# Berchtesgaden

An Alpine corner in the far south-east of Bavaria, with Germany's only Alpine national park. Lake Königssee is toured in electric boats beneath the east face of the Watzmann (2,713 m).

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/germany/bavaria/berchtesgaden · Revisado: 2026-11-12

## Getting there from Spain

Fly to Salzburg, half an hour away by car, or to Munich, and continue by train to Berchtesgaden, changing at Freilassing. Buses to the Königssee, the salt mine and the Obersalzberg leave from the station.

## Getting around and the Eagle's Nest

The main sights are close together: the Königssee and the Jenner in Schönau, the mine beside the town and the Obersalzberg above it. Note that the Kehlsteinhaus, the so-called Eagle's Nest, suffered a serious fire on 23 October 2026 and is closed until further notice, along with the bus up and the lift. The Dokumentation Obersalzberg, lower down, remains open.

## Crowds and what to book

The Königssee is one of the most visited places in Bavaria: in summer and on public holidays there are queues for the boat, so arrive before 10:30. Buy the boat and the salt mine online. Everything else on the day.

## Dónde está
- Zonas: Alps
- Cerca: Salzburg (a 19.0 km · Austria), Salzkammergut (a 49.0 km · Austria), Hohe Tauern (a 66.8 km · Austria)

## Qué hacer
- **Electric Boat on the Königssee to St. Bartholomä and Salet** (4 h · All ages · Desde 23.4 € adult, return to St. Bartholomä): What it is
The Königssee is a long, narrow lake wedged between rock walls, within Berchtesgaden National Park. There is no road along the shore: you travel on the electric boats of the Bayerische Seenschifffahrt, the Bavarian lakes boat company, which leave from the Seelände landing stage in Schönau am Königssee. They are silent, smokeless boats, and the crossing is calm even with small children.
Halfway across, in front of the rock face, the boat stops and the boatman plays the trumpet so that the rock sends back the echo. After 35 minutes you reach St. Bartholomä, the pilgrimage church with garnet-red domes on a peninsula at the foot of the east face of the Watzmann. You can only get there by water. Next to it, in the old royal hunting lodge, there is a restaurant with a terrace, and in the Jägerhaus a national park information point, open all year, with a 12-minute film.
In season the boat continues for a total of an hour to Salet, at the end of the lake, from where you walk a quarter of an hour to the Obersee.
Timetables and seasons

Winter 2026/27 (until 23 April 2027): only to St. Bartholomä, every day except 24 December and if the lake freezes. From 9 November 2026 to 9 April 2027 the first boat leaves Seelände at 9:45 and the last at 15:30; the last return from St. Bartholomä is at 16:20. Salet has no service.
Summer 2027 (24 April to 10 October): boats roughly every 30 minutes to St. Bartholomä and Salet. In high season, from 26 June to 13 September, the first leaves at 8:00 and the last at 16:45; the last return from Salet is at 17:40.

