Switzerland · Geological Wonders

Jungfraujoch Top of Europe Private Day Trip from Luzern

12 Hours Round trip from Pickup service provided in Lucerne. Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Private guided day trip from Luzern to Jungfraujoch
  • 02 Scenic train ride via Brünig Pass and Interlaken
  • 03 Ride the Eiger Express cableway to Eigergletscher
  • 04 Visit Jungfraujoch, the Top of Europe
  • 05 Explore the Sphinx terrace and Ice Palace
  • 06 See the UNESCO-listed Aletsch Glacier
  • 07 Return via Kleine Scheidegg and Lauterbrunnen
  • 08 View Staubbach Waterfall in Lauterbrunnen

Travel from Luzern into the heart of the Bernese Alps on a private day trip to Jungfraujoch, the legendary Top of Europe. Combining scenic rail travel, the Eiger Express cableway, and the historic Jungfrau cogwheel railway, this journey showcases some of Switzerland’s most spectacular mountain landscapes.

At Jungfraujoch, explore highlights including the Sphinx terrace, the Ice Palace, the Alpine sensation exhibition, and a viewing platform where you can step into the snow. Your return route via Kleine Scheidegg and Lauterbrunnen adds even more alpine scenery, with views of dramatic valleys, waterfalls, and charming mountain villages along the way.

Travel from Luzern into the heart of the Bernese Alps on a private day trip to Jungfraujoch, the legendary Top of Europe.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 12 Hours
Tour type Private
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Not included
Transport Not included
Wheelchair access No
Cities Lucerne, Interlaken, Grindelwald, Jungfraujoch, Lauterbrunnen
Languages English, French, German

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Luzern-Brünig-Interlaken

Your tour starts with the two hours scenic train ride from Luzern to Interlaken, along four different lakes and over the Brünig-pass. Then you arrive at Interlaken. .

Interlaken

At Interlaken Ost station, you will change onto the Jungfrau railway local train for a 25 minutes transfer through the valley towards Grindelwald. 

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 sphinx terrace, where you have the top view to the Aletsch-glacier. 

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 Luzern

Returning to Interlaken. From there you board the Luzern-Interlaken-Express train, which takes you back on the same routing as in the morning to Luzern. 

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Pickup service provided in Lucerne. 5 cities · 12 Hours

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • train travel Luzern-Interlaken-Grindelwald-Jungfraujoch
  • seat reservation Jungfrau railway
  • entrance for all sights at Jungfraujoch
  • guided tour at Jungfraujoch

What's Not Included

food and drinks

Know before you go

  • STROLLER OR PRAM ACCESSIBLE
  • ANIMALS OR PETS ALLOWED
  • PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION NEARBY
  • INFANTS MUST SIT ON LAPS
  • Not recommended for people with heart conditions
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Infant seats unavailable

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Pickup service provided in Lucerne.
Tour start
Pickup service provided in Lucerne.
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 12 hours finish where they began, in Pickup service provided in Lucerne..

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