Which regional pass?
What each one costs and covers in 2026, and which to buy for a stay in the Lauterbrunnen valley. Checked against the operators’ own pages.
The short answer. If you are staying in the Lauterbrunnen valley or Grindelwald and the Jungfraujoch is on your list, the Jungfrau Travel Pass is usually the one. If the Schilthorn matters more, you are arriving by train from Lucerne or Bern, or you want day trips beyond the Jungfrau region, the Berner Oberland Pass usually wins. If you are only doing one or two big trips, neither: a Half Fare Card and single tickets are often cheaper, and the pass calculator will tell you.
Adult, second class, consecutive days, from the operators’ own price pages, checked 23 September 2026. Children aged 6 to 15 pay a flat CHF 30 on either pass.
| Jungfrau Travel Pass | Berner Oberland Pass | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 days | CHF 210 | CHF 240 |
| 4 days | CHF 235 | CHF 280 |
| 5 days | CHF 270 | not sold |
| 6 days | CHF 290 | CHF 350 |
| 8 days | CHF 330 | CHF 395 |
| 10 days | not sold | CHF 435 |
Both are cheaper if you already hold a Swiss Half Fare Card or a Swiss Travel Pass:
| Jungfrau Travel Pass | Berner Oberland Pass | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 days | CHF 165 | CHF 168 |
| 4 days | CHF 180 | CHF 196 |
| 6 days | CHF 225 | CHF 254 |
| 8 days | CHF 255 | CHF 287 |
The Berner Oberland Pass is only sold for 3, 4, 6, 8 and 10 days, so a five-day trip means buying six. The Jungfrau Travel Pass runs from 3 to 8 days.
| Jungfrau Travel Pass | Berner Oberland Pass | |
|---|---|---|
| Jungfraujoch | Connecting ticket from Eigergletscher, CHF 63 in winter, CHF 89 from May to October | A reduced fare on the Jungfrau railways, but not the Travel Pass connecting ticket |
| Schilthorn | Free as far as Mürren; the cable car from Mürren to the top is then CHF 91.40 return | Free, all the way up |
| Grindelwald First | Free | Half price |
| Harder Kulm | Free | Half price |
| Schynige Platte | Free | Free |
| Männlichen | Free | Free |
| Lake Thun and Lake Brienz boats | Included | Free |
| Getting to Interlaken | Not covered | Covered from Bern, and on the Luzern–Interlaken Express and GoldenPass lines |
Coverage checked on 25 October 2026 against jungfrau.ch, berneseoberlandpass.ch and the Schilthorn tariff. Operators change these lists between seasons, so check before you buy.
You are doing one or two big excursions and mostly walking from the valley. A Half Fare Card (CHF 150 for a month) halves almost everything, the Schilthorn included, and on a short trip it often beats both passes. The honest way to know is to put your actual days into the pass calculator, which prices all of these against single tickets and tells you when no pass is worth it.
More on the two big summits: is the Jungfraujoch worth it? and the Schilthorn from Lauterbrunnen.
Common questions
For a stay in the Lauterbrunnen valley or Grindelwald with the Jungfraujoch on the list, the Jungfrau Travel Pass is usually better: it is cheaper for the same days and has the cheapest Jungfraujoch connecting ticket. The Berner Oberland Pass is better if the Schilthorn is your priority, if you arrive by train from Bern or Lucerne, or if you want day trips beyond the Jungfrau region.
Yes. The Schilthorn tariff lists the Berner Oberland Pass at CHF 0, so the cable car is free all the way to the summit. The Jungfrau Travel Pass only covers the trip to Mürren; the cable car from Mürren to the top is then CHF 91.40 return.
No pass covers it in full. With the Jungfrau Travel Pass you buy a connecting ticket from Eigergletscher, CHF 63 in winter and CHF 89 from May to October. The Berner Oberland Pass gives a reduced fare on the Jungfrau railways, but not that connecting ticket.
CHF 240 for 3 days, 280 for 4, 350 for 6, 395 for 8 and 435 for 10, adult second class. With a Half Fare Card or Swiss Travel Pass it is CHF 168 for 3 days. Children aged 6 to 15 pay a flat CHF 30.
Lauterbrunnen sits inside both pass areas, a short walk from the station.
Nightly ranges for our own three places, before cleaning. What you actually pay moves with the dates, the length of stay and how far ahead you book, so treat these as the shape of it rather than a quote. Dollar figures are converted at 1 USD = 0.835 CHF, set 15 October 2026.
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