Andermatt and the Ursern valley in winter.

Where to stay in Andermatt

Stay in Andermatt for the Gotthard crossroads, the Glacier Express over the Oberalp Pass, and a connected ski area of over 180 km. If you would rather leave the car out of the trip altogether, Bettmeralp, reached only by cable car, is the alternative.

1444metres above sea level180km of slopes, the largest connected ski area in Central Switzerland2962metres, summit of the Gemsstock cable car, winter only

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Andermatt at a glance

Why Andermatt

Because Andermatt sits where three Alpine passes meet, Oberalp, Gotthard and Furka, a single base gives you road and rail access toward Graubünden, Ticino and Valais alike. The Glacier Express crosses the Oberalp Pass here, at the highest station between St. Moritz and Zermatt, and the connected Andermatt+Sedrun+Disentis ski area, over 180 km of slopes, is the largest in Central Switzerland.

Where to sleep

First stay or want the historic feel: the village centre, near Hotel St. Gotthard. Looking for contemporary comfort: Andermatt Reuss, where The Chedi Andermatt and the Radisson Blu Reussen stand. Here to ski: the side by the Gemsstock cable car and the station, a few minutes from the lifts.

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The Gemsstock cable car, the village’s highest lift, runs in winter only, and the destination itself does not publish a journey time from Lucerne or Zurich: check sbb.ch before you plan a rail trip.

Andermatt, before you book

Andermatt lies at 1,444 metres in the Ursern valley, canton Uri, at the point where the Oberalp, Gotthard and Furka pass roads meet. The village is not car-free: you can drive in over the passes or through the Gotthard axis, or leave the car behind and take the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn, which also runs a car shuttle train. The same railway carries the Glacier Express over the Oberalp Pass, the highest station between St. Moritz and Zermatt, so the crossroads works as well by rail as by road.

The destination names two distinct parts of the village: the traditional historic centre, where the baroque Hotel St. Gotthard has stood since 1723, and Andermatt Reuss, the newer district built alongside it, home to The Chedi Andermatt and the Radisson Blu Reussen. A third side groups hotels around the Gemsstock cable car and the station: Zum Schwarzen Bären stands 100 metres from the lift, and Hotel Bergidyll is a stone’s throw from the Gütsch cable car, the station and the centre.

The choice of hotels ranges from the five-star Chedi Andermatt, with its Alpine Deluxe rooms, suites and spa, to Boutique Hotel The River House, eight rooms it calls authentic and cosy, and Zum Schwarzen Bären, a renovated wooden house with five rooms by the Gemsstock lift. The Radisson Blu Reussen adds 244 rooms, suites and residences to the Reuss district. Our dated price samples show winter nights costing more than summer ones in most hotels, and Hotel Sonne, near the station, as the least expensive address in the selection.

Winter runs from mid-November to mid or end April, when the Gemsstock cable car and its 1,521 metres of vertical are open and the village keeps an average maximum snow depth of almost 2 metres. Summer is for the Via Ferrata Diavolo and the ridge hike above the Oberalp Pass, and for driving in over the three pass roads; the destination does not publish a fixed journey time from Lucerne or Zurich, so check the SBB timetable before you book a train.

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Summer in Andermatt

Where to stay this season

Hikers based in the village centre are closest to the Via Ferrata Diavolo, a 20-minute walk from Andermatt to the entrance, so an early start costs little more than getting dressed.

700 m

of wire rope on the Via Ferrata Diavolo, Schöllenen Gorge

Andermatt Reuss · 5 stars

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CHF 1'221/ night

Summer average CHF 1'220

A five-star hotel in the Andermatt Reuss district, with Alpine Deluxe rooms and suites, a spa offering treatments and a day spa, and its own Andermatt Adventures programme for winter and summer. It suits a stay built around comfort in the new part of the village, alongside the Radisson Blu Reussen.

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Hotel & Restaurant Zum Schwarzen Bären

By the Gemsstock cable car

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Five rooms in a renovated wooden house just 100 metres from the Gemsstock cable car, with free parking 50 metres away. The restaurant serves Ticino cooking with French and Italian influences by an open fireplace, and the short distance to the lift makes it a practical base for skiers.

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Alpenhotel Schlüssel

Village centre

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Twenty-four double rooms, completely refurbished in 2020, each with its own balcony and a mountain view, in the village centre. All rooms are non-smoking and come with a bath or shower, a fridge, TV, radio and telephone, a straightforward choice for a centre-based stay.

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Prices: lowest and average nightly rate seen on Booking.com for 2 adults and 1 room, on 2 winter dates and 1 summer dates, collected on September 16, 2026. They are indicative, the real price depends on your dates. Hotel facts come from each hotel’s own website. Some hotel links are affiliate links.

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Where to stay, area by area

The historic village centre

The original village

This is Andermatt as it was before the new district arrived: a traditional centre where the baroque Hotel St. Gotthard, a federal monument, has stood since 1723, with its own restaurant, sun terrace and car park. It suits a first stay built around the village itself rather than the ski lifts, and having a car park on site matters here, since Andermatt is not car-free. The trade-off is distance: the Gemsstock cable car and the station sit on the far side of the village.

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Andermatt Reuss

The new district

Andermatt Reuss is the newer district built alongside the original village, home to The Chedi Andermatt, a five-star hotel with its own spa and an Andermatt Adventures programme, and the 244-room Radisson Blu Reussen. It suits travellers who want contemporary comfort and scale, suites, residences, a wellness area, over the character of the old centre. The trade-off is exactly that: a newer setting in place of the baroque village core across the way.

