Jungfraubahnen

A group of mountain railways and cable cars in the Bernese Oberland: the Jungfrau railway to the Jungfraujoch, the Eiger Express, the First cable car, the Schynige Platte railway and the Harder funicular. It also sells the Jungfrau Travel Pass.

Who they are

Jungfraubahnen is the trade name of the mountain lines of the Jungfrau region, around Interlaken, Grindelwald, Lauterbrunnen and Wengen. It is run by Jungfraubahnen Management AG, and the parent company, Jungfraubahn Holding AG, is listed on the stock exchange and publishes its accounts in the corporate section of the website. The company operates rack and valley railways, cable cars and several summits with restaurants and viewpoints, and sells tickets for all of it in a single system.

What it runs and where to

The star is the Jungfraujoch, at 3,454 metres, which the company presents as the highest railway station in Europe, within the UNESCO World Heritage area. From Grindelwald Terminal it takes about 45 minutes: the Eiger Express tri-cable gondola to the Eiger Glacier and then the Jungfrau railway, which runs almost entirely through a tunnel and stops for about five minutes at Eismeer station, at around 3,160 metres, so you can look out of the window. From Interlaken Ost the whole journey takes about an hour and a half. At the top are the Sphinx Observatory viewpoint, at 3,571 metres, the plateau with snow all year, the Ice Palace, the Alpine Sensation walk, a Lindt chocolate shop, a snow park with a zip line and several restaurants; the company estimates between a quarter of an hour and three quarters for each part.

It also runs the Grindelwald-First cable car, with its summer walks and activities, the historic Schynige Platte railway, the Harder Kulm funicular above Interlaken and the lines to Lauterbrunnen, Mürren and Kleine Scheidegg. In winter it works as a ski resort and sells a winter hiking and sledging pass, from 21 November 2026 to 25 April 2027.

Tickets and passes

The Jungfraujoch ticket starts at CHF 100.60 and the return from Grindelwald Terminal is CHF 129.60; between 1 May and 31 October there is a Good Morning Ticket with a 15% discount for the first trains. In good weather the company recommends reserving a guaranteed seat, which costs CHF 10, to avoid queuing.

The Jungfrau Travel Pass gives unlimited travel for 3 to 8 days on trains, cable cars and boats on Lake Thun and Lake Brienz. In 2026 it costs CHF 210 to 330 for adults, CHF 165 to 255 at the reduced rate, and CHF 30 for children aged 6 to 15. The Jungfraujoch is not included: with the pass you buy a discounted connecting ticket, from CHF 63, or CHF 89 from May to October. There are also unlimited seasonal passes, summer from CHF 449 and winter from CHF 399. The pass is digital: it is bought online and arrives as a QR code on your phone, and extra days are bought at staffed ticket offices.

Bookings and languages

Everything is booked at jungfrau.ch or at the station ticket offices, with the general terms that the website links to. Before going up the Jungfraujoch it is worth checking the webcams and the forecast: in cloud you see nothing from the top and the ticket is expensive. The website is in German, English, French, Italian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic and also Spanish, which makes it easier to buy and read the terms in Spanish.