Minibus Services Across Switzerland

Interlaken by Minibus: The Jungfrau Region at Your Pace

Interlaken sits between two lakes with the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau behind it, and most good days out here begin with a short drive. A minibus with a driver fits the way the region works: a few kilometres by road, then a train, a boat or a cable car for the part no road reaches.

Up to the Jungfraujoch and back another way

The quickest way to the Top of Europe starts at Grindelwald Terminal, about 35 minutes from the Höhematte. The Eiger Express and the Jungfraubahn then take about 50 minutes to the top, changes included. Your driver drops you at the gondola and can collect you in the evening from a different station.

That is the nicest way to plan it: up fast from Grindelwald, down slowly over the Kleine Scheidegg on the Wengernalpbahn to Lauterbrunnen, about 20 minutes from town by road. Book Jungfraubahn seats with the tickets; booked groups travel on reserved seats together.

Sprinter minibus cabin
Sprinter minibus cabin

Lakes, gardens and old farmhouses

On a slower day, take the Lake Brienz boat from Interlaken Ost to Iseltwald, about 40 minutes in season. Iseltwald limits coach parking to booked slots of 90 minutes, so ask the operator to plan where the minibus meets you on the lakeshore.

Ballenberg, the open-air museum by Brienz, is a 35-minute drive and has two entrances, at Hofstetten and Brienzwiler. Get dropped at one end, walk through the old farmhouses, and be picked up at the other. Schynige Platte (from Wilderswil, 10 minutes) and Harder Kulm are seasonal, so check their dates first.

Flying in to Interlaken

Favourite stops around Interlaken

  • Ballenberg, Swiss Open-Air Museum — Historic rural buildings from all over Switzerland near Brienz, with entrances at Brienzwiler and Hofstetten; open in season
  • Lauterbrunnen valley — Valley of waterfalls with the Trümmelbach Falls; the car-free villages of Wengen and Mürren are reached only by train or cable car
  • Lake Thun and Lake Brienz boats — Lake boats from Interlaken West (Lake Thun) and Interlaken Ost (Lake Brienz), for example to Iseltwald in about 40 minutes
  • Schynige Platte — Rack railway from Wilderswil to an alpine garden and viewpoint; seasonal, so check the operating dates
  • Harder Kulm — Funicular from Interlaken to a viewpoint above the town and both lakes; seasonal, so check the operating dates
  • Jungfraujoch – Top of Europe — The highest railway station in Europe, reached from Interlaken Ost by the Berner Oberland-Bahn and then either the Eiger Express from Grindelwald Terminal or the Wengernalpbahn to the Kleine Scheidegg, with the Jungfraubahn for the last section

Good pickup points

  • Bönigen on Lake Brienz
  • Matten and Wilderswil
  • Interlaken West station area and Unterseen
  • Interlaken Ost station area
  • Höheweg and the Höhematte (between the two stations)

When the group needs a full-size coach

Interlaken's coach rules are strict. A coach may only let people board or alight at the marked transit stops by the two stations, West and Ost, and for five minutes at most. The coach then leaves for one of the official coach parks, and several central streets are closed to coaches altogether.

For a large wedding or a conference at the Congress Kursaal, which takes up to about 1,500 people, the operator plans those stops and the parking in advance.

Further afield, and a shortcut for small groups

Kandersteg and the Oeschinensee gondola are about 1.25 hours away, Bern about an hour, Luzern about 1.5 hours over the Brünig pass, which stays open in winter.

Heading on to the Valais? The Lötschberg car train from Kandersteg to Goppenstein carries buses with up to 22 seats, so a minibus can cross by rail. A full-size coach is not carried and goes round by road instead, over the Grimsel in summer or by the motorways via Bern and Lausanne.

Questions travellers ask

Which airport is closest to Interlaken?

Bern Airport, about 52 km and an hour away, though its schedule is small and seasonal. From Zurich Airport allow about 2.5 hours, and from Geneva about 3.25 hours in light traffic.

Can the minibus take us up to Wengen or Mürren?

No. Both villages are car-free. The driver sets you down in Lauterbrunnen for the train to Wengen, or for the cable car to Grütschalp and on to Mürren.

Which dates fill Interlaken up?

The Lauberhorn races in Wengen, 15 to 17 January 2027, and the Jungfrau-Marathon on 10 and 11 September 2027. Book the vehicle and hotels early for both.

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