Interactive Map of Interlaken
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Interlaken landmarks
Harder Kulm Harder Kulm in 8 minutes: opening times, restaurant prices, the walk down, and the spring/autumn closures that catch visitors out. Interlaken What Interlaken town actually offers: the Höhematte, Höheweg hotels, two train stations, the Kursaal and the views you get without leaving the valley Wilderswil and Schynige Platte Wilderswil's 1893 rack railway climbs 1,400m in 52 minutes to Schynige Platte's alpine garden and Panoramaweg, with one of the best views of the Jungfrau. Unterseen and Matten: the old town next door to Interlaken Untere Gasse, the 1471 church and Stadthausplatz: Unterseen's old town lies 400 metres from the Höheweg, with cheaper beds and far fewer people.
Day trips & excursions
Bern: Switzerland's capital, 50 minutes from Interlaken Bern's arcaded old town, the Zytglogge, bear pits, Zentrum Paul Klee and swimming the Aare, as a single day trip from Interlaken by train. Brienz & the Rothorn Railway Brienz's steam rack railway climbs 1,678m in an hour to the Rothorn. Fares, timetable, alternatives, and the village's wood-carving and violin schools. Grindelwald First Grindelwald First at 2,168m: the Cliff Walk, First Flieger, Mountain Cart, the Bachalpsee walk and why the Faulhorn-Bussalp loop is worth a full day. Grindelwald: the village under the Eiger north face Grindelwald village guide: Eiger north face views, the Grindelwald Terminal, Eiger Express, Bort, Pfingstegg and the glacier gorge, with real CHF prices. Gruyères: cheese, chocolate and a castle on a hill Gruyères pairs La Maison du Gruyère, the Cailler chocolate factory at Broc, a medieval castle and the Giger Museum in one long day from Interlaken. Jungfraujoch: the Top of Europe Jungfraujoch at 3,454m: both routes up, real CHF prices, discounts that work, and when fog makes the trip pointless. Kandersteg and Lake Oeschinen Cable car plus a 20-minute walk to Oeschinensee: real swim temperatures, the summer luge, the 2-hour lake loop, or the steeper trail up on foot. Lake Brienz Why Lake Brienz turns turquoise, the Interlaken Ost boat line, north-shore villages and cold swimming, and how it differs from Lake Thun. Lake Thun Paddle steamers, lakeside castles, real swimming spots and boat-train times on Lake Thun — plus the difference between its two shores. Lauterbrunnen: the valley of 72 waterfalls Lauterbrunnen's waterfalls, the paid Trümmelbachfälle, valley-floor walking and cycling, parking, and where to actually sleep. Lucerne: a day trip from Interlaken How to do Lucerne as a day trip from Interlaken: the panoramic train, Chapel Bridge, the Lion Monument, and a boat-plus-mountain afternoon. Montreux & Chillon: the Lake Geneva riviera from Interlaken Montreux and Chillon Castle by Lake Geneva: the GoldenPass line, Rochers-de-Naye marmots, the jazz festival and real day-trip prices from Interlaken. Mürren Mürren sits car-free at 1,638m above Lauterbrunnen: how to reach it, the Allmendhubel flower trail, the via ferrata to Gimmelwald, and honest prices. Schilthorn & Piz Gloria Piz Gloria's revolving restaurant, Bond World, Thrill Walk and 360° panorama at 2,970m — the real ticket price and how to cut it. The Rhine Falls Europe's biggest waterfall by volume: both banks, the boat to the rock, Laufen Castle, and nearby Schaffhausen and its Munot fortress. Thun Thun's 1190 castle, rooftop-pavement old town, Aare locks and Schadau park — a practical guide to Switzerland's lake-end town, 25 minutes from Interlaken. Wengen: the car-free village facing the Jungfrau Wengen is reached only by train from Lauterbrunnen, faces the Jungfrau, and empties out after 6pm. What it costs, how to get there, and what to walk. Zermatt: a car-free town under the Matterhorn Zermatt is car-free and 2h15 from Interlaken via Spiez and Visp. Gornergrat, Matterhorn Glacier Paradise and Sunnegga, with honest costs and timings. Zurich Zurich as a full day trip from Interlaken: Bahnhofstrasse, the Grossmünster, Fraumünster windows, lake baths and the Uetliberg viewpoint. Adelboden: World Cup slopes, waterfalls and family summers Adelboden guide: the Chuenisbärgli World Cup piste, Engstligen Falls, Tschentenalp, the link to Lenk, and family summer activities. Ballenberg open-air museum Ballenberg's 110 historic buildings, working craftspeople and heritage-breed animals across 66 hectares near Brienz — what it costs and how long you need. Basel Basel's art museums, red-sandstone old town, Rhine ferries and river swimming, plus the practical details for a day trip from Interlaken. Beatenberg and the Niederhorn The Beatus Caves and Niederhorn's 1,950m summit, reached from Interlaken in about 50 minutes, cost CHF 90–130 for a half or full day. Engelberg and Mount Titlis: the rotating cable car to 3,020m Mount Titlis at 3,020m from Engelberg: the Rotair rotating cable car, Europe's highest suspension bridge, an ice cave, and snow year-round. Frutigen and the Blausee The Blausee's blue water and trout, and Frutigen's tunnel-heated greenhouse and caviar farm: two easy stops near Kandersteg. Grimsel and Susten passes: the Haslital's high roads Grimsel Pass, Susten Pass and the Gelmerbahn funicular: how to see the Haslital's high alpine roads from Interlaken by car or postbus. Gstaad Gstaad guide: the