Getting to the Holiday Region Interlaken

Travel comfortably and easily into the heart of Switzerland

Interlaken has exceptional national and international transport links. Every half an hour you have train connections from and to Bern, Zürich, Geneva and Basel. It also has first-class public transport links to Switzerland’s airports and a number of European cities, including Paris, Berlin, Vienna and Milan.

It’s also easy to get here by car. Interlaken is well signposted from the Swiss autobahn network, which has excellent connections to Europe’s key centres. Almost every town in Switzerland is accessible with public transport, whether it is by train, by Postbus, by ship or by ferry and by funicular.

Tickets and timetable

Interlaken - Spiez railway line

Timetable adjustments due to construction work 1 - 4.10.2023

Due to construction work, the timetable on the Spiez - Interlaken Ost line will be adjusted from Sunday 1 to Wednesday 4 October 2023. This mainly affects the departures from Interlaken West in the direction of Spiez.

Modified timetables, valid from 1 to 4 October 2023 between 7:05 and 20:05 each day

Direction Interlaken -> Spiez

Interlaken West: Cancellation of stops IC 61 resp. 81, departure xx:05 in direction Interlaken -> Spiez
Interlaken Ost: earlier departure by 1 minute of IC 372, 05:57 (instead of 05:58), with stop in Interlaken West
The IC 61 departure xx:35, GPX and RE run as scheduled.

Direction Spiez -> Interlaken

All IC in direction Spiez -> Interlaken run as scheduled, with stop in Interlaken West.
The RE trains 4212, 4216, 4220 and 4224 (arriving 08:30 - 14:30) have no connection in Interlaken Ost in the direction of Meiringen.

Passenger guidance / replacement transport

Passengers travelling from Interlaken West in the direction of Spiez, Thun, Bern etc. will be routed via Interlaken Ost for the affected trains without stopping.
There will be replacement buses departing at xx:48 and xx:51 from Interlaken West to Interlaken Ost. We recommend that all passengers use the xx:48 departure.

All online timetables at www.bls.ch and www.sbb.ch have been adjusted.

Rapid transit times to Interlaken

	by train	by car
Bern	0.53h	0.45h
Lucerne	1.49h	1h
Zurich Airport (direct connection from 11.12.2022 on)	2.10h	1.40h
Geneva Airport	2.56h	2.10h
Basel Airport	2.22h	1.40h

Paris (TGV via Basel – Interlaken)	5.35h	6.15h
Milan (EC via Spiez – Interlaken)	3.40h	3.55h
Frankfurt Airport (direct connection with ICE / EC)	5h	5h
Berlin (ICE via Frankfurt – Interlaken)	9.30h	10.15h
Hamburg (ICE via Basel – Interlaken)	9.05h	9.55h
Vienna (via Innsbruck – Zurich – Interlaken)	10h	9.15h

Train line closure Zentralbahn at the Brünig (Giswil – Meiringen)

2.10. to 9.12.2023

Due to construction work, the Brünig line of the Zentralbahn, from Giswil to Meiringen, will be closed from 2 October to 9 December 2023. In connection with the national road project N8 / Lungern North-Giswil South (with tunnel Kaiserstuhl), the track of the Zentralbahn has to be relocated in the area of the planned south portal. During this time, the railway line will be closed to regular rail traffic between Giswil and Meiringen. During this time, replacement buses will be running. Please consult the online timetable at sbb.ch/fahrplan before travelling.

Getting here by train

The Swiss public transport network is extremely well-connected and is famous for its punctuality, safety and frequency. Trains to Interlaken depart from all of Switzerland’s major towns at least every hour. It also offers excellent connections to the international train network.

Tickets and timetable Offers and excursions

Getting here by car

Interlaken is on the Swiss national road network and has excellent links to all major European centres. From further away, Interlaken is well signposted on the autobahns and easy to find.

Parking in Interlaken

Swiss route planner

Getting here by plane

Next in line are the Swiss airports of Bern, Zürich, Geneva and Basel-Mulhouse. After landing, you can take public transport or a hire car to Interlaken. A train link is also available from Frankfurt airport. Excellent train links are also available from Charles de Gaules airport in Paris and Milan-Malpensa.

On the road in Switzerland

Almost every town in Switzerland is accessible by train, Postbus or by ship, ferry as well as by funicular. Discover the beauty of our region and Switzerland.

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Safertravel.ch

Nothing should spoil the enjoyment of travelling. But even though Switzerland is one of the safest countries in the world, theft does still occur. We provide some tips to ensure that you travel safely in Switzerland and to prevent anything from happening to your passport, valuables or luggage. If something does get lost or stolen, we show where and how to quickly get the right help at www.safertravel.ch.