Kanton Bern Travel Forum

Hi, I am travelling next week to Switzerland with my wife and children. I will be landing in Zurich and taking a train to Interlaken where I stay for 4/5 days.

Could anyone suggest me what ticket (one-way) I should buy to travel from Zurich to Interlaken?
I am planning to buy a 'Swiss Pass' for the next 4 days which also gives free tickets to my children. Is this a good choice or is there some other ticket I should buy for a family?

Finally, please suggest me a few nice places to see in and around Interlaken.

Thanks in advance.
-K

hey guys!
I've been in Jungfraujoch already 2 times, but the problem is , that I'm buying a package holiday trip from a travel agency, so the time is all planned, and even if I dont' want to go up, to the top, I need to spend somehow around 6 hours by myself. LAst time I tried to spend these hours somehow interesting ( as you see, near Jungfraujoch I've already been 3 times; gone to top = 2 times), but my effort was worthless. I wanted to visit Mystery park, but they told me it's closed. I went to Interlaken, Wilderswil ( if I spelled it good); maybe someone has got any suggestions of any nice places other to visit and intersting ( like MYstery park) , or some nature nice things, to walk, or wander?

Hei everybody!

I am going to stay in Interlaken in the beginning of July (8th to 13th), and I am planning to go for a hike in the region. Grindelwald, Kleine Scheidegg and Jungfraujoch all seem like fantastic places to visit, but from what I have read, Niederhorn – Gemmenalphorn is fantastic too! Basically everything looks wonderful, and I have a hard time prioritizing. Does anyone have any suggestions?

And would you know of any nice place to be and watch the sunrise in the early morning? (probably everywhere :)

Thanks!

Hi! My family and I are planning a tour to Jungfrach via interlaken as part of a conducted tour. The itinerary calls for a two day stay at Interlaken on July Jul 18/19 with a day tour to Jungfrach on July 19. What kind of clothing aarrangements do we require since I am getting conflicting reports on the weather conditions at Jungfrach

My wife and I will be stopping here on our way from Paris to Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland. Since we will get here around 12:30 in the afternoon I thought it would be a good time to spend 3 to 4 hours having lunch and walking the city. My questions are regarding our luggage. We will want to leave one large and two smaller airplane carry on's at the station. Is this type of service available in Bern? How large (dimensions) are the largest lockers or can we leave at the station and not in a locker? Costs?

We are going to Switzerland this summer and will be staying in the Interlaken region. We want to do the trip to the Jungfrau all the way to the top of course. I have been reading lots about it and have noticed that you can take the train from Lauterbrunnen or Grindelwald. We have a car so we will drive up to Lauterbrunnen or Grindelwald and take the train from there to the Jungfrau.

My question to you is which of these train trips is the most beautiful. Should we take the train to the Jungfrau from Lauterbrunnen or Grindelwald? It won't be our only visit to Lauterbrunnen or Grindelwald as we will be staying for 11 days in that area. I just want to know which train trip is the nicest of the two.

Thanks in advance,
Ann

We are going to Switzerland this summer and will be staying in the Interlaken region. We want to do the trip to the Jungfrau all the way to the top of course. I have been reading lots about it and have noticed that you can take the train from Lauterbrunnen or Grindelwald. We have a car so we will drive up to Lauterbrunnen or Grindelwald and take the train from there to the Jungfrau.

My question to you is which of these train trips is the most beautiful. Should we take the train to the Jungfrau from Lauterbrunnen or Grindelwald? It won't be our only visit to Lauterbrunnen or Grindelwald as we will be staying for 11 days in that area. I just want to know which train trip is the nicest of the two.

Thanks in advance,
Ann

Would like to spend some time in mountain areas like Jangfrau and Zermatt. Would like to know if I need water proof shoes and winter cloths. Visiting in June.

We are two 'over 60s' who have visited Zermatt twice (summertime) and loved it,but feel we should try another part of Switzerland in late September.We thought of Interlaken.The Jungfraubahn trip seems very expensive although the cost isn't a problem if it is really worth it.Last year we did St Moritz to Zermatt and really enjoyed the trip on the Glacier Express but it was a very long time to sit on a train.
We are not very fit so don't want to be changing trains too much.
If we do go to Interlaken is it better to fly to Geneva or Zurich.We will travel from there by train.

Hello,
My sister-in-law and brother-in-law have moved to Bern, Switzerland for 2 years just this week. I would like to organise to send them a grocery hamper of various items that they may need and I would like to know if a local supermarket or department store would do this. Alternatively maybe a local company who provides such a service of gift hampers etc.
Any feedback or comments are welcome and appreciated.
Raffaella

My husband and I recently returned from a fabulous trip to Switzerland, where we enjoyed the wonderful Swiss Rail system. This included the Golden Pass train, as well as the Berner Oberland Bahn, and the Jungfrau Bahn trains, going to the Shilthorn and Jungfrau peaks. When we were in Interlaken, we saw some gift shops selling models of these trains. Does anybody possibly know if there is anywhere I can order these trains from? It would make a fantastic 30th birthday gift for my husband!

Thank you,
Jennifer

I am planning to spend about 4 days in the Bernese Oberland region and I would like to visit
Kleine Scheidegg
Jungfraujoch
Lauterbrunnen
Wengen
Mürren
Grindelwald
Schynige Platte
I am not sure if its possible to visit and enjoy all sites in 4 day, would like to get some advice on this and see which once I should drop.

I would like to know which cities I should book my hotel in. I don’t prefer to move hotels every day on different cities but 2 nights in one place is fine.

