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The trainline to Jungfraujoch will take you to the highest train-station in Europe. The tickets will never be included in any Eurail-, Euro-Rail-, Interrail-tickets etc. , there will be ALWAYS be a minimum extra-charge of about 50 sfr (return-ticket). Jungfraubahnen-Pass and Regional-Pass Berner Oberland will give you a reduction of 50%.
In 1894 Adolf Guyer-Zeller had the idea of building a tunnel through the mountains in order to get from Kleine Scheidegg to Jungfrau. In 1896 he started to build the Jungfraubahn and it took 16 years to build it. The final costs were 15.000.000sfr and Guyer-Zeller had the clever idea to include the 2 stations inside the mountain (Eigerwand & Eismeer) simply in order to be able to earn some money already, by taking tourists there, while the rest of the track was not finished yet. The Jungfraubahn was opened in 1912 and it is still the highest train-station in Europe. Leave a Comment
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 by globetrott
The Regional-Pass Berner Oberland is valid 7 (220,-sfr) or 15 days (265,-sfr) and during 3 or 5 days you may use this ticket for unlimited travels, (only for Schilthorn you pay 30 sfr extra and for Jungfraujoch you pay 50 sfr extra .
That ticket is for 7/15 consecutive days, BUT you may choose any 3 (or 5) days of them by yourself for unlimited travels - you simply stamp your ticket at any trainstation into a machine in the morning of these days.
During the other days you pay half of the ordinary prices.
This ticket includes also all trains and ships around Brienzersee and Thunersee, trains till Brig, Lenk i.S., Adelboden, Meiringen, Gstaad and halfprice all days to Zermatt, Luzern, Bern etc...
It includes also Brienzer Rothorn and Stockhorn.
I had this ticket with 7 days and could save a lot of money, although I had only 3 days with excellent weather. Leave a Comment
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The cog-wheel-train to Kleine Scheidegg existed already a long time before the first plans for the train to Jungfraujoch were made. Trains to Kl.Scheidegg will leave from Lauterbrunnen via Wengen and also from the other side from Grindelwald. You may easily distinguish all of the different trains in that area and the trains to Kleine Scheidegg will always be yellow on top and have green stripes at the bottom.
At Kleine Scheidegg you will have to change the train on a big platform. The changing-time is long enough in order to be able to buy the ticket to Jungfraujoch, BUT of course you may buy this ticket already at the station, where you start your journey.
I came with a "Regional Pass Berner Oberland" and had the tickets untill Kl.Scheidegg included and needed to buy a seperate ticket to Jungfrau.
All stations of the train to Kleine Scheidegg will provide automatic lockers for your luggage ! Leave a Comment Theme: Train
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The train to Schynige Platte starts in Wilderswil - close to Interlaken - BUT I will list it here anyway, because you might need it in order to prepare your hikes between Schynige Platte and First, which I considder beeing one of the most scenic hiking-paths in that area.
Schynige Platte is in a height of 1967 meters above sea-level and offers various attractions like
1)Teddyland - an attaraction for the whole family
2)the Alpengarten with 500 different alpine flowers
3)the Schynige Platte-restaurant and alpine-hotel:
Hotel Schynige Platte, CH-3800 Interlaken
Tel. +41 (0)33 822 34 31, Fax +41 (0)33 822 34 56
www.schynigeplatte.ch
The train to Schynige Platte dates back to the year 1893 and was electrified in 1914.
The track of the cog-wheel-train is 7500 meters long and the difference in height is more than 1400 meters.
The train runs ONLY IN SUMMER:
between may 27th and October 15th in 2006
for other years please check at the link below !
The last train is leaving Schynige Platte at 06.00p.m. !
The ordinary return-ticket is 52 sfr from Wilderswil
It is included in the "Regionalpass Berner Oberland"
and in the Jungfraubahnen-Pass Leave a Comment
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 the train to Schynigge Platte by globetrott
Jungfraubahnen-pass is a special pre-paid train-ticket for 6 consecutive days and it is valid for the whole area between Interlaken Ost and Grosse Scheidegg, Kleine Scheidegg,Maennlichen, Wengen,Muerren,First,Gridelwald, Busalp, Harder Kulm and Schynigge Platte.
You may use all of these trains and buses for free for 6 days, only for the train between Kleine Scheidegg and Jungfraujoch you pay 50 sfr extra.
For the Schilthorn you have to pay the full price !! - In case that you intend to go to Schilthorn and/or Brienzer Rothorn as well , I may recommend to buy the "Regionalpass Berner Oberland" instead of Jungfraubahnen-Pass !!
Read more about it in my next transportation-tip !!
The Jungfraubahnen-pass is 190 sfr for the 6 consecutive days ! Leave a Comment
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First is a mountain with a hight of 2168 meters above sea-level and it is a perfect point to start various mountain-hikes, from easy to energetic.
The cablecar to First starts in the centre of Grindelwald, close to the Sunstar-hotel and there are 3 stations where you may leave the cablecar:
1)BORT in a height of 1570m : from here you may walk to Wetterhorn within 1:50 h or take an easy trail back to Grindelwald - hiking or by trotti-bike
2)SCHRECKFELD in a height of 1955m is a great place to hike to Grosse Scheidegg
3)FIRST, in a height of 2168m : the starting-point for hikes to Bachalpsee, Faulhorn, Schynigge Platte etc. Leave a Comment Theme: OtherPhone: 033 854 5050Website: www.gofirst.ch Other Contact: Fax:033 854 5035
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 by globetrott
This lift will take you across the glacier and you will be fixed by a belt around your hips and a wheel on top of that belt will run on top of a strong steel-rope.
That way you will hop across the glacier, glide over crevasses and see the landscape in a very special way.
Such a Tyrolienne-ride is 20 sfr / 12 Euros
available only between june and end of september ! Leave a Comment
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A Trotti-Bike is a scooter-bike , not only for children, but also for grown-ups and you may rent them at Bort ( the middle-station of the First-cablecar). Hundreds of Trottibikes are waiting there for customers and you may go downhill on one of the various asphalted streets with a total length of 4,5 km.
The rent of 16 sfr / 11 Euros includes the rent of the compulsory helmet and you will also have to give a deposit of 100 sfr or register with your Creditcard / ID / Passport etc. !!
Trotti-bikes are available the whole summer-season ! No need to reserve them in advance, there are hundreds of them waiting at the station and will be taken up again by the cable-car again. Leave a Comment Theme: OtherPhone: 033 828 7711
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 Approaching Kleine Sheidegg
station from Wengen by cjohnson99
Consider the Lauterbrunnen via Wengen route if you have a car. I think it is a cheaper route (whether you have a discount pass or not) and in my opinion provides better views. Alternatively go for the Round Trip ticket, Grindelwald to Grindelwald. You will find details on the grindelwald.ch website Leave a Comment
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The most easy way to get to Grindelwald is through Interlaken. The major rails of the country lead the principal cities (Berne, Geneva, Basel, Zurich, etc) to it.
If you are outside Switzerland, you can take the ICE, Eurocity, Intercity, CISALPINO or the TGV to reach Grindelwald. I was told that they departed everyday, not sure about it. If you are inside Switzerland, go to http://www.rail.ch/index_e.htm to check out the schedules.
There's also train stations in the three airports of Switzerland (Zurich, Basel and Geneva), so if you come from abroad by plane, you don't have excuses to miss this place!
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