Skiing Grindelwald Wengen from Zurich
Grindelwald Wengen sits 1034–2971 m in Switzerland. Driving is cheaper than flying on this route — roughly 92 km each way, about 2.4 hours door to door.
Worth knowing. Gentle skiing and slow trains. Strong skiers will be bored by Wednesday.
Pre-season — snow reliability. There is no meaningful snow on the models yet, so resorts are ranked on how snow-sure they are: altitude adjusted for latitude, glacier cover and the size of the ski area. Live scoring resumes automatically once the snow arrives. How we rank
A week, all in
€1,420
Per person sharing, including travel
Getting there
Drive
About 2.4 hours door to door
Value rank from Zurich
80 of 94
By snow quality against total cost
Snow Value Index
3.80
Snow score per 100 of trip cost
Is it worth it from Zurich?
A week here works out 17% above the median for the 94 resorts we rank from Zurich, and it comes 80th on value.
At 2.4 hours each way this is short enough to be worth doing over a weekend, not just as a full week — which is unusual and is most of the reason to pick it over somewhere further.
Zurich is the cheapest departure city on our list for Grindelwald Wengen.
What the week costs
| 7 nights, mid-range, sharing | €850 |
| 6-day adult lift pass | €380 |
| 6 days ski and boot hire | €180 |
| Fuel and tolls from Zurich, split four ways | €10 |
| Total per person | €1,420 |
Piste kilometres, lift counts and prices are indicative and compiled from public sources — they have not yet been checked against the resort's own figures for this season. Costs are planning estimates, not quotes. Spotted one that is wrong? Tell us.
Better value from Zurich
More snow for less money, leaving from the same city. We would rather tell you than sell you the page you happen to be on.
- Cervinia — Italy, index 8.41€385 less
- Sestriere — Italy, index 8.10€506 less
- Les Deux Alpes — France, index 7.68€379 less
Who sells Grindelwald Wengen in Switzerland
No operator on our list sells Grindelwald Wengen as a package into Switzerland. That usually means booking accommodation and travel separately — the directory lists who covers what.
Told when Grindelwald Wengen is about to get snow
Snowvantage sends one email a week through the season, plus powder alerts five to seven days out — while there is still something left to book.