Practical information
Useful documents
AccESS
- By car
From Suisse Romande - Feench speaking part of Switzerland:
Follow the A9 motorway to Sierre via Lausanne.
Haut-Savoie is linked to Valais by the Forclaz pass in Val du Trient via Chamonix.
From Suisse allemande - German speaking part of Switzerland :
Follow the A9 motorway to Fribourg via Vevey, or by the Lötschberg car shuttle train from Kandersteg to Goppenstein, then Sierre.
From Italy :
Via the Simplon pas or the Grand Saint-Bernard tunnel road and join the A9 until Sierre.
- By train
From Switzerland :
Direct trains from all important towns.
Train timetable :here
From abroad :
Direct links with the European railways.
- By plane
Connections with the airports of:
Bâle- Mulhouse, Berne-Belp, Genève-Cointrin, Milano-Malpensa and Zürich-Kloten.
Charter and private flights from the Sion Airport.
Parking
If you choose to park in Sierre, here you find the information of the Sierre Railway station Parking
On arrival, take your ticket at the parking entrance. At the end of your tour, you will use the parking ticket provided in your tour folder to exit.
accomodation in Sierre
If you choose to stay overnight in Sierre :
Time and distance from the Railway station parking : 17 minutes on foot (1.2 km).
Time and distance from the Railway station parking : 7 minutes on foot (550m).
Time and distance from the Railway station parking : 13 minutes on foot (1.1 km)
Sierre city map: here
Good Hints
By staying overnight in Sierre, you receive a Guest Card. For more information, contact the Sierre Tourist Office
ACCOMODATION IN Anniviers
If you don't spend the first night in a hotel in Sierre, your luggage needs to be deposited at the Sierre Tourist Office (before 10 am). here you find their opening hours.
Chandolin
Chandolin Boutique HotelSt-Luc
Zinal
Grimentz
Vercorin
transport
Departure from Sierre/Railway station
By bus :
From Sierre/Railway station to Anniviers.
Post bus timetable :here
With the Anniviers Liberté Pass, you can use the Post buses for free and the lifts with 50% discount on the rates. Here you find the dates and timetable.
Way back to Sierre depuis Vercorin :