In fog, storms, floods or ice, boats may be delayed or not run. The exact times are in the boat company's PDF timetables.
Prices
Return from Seelände to St. Bartholomä: €23.40 per adult; one way, €11.70. Children up to 5 do not pay and those aged 6 to 17 pay half. For families, the first child aged 6 to 17 pays the child fare and each of the others, €1. Dogs pay €5 and must wear a muzzle. Guest cards give no discount. The fare to Salet is published with the summer timetable: check it on the boat company's website.
You can buy the ticket at the Seelände ticket office or in the online shop. The return from St. Bartholomä or Salet, if you bought one way only, is paid to the person in charge at the landing stage; it is not sold online.
There is a combined lake-and-summit ticket with the Jenner cable car: boat to St. Bartholomä and up and down the Jenner, €56 until 31 December 2026 and €58 from January. It is sold only by the boat company.
How to get there and park
By car, leave the car in the large municipal Königssee car park, in Schönau, open all year: €3 the first hour, €7 up to three hours and €9 for the day. You pay at the meter or with the Parkster app. Motorhomes have a separate car park. From the car park to the landing stage it is about a 5-minute walk.
Without a car, take bus 840, 841 or 843 towards Königssee from Berchtesgaden station.
How long
A return trip to St. Bartholomä with a walk and a coffee, allow 2 hours 30 minutes. If you go to Salet and the Obersee, a long half day. The boat company recommends going to Salet first and stopping at St. Bartholomä on the way back.
Accessibility, children and dogs
The landing stages have no steps, but boarding the boat means three narrow, steep steps; the crew help. One or two manual wheelchairs fit per boat, not electric ones, and the ticket office lends some for free. At St. Bartholomä, the lakeside walk and the path to the chapel of St John and St Paul are flat gravel, suitable for wheelchairs. The boats have no toilets: there are accessible toilets at Seelände, St. Bartholomä and Salet.
- **Berchtesgaden Salt Mine** (1 h 30 · Families; no pushchair or baby carrier · Desde 26.5 € adult): What it is
The Salzbergwerk in Berchtesgaden is a salt mine that has worked without interruption since 1517, and is still active: it extracts salt by dissolving it in water and produces about 850,000 m³ of brine a year. Part of it can be visited. It works very well with children, and is a safe plan for a rainy day: inside the mountain it is always 12 °C.
What the visit is like
It is a one-hour guided visit, in groups of up to 30 people, with about 800 m of walking.

The miner's overalls. Before entering, everyone puts on protective overalls, which the mine provides (up to size 5XL).
The mine train. You enter the mountain on the mine train, through the access tunnel.
The slides. You go down from one level to another by the miners' slides, as they did.
The salt lake. You cross an underground lake in a boat that moves pulled along a cable.
The history of salt. The tour explains how salt is extracted and what it has been used for in the region.

There is a free audio guide in your language. Allow between an hour and a half and two hours in total, counting buying tickets, changing clothes and returning the overalls.
Opening times

From 30 March to 8 November: every day from 9:00 to 17:00.
From 9 November to 29 March: every day from 11:00 to 15:00.

Closed on 1 January, Good Friday, Whit Monday, 1 November and 24, 25 and 31 December.
Prices


Ticket


Adult€26.50
Child aged 4 to 16€13.50
Student aged 17 to 25€23.50
Family (two adults and one child)€59; each additional child, €8
Ages 0 to 3Free


There is a combined ticket with the old saltworks in Bad Reichenhall, online only and 20% cheaper: €33 adult, €17 child and €75 family. Buy the ticket on the mine's website and choose a time: in high season there are queues.
How to get there and park
The mine is on Bergwerkstraße, 1.4 km from Berchtesgaden station: about 30 minutes on foot, or 5 minutes on bus 840 to the Salzbergwerk stop and 250 m on foot. It has its own car park; payment is by card or phone only.
With children, babies and reduced mobility
Children have a great time with the train and the slides. Children under 3 go in free, but pushchairs and baby carriers cannot go down: the mine recommends carrying the baby in a sling. Dogs are not admitted either. The visit is not accessible: there are slides, stairs and changes of level; the mine has a page of advice for people with reduced mobility.
What to bring
Warm clothes and sturdy, closed shoes. Rucksacks, umbrellas and hats may not enter the mine: leave them in the car or in the lockers.
To round off the day, the Dokumentation Obersalzberg is another indoor visit, and if the weather is fine, the Königssee boat runs all year.
- **Obersee, Fischunkelalm and the Röthbach Waterfall from Salet** (2 h 30 · 5.5 km · Families; the stretch to the Fischunkelalm, with mountain footwear · Independent · you pay for the boat): What it is
The Obersee is a small lake at the far end of the Königssee, separated from it by a tongue of land and surrounded by rock walls within Berchtesgaden National Park. From the Salet landing stage you reach it in about 15 minutes along an almost flat gravel path. If you continue along the shore, in a little under an hour you are at the Fischunkelalm, a summer alpine pasture hut at the end of the valley, opposite the Röthbach waterfall: a drop of about 400 m, the highest in Germany.
Without the boat you cannot get there: the only convenient access is the Königssee boat to Salet, which only runs in summer.
When you can go
The boat stops at Salet from 24 April to 10 October 2027. Outside those dates Salet has no service: right now, in November 2026, the boat only goes as far as St. Bartholomä. The Fischunkelalm opens in the summer months; the Berchtesgaden tourist office does not publish dates, so do not count on eating there at the beginning or end of the season.
The route, step by step
The Berchtesgaden tourist office's sheet gives 5.5 km return, 1 h 45 min of walking and 119 m of ascent, with easy difficulty but narrow stretches.

