Switzerland · Mountain Exploration

Jungfraujoch (Top of Europe) afternoon roundtrip from Interlaken

8 Hours Round trip from Interlaken Easy pace

Eismeer intermediate stop on Jungfrau railway

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The journey

Trip highlights

01 Guided afternoon roundtrip from Interlaken to Jungfraujoch
02 Scenic travel by local train, aerial cableway, and cogwheel railway
03 Discovery tour at Jungfraujoch with a Swiss tour guide
04 Visit the Sphinx terraces and viewing platform
05 Explore the Ice Palace and Alpine Sensation exhibition
06 Travel via Grindelwald, Eigergletscher, Kleine Scheidegg, and Lauterbrunnen
07 See alpine scenery and permanent ice at high altitude
08 View Lauterbrunnen and the Staubbach waterfall on the return journey

Travel from Interlaken into the heart of the Bernese Alps on a guided afternoon journey to Jungfraujoch, the famous Top of Europe. This roundtrip combines scenic local trains, a modern aerial cableway, and the historic Jungfrau Railway for a memorable alpine experience through Grindelwald, Eigergletscher, Kleine Scheidegg, and Lauterbrunnen.

At Jungfraujoch, explore the high-altitude world of snow and ice with your Swiss tour guide on a discovery tour that includes the Alpine Sensation exhibition, the Sphinx terraces, the Ice Palace, and a viewing platform where you can step into the snow. On the return, enjoy a different route through Kleine Scheidegg and Lauterbrunnen, with views of the village and Staubbach waterfall before heading back to Interlaken.

Travel from Interlaken into the heart of the Bernese Alps on a guided afternoon journey to Jungfraujoch, the famous Top of Europe.

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At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 8 Hours

Tour type Shared

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Not included

Wheelchair access No

Cities Interlaken, Grindelwald, Jungfraujoch, Lauterbrunnen

Languages English, German

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

start of the tour

Meet your tourguide at the train station Interlaken Ost. Together you board the local train to Grindelwald. The train ride takes 25 minutes through the valley before getting off at Grindelwald Terminal

Grindelwald Terminal

At Grindelwald Terminal the journey to Jungfraujoch begins. You board the aerial cableway for the scenic ride to Eigergletscher station.

Eigergletscher station

At Eigergletscher station, you have the opportunity to have a first look over the alps and towards the permanent ice. Here you change onto the cogwheel train to Jungfraujoch

Jungfraujoch - Top of Europe

At Jungfraujoch, your tourguide will take you on a one hour round tour with different sights. It contains the Alpine sensation exhibition, the Sphinx terraces, the ice palace and the viewing platform, where you can step into the snow.

Sphinx terrace

Visit the viewing platform at the Sphinx observatory.

Ice palace

Visit the ice palace with the ice sculptures.

Kleine Scheidegg

Your return travel starts with the cogwheel train from Jungfraujoch to Kleine Scheidegg. From there you continue in direction of Wengen.

Lauterbrunnen

A short stop at Lauterbrunnen gives you a view to the village and the Staubbach waterfall.

return travel to Interlaken

The local train will take you in 30 minutes from Lauterbrunnen to Interlaken, where the tour ends.

The route