Questions & answers

You can buy online tickets up to a few minutes before first using them. The one exception is when you buy a new KeyCard, which is sent out by post. This must be done at least five days before the validity period of the ticket begins. 

Yes. You can choose from the following flex ski passes:

• 2 in 4 days
• 3 in 5 days
• 4 in 6 days
• 5 in 7 days
• 5 in season
• 6 in 8 days

Please do not carry your flex ski pass on you when travelling as a pedestrian with a single/return ticket. Otherwise the ski day will still be used.

The 6-day ski pass can either be combined with the preceding afternoon (½ & 6) or with the following morning (6 & ½). In addition, there is even an option to add the previous morning and following afternoon to it (½ & 6 & ½).

For technical reasons, it is not possible to calculate whether one or more Saturdays fall within the validity of a ski pass of 8 or more days. Either in the web shop or at the points of sale, it is not possible to get this rate for more than 7 days. 

When booking a seasonal or annual pass you will need to submit a photo in addition to stating your first and last names and date of birth. Just upload the photo, fill in the details and you’re done. Seasonal pass winter: the earlier you book, the better the price!

This is a leaflet with vouchers which is given to you when you book a season or annual pass and collect your pass at the point of sale. You can find more information about the coupons here.

Children up to the age of nine are given a Wolli Card in Zermatt-Matterhorn. It is valid for one year from November to the end of October. The Wolli Card entitles children to free travel on all lifts/trains, free accommodation in many hotels and holiday apartments, exemption from visitor’s tax, plus they get to benefit from a number of other attractive offers. You can book the Wolli Card online here.

No, the ticket prices are exactly the same. However, the Matterhorn app has a smaller range of tickets to choose from. In the Matterhorn app you can also load ski passes onto the SBB Swisspass. The Matterhorn app is available to download free from the App Store or Google Play store.

All Skidata cards chan be recharged directly with the data carrier number (back, bottom right). With KeyCards from Zermatt you can even type in the short number (back, bottom left). If you would like to recharge your Swisspass, you can do so in our Matterhorn App*.

Attention: Axxess cards can not be recharged in our webshop!

*In the webshop you can charge reduced tickets directly to your SwissPass, if you have a valid half-fare/GA travelcard.

With the half-fare card/GA you get 50% off the following tickets:

• Single & return tickets to all stations in Switzerland (until and including Testa Grigia)
• Peak2Peak ticket, Gornergrat round trip ticket
• Kombi-tickets
• Bike passes

On the Peak Pass you get a 25% discount with the half-fare card/GA.

You can buy the reduced tickets online if you have a SwissPass with a valid half-fare/GA travelcard. The ticket will be charged directly to your card. Please remember to carry the SwissPass card with you (mobile SwissPass is not possible). Otherwise, we ask you to buy your reduced tickets at one of our sales points upon presentation of your reduction card.

People with a disability receive a discount if they are dependent on an accompanying person (note on an official document of disability). On presentation of the relevant document at our sales points, either the accompanying person or the person with a dissability will receive a free ticket.

If you already own a KeyCard, you can load the online ticket onto your card. It’s activated and valid after just a few minutes (no more than 30 minutes). 
If you choose the “pick-up” function (on-site collection), you can either get your ticket conveniently from one of the twelve ticket machines or collect it from one of our sales points (go to the desk with the “pick-up” sign). Please note that if you do not have a data carrier, a deposit of CHF 5 for each ticket will be charged at the sales point. The deposit will be refunded when you return your ticket(s) at one of our sales points in Zermatt.

Early booking is recommended for any experience. There is no guarantee of availability with late bookings.   

There are different reductions depending on the experiences. You can find this information for each offer under "Prices". In most cases, however, there is a discount for children unter 16 years and for half-fare/GA holders*.

*The reduced price, if available, also applies if you have a Swiss Travel Pass or if you have already purchased a Peak Pass.

When buying an experience, you will receive a binding booking confirmation. You use this confirmation, i.e. the booking code contained therein (voucher), to redeem the service you have booked.

The amount you have already paid will automatically be credited using the same payment method you used for the reservation. 

A smartphone*, a valid Smartphone-Ticket and the Matterhorn App (Apple Store, Google Play Store). Only one ticket can be activated per smartphone. Keep the app running in the background so that the ticket remains active.

*not all smartphones are compatible! Smartphone-Tickets are available for devices with iOS 13 or higher and Android 8 or higher. Samsung S8 and S9 devices, as well as Oppos, OnePlus, Huawei, Honor, Xiaomi, Redmi and Poco devices are not compatible.

Smartphone-Tickets are available for devices with iOS 13 or higher and Android 8 or higher. Samsung S8 and S9 devices, as well as Oppos, OnePlus, Huawei, Honor, Xiaomi, Redmi and Poco devices are not compatible.

If the ticket was purchased online, there is a QR code and a link in the booking confirmation. The ticket can be opened in different ways:

• By clicking on the link
• By scanning the QR code in the camera app or directly in the Matterhorn app

If the ticket is purchased at the point of sale, a purchase receipt with a QR code is issued. Open your ticket by scanning the QR code with the camera app or the Matterhorn app.

To use the ticket, click on “Activate” and activate Bluetooth and GPS services. The app must remain open in the background for the ticket to work. If the app is closed, the ticket is also deactivated.

Yes, you do not need to take your smartphone out of your pocket. However, the carrying position is important for the Smartphone-Ticket. It is best to carry your smartphone on the left-hand side in your breast pocket. A trouser pocket is not suitable as the reader is slightly higher. If the ticket is still not read, turn your upper body slightly towards the reader.

Yes, the only important thing is that each QR code is scanned by a different smartphone. Only one ticket can be activated per smartphone.