Salet. Get off the boat and take the wide path to the right, next to the Gasthaus Saletalm.
The junction. Past the stream that runs from the Obersee to the Königssee, keep left. To the right it goes to the Sagerecksteig, a mountain climb.
The Obersee. You climb gently to the shore. This stretch is gravel and, according to the boat company, suitable for wheelchairs.
Along the right shore. The path narrows and rises and falls beside the water. Where it hugs the rock face there is a railing.
Fischunkelalm. You cross a small wood and see the Röthbach waterfall falling into the valley. You return the same way.

From the Fischunkelalm, high-mountain routes continue towards the Röth and the Wasseralm, with about 950 m of ascent from Salet and equipped sections: they are another excursion, taking the whole day.
How long and the last boat
Allow 2 to 3 hours ashore if you go to the Fischunkelalm at an easy pace, plus an hour by boat each way from Seelände. On the 2027 timetable, the last departure from Salet is at 17:10 in spring and autumn, and at 17:40 between 26 June and 13 September. The boat company recommends going to Salet first and stopping at St. Bartholomä on the way back.
With children, pushchair and dog
Anyone can manage as far as the Obersee, including with a pushchair or wheelchair. The stretch to the Fischunkelalm is not for pushchairs: a narrow path, steep in places, with wet patches even when it is not raining. With children who can walk it is a short, spectacular excursion; keep an eye on them on the rock-face stretch. Dogs travel on the boat with a muzzle and their own ticket; a wet dog may be refused on the return.
Food, water and facilities
At Salet there is the Gasthaus Saletalm and accessible toilets in the landing-stage waiting room. At the Saletalm and the alpine huts there are no accessible toilets. Carry water and something to eat in case the Fischunkelalm is closed.
If the weather changes
In fog, storms or floods, the boat may stop running. If the day looks threatening, do not go far from Salet and return with time to spare. With the path wet, the rock-face stretch is slippery: turn back at the Obersee.
- **Jenner Cable Car, above the Königssee** (3 h · All ages · Up and down €47 adult in winter 2026/27; €43 online): What it is
The Jennerbahn is the cabin cable car that climbs from Schönau am Königssee to the Jenner, a 1,874 m mountain above the lake. It has an intermediate station at 1,200 m and a top station, the Jennerhex, at 1,800 m. From there you see the Königssee at your feet, the Watzmann wall opposite and, on a clear day, a good part of the Berchtesgaden Alps.
At the top you have three easy things: a 400 m circular panoramic trail, about 15 minutes, around the station and the Jenneralm restaurant; the walk up to the summit, the Königsblick, about 20 minutes more; and "Das ist der Gipfel", the highest information point in Berchtesgaden National Park, free and barrier-free, beside the cabin exit, with free guided tours at intervals.
Opening times and closures

Autumn 2026 closure: the cable car is closed for inspection from 9 November.
Reopening: on the weekends of 5 and 6 and 12 and 13 December 2026, and daily from 18 December.
Winter 2026/27: from 9:30 to 16:30. Last ascent from the valley at 16:10 and from the intermediate station at 16:20; last descent at 16:30.

The valley ticket office is open from 9:00 to 16:30. The restaurants Jenneralm, at the top, and Halbzeit, at the intermediate station, are open from 10:00 to 16:30 and serve hot food until half an hour before closing. The summer 2027 timetable has not yet been published.
Winter 2026/27 prices


TicketAdult (18+)Youth (6 to 17)


Up and down€47€28
Online or with a guest card€43€26
From 14:00€37€24
Up only or down only€35€22


