Interlaken: which pass for the Jungfrau Region?

Prices last checked: 27 October 2026 · Prices from Jungfrau Railways, BLS, Switzerland Tourism and SBB, valid to 12 December 2026

Short answer: From Interlaken, the valley trains to Lauterbrunnen, Grindelwald, Wengen and Mürren are free with the Swiss Travel Pass and half price with the Half Fare Card. The mountain tops (Harder Kulm, First, Schynige Platte) are 50% off with either card, and Jungfraujoch is cheapest with the Half Fare Card. In our 4-day summer example with Jungfraujoch, First, Harder Kulm and Mürren, the Half Fare Card on its own was cheapest (CHF 455), just ahead of the Jungfrau Travel Pass (CHF 470). The Swiss Travel Pass (CHF 558.60) only pays off if you add long train journeys elsewhere in Switzerland.

What the trips from Interlaken cost

Jungfrau Railways price list 14 Dec 2025 – 12 Dec 2026, summer prices (1 May – 31 Oct 2026); Jungfraujoch from the Jungfrau Railways price calculator. With the Swiss Travel Pass, the train to Grindelwald or Wilderswil is free and the mountain section (Grindelwald – First, Wilderswil – Schynige Platte, the Harder funicular) is half price. The Jungfrau Travel Pass needs a connecting ticket from Eigergletscher to Jungfraujoch (CHF 89 in summer). A Swiss Travel Pass Flex works only on an activated day.
From Interlaken Ost, return, adult, 2nd class	No card	Half Fare Card	Swiss Travel Pass	Jungfrau Travel Pass
Lauterbrunnen (valley, waterfalls)	CHF 15.60	CHF 7.80	free	included
Grindelwald	CHF 23.60	CHF 11.80	free	included
Wengen (via Lauterbrunnen)	CHF 30	CHF 15	free	included
Mürren (via Lauterbrunnen and Grütschalp)	CHF 39.20	CHF 19.60	free	included
Harder Kulm funicular	CHF 44	CHF 22	CHF 22	included
Grindelwald-First (train + gondola)	CHF 99.60	CHF 49.80	CHF 38	included
Schynige Platte (train + cogwheel railway)	CHF 75.60	CHF 37.80	CHF 34	included
Jungfraujoch (incl. CHF 10 seat reservation)	CHF 271.20	CHF 140.60	CHF 189.60	CHF 89

From 1 November to 12 December 2026 the low-season prices apply: Harder Kulm CHF 38, Interlaken – First CHF 95.60, Jungfraujoch CHF 224.40. The valley trains cost the same all year.

Check what is running

Jungfrau Railways announced maintenance closures in autumn 2026: Lauterbrunnen – Mürren rail and cableway 26 Oct – 6 Nov, the First cable car 26 Oct – 27 Nov, and the Eiger Express 9 – 20 Nov.
Harder Kulm runs until 29 November 2026 and reopens in spring. Schynige Platte runs only from June to October. Check jungfrau.ch operating info for your dates.
Rail works between Spiez and Interlaken can bring replacement buses on the way in. Our Zurich Airport to Interlaken guide has the details.

The two regional passes

Jungfrau Travel Pass

Unlimited travel for 3 to 8 consecutive days on the Jungfrau Railways network and the Jungfrau Region's trains and boats, including Harder Kulm, First, Schynige Platte, Wengen, Mürren (via Grütschalp), Kleine Scheidegg and Eigergletscher. The last section to Jungfraujoch is not included. You buy a connecting ticket: CHF 89 from 1 May to 31 October 2026 (including the seat reservation), CHF 63 otherwise.

