Plan your days.
We'll find your pass.
Everyone is asking the same question and wasting time. Tell us what you want to do, and we'll steer you towards the right pass, or no pass at all. Get the most bang for your buck.
Which pass suits you, at a glance
The short version, before you build anything. Your plan then refines it, and sometimes the honest answer is no pass at all.
Three or more days in the Jungfrau region, especially with Jungfraujoch or heavy lift use. It has the cheapest Jungfraujoch ticket by a wide margin.
Best for a longer stay that ranges wider: Schilthorn, the Brienzer Rothorn steam railway, Niesen, Niederhorn or the lakes, or arriving via Bern, Lucerne or Montreux. It covers far more ground.
One or two excursions, lots of hiking on foot, or seeing more of Switzerland. It's the only option that also halves your airport transfer to the valley, and it pairs with a regional pass for the best of both.
A short stay or barely any paid transport. Sometimes individual tickets genuinely win, and we'll say so rather than sell you a pass.
Swiss travel passes, answered
Which Swiss travel pass is best for Lauterbrunnen?
It depends on what you'll actually do. For three or more days of mountain excursions inside the Jungfrau region (Grindelwald First, Männlichen, Schynige Platte and above all Jungfraujoch), the Jungfrau Travel Pass usually wins. For a wider Bernese Oberland trip taking in Schilthorn, the Brienzer Rothorn, Niesen, Niederhorn or the lakes, the Berner Oberland Pass covers more ground. For one or two excursions, a lot of hiking on foot, or a trip that ranges across the rest of Switzerland, a Half Fare Card, or simply paying as you go, often costs less. Build your days above and the tool works out the cheapest option for your exact plan.
Is the Jungfrau Travel Pass or the Berner Oberland Pass better?
The Jungfrau Travel Pass is cheaper and gives the best Jungfraujoch price, but it only covers the Jungfrau region: Lauterbrunnen, Wengen, Mürren, Grindelwald and down to Interlaken. The Berner Oberland Pass costs more but covers a much larger area, including Schilthorn in full, the Brienzer Rothorn, Niesen and Niederhorn, the lake boats, and the trains in from Bern, Lucerne, Brig and Montreux. If Jungfraujoch is your priority, lean towards the Jungfrau pass. If you're staying longer and roaming the wider Oberland, or arriving across it, lean towards the Berner Oberland.
Does any pass cover Jungfraujoch, Top of Europe?
None of the multi-day visitor passes covers the final climb in full. The Half Fare Card, Jungfrau Travel Pass and Berner Oberland Pass each take you free or discounted as far as Eigergletscher, then leave a supplement for the last leg, cheapest with the Jungfrau Travel Pass (around CHF 63 in winter, CHF 89 in summer). The region's own winter and summer season passes do include the full trip to the top. A seat reservation (CHF 10) is also mandatory from May to October.
Does a pass get me from the airport to the valley?
The Jungfrau Travel Pass does not. It's a regional pass that starts at Interlaken, so you pay full fare from Zürich or Geneva, the same as pay-as-you-go. A Half Fare Card halves that journey, and the Berner Oberland Pass covers the approach from Bern, Lucerne, Brig and Montreux. This is why many visitors pair a Half Fare Card with a regional pass.
Is the Half Fare Card worth it?
The one-month Swiss Half Fare Card (CHF 150) gives 50% off most trains, buses, boats and mountain railways across the country, including the airport transfer to the valley. For a short or light trip it can be the cheapest single option, and for a longer trip it pairs with the Jungfrau Travel Pass: you get the pass at a reduced rate and half-price travel everywhere else, usually the best-value setup of all.
About your trip
Four quick answers. The plan adapts as you go, nothing here is final.
Pick what to do
Here's your trip
Your days
Reordered so the weather-sensitive trips can land on your clearest day.
How high you'll climb
Your trips on a valley-to-summit meter, in metres and feet. Colour shows how your cheapest pass treats each: free, discounted, or full fare.
Every pass, line by line
No black box. Here's what your exact plan costs on each option, for .
Estimates use representative 2026 second-class fares and are for guidance only. Mountain and pass prices change by season and operator, so always confirm the live price before you buy. Among the visitor passes compared here, none covers the final climb to Jungfraujoch in full; the region's own season passes do.
Your ski pass
Skiing is a different product from the sightseeing passes: you want a lift pass for the Jungfrau Ski Region, not a transport pass. Tell us how many days you'll ski and we'll show the right tier.