A family (up to two adults with their children aged 6 to 17) pays €109, and under-6s do not pay. The up-and-down ticket lets you stop at the intermediate station.
The combined lake-and-summit ticket adds the Königssee boat to St. Bartholomä: €56 per adult until 31 December 2026 and €58 from 1 January 2027. It is sold only by the boat company, and is not valid on 24 December or on the cable car's inspection days.
How to get there
The valley station is in Schönau am Königssee. From Berchtesgaden railway station, buses 840, 841 and 843 go towards Königssee. If you go by car, ask about parking on the cable car's phone number (+49 8652 95810) or at the Schönau tourist office, because the website does not give details.
How long
Half a day: ascent, the panoramic trail, the summit and something to eat at the Jenneralm. If you combine it with the boat to St. Bartholomä, count on the whole day.
In winter and for walking
In winter most of the Jenner's trails are not cleared of snow, except for two; the Mitterkaserbahn lift, in the upper part, runs from 10:00 to 16:15, and there is a sledging run when the snow allows. It is Alpine terrain: even if you are only going to the Königsblick, wear mountain footwear. At the valley station they rent equipment (Sport Renoth) and at the top they sell maps.
With children
With children it is a comfortable outing: the panoramic trail is short and well signposted, and the national park information point is accessible and free. Under-6s do not pay. In winter, if the snow allows, the sledging run is the afternoon plan.
- **Dokumentation Obersalzberg, the History of Nazism on the Mountain** (1 h 45 · Adults and teenagers · General admission €4.50; under-18s, free): What it is
The Dokumentation Obersalzberg is the documentation centre on what this mountain above Berchtesgaden was between 1933 and 1945: one of the centres of Nazi power. Hitler had his house here, the Berghof, and decisions were taken in it that led to persecution, war and genocide. The village became a cordoned-off zone, and propaganda sold from here the false image of a "people's chancellor" in the Alps.
It opened in 1999 and, after an extension, reopened in September 2023 with a new permanent exhibition, "Idylle und Verbrechen" (idyll and crime). It is run by historians from the Institute of Contemporary History in Munich-Berlin. The building stands on the foundations of a guesthouse of the former Platterhof hotel, and the visit includes part of the bunker system that survives beneath the mountain. In 2025 it received more than 213,000 visitors, and in 2026 it won a special mention in the European Museum of the Year Award.
What you will see
The exhibition is organised in chapters: the Obersalzberg as a propaganda set, the leader and the people facing the forbidden zone, foreign policy and the preparation for war at the Berghof, and the place as a stage for crimes. There are no explicit images, but there is a great deal of information on persecution, war and mass murder.
Afterwards you go down into the bunkers: a historic structure, with uneven floors in places and grating walkways. From 26 November 2026 to 11 April 2027 there is also a temporary exhibition with the Hitler cartoons of the illustrator Achim Greser.
Opening times and closures
Open every day from 9:00 to 17:00; last entry at 16:00. It closes on 1 November, on 24, 25 and 31 December and on 1 January, and for maintenance from 16 to 24 November 2026 and from 1 to 8 March 2027. On 25 November it closes at 16:00. Check the visiting page before you go, because changes are announced there.
Tickets
General admission costs €4.50, and €3.50 with a guest card. Under-18s do not pay, nor do students, teachers, apprentices and people with a severe disability, plus one companion, with their accreditation. The multimedia guide is included, on loan or with the free mobile app.
Visits with the multimedia guide

Long tour: 80 minutes, in German and English.
Short tour: 40 minutes, in German, in German Sign Language and in 13 other languages, including English and French.
Children's tour: 16 stops for over-8s, best accompanied by an adult.

Allow between an hour and a half and two hours for the exhibition with the bunkers.
How to get there and park
From Berchtesgaden station, bus 838 drops you at the Dokumentation Obersalzberg stop. By car, use car parks P1 and P2, paid. If you have heard about the fire at the Kehlsteinhaus, the "Eagle's Nest": the centre states it was not affected and it is open as normal.
Who it is for
It is a visit for adults and teenagers. From age 8 there is an adapted tour, but the themes are hard: consider whether your children are ready. Dogs cannot enter, except accredited assistance dogs. For the accessibility of the building and the bunkers, the centre has a specific page: check it beforehand if you are going with a wheelchair.
A good plan for a rainy day in Berchtesgaden, together with the salt mine, in the Berchtesgaden valley.

