By Gemma Tedaldi | Published: 25th March 2025 | Updated: 26th March 2025
If you are planning a trip to Switzerland, and more specifically looking to spend any time exploring the Bernese Alps, (one of our favourite regions of the country, and one we regularly visit), then you may have come across a few different public transport tickets, including the Swiss Travel Pass, but have you heard of the Bernese Oberland Pass? With some incredible advantages to having this pass over others, here is our guide to the Berner Oberland Pass, if it is worth it for your trip, what benefits you get from it and where to buy it.
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What Is The Berner Oberland Pass & Is It Worth It?
The Berner Oberland Pass is a pass that gives you access to unlimited travel on most trains, boats, buses, cable cars / gondolas and mountain railways throughout the Bernese Alps region, so is ideal for anyone spending a short amount of time in the area. Lasting from 3 days up to 10 days, this ticket means you don’t need to buy any additional tickets, other than for the mountain excursions mentioned below or for seat reservations.
You can buy this pass online at any point before your trip as the price will not increase nearer to the date of use, just make sure to have the correct dates for your pass when purchasing as it is non refundable.
What Is Included In The Berner Oberland Pass
The Berner Oberland Pass covers all public transport travel by train, bus and boat, as well as more than 25 mountain railways across the Bernese Oberland. Fully covered mountains and other travel include but are not limited to:
📍 Brienzer Rothorn
📍 Niederhorn
📍 Niesen
📍 Mannlichen
📍 Oeschinensee
📍 Schilthorn
📍Free travel on ships on Lake Brienz and Lake Thun
📍Free travel to the Bernese Oberland from Bern, Lucerne, Sannen and Domodossola
What Is Not Included In The Berner Oberland Pass
Although the Berner Oberland Pass covers the vast majority of public transport within the region, there are still a few mountain excursions that are not included, or you get a special price or half fare ticket for. These include the following;
50% discounts at:
📍 Engelberg Brunni
📍 Engelberg Titlis
📍 Grindelwald First
📍 Harder Kulm
📍 Lungern Turren
📍 Schynige Platte
25% discounts at:
📍 Wengen or Grindelwald to Kleine Scheidegg
📍 Kleine Scheidegg or Eiger Express to Eigergletscher
📍 Eigergletscher to Jungfraujoch
Berner Oberland Pass Map
The map below show the full coverage of the Berner Oberland Pass:
Best Excursions With The Berner Oberland Pass
📍 Brienzer Rothorn – take a trip up the mountain on the 125 year old steam railway, for views over the Bernese Oberland to around 700 mountain peaks.
📍 Goldenpass Express – a beautiful panoramic train route between Gstaad and Montreux, which you can often do whilst on board one of the historic belle epoque trains making the trip even more memorable.
📍 Grindelwald – one of the most well known locations in Switzerland, with its towering peaks and cute little shopping centre, Grindelwald is easy to get to for free with the pass.
📍 Kandersteg & Oeschinensee – the bright blue waters of this alpine lake and a wander through the village of Kandersteg are a perfect day trip to take whilst in the Bernese Oberland.
📍 Lauterbrunnen – the most picturesque village in all of Switzerland, with crashing waterfalls lining this cliff sided valley.
📍 Lucerne Interlaken Express – another panoramic train route, this time between Lucerne and Interlaken, taking in the surrounding mountains as well as a few bright blue alpine lakes along the route as well.
📍 Niederhorn – with over 120km of hiking and mountain trails, a trip up Niederhorn is well worth it, especially in the early morning or on a summers evening with the local ibex and marmots about.
📍 Niesen – one of the most famous peaks in Switzerland, and affectionately named the Swiss Pyramid, Niesen is a great day trip whilst in the Bernese Oberland. It is also home to the longest staircase in the world, which Redbull regularly hold events climbing, 11674 steps!
📍 Schilthorn – Schilthorn is the home of James Bond in Switzerland, with an interactive exhibition alongside incredible views and the famous 360 degree rotating restaurant Piz Gloria.
Berner Oberland Pass Price
The price of the Berner Oberland Pass can vary a lot depending on how many days you buy and whether you want to travel in 1st or 2nd Class. There are however reduced fares for those with a Swiss Travel Pass, Swiss Travel Pass Flex, Swiss Half Fare Card or GA Travelcard and youth tickets, (16 to 24 years). Children, (6 to 15 years) pay a flat CHF 30 rate per day, whilst children younger than 6 are free.