Jungfrau Ski Region 2026/27 prices, regular weeks; high-season weeks (around the Christmas and February holidays) run a little higher. Confirm live prices and buy from the official Jungfrau Ski Region shop.
The numbers behind the calculator
Every fare, in full
These are the figures the calculator runs on, published openly so you can check our working before you spend a few hundred francs on the wrong pass. Adult, 2nd class, in Swiss francs, unless a row says otherwise. Operators change fares between seasons, so treat them as a well-sourced guide and confirm at the counter for anything critical.
Last verified , prices verified by Lauterbrunnen Tourism.
Year-round travel passes, adult 2nd class, by number of consecutive days (CHF)
| Pass | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jungfrau Travel PassJungfrau region, year-round transport | 210 | 225 | 255 | 270 | 300 | 330 | — | — |
| Berner Oberland PassWider Bernese Oberland incl. lakes | 240 | 290 | 320 | 350 | 375 | 400 | 418 | 435 |
| Swiss Travel PassAll Switzerland | 244 | 295 | 339 | 379 | 399 | 419 | — | — |
Winter passes, adult, by days (CHF). Approx 21 Nov - 25 Apr. Peak surcharge ~20 Dec-4 Jan and ~31 Jan-1 Mar (not modelled; add ~5-10%).
| Pass | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jungfrau Ski Region pass211 km Grindelwald-Wengen-Murren | 79 | 155 | 225 | 290 | 350 | 400 | 445 |
| Winter Hiking & Sledging PassWinter paths + sledge runs; 50% off Jungfraujoch/Schilthorn if 3+ days | 61 | 120 | 160 | 195 | 225 | 250 | 270 |
Single return fares from Lauterbrunnen, adult 2nd class (CHF), and what each year-round pass covers
| Lift or journey | Return | Jungfrau Travel Pass | Berner Oberland Pass |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jungfraujoch (Top of Europe) | 210 | Supplement only | Supplement only |
| Schilthorn / Piz Gloria | 115 | ~50% off | ~50% off |
| Grindelwald First | 72 | Included | Included |
| Männlichen | 62 | Included | Included |
| Schynige Platte | 64 | Not covered | Included |
| Harder Kulm | 38 | Included | Included |
| Lake Thun / Brienz boat | 40 | Not covered | Included |
| Valley train, day ticket | 14 | — | — |
Getting to Lauterbrunnen, one-way adult 2nd class (CHF)
| From | Fare | Journey |
|---|---|---|
| Zurich Airport | 75 | ~2.5-3h via Interlaken Ost |
| Geneva Airport | 95 | ~3.5h via Bern/Interlaken |
| Basel (EuroAirport) | 75 | ~2.5h via Bern/Interlaken |
| Bern | 35 | ~1h via Interlaken |
| By car | — | No arrival rail fare; valley parking paid, upper villages car-free |
Cards, supplements and child fares (CHF)
| Swiss Half Fare Card, 1 year | 120 | 50% off most rail/bus; often less on mountain cog railways. Must be valid the entire pass period to unlock reduced regional-pass prices. |
|---|---|---|
| Swiss Half Fare Card, 1 month | 99 | |
| Jungfraujoch supplement, low season (Nov–Apr) | 63 | Eigergletscher–Jungfraujoch final leg. No pass covers it fully. Low=Nov-Apr, High=May-Oct. Seat reservation extra/required in peak. |
| Jungfraujoch supplement, high season (May–Oct) | 89 | |
| Child travel pass, flat | 30 | Children 6-15 ride on a flat CHF 30 regional pass with a paying adult. Under 6 free. Ski pass kids 6-15 ~CHF 30/day. |
| Child ski pass, per day | 30 | |
| Child winter hiking & sledging pass, flat | 30 | |
| Pass discount with Half Fare / Swiss Travel Pass | 30% | Half Fare / Swiss Travel Pass holders get ~30% off Jungfrau and Berner Oberland passes; also youth 16-24. |
Where these come from
- Jungfrau Travel Pass
- Berner Oberland Pass
- Jungfrau ski pass and winter hiking & sledging passofficial price-list PDF
- Half Fare Card and Swiss Travel Passofficial SBB tourist webshop
The same figures as machine-readable JSON: fares.json. Reuse them, with attribution to lauterbrunnenguide.com and the verification date above.