# Berchtesgaden Salt Mine A one-hour guided visit to the salt mine, active since 1517, with a mine train, slides and an underground lake; €26.50 for adults. Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/germany/bavaria/berchtesgaden/things-to-do/salt-mine · Revisado: 2026-11-11 Dónde: Berchtesgaden ### 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. ## Paso a paso ### Arrival · Bus 840 or on foot The mine is 1.4 km from Berchtesgaden station: about 30 minutes on foot or 5 on bus 840 and 250 m on foot. ### Before entering · The miner's overalls Everyone puts on protective overalls, children too. Rucksacks and umbrellas go in the lockers. ### 1 h · Underground Mine train, slides, the salt lake by boat and the history of salt. Free audio guide in your language. ## Qué llevar - Warm clothes: it is 12 °C inside all year - Sturdy, closed shoes ## Consejos ### Book your time slot online That way you avoid the ticket-office queue on holidays and weekends. ### Leave your rucksack in the car You cannot go down with it; nor with an umbrella or hat. ### Combine it with Bad Reichenhall The joint ticket with the old saltworks, online only, works out 20% cheaper. ## Preguntas frecuentes ### How much does the Berchtesgaden salt mine cost? €26.50 for adults, €13.50 for ages 4 to 16 and €59 for a family of two adults and one child. Up to age 3, free. ### Can small children go? Yes. Ages 0 to 3 do not pay, but you cannot go down with a pushchair or baby carrier: bring a sling. ### What are the opening times in winter? From 9 November to 29 March, from 11:00 to 15:00 every day, except the closing holidays.