Please note that each code can only be scanned once! If the ticket is deleted, the same code cannot be scanned again. If you have any problems, please bring the purchase receipt with QR code/booking confirmation to one of our points of sale.

We are continuously expanding the range of Smartphone-Tickets available both in our web shop and at our sales points. If the ticket you want is available as Smartphone-Ticket, it will automatically be offered for selection in the web shop. It is not yet possible to purchase international tickets as Smartphone-Tickets.

Please bring the purchase receipt with QR code or the booking confirmation to one our sales points. We will reissue the ticket on a card.

There are charging stations for smartphones at the Blauherd station. You can also buy power banks in our stores at Matterhorn Glacier Paradise, Furi and Blauherd. Otherwise, please bring the purchase receipt with QR code or the booking confirmation to one of our sales points. We will reissue the ticket on a card.

With smartphones that are no more than two years old, approx. 10-20% battery power is consumed by day. If the battery life is low, we recommend taking a power bank with you.

No. The app only requires an internet connection for the ticket download. For the use of the ticket no internet connection is required. The smartphone ticket also works in flight mode. Communication with the admission gates works via Bluetooth technology.

Yes, by entering the ski pass number (permission number) of the Smartphone-Ticket in Skiline/Peak Track, the digital ticket can also be tracked.

No. For each ticket, you must decide at the time of purchase which data carrier (KeyCard or smartphone) you would like to use for your ticket. A ticket with use on both data carriers can not be offered.

It is recommended that you do not carry any other cards near your smartphone when using it as a ticket. This is the same as with KeyCards, which are also not scanned optimally if other KeyCards or credit cards are stored in the immediate vicinity.

At the moment, dynamic pricing only applies to ski passes. For other tickets such as Peak Passes, bike passes or individual tickets, seasonal rates apply. 

As a base price, different seasonal periods are predefined with «from prices». A price change can be triggered by various factors. Depending on demand, number of orders and weather forecast, the price may increase. In general, those who book early are guaranteed to benefit from the best price.

In general, if you book early, you are guaranteed to benefit from the best price. Normally, advance bookings are made in the web shop, but if you are already on site, you can also buy your ski pass at our sales points (in advance). The same prices apply online and offline.

We recommend that you work with our online price calculator. You can enter the desired dates and age categories and see the current price for bookings made directly at that moment. Please note that the price may increase if you decide to wait to buy your tickets. 

Yes, the same prices apply in the web shop and at the sales points. However, to benefit from the best price, you should always buy your ticket as early as possible, regardless of where you buy it.

Online you can choose between a personalized voucher, a premium voucher card or an experience voucher. At our points of sale, you can buy voucher cards with a value of CHF 25, CHF 50 and CHF 100. Regardless of which voucher you choose, it can afterwards be redeemed for any Zermatt Bergbahnen AG services. This means that, for example, a First Track voucher can also be redeemed for a ski pass.

The gift vouchers can be redeemed at all sales points of Zermatt Bergbahnen AG (including the shops Blauherd and Furi), in the Matterhorn Glacier Paradise restaurant, online on www.matterhornparadise.ch, in the Matterhorn App, at the sales point of Gornergrat Bahn or at the tourism office. 

Since the gift vouchers have a monetary value, there is no expiration date.

Click on «gift cards» in the voucher navigation on the gift voucher page. In the input field, you can enter your code (below barcode) and find out the remaining value of your voucher. 

No, vouchers are not personal and can therefore be passed on to third parties. 

You can recharge your ticket onto an existing KeyCard (Zermatt or other ski area with Skidata system) and use it to go straight through the admission gates - no need to stand in line. In addition, you will get tge best price on tickets if you book as early as possible.

No, but we recommend that you do, as next time you visit the shop your details will already be saved and you won’t need to enter them again. 

In our webshop you can pay with the following payment methods:

• Credit card (Visa, Mastercard, AMEX)
• PostFinance Card
• TWINT
• SwissPass (activate purchase on invoice)
• Paypal
• Apple Pay
• Google Pay

In the checkout you can redeem gift vouchers of Zermatt Bergbahnen AG, as well as the destination gift vouchers (More Matterhorn). 

Yes. We offer a variety of options. You can select a premium voucher worth CHF 20, 50 or 100, or an adventure voucher of your choice, or a personalized voucher you can print off at home. Click here for the voucher shop.

Yes. You just need the other person’s first and last names, and their date of birth.

No, these services are personal and non-transferable. You will have to show your ID if there are checks. 

The cash-back guarantee ensures that the customer will receive a refund for the cost of the services booked online in the event that she or he is unable to travel. The cash-back guarantee costs CHF 10 per booking and covers the following:

• customers with a profile at www.matterhornparadise.ch, may cancel a booking up to 48 hours before it becomes valid or prior to the departure date, or e-mail a cancellation request to ZBAG at info@matterhornparadise.ch. 
• if the customer does not have a profile, ZBAG can cancel the booking 48 hours before it becomes valid or prior to the departure date upon request via e-mail to info@matterhornparadise.ch. 
• for tickets with the "delivery" option, a cancellation is only possible if the tickets have not yet been sent or as soon as they are returned to Zermatt Bergbahnen AG. Delivery costs will only be refunded if shipping of the products/services has not yet taken place.

For season passes, the cash-back guarantee is valid as long as the pass remains unused, regardless of the start date of the validity. 

In no case can the cash-back guarantee be refunded. 

As soon as the booking procedure has been completed you will receive a binding booking confirmation by email. If you do not receive an email, please check the following points or contact us directly:

• Did you enter the correct email address? If not, we can easily adapt it for you.
• Did you check your spam folder?

As soon as you have completed the online purchase it is binding. Zermatt Bergbahnen AG’s terms and conditions apply.