## Dónde comer
- **Gasthaus St. Bartholomä** (Restaurant, Schönau am Königssee, €€). Qué pedir: something hot from the Bavarian menu in the garden, or cake with coffee if you are continuing to Salet.
- **Gasthof Neuhaus** (Restaurant, Berchtesgaden, €€). Qué pedir: a Bavarian dish with beer from the Hofbrauhaus Berchtesgaden; in summer, in the garden.
- **Restaurant Einkehr** (Restaurant, Berchtesgaden, €€). Qué pedir: stone-oven pizza, or in the afternoon a slice of cake from the house pastry shop.

## By plane: Fly to Salzburg or Munich and Take a Train or Car to the Lake
Berchtesgaden is half an hour by car from Salzburg airport, in Austria, which is the most convenient gateway. Munich has more direct flights from Spain and is about two hours away along the A8, or by train changing at Freilassing. Without a car you can get there easily: train or bus to Berchtesgaden and, from there, buses to the Königssee, the Jennerbahn and Ramsau.
### Dónde dormir if you're flying
- **Hotel Edelweiss Berchtesgaden** (Spa hotel): A hotel with a rooftop pool, right in the centre
The Edelweiss is a family-run four-star superior hotel run by the Hettegger family, on Maximilianstraße, opposite the AlpenCongress and beside the pedestrian zone. What sets it apart is the top floor: indoor and outdoor pools with an almost circular view of the mountains, open from 7:00 to 22:00, and a sauna area from 10:00 to 22:00, with a Swiss pine sauna from which you see the Kehlstein. There is a gym and an activity programme.
Rooms and prices
There are singles, doubles, junior suites, two-bedroom family suites for up to six people and a maisonette in the Triembacher house, from 25 to 60 m². The website publishes prices per person per night from €160 in a superior double, with a regional buffet breakfast from 7:00 to 10:30. Check-in is from 15:00 and check-out until 11:00. It does not accept animals.
How to get there and park
By car, leave the A8 at Bad Reichenhall and continue via Bischofswiesen; the hotel asks you to activate "avoid tolls" in your satnav. You park in front to drop off luggage and then in the public car park opposite, with spaces reserved for the hotel for €8 a day, maximum height 2 m, and six electric chargers. By train, they will pick you up free at Berchtesgaden station if you let them know 24 hours ahead. Salzburg airport is 30 minutes away.
What is nearby
In front is the bus stop for the Königssee, the Jennerbahn, Salzburg and Bad Reichenhall, free with the digital guest card. The hotel also runs the Gasthof Neuhaus and the Einkehr.
- **Jugendherberge Berchtesgaden** (Hostel): Two houses at the foot of the Watzmann
The Jugendherberge Berchtesgaden is a hostel of the German DJH network in Strub, in the municipality of Bischofswiesen, 2.5 km from the centre. It consists of two buildings 50 m apart: the Untersberg house, new, with gallery rooms with a balcony, and the Jenner house, more classic, where the dining room and most of the common areas are. In total, 265 beds in 54 rooms.
Rooms and meals
There are doubles with bathroom, three- and four-bed rooms, gallery rooms with a double bed and two or three singles, all with a balcony, and rooms of six to eight bunks, with a bathroom inside or on the floor. The buffet breakfast is from 7:00 to 9:30 and dinner from 17:30 to 19:00; they prepare packed lunches and have vegetarian dishes every day. To stay, as in all DJH hostels, you need to be a member (you can join when booking). The 2026 prices are in a PDF on their page; the autumn family packages start at €34 per person with half board.
Families and dogs
It has a playground, a games room in both houses, a football pitch, a large fenced meadow and a covered barbecue. They lend cots, high chairs, bottle warmers and sledges in winter. It accepts dogs and has two rooms designed for them.
How to get there
By car, free parking (60 spaces). Without a car, the "Jugendherberge" bus stop is at the door; from Berchtesgaden station it is about 25 minutes on foot. Salzburg airport is 20 km away.
### Servicios
- **Berchtesgaden Train and Bus Station**: Train to Freilassing and Munich · buses 840 and 841 to the Königssee and the Jennerbahn, 840 to Salzburg, 846 to Ramsau
- **Salzburg Airport (SZG)**: The nearest, about 30 minutes by car · car hire · bus 2 to Salzburg main station in about 23 minutes

