Interlaken to Grindelwald: which ticket do you need?
The answer depends on whether you hold a pass and on the exact connection. Here is what you need without a pass, and what each pass covers.
Without a pass
Without a pass you need a ticket: Interlaken Ost → Grindelwald (Berner Oberland-Bahn). Buy before boarding.
Verified · Checked todayLast verified 6 October 2026
Check your exact connectionWhat to buy
- TicketInterlaken Ost → Grindelwald · Berner Oberland-BahnBuy before boarding. Price set by the operator.Buy from SBB
Typical connection
Interlaken Ost → Grindelwald.
With a pass
- Swiss Travel PassYesVerified
Yes. The Swiss Travel Pass covers the whole journey from Interlaken Ost to Grindelwald. No additional ticket is needed.
Check your connection with the Swiss Travel Pass - Swiss Travel Pass FlexYesVerified
Yes. The Swiss Travel Pass Flex covers the whole journey from Interlaken Ost to Grindelwald. No additional ticket is needed.
Check your connection with the Swiss Travel Pass Flex - Swiss Half Fare CardNoVerified
No, Grindelwald is not free with the Swiss Half Fare Card, but you get a discount. Buy a reduced ticket from the operator before boarding.
Check your connection with the Swiss Half Fare Card - Half Fare TravelcardNot verifiedUnder review
Railza has not fully verified Grindelwald with the Half Fare Travelcard yet. Check with the operator before you travel.
Check your connection with the Half Fare Travelcard - GA TravelcardYesVerified
Yes. The GA Travelcard covers the whole journey from Interlaken Ost to Grindelwald. No additional ticket is needed.
Check your connection with the GA Travelcard - Saver Day PassNot verifiedUnder review
Railza has not fully verified Grindelwald with the Saver Day Pass yet. Check with the operator before you travel.
Check your connection with the Saver Day Pass - Jungfrau Travel PassYesVerified
Yes. The Jungfrau Travel Pass covers the whole journey from Interlaken Ost to Grindelwald. No additional ticket is needed.
Check your connection with the Jungfrau Travel Pass - Berner Oberland PassYesVerified
Yes. The Berner Oberland Pass covers the whole journey from Interlaken Ost to Grindelwald. No additional ticket is needed.
Check your connection with the Berner Oberland Pass
Official evidence
- Jungfrau RailwaysStated directly by the operator
Railza’s reading: Individual seats cannot be reserved on the Berner Oberland-Bahn; no reservation is needed.
Official wording: “No. A seat can only be reserved on the Jungfrau Railway route (Kleine Scheidegg/Eiger Glacier - Jungfraujoch and Jungfraujoch - Kleine Scheidegg/Eiger Glacier). Excepted are groups of 10 person or more.”
Open official page - SBBStated directly by the operator
Railza’s reading: The Swiss Travel Pass covers trains, buses and boats throughout Switzerland.
Official wording: “You can travel all across Switzerland with any Swiss Travel Pass / Flex: by train, bus and boat, by panorama train (excl. seat reservations and/or supplement), and on the Rigi, Stanserhorn and Stoos mountains. Journeys by public transport …”
Open official page - Alliance SwissPassStated directly by the operator
Railza’s reading: The Swiss Travel Pass covers trains, buses and boats throughout Switzerland. The GA covers SBB, the listed railways, PostBus, boats and town networks of its area of validity.
Official wording: “Official table, transcribed by row (column T654 GA / column T673 Swiss Travel Pass): SBB yes/yes; BLS AG yes/yes; Schweizerische Südostbahn AG yes/yes; zb Zentralbahn AG yes/yes; Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn (Brig-Zermatt) yes/yes; Rhätische …”
Open official page - Alliance SwissPassStated directly by the operator
Railza’s reading: The Swiss Travel Pass covers trains, buses and boats throughout Switzerland.
Official wording: “The validity period of the STP starts at 00.00am on the first day of validity and expires at 05.00am on the day after the last day of validity. […] The validity of STPF Flex days begins at 00.00 hours on the activated day of travel and …”
Open official page - SBBStated directly by the operator
Railza’s reading: The Swiss Travel Pass covers trains, buses and boats throughout Switzerland.
Official wording: “The Swiss Travel Pass Flex discount is only valid on activated days of travel.”
Open official page - SBBStated directly by the operator
Railza’s reading: Buy a reduced ticket; the reduction may be less than 50% for some tickets.
