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Harder Kulm or Schynige Platte?

Today, they're close. Pick on price and access.

Harder Kulm

1,322 m

Go

Sunny 09:00–12:00.

80% chance of a clear summit. Score 81 of 100. High confidence: both MeteoSwiss models agree. Around 11°C at the top.

Running today, per the timetable.

  1. Today Go 81
  2. Tmrw Skip 18
  3. Mon Go 96
  4. Tue Go 97
  5. Wed Skip 1
Getting up
Harderbahn funicular from Interlaken, valley station 5 minutes on foot from Interlaken Ost, about 10 minutes to the top
Season
Apr to Nov
Swiss Travel Pass
50% off
Nearest town
Interlaken

Why go

  • Ten minutes from Interlaken, ideal for an evening or a short stop
  • Two Lakes Bridge platform over Lakes Thun and Brienz
  • Cheap compared with the high summits

Worth knowing

  • Low altitude, inside the fog layer on inversion days
  • Closed in winter

Harder Kulm forecast and tickets

Schynige Platte

1,967 m

Go

Sunny 09:00–12:00.

90% chance of a clear summit. Score 86 of 100. High confidence: both MeteoSwiss models agree. Around 8°C at the top.

Running today, per the timetable.

  1. Today Go 86
  2. Tmrw Wait 66
  3. Mon Go 100
  4. Tue Go 95
  5. Wed Skip 1
Getting up
Historic cogwheel railway from Wilderswil
Season
Jun to Oct
Swiss Travel Pass
50% off
Nearest town
Interlaken

Why go

  • Historic cogwheel railway from 1893
  • Alpine botanical garden at the top
  • Views of the Eiger trio and Lakes Thun and Brienz

Worth knowing

  • Summer season only
  • Slow train, about an hour each way

Schynige Platte forecast and tickets

Updated 17 Oct, 19:21. Forecast: MeteoSwiss ICON-CH models.