your day at Zermatt: getting there, eating and sleeping
• Zermatt webcams

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