Prices 14 Dec 2025 – 12 Dec 2026. *Reduced for holders of a Half Fare Card (Halbtax or Swiss Half Fare Card), GA, Swiss Travel Pass or a validated Swiss Travel Pass Flex day. Children 6–15: CHF 30. An extra day costs CHF 45 (CHF 35 reduced) at staffed Jungfrau Railways counters.
Days	Adult	Reduced*
3 days	CHF 210	CHF 165
4 days	CHF 235	CHF 180
5 days	CHF 270	CHF 210
6 days	CHF 290	CHF 225
7 days	CHF 310	CHF 240
8 days	CHF 330	CHF 255

Berner Oberland Pass

Covers a much larger area: most trains and buses between Bern, Lucerne, Montreux and Brig, the Lake Thun and Lake Brienz boats and more than 25 mountain railways. Not every mountain railway is free with it: in the Jungfrau Railways price calculator, for example, Harder Kulm costs the same with the Berner Oberland Pass as with a Half Fare Card. Check the official area-of-validity map before you rely on it. 2nd-class prices for 2026:

BLS, prices valid 1 Jan – 31 Dec 2026. *Reduced for holders of a Swiss Travel Pass, activated Swiss Travel Pass Flex, Swiss Half Fare Card, Half Fare Travelcard or GA, and for ages 16–24.
Days	Full price	Reduced*
3 days	CHF 240	CHF 168
4 days	CHF 280	CHF 196
6 days	CHF 350	CHF 254
8 days	CHF 395	CHF 287
10 days	CHF 435	CHF 316

The Berner Oberland Pass makes sense if you are touring the whole region (Thun, Brienz, Kandersteg, Gstaad and so on) rather than staying in the Jungfrau valleys.

Which is cheapest for 4 days in Interlaken?

Example, summer, adult, 2nd class. Day 1: Zürich HB → Interlaken Ost, Harder Kulm in the evening. Day 2: Jungfraujoch. Day 3: Grindelwald-First. Day 4: Mürren, then back to Zürich HB.

Our arithmetic from the prices above. Zürich HB – Interlaken Ost flexible fare CHF 73 each way (CHF 36.50 with the Half Fare Card); Supersaver tickets can be cheaper. The Half Fare Card is valid for a month, so it also halves the rest of your Swiss trip.
Option	Total
Half Fare Card (CHF 150) + half-price tickets	CHF 455
Jungfrau Travel Pass 4 days (CHF 235) + connecting ticket + full-fare train from Zurich	CHF 470
Half Fare Card + reduced Jungfrau Travel Pass 4 days (CHF 180) + connecting ticket	CHF 492
Swiss Travel Pass 4 days (CHF 309) + mountain discounts	CHF 558.60
No card	CHF 600

Why the Swiss Travel Pass loses here: it is free only on the valley trains, which are cheap, while the expensive parts (Jungfraujoch, First, Harder Kulm) are discounted no more than with the Half Fare Card, and on Jungfraujoch less. The Jungfrau Travel Pass gets better with more mountain days: add Schynige Platte (CHF 75.60) and Kleine Scheidegg to the same four days and it overtakes the Half Fare Card. Buying the Half Fare Card and a reduced Jungfrau Travel Pass together (CHF 492 here) costs CHF 22 more than the Jungfrau Travel Pass alone. It pays off once your other train tickets that month would cost more than about CHF 44 at full price. The Swiss Travel Pass gets better the more long train journeys you add before or after Interlaken (Zermatt, Lucerne, the Glacier Express). See the Jungfraujoch price guide for the Jungfraujoch options alone, and try your own trip in the calculator.

Tips for an Interlaken base

Trains to Lauterbrunnen and Grindelwald leave from Interlaken Ost. Stay near that station if you plan many mountain days.
The Harder funicular is about a 7-minute walk from Interlaken Ost. Schynige Platte starts at Wilderswil, reached by train from Interlaken Ost, and the cogwheel ride to the top takes about 50 minutes.
For the low-season prices, travel from 1 November. Between 1 May and 31 October, Jungfraujoch needs a paid seat reservation even with a pass.
Under-16s: with a Swiss Travel Pass or Half Fare Card, ask for the free Swiss Family Card. With the Jungfrau Travel Pass, a child pass is CHF 30.

Sources

Every price and rule above was checked against these official pages on 2026-10-27. If something has changed, the operator's page is right and we are wrong. Please tell us.