Travel Information
Gstaad Saanenland is located in the south-west of Switzerland, right on the border with the French-speaking part of Switzerland. The region is easily accessed by train or by car from the Lake Thun region, the area of Lake Geneva and the Greyerzerland.
Direct links with the European high-speed rail network and with all of Switzerland's international airports guarantee quick and easy access to the region from anywhere.
Goldenpass MOB
By train
From the Bern region (west and north Switzerland)
- SBB Bern - Spiez (direct ICE link from Germany and Netherlands):
- change, SEZ (Spiez-Erlenbach-Zweisimmen) to Zweisimmen:
- change, MOB: Zweisimmen-Saanenmöser-Schönried-Saanen-Gstaad
- Direct Trains Bern - Zweisimmen with "Lötschberger" train.
From the region of Central Switzerland
- SBB Lucerne - Interlaken:
- change, SBB to Spiez:
- change, SEZ (Spiez-Erlenbach-Zweisimmen) to Zweisimmen:
- change, MOB: Zweisimmen-Saanenmöser-Schönried-Saanen-Gstaad
From the Valais region (Italy)
- SBB Domodossola - Brig:
- possibly change to BLS to Spiez:
- change, SEZ (Spiez-Erlenbach-Zweisimmen) to Zweisimmen
- change, MOB: Zweisimmen-Saanenmöser-Schönried-Saanen-Gstaad
From the Lausanne region (west Switzerland)
- SBB Lausanne - Montreux:
- change, MOB: Montreux-Saanen-Gstaad
By car
From the Bern region (west and north Switzerland)
- A6 Bern - Spiez motorway:
- Wimmis exit: main road (Simmental valley) to Boltigen - Zweisimmen - Saanen - Gstaad
From the Central Switzerland region Lucerne - Brünigpass - Brienzwiler
- A8 motorway to Interlaken: main road to Spiez:
- A6 motorway to Wimmis:
- main road (Simmental valley) to Boltigen - Zweisimmen - Saanen - Gstaad
From the Valais region: A9 Sierre - Lausanne motorway
- Aigle exit: main road to Col du Pillon - Gsteig - Gstaad
From the Lausanne region (west Switzerland)
- A9/A12 Lausanne - Vevey - Bern motorway:
- Bulle exit: main road to Château d'Oex - Saanen - Gstaad
Aus der Region Innerschweiz
- Luzern - Brünigpass - Brienzwiler
- Autobahn A8 nach Interlaken: Hauptstrasse nach Spiez
- Autobahn A6 nach Wimmis
- Hauptstrasse (Simmental) nach Boltigen - Zweisimmen - Saanen - Gstaad
Aus der Region Wallis
- Autobahn A9 Sierre - Lausanne
- Ausfahrt Aigle: Hauptstrasse Col du Pillon - Gsteig - Gstaad
Aus der Region Lausanne (Westschweiz)
- Autobahn A9/A12 Lausanne - Vevey - Bern
- Ausfahrt Bulle: Hauptstrasse nach Château d'Oex - Saanen - Gstaad
By airplane
Via Zurich-Kloten
From Zurich-Kloten Airport, Gstaad can be reached in about 2:50 hours by car and in approx. 3:15 hours by train.
Via Geneva-Cointrin
From Geneva-Cointrin Airport, Gstaad can be reached in 2 hours by car and in 2:40 hours by train.
Via Bern-Belp
Bern-Belp is the nearest airport. The rest of the journey takes about 1:20 hours by car, but allow approx. 3 hours if travelling by train.
Flights from:
- München
- Paris
- Rotterdam