What Jungfraujoch costs with each pass

Prices last checked: 27 October 2026 · Prices from Jungfrau Railways' price calculator, valid until 12 Dec 2026

Short answer: a summer return from Interlaken Ost costs CHF 271.20 with no card, CHF 140.60 with the Swiss Half Fare Card and CHF 189.60 with the Swiss Travel Pass, all including the compulsory CHF 10 seat reservation. No pass makes Jungfraujoch free. The Half Fare Card gives the biggest discount here: 50% on the whole route. The Swiss Travel Pass only covers the valley train and takes about a quarter off the mountain section.

Return prices, summer season (1 May – 31 October 2026)

Adult, return, including the CHF 10 seat reservation that is compulsory from 1 May to 31 October 2026. Queried in the Jungfrau Railways price calculator for 30 Oct 2026. The calculator itself says its prices are "calculated automatically, price without guarantee".
From	No card	Half Fare Card	Swiss Travel Pass	Interrail / Eurail	Jungfrau Travel Pass (connecting ticket)
Interlaken Ost	CHF 271.20	CHF 140.60	CHF 189.60	CHF 185	CHF 89
Lauterbrunnen	CHF 260	CHF 135	CHF 188.80	CHF 185	CHF 89
Grindelwald Terminal	CHF 249.20	CHF 129.60	CHF 189.60	CHF 185	CHF 89

Return prices, late autumn (1 November – 12 December 2026)

Adult, return, queried for 10 Nov 2026. A seat reservation is not compulsory in this period, but Jungfrau Railways recommends one at busy times (CHF 10). Prices for the 2027 season had not been published when we checked.
From	No card	Half Fare Card	Swiss Travel Pass	Interrail / Eurail	Jungfrau Travel Pass (connecting ticket)
Interlaken Ost	CHF 224.40	CHF 112.20	CHF 151.20	CHF 147.40	CHF 63
Lauterbrunnen	CHF 213.20	CHF 106.60	CHF 151.20	CHF 147.40	CHF 63
Grindelwald Terminal	CHF 201.20	CHF 100.60	CHF 151.20	CHF 146.40	CHF 63

Maintenance closures announced by Jungfrau Railways for autumn 2026: the Eiger Express gondola from 9 to 20 November 2026, and the Lauterbrunnen–Mürren line from 26 October to 6 November 2026. Check the operator's operating information before you travel in these weeks.

Why the Swiss Travel Pass discount looks small here

With the Swiss Travel Pass, the trains from Interlaken Ost to Grindelwald, Wengen and Mürren are free. From there to the top you get a discount, not free travel. Compare the Grindelwald Terminal prices in the table. Leave out the CHF 10 reservation, and CHF 239.20 becomes CHF 179.60 with the pass. That is about 25% off, our own calculation. The pass is often advertised with "up to 50%" off mountain excursions, but Jungfraujoch is not one of the 50% cases.

The Half Fare Card is valid on the entire Jungfrau Railways network, so the whole return ticket, Interlaken Ost to the top and back, costs half (the CHF 10 reservation is not discounted).

If you use a Swiss Travel Pass Flex, the day must be activated. Without an activated day you get neither the free valley train nor the discount.

Which card should you buy if Jungfraujoch is on the plan?

Your situation	Usually cheapest	Why
Jungfraujoch plus a few other train journeys over a week or two	Swiss Half Fare Card (CHF 150)	The Jungfraujoch trip alone saves CHF 130.60 in summer, close to the card's price. Every other journey at half price then saves you money.
Jungfraujoch only, no other travel	Do the maths: card CHF 150 + CHF 140.60 = CHF 290.60 vs CHF 271.20 without	The card costs CHF 19.40 more than it saves, unless you add at least one more journey.
You already have a Swiss Travel Pass for heavy travel elsewhere	Use it: CHF 189.60 from Interlaken	Don't buy a Half Fare Card on top just for this trip: CHF 150 + CHF 140.60 is more than CHF 189.60.
Several days based in Interlaken, Grindelwald, Wengen or Lauterbrunnen, riding the regional mountain railways a lot	Consider the Jungfrau Travel Pass	3 to 8 days of unlimited travel on the region's railways, cable cars and lake boats (adults CHF 210–CHF 330), plus the Jungfraujoch connecting ticket (CHF 89 in summer).

For a whole trip that includes Jungfraujoch, the calculator has a Jungfraujoch option and will compare all the passes for you. Our Half Fare vs Swiss Travel Pass worked examples show 3- to 15-day trips that include it.

The Jungfrau Travel Pass in brief

Prices valid 14 Dec 2025 – 12 Dec 2026, from Jungfrau Railways. Check the operator's page to see who qualifies for the reduced adult price.
Days	Adults	Adults, reduced	Children 6–15
3	CHF 210	CHF 165	CHF 30
4	CHF 235	CHF 180	CHF 30
5	CHF 270	CHF 210	CHF 30
6	CHF 290	CHF 225	CHF 30
7	CHF 310	CHF 240	CHF 30
8	CHF 330	CHF 255	CHF 30

The Jungfrau Travel Pass does not include Jungfraujoch itself. You add a connecting ticket for the Eigergletscher–Jungfraujoch section: CHF 89 from 1 May to 31 October 2026 (including the paid seat reservation), and CHF 63 outside that period. Children under 16 who hold a Jungfrau Travel Pass get the connecting ticket free. Family discounts such as the Swiss Family Card do not combine with the Jungfrau Travel Pass; children need their own CHF 30 pass.

Children

Children up to 5 travel free. Children aged 6 to 15 travel free with a Junior Card or Children's Travelpass, otherwise they pay CHF 20. From 1 May to 31 October they also need the CHF 10 seat reservation. Visiting families with the free Swiss Family Card: see the operator's FAQ for how it applies to Jungfraujoch, since the Jungfrau Travel Pass rules above differ.

Planning notes

Time: from Interlaken Ost via the Eiger Express gondola, the trip takes about 1 h 30 min each way. From Grindelwald Terminal, the Eiger Express route takes 45 minutes each way; the route via the Wengernalp Railway from Grindelwald takes 1 h 26 min each way. Jungfrau Railways recommends planning at least 3.5–4.5 hours (Eiger Express) or 5–6 hours (Wengernalp Railway) to leave a reasonable amount of time at the top.
Seat reservation: CHF 10 per person, compulsory 1 May – 31 October 2026. It guarantees you a seat at the booked time on the Jungfrau Railway (Kleine Scheidegg/Eigergletscher – Jungfraujoch), out and back. Other train and gondola sections are not tied to a specific departure.
Early trains: Jungfrau Railways sells a "Good Morning Ticket" with a discount on the first two trains of the day (1 May – 31 October 2026). The percentage shown on its site varied between pages when we checked, so confirm it when booking.
Weather: a cloudy day at the top means little view. Check the webcams on jungfrau.ch before you set off.

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.