An independent guide to the Jungfraujoch in 2026: the routes from Interlaken, Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen, the Half Fare Card and Swiss Travel Pass options, and what is waiting at the top. Every ticket includes a reserved return seat.
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Prices are the current Headout listings, rounded to whole francs. The full price table by station follows further down.
BestsellerThe full round trip from the lake, valid over either branch, so you can climb through Grindelwald and the Eiger Express and come back through Kleine Scheidegg and Wengen on the same ticket.
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Best valueThe fast way up: gondola to Eigergletscher, then the Jungfrau Railway through the mountain, with the return reserved about three hours after you reach the top. Step-free the whole way.
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The full round trip from the valley floor, up through Wengen and Kleine Scheidegg and back the way that suits the weather. From CHF 223.
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The default choice for a first visit: about twelve hours with transfers from Zurich and the ascent included, and the longest review history of anything on this route.
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How it works
We are not the Jungfrau Railways and we do not sell tickets ourselves. We explain the fares and send you to Headout, our booking partner, to book.
The Eiger Express gondola reaches the top in 45 minutes from Grindelwald Terminal and saves 47 minutes against the classic line. From Interlaken Ost either way takes about two hours. Go up one way and come down the other.
A return from Interlaken Ost starts from CHF 234. Half Fare Card holders pay from CHF 122 and Swiss Travel Pass holders from CHF 157, on the same ticket: you choose the ticket type at checkout.
At checkout you choose an outbound time slot, and the ticket comes with a reserved seat on a return departure about 3 hours after you arrive at the top. There is no separate seat reservation to buy.
Where to start
What it costs, how to get up there, what is waiting at 3,454 m, and whether a cheaper summit would do the same job.
Tickets & pricesFull fare / Half Fare Card / Swiss Travel Pass / child fareSee 2026 prices ->
Getting thereInterlaken / Grindelwald / Lauterbrunnen / Wengen / day tripsCompare routes ->
At the topSphinx terrace / Ice Palace / Aletsch Glacier / plateauSee what is up there ->
AlternativesSchilthorn / Grindelwald First / Harder KulmIs it worth it? ->
Every Jungfraujoch ticket we list is a round trip sold by Headout, priced per departure station. The table shows the lowest current price for each; the exact price depends on your travel date. Half Fare Card and Swiss Travel Pass holders buy the same ticket and simply choose their ticket type at checkout; children aged 6 to 15 pay CHF 30 flat from every station, and from Grindelwald the child band starts at 5. Younger children travel free.
| Departure station | Adult | Child | Book |
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| Interlaken Ost | from CHF 234 | from CHF 30 | Check availability |
| Grindelwald Terminal | from CHF 211 | from CHF 30 | Check availability |
| Lauterbrunnen | from CHF 223 | from CHF 30 | Check availability |
| ZurichGuided day trip with transfers | from CHF 265 | from CHF 133 | Check availability |
From prices per person for a round trip, rounded to whole francs. The exact price depends on the travel date. The Zurich day trip includes transfers and a guide, has its own child fare (6 to 15) and no Half Fare Card or Swiss Travel Pass ticket type.
If you hold a Swiss Half Fare Card or a Swiss Travel Pass, you do not need a different product. Open the same ticket, choose the Half Fare Card or Swiss Travel Pass ticket type at checkout, and carry the card or pass with you on the day; it has to be valid for the travel date. The card and the pass themselves are sold separately, the Half Fare Card at CHF 150 for one month and the Swiss Travel Pass from CHF 254 for three consecutive days.
Plan your trip
The time of day decides how busy it is, the pass you hold decides what you pay, and booking early gets you the time slot you want.
In summer the first connection up and the late afternoon are the quietest times at the top, while waits at busy times can exceed two hours. Pick an early time slot when you book and check the first departure from your station.
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Swiss Travel Pass holders buy the Jungfraujoch ticket at the pass holder rate from Interlaken Ost: from CHF 157, instead of from CHF 234 at full fare.
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You choose your outbound time slot when you book, so booking early gives you the widest choice, including the first trains of the day, which are the quietest in summer. If your plans change, every ticket cancels free up to 24 hours before.
See the tickets ->Plan your route
Each pin is a ticket you can book: three stations in the Jungfrau region and the guided day trip from Zurich.
The Jungfraujoch is a railway station at 3,454 metres, reached by a tunnel driven through the Eiger and the Moench. Above it the Sphinx terrace stands at 3,571 metres, with a lift that climbs the last 108 metres in 25 seconds, and below it the Aletsch Glacier runs for 22 kilometres, up to 900 metres thick and part of a UNESCO World Heritage site. Nothing about the visit is cheap or quick, which is why it pays to settle the route, the fare and the time slot before you go.
