Access to Zinal

PUBLIC TRANSPORT 

It is highly recommended to travel to Zinal by public transport. The finish area is less than a 3-minute walk from the “Zinal, Centre” bus stop.

TRAIN SERVICE TO SIERRE STATION

• 2 intercity trains per hour and per direction (IR90, to/from Brig and Geneva Airport)
• 1 to 2 regional trains per hour and per direction (Regio/RegioExpress, to/from Brig and Monthey/St-Gingolph)
• Up to 4 trains per hour between Geneva and Sierre during the day (combining IR90 and REGIO services)
• 1 special night train from Geneva to Sierre – departs at 01:58 and arrives at 04:07, with stops at several stations along the way. More information about the Geneva–Sierre night train here

BUS SERVICE TO ACCESS ZINAL

Bus service to Zinal: timetable here
Bus service from Zinal: timetable here
Supporter bus – arrival no later than 08:50: info, fares, and timetable here

PRIVATE CARS

PARKING AND ACCESS TO THE VILLAGE

• Free spectator parking is available below Zinal, near Mottec. From there, the finish area and village can easily be reached on foot or by free shuttle bus (running non-stop from 10:00 to 22:00).
• Only a very limited number of spaces are available upstream from the village. Once these are full, access will be restricted: only authorised vehicles (residents, accredited staff, and event organisers) and public transport (including the Mottec–Zinal shuttle) will be allowed into the village by road.

THE ALTERNATIVE: PARK IN GRIMENTZ AND TAKE THE CABLE CAR TO ZINAL

To avoid traffic jams and full car parks in Zinal, we strongly recommend parking in Grimentz and using the Grimentz–Zinal cable car, which runs continuously on race day.

Take note of Road Closures on the Anniviers road, on Saturday August 9^th, 2024: 

The Anniviers Road from Sierre to Zinal will be fully closed

• Twice for 45 minutes to let Tourist use the road from 4:40 am to 5:25 am then again from 5:40 am to 6:25 am.
• Once for 35 minutes to let Coureur use the road from: 10:55 to 11:30 a.m.

Access Ban applies to all traffic during those times including motorbikes, scooters and bicycles.

The road from Vercorin to Vissoie will be open at all times.

Partial closure of the Zinal-Sierre road for the descent to the plain

The descent to Sierre will be partially rerouted to facilitate the ascent to Zinal for accompanying persons and spectators:

• Vissoie-Sierre: road closed from 10.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. on descent, detour via Vercorin
• Zinal-Vissoie: road closed from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on descent, detour via Grimentz
• Ayer-Chandolin: Road closed from 6:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Please join Chandolin via Vissoie and avoid the Ayer-St-Luc road, as a large number of vehicles will be travelling from St-Luc to Ayer to join Zinal from Chandolin.

Please follow the instructions of the local authorities and allow extra time to get to your destination.