Berner Oberland Pass 1st Class
Validity Adult – Adult Reduced & Youth
🎫 3 days CHF 288 / £262 / USD 328 – CHF 202 / £184 / USD 230
🎫 4 days CHF 336 / £306 / USD 382 – CHF 236 / £215 / USD 269
🎫 6 days CHF 420 / £382 / USD 478 – CHF 305 / £278 / USD 347
🎫 8 days CHF 474 / £431 / USD 539 – CHF 345 / £314 / USD 393
🎫 10 days CHF 522 / £475 / USD 594 – CHF 380 / £346 / USD 432
Berner Oberland Pass 2nd Class
Validity Adult – Adult Reduced / Youth
🎫 3 days CHF 240 / £219 / USD 273 – CHF 168 / £153 / USD 191
🎫 4 days CHF 280 / £255 / USD 319 – CHF 196 / £179 / USD 223
🎫 6 days CHF 350 / £319 / USD 398 – CHF 254 / £231 / USD 289
🎫 8 days CHF 395 / £360 / USD 449 – CHF 287 / £261 / USD 327
🎫 10 days CHF 435 / £396 / USD 495 – CHF 316 / £288 / USD 360
Where To Buy The Berner Oberland Pass
You can buy the Berner Oberland Pass here, plus with our coupon code AFFTEDALDI, you receive a 5% discount on your pass too!
Berner Oberland Pass or Jungfrau Travel Pass
Although both of these passes are very similar to one another, both covering the Jungfrau region and having similar mountain excursions included, the Berner Oberland Pass also covers the areas between the Jungfrau region and Bern, Lucerne, Montreux and Domodossola, making it much better to be able to travel to other locations in Switzerland and still be covered by the pass. It does make it a little more expensive than the Jungfrau Travel Pass though.
That being said, if you only plan on visiting the Jungfrau region and aren’t bothered with being able to get to other destinations, (other than Lucerne which is covered with both), then the Jungfrau Travel Pass could be a better option for you. We go into exactly what extra benefits you can get with this pass in our Jungfrau Travel Pass blog post.
You can also buy the Jungfrau Travel Pass here.
Berner Oberland Pass or Swiss Travel Pass
Whilst the Berner Oberland Pass covers public transport within the Bernese Oberland and Jungfrau region for up to 10 days, the Swiss Travel Pass is a multi-day pass, that can be used from 3 to 15 days and across the whole of Switzerland. This makes the Swiss Travel Pass a great option if you are planning on spending a few days / weeks exploring various locations across Switzerland and don’t want the hassle of getting a new pass each day, but it can be a little more expensive and it doesn’t always include mountain excursions.
You can find out more detail about this in our Swiss Travel Pass Guide.
Overall if you are planning on spending most of your time in the Bernese Alps or Jungfrau Region then the Berner Oberland Pass will be most cost effective, but if you want to visit other locations as well, then the Swiss Travel Pass may be better.
You can buy the regular Swiss Travel Pass here and the Swiss Travel Pass Flex here.
Berner Oberland Pass FAQs
Is Jungfraujoch free with the Berner Oberland Pass?
No, a trip to Jungfraujoch is not included with the Berner Oberland Pass, (there isn’t any travel pass in Switzerland that does include it). You do however get a 25% reduction on the following routes to Jungfraujoch:
25% reduction on the Grindelwald to Kleine Scheidegg to Eigergletscher
25% reduction Grindelwald Terminal to Eigergletscher (Eiger Express)
25% reduction Wengen to Kleine Scheidegg to Eigergletscher
Does the Berner Oberland Pass cover Grindelwald first?
With the Berner Oberland Pass you get a half fare price on the gondola to Grindelwald First, but you can get to Grindelwald for free via bus or train.
Conclusion: Is The Berner Oberland Pass Worth It?
So there you have our guide to the Berner Oberland Pass. This is one of the best passes to have if you plan on spending a bit of time exploring the Bernese Alps and Jungfrau region with nearly all public transport included and numerous mountain excursions as well. Be sure to check out our other Switzerland travel pass guides to make sure you get the best ticket for your trip to our wonderful home!
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Gemma Tedaldi
Gemma is the owner and author of The Travelling Tedaldi, a travel blog helping travellers to discover the best road trips and travel itineraries throughout the UK and Europe. When she isn’t writing about her favourite travel destinations, she can often be found out exploring local hikes or planning future trips.