ACCESS & TRANSPORT

How to reach our region ?

By car

Via the A9 motorway :

Also known as the « autoroute du Rhône » leaves at the exit for Sierre-Ouest (exit 28) or Sierre-Est (exit 29).

Via passes open all the year round :

Col de la Forclaz, Pas de Morgins, Simplon Pass or the Great St Bernard Tunnel. 

Via passes open only in the summer:

Grimsel Pass, Furka pass, Nufenen Pass or the Great St Bernard Pass. For information visit www.tcs.ch or call 0900 57 1234 (CHF 0.86/min) 

Via rail tunnels for motorail services  :

Lötschberg (Goppenstein-Kandersteg), Furka (Oberwald- Realp) or Simplon (Brig-Iselle).

By train

From within Switzerland :

Direct connections from all major towns.

From outside Switzerland :

Direct connections to the European rail network.

By air

Flights from the following airports :

• Basel-Mulhouse, Berne-Belp, Geneva-Cointrin, Milano-Malpensa and Zurich-Kloten. 
• Charter and private flights from Sion airport.

Transport service in the region : 

• SBB CFF FFS trains : www.cff.ch
• Swiss postal buses : www.carpostal.ch
• Funicular railway and bus services - Compagnie de Chemin de Fer and d'Autobus Sierre-Montana-Crans (SMC)  : www.cie-smc.ch
• LLB - Leuk-Leukerbad and District Community Transport : www.llbreisen.ch
• Les Bus Sierrois : www.sierre.ch
• Les Cars Ballestraz : www.ballestraz.ch
• L'Oiseau bleu and their offer for the transport of e-bikes: www.oiseaubleu.ch
• Taxis (regulated by Sierre municipal authority) : www.sierre.ch 0900 39 60 00
• Taxi Anniviers SARL (taxis, minibuses, buses) : www.taxianniviers.ch 079 628 61 11
• Taxi Sierre 3960 : www.taxisierre3960.ch 076 418 39 60
• Vinabus - Mini-Bus: www.raoulmathieu.ch 079 606 24 71

Bike hire - Valaisroule in Chippis :

• City bikes, MTBs and e-MTBs are available to hire from the Valaisroule/Wallisrollt station in Chippis. For more information, visit  : Valaisroule
• Publibike - a self-service system of rental of bikes in certain places, 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. Thanks to this service, you can take the bike in one location and return it back to another one. Prices and subscriptions can be found on www.publibike.ch.

Car rental in our region :

Several partners from Sierre, Salgesch and the surrounding area offer practical solutions for hiring vehicules (cars, 4x4s or utility vehicules). For further information see :

• Europcar
• Atlas Automobiles 
• Or use the Mobility car sharing scheme !