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Jungfraujoch region tour from Zurich or Lucerne

This tour is ideal for you if you want to skip the expensive journey to the busy tourist hotspot Jungfraujoch, and have more time to discover the beautiful Jungfrau region instead.

We can visit more villages and spend there more time, while we still traversing over the Kleine Scheidegg mountain pass to Eigergletscher from where we take a cable car down to Grindelwald.

The only part that we are skipping compared to the Jungfraujoch tour is the half-hour trip inside a tunnel to the Jungfraujoch peak.

First we travel from Zurich or Lucerne to Interlaken.

For this leg, we use the scenic Brünig train line, part of the Golden Pass panoramic route, and head up the Brünig mountain pass by train. The ride, which takes about 2 hours from Lucerne, will take us along the shores of five lakes and past waterfalls. Enjoy the beautiful views of rural Switzerland through the large panoramic windows of your first-class carriage on this ride to Interlaken.

We travel to Lauterbrunnen, where we make a stop and walk through this idyllic village, home to the Staubbach waterfall.

With a height of 297 meters (974 ft.), it's one of the highest free-falling waterfalls in Europe.

From Lauterbrunnen we start our ascent up to the Kleine Scheidegg mountain pass.

We can break our journey and visit the idyllic village of Wengen along the way. A short walk through the village will take us to a photo spot, from where you are overlooking the Lauterbrunnen valley.

A breathtaking view awaits you on a day with good visibility.

At the hight of the Kleine Scheidegg pass we can stop again for 30 minutes or an hour. On a day with good visibility you have from here a stunning view of the Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau mountains. This trio is also called the Swiss Skyline.

We continue for another five minutes up to the train station of Eigergletscher (Eiger glacier)

For the descent we are using the new Eiger Express cable car, which will bring us in a scenic 20-minute ride along the Eiger north face, from Eigergletscher to Grindelwald.

If a member of your party has a fear of heights or doesn’t like traveling on aerial cable cars, we can alternatively descent to Grindelwald by train.

Inclusions

- All required train tickets in first class for you and the guide in first-class

- Mountain railway & aerial cable car tickets for you and the guide (one class)

- meeting at any centrally located Hotels, Apartment, or Airbnb in Zurich or Lucerne

- return to any centrally located Hotel, Apartment, or Airbnb after the tour

- fee for the private guide, which will stay at your disposal throughout the tour

- Car-free tour by train, mountain railway, and aerial cable car as per the tour description

- Photography by the guide (with your own camera or smartphone)

- A booklet with comprehensive information about Switzerland (one per party, for groups of four persons or larger are two printed copies included)

- Use of a mobile hotspot with unlimited data (Speed: 4G)

What is not included in the tour price?

- your meals and drinks

- any personal expenses

- optional activities

- travel insurance (participation at your own risk)

Please regard that your lunch is not included in the tour price.

During lunch hours:

Restaurant Eigergletscher * +

This restaurant serves traditional Swiss dishes.

Few vegetarian dishes, and one vegan dish are on the menu.

Click here to download the menu

Click here to read the restaurants' reviews on TripAdvisor

Bergrestaurant Kleine Scheidegg - à la carte restaurant * +

This restaurant is located at the intermediate station Kleine Scheidegg (= lunch before reaching the peak).

This restaurant serves a variety of Swiss and International dishes.

A few vegetarian and vegan dishes are available.

Click here to download the menu

Click here to read the restaurants' reviews on TripAdvisor

Quick lunch:

There are convenience shops and sandwich outlets along our travel route, where you can grab a bite.

Early dinner

If you like you can have time in Interlaken for an early dinner before returning to Zurich. There are plenty of restaurants in Interlaken.

* This option may not be available at all times, especially during low season (i.e. April, November, and early December). If you want to eat at this restaurant, please let me know at the time of booking, so that I can check availability for our tour date.

+ For restaurants marked with a plus (+), reservations are recommended. I'm happy to reserve a table for you.

Disclaimer

Restaurant menus, prices, and options are subject to change.

The restaurant menus are hosted as a PDF file on the restaurants' websites.

The activity level is medium: Frequent train changes. Walking tours trough villages (we can shorten the walks if you desire).

I can meet you at any centrally located hotel in Zurich or Lucerne.

Click here to see a map of the Zurich pick-up area

If you're staying outside of the pick-up area, I can meet you at the central train station of Zurich or Lucerne.

Weather forecast

Once a reliable weather forecast is available (usually one to three days before departure), I will send you a link to the forecast.

If there is bad weather forecasted, I will include my recommendations for our tour day.

I use the weather forecasts provided by the Federal Office of Meteorology and SRF (Swiss Radio and Television).

With the link below, you can check the weather forecast at any time by yourself. The forecast is available for the next five days.

Operability

This tour can run in any weather condition except during a storm. During a storm, aerial cableways have to halt operations for safety reasons. If there is a storm with gale-force winds in the forecast, I need to cancel the tour. On rare occasions, there may be a cancellation due to landslides, avalanches, and other natural forces or the risk thereof. I will fully refund the deposit in this case.

Your options in case of bad weather (tour specific)

early bird or standard rates

If you booked an early bird or standard rate, then a free cancelation is not possible anymore once a reliable weather forecast is published, as I need to purchase train tickets in advance for these rates.

