Interlaken to Grindelwald by Train
Grindelwald is one of the easiest Jungfrau-region villages to reach from Interlaken, a direct climb that trades lake views for mountain ones in well under an hour.
The journey
Trains from Interlaken Ost to Grindelwald run direct every 30 minutes and take about 35 minutes. The climb out of Interlaken is gradual at first, then steepens as the valley narrows, with the Eiger’s north face eventually filling the view ahead.
| Detail | |
|---|---|
| Duration | ≈ 35 min |
| Frequency | every 30 min |
| Changes | Direct |
| Departs | Interlaken Ost |
| Arrives | Grindelwald |
Departing from Ost
Make sure you’re at Interlaken Ost, not West, this is the station where the mountain railways into the Jungfrau region begin, and Grindelwald trains leave from here.
Two Grindelwald stops
Some trains split, with one portion serving Grindelwald’s older station in the village centre and another continuing to Grindelwald Terminal, the base for the Eiger Express gondola, so it’s worth checking which stop matches your onward plans.
Tickets
This stretch is covered by a Swiss Travel Pass as part of the approach into the Jungfrau region, and it connects onward to the higher, separately priced mountain lines toward Kleine Scheidegg and Jungfraujoch.
Plan it live
With a train every half hour, the cost of missing one is manageable, but Grindelwald’s onward gondolas and cog railways run to their own schedules that are worth timing against your arrival, so a few minutes here can mean a much longer wait higher up. The Swiss Transport app shows live departures for the whole chain, so your connections in Grindelwald actually line up.
Plan Interlaken → Grindelwald live
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