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.

Rapid transit times to Interlaken

(Times according to SBB / Google etc. - as of December 2022)

  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

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.

The all-in-one ticket for Switzerland

Whether it’s the entire Grand Train Tour of Switzerland or unlimited travel on the public transport network, whether it’s free admission to over 500 museums or mountain excursions at half price – foreign visitors can experience all of it with the Swiss Travel Pass.

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.

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.

 

Bike Shuttle by STI Service AG

Thun

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BLS cruises on Lake Brienz

Interlaken

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BLS cruises on Lake Thun

Thun

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Winter cruises on Lake Thun

Thun

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Brienz Rothorn railway

Brienz

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Bus alpin

Habkern

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Brünig steam railway

Interlaken

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Eiger Express

Grund bei Grindelwald

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First Gondola Cable Car

Grindelwald

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GoldenPass

Montreux

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Grindelwald-Männlichen GGM Gondola Cable Car

Grindelwald

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Grand Tour of Switzerland

Zürich

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