Would appreciate your views and tips. Thanks

Hi,
Could some one please tell me if I should take the Speed tarins or should take the GoldenPass Route to get to Interlaken from Zurich?
Will the Swiss pass work on both trains and what will be the time diffrence?
Thanks.

Does anyone have any experience with the outdoor pageant that they put on in Interlaken each summer? Can you follow it if you don't know German? Is it a good use of time and money? Any hints on booking, seats etc would be helpful. Thanks

Not sure this is a travel question: but it's still a problem.

The family have offered to pay for us to go to the gstaad music festival (my 70th birhday present). Cecilia Bartoli is performing at the closing concert. Great - except, we can't book. As it's the closing performance, I suspect tickets go only to the specially-favoured, or to the specially-invited - or am I wrong?

We've found ideas on accommodation and travel (thanks VT) but the question is: how can I get two tickets to the closing concert?

Any useful info welcome!

Hi there, I'm wondering if you can take that cable care from interlaken? How much does it cost and how long does is take to get to the top. Thank you. Any other tips you have on Interlaken,,, I'd really appreciate. I will be going there for the first time in Sept. I'm from Canada and it's my first time in Europe. I will also be visiting Paris and Munich!

What kind of money is used in Interlaken? What's the best way to get from Paris to Interlaken by train? Is it very expensive there? Can I get by, by speaking french and english... Any cheap, but clean hostels? Thanks a bunch

Kateri
from CANADA

Hello,

We are excited about our upcoming trip exploring the Berner Oberland region. Using Interlaken as our base, we will be exploring and hiking in the nearby areas, including Lauterbrunnen, Murren, and of course the Schilthorn and Jungfrau. Would anybody who lives, or has traveled to this area during this time of year be able to provide any insight as to the weather we should expect? Of course, we know it will vary depending on the elevation, but any suggestions for how to pack would be helpful. Also, any idea of what kinds of animals and vegetation we could expect to see? Thank you!

Hello,

We are excited about our upcoming trip exploring the Berner Oberland region. Using Interlaken as our base, we will be exploring and hiking in the nearby areas, including Lauterbrunnen, Murren, and of course the Schilthorn and Jungfrau. Would anybody who lives, or has traveled to this area during this time of year be able to provide any insight as to the weather we should expect? Of course, we know it will vary depending on the elevation, but any suggestions for how to pack would be helpful. Also, any idea of what kinds of animals and vegetation we could expect to see? Thank you!

Please suggest me where i can find the best authentique Kaseschnitte and Fondue restaurant in Grindelwald. Thanks!

We stay at Grindelwald 12/6/2008 till 16/6/2008. Is it possible to give us any suggestions for what are the most interesting trails when you have only three days? Whe are in a group of 5 men. Some have no experience some have. Schynnige Platte First is already at my list. Thanks

Do you know if we can get from Lauterbrunnen to Murren by foot, just walking?

Hi,

I will be travelling from Paris to Luzern with a Eurail pass and arriving at about 17:14 on a Sunday. Hopefully from there I make my way to Interlaken and arrive there at about 19:49, well almost 8pm. Do hotels at Interlaken accept checkins at that time ?

The next day, I'm planning a first morning train to Jungfraujoch and back the other route to Interlaken.
1) I understand there's a cheaper ticket - how do I get this and which train do I take ? I guess I buy it at the counter ?
2) Since I'm a eurail pass holder, do I get discounts?
3) How does the route work ...Does the train stop somewhere near the top, then we get off to look around then take the next train ?
4) In case there's really cloudy weather - how do i know - I guess I ask the hotel staff on that day ? What are the alternatives (as in Plan B) to look around Interlaken area ? Since it costs a fortune to get up there, I don't want to waste so much money to go up see just clouds. But God forbid bad weather - this is probably a once in a lifetime journey there for me.
5) Any good , nice, clean, friendly budget hotels in Interlaken - not too far from the train station (within 1/2 hour to 1 hour walking is fine) ?



Many thanks,
E

I will stay in Beatenberg for few nights in may. Could you please give further informations about the village, what is there to do as well as all kind of useful infos about the site.
Rely on you guys!!!
Thanks in advance.....

where can one get the entrance fees to sphinx, ice palace, museum.
What is the best way to go from Interlaken to Truemmelbach falls.

Hello I hope some Swiss people or other people with an good idea can help me.
Me and 4 friends (5 people) good educated and for sure no hooligens :) got tickets for the EK match between the Netherlands and Italy...

Bern is a small city and most of the hotels are already fully booked. ANd we dont want a camping or very expensive hotel.

Can anyone help me... do you know someone who has an small hotel thats not so known by the internet. Maybe a cottage or just any idea were 5 people can sleep for a long weekend...

Your help would be great :)

greets Ron

The weekend is from 7 till 10 June ( match on 9th of June) (3 nights)

WIll there be snow around in grindelwald in the month of MAy. Also how to get to Manlichen Bahn from grindelwald station, Will there be snow there in MAnlichen Bahn in the month of may?

PLease forward reply to abhinavsood@fastmail.fm ---- thank you!

anyone any idea about cost of a beer,coffee, light lunch and evening meal at middle of the range establishments.
due to stay 7 nights first week of june 08
will 7 nights in interlaken be to long?
apart from the obvious tourist activities are there any must do/see that dont conform to tourist type days? if yes costings please so we have some ideas about our budget.
thanking you

We are going to be staying in Interlaken from 21 May through 25 May 2008. It seems that we are right between the winter (until 20 May) and summer (starting 1 June) ski seasons for the region! While we realized that the timing of our trip may not be feasible to skiing, does anybody happen to know if it is possible, and where? Thanks!

Can anyone tell or help me about renting an apartment in Bern for the month of June.

Thanks in advance

Nick