## By car: By Car through the Berchtesgaden Valleys
A car gives you freedom to combine the Königssee, Ramsau and the Hintersee, the Obersalzberg and trips to Salzburg or the Austrian lakes. Within the district the distances are short, but the Königssee car park fills up in summer: arrive before 10:00 or leave the car and take the bus.
Presupuesto orientativo: 80–180 € por persona y día.
### Dónde dormir if you're driving
- **Hotel Edelweiss Berchtesgaden** (Spa hotel): A hotel with a rooftop pool, right in the centre
The Edelweiss is a family-run four-star superior hotel run by the Hettegger family, on Maximilianstraße, opposite the AlpenCongress and beside the pedestrian zone. What sets it apart is the top floor: indoor and outdoor pools with an almost circular view of the mountains, open from 7:00 to 22:00, and a sauna area from 10:00 to 22:00, with a Swiss pine sauna from which you see the Kehlstein. There is a gym and an activity programme.
Rooms and prices
There are singles, doubles, junior suites, two-bedroom family suites for up to six people and a maisonette in the Triembacher house, from 25 to 60 m². The website publishes prices per person per night from €160 in a superior double, with a regional buffet breakfast from 7:00 to 10:30. Check-in is from 15:00 and check-out until 11:00. It does not accept animals.
How to get there and park
By car, leave the A8 at Bad Reichenhall and continue via Bischofswiesen; the hotel asks you to activate "avoid tolls" in your satnav. You park in front to drop off luggage and then in the public car park opposite, with spaces reserved for the hotel for €8 a day, maximum height 2 m, and six electric chargers. By train, they will pick you up free at Berchtesgaden station if you let them know 24 hours ahead. Salzburg airport is 30 minutes away.
What is nearby
In front is the bus stop for the Königssee, the Jennerbahn, Salzburg and Bad Reichenhall, free with the digital guest card. The hotel also runs the Gasthof Neuhaus and the Einkehr.
- **Jugendherberge Berchtesgaden** (Hostel): Two houses at the foot of the Watzmann
The Jugendherberge Berchtesgaden is a hostel of the German DJH network in Strub, in the municipality of Bischofswiesen, 2.5 km from the centre. It consists of two buildings 50 m apart: the Untersberg house, new, with gallery rooms with a balcony, and the Jenner house, more classic, where the dining room and most of the common areas are. In total, 265 beds in 54 rooms.
Rooms and meals
There are doubles with bathroom, three- and four-bed rooms, gallery rooms with a double bed and two or three singles, all with a balcony, and rooms of six to eight bunks, with a bathroom inside or on the floor. The buffet breakfast is from 7:00 to 9:30 and dinner from 17:30 to 19:00; they prepare packed lunches and have vegetarian dishes every day. To stay, as in all DJH hostels, you need to be a member (you can join when booking). The 2026 prices are in a PDF on their page; the autumn family packages start at €34 per person with half board.
Families and dogs
It has a playground, a games room in both houses, a football pitch, a large fenced meadow and a covered barbecue. They lend cots, high chairs, bottle warmers and sledges in winter. It accepts dogs and has two rooms designed for them.
How to get there
By car, free parking (60 spaces). Without a car, the "Jugendherberge" bus stop is at the door; from Berchtesgaden station it is about 25 minutes on foot. Salzburg airport is 20 km away.
- **Camping Grafenlehen** (Campsite, desde 15 € / pitch): Beside the lake, all year except the end of winter
Camping Grafenlehen is run by the Lenz family in Schönau am Königssee, about ten minutes' walk from the landing stage of the Königssee boat and the Jennerbahn. It is also open in winter and closes from 11 January to 18 March 2027.
Pitches and prices
There are two types. The comfort pitches, of up to 110 m² with a firm surface for all year, have water, drainage, 16 A electricity and a satellite socket on the pitch. The standard pitches have only electricity and four taps spread around the campsite. In low season (6 January to 30 June and 1 October to 20 December) a pitch costs €19 for comfort, €15 for standard and €14 for a tent with a car; each adult pays €12.50. In high season, €21, €16, €15 and €13.50 per adult. Electricity is charged at €1.30 per kWh and a 25 m cable is needed. Tourist tax is added, which gives you the guest card.
Facilities
Washrooms renovated in 2020, washing machine and dryer, covered sink with hot water, a new emptying station, six chargers for electric cars, gas cylinder exchange and a small shop with bread in the morning. There is a playground and the village's heated open-air pool is ten minutes' walk away.
Reservations
Reservations are requested by email. If you arrive with a tent and a car, by bike or by train, a reservation is compulsory. Arrival is only until 19:00.

