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Interlaken tickets
Ticket and booking rules for Interlaken: timed entries, closing days and official links, checked September 2026.
Checked September 2026 against official sources
Interlaken
Bookings and opening rules
Follow the official link before you buy. Full walking days: Interlaken itinerary.
Mountain railways and passes
- The Jungfraujoch Good Morning Ticket costs from CHF 190.40 and is valid from May 1 to October 31, 2026 only on one of the first two connections to the Jungfraujoch (from Interlaken Ost at 7:04, arriving 8:41, and 7:34, arriving 9:11) and for the descent until 13:17 at the latest; a seat reservation is mandatory from May 1 to October 31, 2026.Source: Jungfrau Railways, Good Morning Ticket · checked Sep 2026
- Jungfrau Railways lists the return ticket to the Jungfraujoch from CHF 129.60, a paid seat reservation of CHF 10 that it strongly recommends in good weather, and a journey of about 1 hour 30 minutes from Interlaken Ost via Grindelwald Terminal and the Eiger Express, whose Grindelwald Terminal–Eiger Glacier section takes 15 minutes.Source: Jungfrau Railways, Jungfraujoch – Top of Europe · checked Sep 2026
- The Jungfrau Travel Pass costs CHF 210 for 3 days, CHF 235 for 4, CHF 270 for 5, CHF 290 for 6, CHF 310 for 7 and CHF 330 for 8 days for adults, with unlimited travel on the mountain railways, cable cars, trains and boats of the Jungfrau Region including Grindelwald-First, Harder Kulm, Schynige Platte, Lauterbrunnen–Wengen–Kleine Scheidegg, Winteregg–Mürren and the cruises on Lakes Thun and Brienz; the connecting ticket to the Jungfraujoch is from CHF 63, or CHF 89 from May 1 to October 31, 2026.Source: Jungfrau Railways, Jungfrau Travel Pass · checked Sep 2026
- The Harder Kulm funicular takes 10 minutes from the valley station to the summit at 1,322 metres; the Harder railway ticket is from CHF 19 and the Harder Kulm ticket from CHF 22. Grindelwald-First's cable-car ticket is from CHF 38, the First adventure package from CHF 60 from April 13 to October 25, 2026, and the walk to Bachalpsee takes about 2 hours return.Source: Jungfrau Railways, Harder Kulm and Grindelwald-First · checked Sep 2026
- Schilthorn cableway tariffs valid until December 12, 2026: Stechelberg–Schilthorn return CHF 115 for adults, CHF 57.50 with the Swiss Half Fare Card and CHF 45.70 with the Swiss Travel Pass; Mürren–Schilthorn return CHF 91.40, CHF 45.70 with either pass. Maintenance closures: Stechelberg–Gimmelwald–Mürren October 19–30, 2026 and Mürren–Allmendhubel October 19–December 11, 2026.Source: Schilthornbahn, timetable and tariff · checked Sep 2026
- Trümmelbach Falls are open daily from early April to early November, 9:00–17:00 and 8:30–18:00 in July and August, with the exact opening and closing dates depending on the weather; babies and children under 4 and dogs are not admitted for safety reasons.Source: Trümmelbachfälle · checked Sep 2026
- The Ballenberg open-air museum near Brienz is open daily 10:00–17:00 from April 9 to November 1, 2026.Source: Freilichtmuseum Ballenberg · checked Sep 2026
On the day
What to watch at each stop
Harder Kulm
- Funicular April 3–November 29, 2026, from 9:10 about every 30 minutes; tickets from CHF 22 return, half price with the Swiss Travel Pass or Half Fare Card, free with the Jungfrau Travel Pass
Lake Brienz by boat
- Boats from early April to early December; full trip Interlaken Ost–Brienz 75 minutes; covered by the Swiss Travel Pass and the Jungfrau Travel Pass
Jungfraujoch, Top of Europe
- First trains from Interlaken Ost 7:04 and 7:34; seat reservation compulsory May 1–October 31, CHF 10; Good Morning ticket from CHF 190.40, descent by 13:17; full return from Interlaken Ost over CHF 200 in high season
Schilthorn and Piz Gloria
- Stechelberg–Schilthorn return CHF 115, CHF 57.50 with the Half Fare Card, CHF 45.70 with the Swiss Travel Pass; from Mürren CHF 91.40; maintenance closure October 19–30, 2026
Questions
Quick answers
How much do the tickets cost?
The mountains are the budget. A Jungfraujoch return from Interlaken Ost is over CHF 200 in high season, plus the CHF 10 seat reservation, and the Good Morning ticket on the first two trains is from CHF 190.40; the Schilthorn is CHF 115 return from Stechelberg, halved with a Swiss Travel Pass or Half Fare Card; Harder Kulm from CHF 22, Trümmelbach about CHF 18, Klis-like walks and the Staubbach Falls free. A Jungfrau Travel Pass, from CHF 210 for three days, covers Harder Kulm, the trains to Wengen, Kleine Scheidegg and Mürren, the boats and First, with the Jungfraujoch as a CHF 63–89 add-on.
How do I get around?
By train, boat and cable car, all timed to connect: Interlaken Ost is the hub for Grindelwald, Lauterbrunnen and the Lake Brienz boats, Interlaken West for Lake Thun. A Swiss Travel Pass covers the trains and boats fully and gives 25 to 50 per cent off the mountain railways; the Half Fare Card halves everything. Buy the Jungfraujoch and Good Morning tickets online in advance; the rest can be bought at the stations on the day.
The days these rules belong to
3 days in Interlaken
Interlaken works by rail and boat, and the plan is built on the timetable: the Harder Kulm funicular from 9:10, the Lake Brienz boats from Interlaken Ost, the first trains to the Jungfraujoch at 7:04 and 7:34, which are the ones to take, and the Stechelberg cable car for the Schilthorn. From May to October a seat reservation on the Jungfrau railway is compulsory and the mountain is cheapest on the Good Morning ticket; a Jungfrau Travel Pass covers almost everything except the Jungfraujoch itself, and a Swiss Travel Pass halves the mountain fares. Day one is walkable and low; days two and three are high, cold at the top even in August, and depend on the weather, so swap them around the forecast and the mountain webcams.