Official wording: “The Swiss Half Fare Card halves or reduces your ticket price for journeys throughout Switzerland by train, bus and boat, as well as panorama trains, mountain railways and gondola lifts. […] You can only get a Swiss Half Fare Card if your …”
Open official page - SBBStated directly by the operator
Railza’s reading: The GA covers SBB, the listed railways, PostBus, boats and town networks of its area of validity.
Official wording: “On all SBB trains and those of most other railways in Switzerland, as well as on boats, buses, trams and some mountain lifts and railways. Find more detailed information on the GA Travelcard area of validity map. […] For journeys on purely …”
Open official page - Jungfrau RailwaysStated directly by the operator
Railza’s reading: Included in the Jungfrau region up to Eigergletscher, including First, Harder Kulm, Schynige Platte and Männlichen (Schynige Platte and Harder run in summer).
Official wording: “The Jungfrau Travel Pass is valid in the entire Jungfrau Region area of validity incl. mountain railways, cable cars, trains and boats. […] Grindelwald First – Top of Adventure Incl. in Travel Pass […] Harder Kulm – Top of Interlaken Incl. …”
Open official page - Swiss Travel SystemStated directly by the operator
Railza’s reading: Included in the Jungfrau region up to Eigergletscher, including First, Harder Kulm, Schynige Platte and Männlichen (Schynige Platte and Harder run in summer).
Official wording: “Valid in Grindelwald, Wengen, Lauterbrunnen, and Eigergletscher, with access to trains, buses, boats and mountain railways.”
Open official page - MännlichenbahnenStated directly by the operator
Railza’s reading: Included in the Jungfrau region up to Eigergletscher, including First, Harder Kulm, Schynige Platte and Männlichen (Schynige Platte and Harder run in summer).
Official wording: “50% Ermässigungen / Reductions […] GA, Halbtax-Abo / Swiss Half Fare Card • Swiss Travel Pass • Eurail / Interrail Pass […] Freie Fahrt mit / Free travel with • Berner Oberland Pass • Jungfrau Travel Pass”
Open official page - MännlichenbahnenStated directly by the operator
Railza’s reading: Included in the Jungfrau region up to Eigergletscher, including First, Harder Kulm, Schynige Platte and Männlichen (Schynige Platte and Harder run in summer).
Official wording: “All the listed reductions are valid for the Grindelwald – Männlichen gondola cableway. […] Freie Fahrt mit / Free travel with • Unlimited Jungfrau Summer Pass • Jungfrau Travel Pass • Berner Oberland Pass”
Open official page - Berner Oberland Pass (BLS)Stated directly by the operator
Railza’s reading: Free travel to Grindelwald, Lauterbrunnen, Wengen and Mürren, and to Schynige Platte and Männlichen.
Official wording: “Save with the Berner Oberland Pass Free travel Interlaken East – Lauterbrunnen Free travel Interlaken East – Grindelwald”
Open official page - Berner Oberland Pass (BLS)Stated directly by the operator
Railza’s reading: Free travel to Grindelwald, Lauterbrunnen, Wengen and Mürren, and to Schynige Platte and Männlichen.
Official wording: “25% reduction off the route Grindelwald – Kleine Scheidegg – Eigergletscher 25% reduction off the route Wengen – Kleine Scheidegg – Eigergletscher The journey to Grindelwald or Wengen is included in the pass within the area of validity.”
Open official page - Berner Oberland Pass (BLS)Stated directly by the operator
Railza’s reading: Free travel to Grindelwald, Lauterbrunnen, Wengen and Mürren, and to Schynige Platte and Männlichen.
Official wording: “Free travel Lauterbrunnen – Grütschalp – Mürren”
Open official page - Berner Oberland Pass (BLS)Stated directly by the operator
Railza’s reading: Free travel to Grindelwald, Lauterbrunnen, Wengen and Mürren, and to Schynige Platte and Männlichen.
Official wording: “Free travel Grindelwald Terminal – Männlichen Free travel Wengen – Männlichen”
Open official page - Berner Oberland Pass (BLS)Stated directly by the operator
Railza’s reading: Free travel to Grindelwald, Lauterbrunnen, Wengen and Mürren, and to Schynige Platte and Männlichen.
Official wording: “From Grindelwald or Wengen via Kleine Scheidegg / Eigergletscher to Jungfraujoch you receive a 25% discount. […] You enjoy free travel on the entire route from Lauterbrunnen via Stechelberg or Grütschalp/Mürren to Schilthorn. […] The …”
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