## Car-free: Without a Car: Train to the Village and Bus to Everything
Berchtesgaden works well without a car. The train arrives at the village station and from there buses leave for the Königssee, the Jennerbahn, Ramsau and Salzburg. With the digital guest card that your accommodation gives you, the bus is free.
Presupuesto orientativo: 70–170 € por persona y día.
### Dónde dormir without a car
- **Hotel Edelweiss Berchtesgaden** (Spa hotel): A hotel with a rooftop pool, right in the centre
The Edelweiss is a family-run four-star superior hotel run by the Hettegger family, on Maximilianstraße, opposite the AlpenCongress and beside the pedestrian zone. What sets it apart is the top floor: indoor and outdoor pools with an almost circular view of the mountains, open from 7:00 to 22:00, and a sauna area from 10:00 to 22:00, with a Swiss pine sauna from which you see the Kehlstein. There is a gym and an activity programme.
Rooms and prices
There are singles, doubles, junior suites, two-bedroom family suites for up to six people and a maisonette in the Triembacher house, from 25 to 60 m². The website publishes prices per person per night from €160 in a superior double, with a regional buffet breakfast from 7:00 to 10:30. Check-in is from 15:00 and check-out until 11:00. It does not accept animals.
How to get there and park
By car, leave the A8 at Bad Reichenhall and continue via Bischofswiesen; the hotel asks you to activate "avoid tolls" in your satnav. You park in front to drop off luggage and then in the public car park opposite, with spaces reserved for the hotel for €8 a day, maximum height 2 m, and six electric chargers. By train, they will pick you up free at Berchtesgaden station if you let them know 24 hours ahead. Salzburg airport is 30 minutes away.
What is nearby
In front is the bus stop for the Königssee, the Jennerbahn, Salzburg and Bad Reichenhall, free with the digital guest card. The hotel also runs the Gasthof Neuhaus and the Einkehr.
- **Jugendherberge Berchtesgaden** (Hostel): Two houses at the foot of the Watzmann
The Jugendherberge Berchtesgaden is a hostel of the German DJH network in Strub, in the municipality of Bischofswiesen, 2.5 km from the centre. It consists of two buildings 50 m apart: the Untersberg house, new, with gallery rooms with a balcony, and the Jenner house, more classic, where the dining room and most of the common areas are. In total, 265 beds in 54 rooms.
Rooms and meals
There are doubles with bathroom, three- and four-bed rooms, gallery rooms with a double bed and two or three singles, all with a balcony, and rooms of six to eight bunks, with a bathroom inside or on the floor. The buffet breakfast is from 7:00 to 9:30 and dinner from 17:30 to 19:00; they prepare packed lunches and have vegetarian dishes every day. To stay, as in all DJH hostels, you need to be a member (you can join when booking). The 2026 prices are in a PDF on their page; the autumn family packages start at €34 per person with half board.
Families and dogs
It has a playground, a games room in both houses, a football pitch, a large fenced meadow and a covered barbecue. They lend cots, high chairs, bottle warmers and sledges in winter. It accepts dogs and has two rooms designed for them.
How to get there
By car, free parking (60 spaces). Without a car, the "Jugendherberge" bus stop is at the door; from Berchtesgaden station it is about 25 minutes on foot. Salzburg airport is 20 km away.
### Servicios
- **Berchtesgaden Train and Bus Station**: Train to Freilassing and Munich · buses 840 and 841 to the Königssee and the Jennerbahn, 840 to Salzburg, 846 to Ramsau

## As a family: Boat, Salt and Mountain Lakes

Berchtesgaden is easy with children: the Königssee boat, the mine with its train and slides and short walks inside the national park.