car-free Promenade, Glacier 3000's Peak Walk, the Menuhin Festival, and how the resort sits inside a working dairy valley. Iseltwald and Giessbach Falls The Korean drama pier, the new entry fee, the shore path to Bönigen, and Giessbach Falls' 1879 funicular to the Grandhotel. Kleine Scheidegg and Männlichen The 2,061m pass below the Eiger north face, the Männlichen gondola and its flat panoramic trail, and the Lauberhorn ski run in winter. Lake Lucerne: steamers, the Rütli meadow and the Bürgenstock lift Lake Lucerne from Interlaken: paddle steamers, the Rütli oath meadow, Weggis and Vitznau, the Bürgenstock lift and the Swiss Path along Lake Uri. Lavaux and Vevey UNESCO vineyard terraces above Lake Geneva, the Chexbres-Lutry path, open cellars, Vevey's Alimentarium and Chaplin's World. Lenk & the Simmental Lenk beyond Gstaad: the Iffigfall waterfall trail, Betelberg's marmot path and the Diemtigtal's historic farms, with real CHF prices and travel times. Meiringen and the Aare Gorge Meiringen's Aare Gorge, Reichenbach Falls, Sherlock Holmes sites, meringue legend and the Hasliberg cable car, with prices, hours and travel times. Mount Pilatus The world's steepest cogwheel railway, the Golden Round Trip, Pilatus dragon lore, and honest advice for cloudy summit days from Interlaken. Mount Rigi Mount Rigi from Interlaken: Europe's first mountain railway, two routes up, Rigi Kaltbad baths, sunrise views, prices and how to get there. Oberhofen and Hilterfingen, Lake Thun's castle shore Oberhofen's turreted castle stands in Lake Thun; Hilterfingen's Hünegg sits minutes away. Costs, opening dates, and the lakeshore path between them. Sigriswil & Merligen Sigriswil's 340m panoramic bridge, the Two Lakes trail, Merligen on Lake Thun and the Justistal valley's September cheese festival. Spiez: castle, vineyards and the Lake Thun rail junction Spiez: the castle on its lake spur, the Romanesque church, the Spiezberg vineyards, the lido beach, and the rail junction to the Simmental and Valais. Stechelberg & Trümmelbach Falls Trümmelbach Falls inside the mountain, plus the Stechelberg cable car up to Gimmelwald, Mürren and the Schilthorn. Prices, times, what to skip. The Aletsch Arena: the Alps' largest glacier, seen from three balconies How to see the Aletsch glacier from Riederalp, Bettmeralp and Fiescheralp, and travel there from Interlaken. The Emmental: Switzerland's cheese country The Emmental region explained: the Affoltern demonstration dairy, overhanging farmhouses, Langnau and Burgdorf, and why the cheese has holes. Aarau and Olten: the Aargau in between Painted eaves in Aarau, a covered bridge in Olten, and the castle where the Habsburgs started. A realistic day trip from Interlaken via Bern. Biel/Bienne: the bilingual watch town on Lake Biel Biel/Bienne from Interlaken: Switzerland's biggest bilingual city, the Omega Museum, the Taubenloch Gorges and Rousseau's island on Lake Biel. Fribourg Fribourg's bilingual old town, St Nicholas Cathedral, its wastewater-powered funicular, and Murten's walkable ramparts, reached from Interlaken via Bern. Lausanne: cathedral, Olympic Museum and Ouchy Lausanne from Interlaken: the cathedral's night watch, the Olympic Museum, Ouchy's port and Europe's steepest metro. Neuchâtel: the yellow city on Switzerland's biggest lake A yellow-stone old town, a clifftop château, chocolate automatons and the Creux du Van canyon: what a day from Interlaken actually costs. Rapperswil Rapperswil's castle, rose gardens, 841m wooden footbridge and Knies Kinderzoo, with honest travel times and costs from Interlaken. Saanen and the Saanenland Saanen's painted church, French-speaking Rougemont and Château-d'Œx, January balloons, and L'Etivaz cheese aged in its own mountain cellar. Saas-Fee: the glacier village beside Zermatt Saas-Fee's Mittelallalin revolving restaurant, Ice Pavilion, summer skiing, car-free village, and how its prices compare with Zermatt's. Sion & the Valais Sion's two castles, the world's oldest playable organ, Valais vineyards and Martigny's Gianadda museum, as a day trip from Interlaken. Solothurn: the town of eleven Solothurn's baroque old town, St Ursen Cathedral, the Aare cruise from Biel/Bienne and the Weissenstein funicular, as a day trip with real costs. Stans and the Stanserhorn: the open-top CabriO cable car Stans and the Stanserhorn: the world's only open-top cable car, a 1893 funicular, and a summit view over ten lakes near Lucerne. Stein am Rhein: painted facades on the Rhine The painted old town of Stein am Rhein, Kloster St. Georgen and the Rhine boat to Schaffhausen, with real timings and costs from Interlaken. Stoos and Fronalpstock: the world's steepest funicular Stoos's 110% funicular, a car-free village, the Fronalpstock ridge, plus nearby Schwyz's charter museum and Einsiedeln Abbey. Verbier and Crans-Montana Verbier's Four Valleys terrain and the Mont Fort glacier meet Crans-Montana's sunny plateau and Plaine Morte glacier, both reachable from Interlaken. Winterthur: museums, collections and a traffic-free old town Winterthur's Technorama, Oskar Reinhart art collections and a pedestrian old town: the rainy-day escape near Zurich. Zug: two lakes and an old town clock tower Zug's old town, clock tower, Kirschtorte cake, lake promenade and the Zugerberg, plus getting there from Interlaken and what to budget.