Mountain railways in Grindelwald and the Jungfrau Region

The highest railway station in Europe

The pioneering Jungfrau Railway was opened in 1912. The rack railway takes you from the Kleine Scheidegg pass to the Jungfraujoch, the highest railway station in Europe at 3,454 metres above sea level. 7.3 kilometres of the nine-kilometre route are tunnels, passing through the Eiger and Mönch mountains.

To Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen

The Bernese Oberland Railway (BOB) connects Interlaken Ost with Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen. Usually, two coupled trains travel to Zweilütschinen, where they then separate. One train continues to Lauterbrunnen, while the other goes to Grindelwald.

Fast and modern

The Eiger Express is the most state-of-the-art tricable gondola in the world. In just 15 minutes, it takes you from the terminal in Grindelwald to the Eigergletscher at 2,328 metres above sea level – right to the middle of the incredible skiing area.

The high point of adventure

The centrepiece of the First Railway is the six-seater gondola cableway, which runs from Grindelwald to First via Bort and Schreckfeld. The journey takes around 25 minutes. At the summit, you will find the First Cliff Walk, the First Flyer and the First Glider, to name just a few attractions. In addition to the gondola cableway, the First Railway also includes three chairlifts and two ski lifts.

Take a bus to Grindelwald’s most beautiful hiking spots

Let Grindelwald Bus take you on unforgettable mountain journeys through charming Alpine meadows and wildly romantic mountain landscapes, or to the foot of the majestic Wetterhorn. The buses can also take you to the Bussalp sun terrace and viewing platform, to the idyllic Waldspitz with its magnificent mountain scenery or over the Grosse Scheidegg.

Heaven for hikers and skiers

With a length of 6.2 km, the Grindelwald-Männlichen gondola cableway was the longest gondola cableway in the world for many years. However, since 1995, this record has belonged to the Rainforest gondola cableway in Australia. In 2019, the old cableway was dismantled and replaced with a new, faster gondola cableway. The 10-seater gondolas offer spectacular views of the impressive mountain landscape. In just 19 minutes, the gondola cableway will take you from Grindelwald Terminal to the Männlichen – to the heart of the hiking and skiing area at 2,225 metres above sea level.