The time printed on a Jungfraujoch ticket is the boarding time at Grindelwald Terminal or Kleine Scheidegg, not the departure from the station where you start. From Interlaken Ost, Wilderswil, Lauterbrunnen or Grindelwald you need to set off at least 30 minutes earlier than the time on the ticket.
The Eiger Express is a tricable gondola with 44 cabins of 26 seats, spanning 6,483 metres from Grindelwald Terminal to Eigergletscher in about 15 minutes according to the Jungfrau Railways. With the train from Eigergletscher, the whole trip from Grindelwald Terminal to the Jungfraujoch takes 45 minutes. The classic route runs Lauterbrunnen to Wengen to Kleine Scheidegg, where the Jungfrau Railway takes 44 minutes to the top including the five minute stop inside the Eismeer window at 3,160 metres. The nicest plan is to go up one way and come down the other.
The official guidance is at least 3.5 to 4.5 hours for the round trip via the Eiger Express and 5 to 6 hours via Wengernalp. Up top the plateau takes about 15 minutes, the Sphinx terrace about 15 minutes and the Ice Palace, kept at a constant minus 3 degrees and carved out in the 1930s, about the same again. In peak season the railway itself warns that waiting times can exceed two hours, and there is no compensation for them.
Before you book
The questions people ask most before booking a trip to the Jungfraujoch.
Every ticket, day trip and pass on this site is sold by Headout, our booking partner: round trips from Interlaken Ost, Grindelwald Terminal and Lauterbrunnen, guided day trips from Zurich and Lucerne, and the Swiss passes. We are an independent guide, not a shop; we explain the prices, link you through to Headout's own checkout, and may earn a commission on a booking at no extra cost to you.
An adult return from Interlaken Ost starts from CHF 234, with Headout prices available up to 11 December 2026. From Grindelwald Terminal by Eiger Express it starts from CHF 211, from Lauterbrunnen from CHF 223. Children aged 6 to 15 pay CHF 30 flat on every route, and from Grindelwald the child band starts at 5; younger children travel free.
No. Every Jungfraujoch ticket we list already includes a reserved seat on a return departure about 3 hours after you arrive at the top, and you choose your outbound time slot at booking. There is no extra reservation to buy and no separate booking step. The slot you pick is a boarding time at Grindelwald Terminal or Kleine Scheidegg, so leave your own station at least 30 minutes earlier.
On the same ticket as everyone else. At checkout you choose the ticket type: adult, Half Fare Card holder or Swiss Travel Pass holder. From Interlaken Ost that is from CHF 234, from CHF 122 or from CHF 157. You must already hold the card or pass, valid on the travel date, and carry it on the day; both are sold separately, the Half Fare Card at CHF 150 and the Swiss Travel Pass from CHF 254.
CHF 30 flat, on every route and in both seasons. On the tickets from Interlaken Ost and Lauterbrunnen the child band is 6 to 15 and under 6 travel free; on the ticket from Grindelwald Terminal it is 5 to 15 and under 5 travel free. Children get the same included reserved return seat as adults, so a family books everything in one checkout.
Nothing, as far as your ticket is concerned: there is no bad weather refund on a standard ticket, and at 3,454 metres a cloudy day means paying full price for white fog. That is why the sensible plan is to book early and keep an eye on the forecast. Every ticket we list cancels free up to 24 hours before, so if the Jungfraujoch webcams and the forecast look poor two days out, cancel free and rebook another day.
The Jungfrau Railways suggest allowing at least 3.5 to 4.5 hours for the round trip via the Eiger Express and 5 to 6 hours via Wengernalp, counted from the valley. From Interlaken Ost the journey alone is about two hours each way. Remember that the time printed on your ticket is the boarding time at Grindelwald Terminal or Kleine Scheidegg, so leave your own station at least 30 minutes before it.
The Eiger Express gondola runs from Grindelwald Terminal to Eigergletscher in about 15 minutes and puts you on the Jungfraujoch 45 minutes after boarding, which is 47 minutes faster than the classic line. The classic route goes Lauterbrunnen, Wengen, Kleine Scheidegg, and from there the Jungfrau Railway takes 44 minutes including the stop at the Eismeer window at 3,160 metres. Most people enjoy the trip more if they go up one way and come down the other. Current departure times are published on the railway's operating information page.
It is the only one of them that puts you on a glacier at 3,454 metres, and 1.06 million people went up in 2025. It is also by far the most expensive. If the price is the sticking point, Schilthorn tickets start at CHF 115 return and reach 2,970 metres, Grindelwald First starts at CHF 72 and the Harder Kulm funicular from Interlaken costs from CHF 38 return, from CHF 19 with a Half Fare Card or Swiss Travel Pass. Our comparison page sets the four of them side by side.
Routes from Interlaken, Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen, the Half Fare Card and Swiss Travel Pass holder fares, the CHF 30 child fare and the reserved return seat that every ticket includes.