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By the Gemsstock cable car and the station

Toward the lifts

This side groups smaller, family-run hotels around the lifts: Zum Schwarzen Bären, five rooms 100 metres from the Gemsstock cable car with free parking close by, and Hotel Bergidyll, 23 rooms deliberately without televisions, a stone’s throw from the Gütsch cable car, the station and the centre. It suits skiers heading for the Gemsstock and anyone arriving by train who wants a short walk with luggage. What you give up here is the scale of the newer hotels in Andermatt Reuss, spa and residences included.

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What to do in Andermatt

Andermatt is not short of things to do, but a handful of named places from andermatt-sedrun-disentis.ch give a stay its shape. These are the ones we would plan a day around, with the figures the destination publishes.

On foot

A via ferrata and a ridge hike

Via Ferrata DiavoloK2-2 · 700 m of wire rope
Secured with 700 metres of wire rope, 265 iron pins and hooks, artificial steps and two ladders, the route climbs the wall of the Schöllenen Gorge. It is a 20-minute walk from Andermatt to the entrance at about 1,400 m, then roughly 500 m of ascent in about 2.5 hours to Teufelstalboden at about 1,900 m, open in summer only.
Ridge hike La Muota8.6 km · 4 h 00 · 443 m up
The destination publishes this route as 8.6 km, 4 hours, 443 m of ascent and 790 m of descent, moderate difficulty, running from Schneehüenerstock to Nätschen on the Oberalp Pass side of the region.

Up the mountain

Two summits by cable car

Gemsstock2,962 m · winter only
Reversible cabins climb in two sections to the 2,962 m summit, which the operator calls the mountain with the greatest panoramic view in Central Switzerland, with a view over 600 peaks. It runs in winter only.
Schneehüenerstock-Express2,600 m
It runs from the Oberalp Pass up to the Schneehüenerstock at 2,600 m, while the Gütsch-Express climbs in two sections from the village side, a second option once the Gemsstock is closed for the season.

Where to eat

Two tables

Restaurant SonneIn Hotel Sonne
In Hotel Sonne, the kitchen serves fondue specialities, home-style cooking and trout from local waters, in a room with rustic ceilings and walls.
Restaurant Zum Schwarzen Bären100 m from the Gemsstock
A hundred metres from the Gemsstock cable car, the kitchen serves Ticino cooking with French and Italian influences, by an open fireplace.

Typical here

The Gotthard crossroads

The Ursern valleyOberalp, Gotthard, Furka
The destination describes it as one of the most impressive high valleys in Switzerland, the point from which the Oberalp, Gotthard and Furka roads all lead away.
Schöllenen Gorge and the Devil’s BridgeBelow the village
Below the village, the gorge is crossed by the Via Ferrata Diavolo and carries the Devil’s Bridge on the old Gotthard route.

Times, distances and figures come from andermatt-sedrun-disentis.ch, checked on 16 September 2026. We publish no ratings and no route descriptions: check conditions on the spot before you set off.

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Getting to Andermatt

Three passes into the valley

Andermatt lies where the Oberalp, Gotthard and Furka pass roads meet, the summer approaches to Graubünden, Ticino and Valais. If you are driving in over a pass, check its condition before you leave, since these are described as summer routes; the Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn also runs a car shuttle train, with its timetable on the MGB website, a fallback worth knowing about.

By train

Public transport timetables are published on the SBB website, and it is worth checking them before you book, since the destination itself does not publish a fixed journey time from Lucerne or Zurich. Build a buffer into any connection through the Gotthard axis rather than assuming a fixed schedule.

The Gemsstock cable car

The Gemsstock cable car, reaching 2,962 m over two sections, runs in winter only, so a summer stay should look to the Schneehüenerstock-Express from the Oberalp Pass or the Gütsch-Express from the village side instead. Check which lift is running before you plan a day around a particular summit.

Parking in the village

Hotel St. Gotthard has its own car park, and Zum Schwarzen Bären offers free parking 50 metres from the hotel, so drivers arriving over the passes already have a couple of options built in. Ask about parking when you book if you plan to bring a car, since not every address in the village lists it.

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Frequently asked questions

How high is Andermatt?

Andermatt sits at 1,444 metres above sea level in the Ursern valley, canton Uri. That is high enough for a real Alpine climate but well short of a glacier resort, so pack for mountain weather rather than a high-altitude one, and expect the village itself, rather than a lift, to be your base.

How big is the ski area?

Andermatt+Sedrun+Disentis is the largest connected ski area in Central Switzerland, with over 180 km of slopes and over 1,600 vertical metres, and the Gemsstock alone has a vertical of 1,521 m. That scale means a week here does not run out of new runs, so base yourself by a lift rather than planning to ski just one side of the valley.

When is the ski season?

The season runs from mid-November to mid or end April, and the village keeps an average maximum snow depth of almost 2 metres. Book a hotel by the Gemsstock cable car if the middle of that window is your target, since that lift runs in winter only and gets you onto the slopes fastest.

Can you go up the Gemsstock in summer?

No. The Gemsstock cable car runs in winter only, and it reaches 2,962 metres over two sections. Plan a summer ascent around the Schneehüenerstock-Express from the Oberalp Pass or the Gütsch-Express from the village side instead.

Is the Schöllenen gorge walkable?

The Via Ferrata Diavolo climbs the gorge wall in summer only, secured with 700 m of wire rope and 265 pins and hooks: 20 minutes on foot from Andermatt to the entrance at about 1,400 m, then about 500 m of ascent in about 2.5 hours to Teufelstalboden at about 1,900 m. Bring via ferrata gear or hire it locally, since this is climbing protection, not a footpath.