German-speaking Gstaad is located in the valley of the River Saane in the western Bernese Oberland, in southwestern Switzerland on the border to the French-speaking region. At 1,050 m (3,444 ft) above sea level, the village is surrounded by gently rising mountains - as are the other 8 villages: Saanenmoeser, Schoenried, Saanen, Feutersoey, Gsteig, Turbach, Lauenen and Ablaendschen that belong to the Saanenland region.

Distances to other popular Swiss Destinations:

Destination	Distance		Travel Time in Minutes
	km	miles	by Train	by Car
Bern	85	53	106	approx. 95
Basel	174	108	169	approx. 145
Geneva	149	93	148	approx. 135
Zurich	188	117	172	approx. 155
Lucerne	134	83	174	approx. 120
Montreux	58	36	77	approx. 80
Interlaken	67	42	105	approx. 85
Grindelwald	85	53	153	approx. 110
St. Moritz	356	221	399	approx. 300
Zermatt	173	107	188	approx. 200

 

Getting to Gstaad:
By Plane:
The nearest international airport is Geneva-Cointrin (approx. 2 1/2 hours by train, 2 hours by car), but also Zurich-Kloten and Basel-Muhouse, the other Swiss international airports are within less than 3 hours travel time. The Bern-Belp airport, which also has some international flights, is reached within approx. one hour by car. There's a regional airport in Saanen for small, private airplanes.

By Train:
Trains to Gstaad either connect through Montreux when coming from the west (e.g. Geneva), or through Spiez when coming from all other directions. Several international trains (south-north) connect through Spiez where you need to change trains for Zweisimmen, where to change trains for Gstaad. Trains get to / leave from Gstaad once an hour. The most memorable way to travel to/from Gstaad is with the scenic train Golden Pass from/to Lucerne via Interlaken and the Simmental Valley, or from/to Montreux.

 By Car:
- from the north (Bern, Basel, Zurich) to Thun on the A6 Highway, then Exit Wimmis / Zweisimmen and you get to Gstaad via the Simmental Valley main road.
- from Central Switzerland (Lucerne) via the Bruenigpass and the A8 Highway to Interlaken, then to Spiez and on the A6 Hghway Exit Wimmis / Zweisimmen and you get to Gstaad via the Simmental Valley main road.
- from the west (Geneva, Lausanne, Vevey, Neuchatel) get to Bulle on the A9 from where you take the main road via Chateau d'Oex to Saanen/Gstaad.
- from the Valais (Rhone Valley) take Exit "Aigle" on the A9 and via the "Col' du Pillon'" Pass you get to Gsteig/Gstaad.