Access and operating times

Operating dates and hours

Winter season
01.11.2024 to 30.04.2025
(ski season from 09.11.2024)
Summer season
01.05.2025 to 19.10.2024
(closed for maintenance from 20.10.2025 to 07.11.2025, ski season from 08.11.2025)
Col du Pillon - Cabane - Scex Rouge cable cars
Open
Open daily from 09.00 am to 4.30 pm, depending on weather conditions
Peak Walk by Tissot
Open
Open daily from 09.15 am to 4.15 pm, depending on weather conditions
Ice Express chairlift
Open
Open daily from 09.15 am to 4.00 pm, depending on weather conditions
Ski resort
Open
Open daily from 9.00 am to 4.00 pm, depending on weather conditions

Access to Glacier 3000

Train

Bus station: Col du Pillon, Glacier 3000

If you are arriving by train, there are connections from Geneva - Lausanne - Montreux - Aigle to Les Diablerets and from Zurich - Bern - Spiez - Zweisimmen to Gstaad. A post bus runs regularly between Les Diablerets and Gstaad as far as the Col du Pillon.

The GoldenPass Express train will run non-stop from Interlaken to Montreux via Gstaad. A bus, the Glacier 3000 Express, will match the arrival times in Gstaad so that you can reach the Col du Pillon without waiting.

Connections and information

Bus

Bus station: Col du Pillon, Glacier 3000

Free to Col du Pillon with the Gstaad Card from Gstaad or with the Carte Bienvenue from les Diablerets. Between 01.11. and 30.04. the bus is free on the Les Diablerets - Col du Pillon and Reusch - Col du Pillon - Les Diablerets routes on presentation of a Glacier 3000 ticket (ski or pedestrian), a Magic Pass, Alpes Vaudoises or Villars-Diablerets 1-2 days and multi-day schools tickets.

Timetable

By car

Cable car departure station: Col du Pillon, 1865 Les Diablerets (Switzerland)

Glacier 3000 is easily accessible by car from the Lake Thun (via Spiez), Lake Geneva (via Aigle) and Gruyère (via Bulle) regions. The cable car departure station is 20 minutes away from Gstaad, or 8 minutes away from Les Diablerets.

Flights

One flight and you're in the mountains: Glacier 3000 is just a few hours' drive from the international airports of Geneva, Zurich and Basel, as well as the regional airports of Bern and Sion. Small planes can take off and land at the nearby Saanen aerodrome.

Parking available

A large free car park is available both at the Col du Pillon and in Reusch, right next to the cable car station on the Route du Pillon between Gstaad and Les Diablerets.

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