### What works best
The salt mine, with a €59 family ticket

The boat to Salet and the 15-minute walk to the Obersee

The Jenner, to see the lake from above

### Where to sleep
Jugendherberge Berchtesgaden, with family rooms, a playground and a fenced meadow

Camping Grafenlehen, ten minutes' walk from the landing stage

Hotel Edelweiss, with family suites and a rooftop pool

### Where to eat
Gasthaus St. Bartholomä, as you step off the boat, with a garden under chestnut trees

Einkehr, pizza and cakes in the centre

A picnic on the shore of the Obersee

### Keep in mind
Pushchairs and baby carriers are not admitted in the mine

In summer, the boat has queues from mid-morning

### Qué hacer as a family
- Electric Boat on the Königssee to St. Bartholomä and Salet
- Berchtesgaden Salt Mine
- Obersee, Fischunkelalm and the Röthbach Waterfall from Salet
- Jenner Cable Car, above the Königssee

## With young children: With the Little Ones by the Lake

With children under six, combine a spell on the boat with a short walk. The mine suits from age 4.

### What works best
The electric boat to St. Bartholomä and the trumpet echo

The salt mine from age 4: they love the slides

The short walk from Salet to the Obersee

### Where to sleep
Jugendherberge Berchtesgaden, which lends cots, high chairs and bottle warmers

Camping Grafenlehen, with a playground and free for under-4s

### Where to eat
Einkehr, with pizza and all-day opening hours

A picnic by the lake

### Keep in mind
There are no toilets on the boat

For the Obersee, a baby carrier is better than a pushchair

### Qué hacer with young children
- Electric Boat on the Königssee to St. Bartholomä and Salet
- Berchtesgaden Salt Mine
- Obersee, Fischunkelalm and the Röthbach Waterfall from Salet

## With teenagers: History and Mountains for Teenagers

Teenagers find two things here: real mountains around the Königssee and a key place for understanding the twentieth century.

### What works best
The Dokumentation Obersalzberg, free for under-18s

The walk from Salet to the Fischunkelalm, beneath the Röthbach waterfall

The Jenner and its panoramic trail

### Where to sleep
Jugendherberge Berchtesgaden, with a football pitch, table football and billiards

Hotel Edelweiss, for the outdoor rooftop pool

### Where to eat
Gasthof Neuhaus, with its beer garden on the square

Sandwiches for the lake day

### Keep in mind
The Kehlsteinhaus has been closed since the fire of October 2026

For the Fischunkelalm you need mountain footwear

### Qué hacer with teenagers
- Electric Boat on the Königssee to St. Bartholomä and Salet
- Berchtesgaden Salt Mine
- Obersee, Fischunkelalm and the Röthbach Waterfall from Salet
- Jenner Cable Car, above the Königssee
- Dokumentation Obersalzberg, the History of Nazism on the Mountain

## Consejos

### Boat first to Salet
On the way back you stop at St. Bartholomä and wait less.

### The mine in the rain
If the day turns out grey, swap the lake for the salt mine.

### Ask about the guest card
It reduces the price of the Jenner and the Dokumentation Obersalzberg.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### Where should I stay, in Berchtesgaden or in Schönau?
In Berchtesgaden you have the station, the buses and more restaurants. Schönau am Königssee is next to the landing stage and the Jennerbahn: it suits you better if you come by car or motorhome.

### Is the Eagle's Nest open?
No. It closed after the fire of 23 October 2026 and remains closed until further notice.

### How much does the Königssee boat cost?
€23.40 return to St. Bartholomä, according to the fare published in November 2026.

### Can you go without a car?
Yes. There is a train to Berchtesgaden and buses to all the sights.

### Is it a good destination with children?
Yes. The salt mine admits children from age 4, everyone enjoys the boat and the Obersee is a 15-minute walk away.