- You can choose a different tour/mountain peak in an area with better weather (if available, the price of the newly selected tour will apply). A penaltiy of CHF 50 per person is due in case of a destination change, for the non-refundable Lucerne-Interlaknen Express seat reservation, and Jungfraujoch time slot reservations.

- We can do the tour as planned despite the weather.

- I also have a few full-day train tours. For example, the Glacier Express route on local trains tour. These tours are ideal on rainy days as we are for most of the day inside and not exposed to the weather, and as on rainy days the views are usually better at lower altitudes. Further, this tour has a lower tour price as it doesn't require any expensive mountain railway tickets.

- If not having perfect weather is a dealbreaker, you can cancel by forfeiting the deposit.

Swiss Travel Pass rates

- If you have booked a Swiss Travel Pass rate you can cancel the booking up to 12 hours with a penaltiy of CHF 50 per person (for the non-refundable Lucerne-Interlaknen Express seat reservation and Jungfraujoch time slot reservations).

All other options which are published under the early bird and standard rate section are also available to you.

This itinerary is only an example. The schedule can vary due to various factors such as the season, the day of the week, construction work, service, and schedule changes.

The exact departure and return time depends on the pick-up/drop-off location.

6:30 a.m. - 6:50 a.m at any centrally located Hotel or Apartment

7:10 a.m. - 7:51 a.m. Zurich HB - Luzern

8:06 a.m. - 9:55 a.m. Luzern - Interlaken

10:05 a.m. - 10:25 a.m. Interlaken - Lauterbrunnen

10:25 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Visit Lauterbrunnen

11:30 a.m. - 11:42 a.m. Lauterbrunnen - Wengen

11:42 a.m. - 12:46 p.m. Visit Wengen

12:46 p.m. - 1:08 p.m. Wengen - Kleine Scheidegg

1:08 p.m. - 2:27 p.m. Lunch and photostop Kleine Scheidegg

2:30 p.m. - 2:35 p.m. Kleine Scheidegg - Eigergletscher

2:35 p.m - 3:00 p.m. Eigergletscher panorama terrace

3:00 p.m. - 3:20 p.m. Eigergletscher - Grindelwald Terminal

3:35 p.m. - 3:39 p.m. Grindelwald Terminal - Grindelwald

3:39 p.m. - 4:48 p.m. Visit Grindelwald

4:48 p.m. - 5:23 p.m. Grindelwald - Interlaken

5:23 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Visit Interlaken

7:00 p.m. - 7:52 p.m. Interlaken - Bern

8:02 p.m. - 8:58 p.m. Bern - Zurich

9:15 p.m. - 9:45 p.m. at any centrally located Hotel or Apartment

Customization possibilities:

We have a lot of flexibilty on this tour. Between Zurich and Interlaken and vice versa, we have a hourly connection. In the Jungfrau region we have half hourly connections along the entire route.

You can spontaneously decide to extend or shorten stays at the villages.

This itinerary is only an example. The schedule can vary due to various factors such as the season, the day of the week, construction work, service, and schedule changes.

The exact departure and return time depends on the pick-up/drop-off location.

7:30 a.m. - 7:40 a.m at any centrally located Hotel or Apartment

8:06 a.m. - 9:55 a.m. Luzern - Interlaken

10:05 a.m. - 10:25 a.m. Interlaken - Lauterbrunnen

10:25 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Visit Lauterbrunnen

11:30 a.m. - 11:42 a.m. Lauterbrunnen - Wengen

11:42 a.m. - 12:46 p.m. Visit Wengen

12:46 p.m. - 1:08 p.m. Wengen - Kleine Scheidegg

1:08 p.m. - 2:27 p.m. Lunch and photostop Kleine Scheidegg

2:30 p.m. - 2:35 p.m. Kleine Scheidegg - Eigergletscher

2:35 p.m - 3:00 p.m. Eigergletscher panorama terrace

3:00 p.m. - 3:20 p.m. Eigergletscher - Grindelwald Terminal

3:35 p.m. - 3:39 p.m. Grindelwald Terminal - Grindelwald

3:39 p.m. - 4:48 p.m. Visit Grindelwald

4:48 p.m. - 5:23 p.m. Grindelwald - Interlaken

5:23 p.m. - 7:04 p.m. Visit Interlaken

7:04 p.m. - 8:55 p.m. Interlaken - Lucerne

9:10 p.m. - 9:35 p.m. at any centrally located hotel or apartment

Customization possibilities:

We have a lot of flexibilty on this tour. Between Zurich and Interlaken and vice versa, we have a hourly connection. In the Jungfrau region we have half hourly connections along the entire route.

You can spontaneously decide to extend or shorten stays at the villages.

8:04 p.m. - 9:55 p.m. Interlaken - Lucerne

10:10 p.m. - 10:40 p.m. at any centrally located Hotel or Apartment

Customization possibilities:

We have a lot of flexibilty on this tour. Between Zurich or Lucerne and Interlaken and vice versa, we have a hourly connection. In the Jungfrau region we have half hourly connections along the entire route.

You can spontaneously decide to extend or shorten stays at the villages.