Jungfraujoch or Gornergrat?
Today, Gornergrat has the clearer view.
| Jungfraujoch | Gornergrat | |
|---|---|---|
| Today | Wait (High confidence) 61 | Go (High confidence) 100 |
| Height | 3,454 m | 3,089 m |
| Ticket | – | Return CHF 132 |
| Swiss Travel Pass | Free to Wengen or Grindelwald, 25% off from there | 50% off |
| Season | All year (check maintenance breaks) | All year (check maintenance breaks) |
| By train from Thun | 2 h 17 | 2 h 42 |
| By train from Bern | 2 h 37 | 3 h 02 |
| By train from Interlaken | 1 h 37 | 3 h 04 |
Train times run door to the top on a Saturday morning.
Jungfraujoch
3,454 m
Wait (High confidence)
Low cloud near the summit, best chance 11:00–14:00.
Running today, per the timetable.
- Today Wait (High confidence) 61
- Tmrw Skip (Medium confidence) 7
- Wed Skip (Medium confidence) 0
- Thu Skip (Medium confidence) 20
- Fri Skip (Low confidence) 36
- Getting up
- Wengernalp Railway to Kleine Scheidegg, then the Jungfrau Railway; or the Eiger Express from Grindelwald Terminal to Eigergletscher, then the Jungfrau Railway
- Season
- All year (check maintenance breaks)
- Swiss Travel Pass
- Free to Wengen or Grindelwald, 25% off from there
- Nearest town
- Interlaken
Why go
- Views over the Aletsch Glacier, the longest in the Alps
- Reachable by train, no hiking needed
- Snow and ice even in midsummer
Worth knowing
- Among the most expensive excursions in Switzerland
- Altitude above 3,400 m can cause headaches
- Almost entirely view-dependent: in cloud there is little to see
Gornergrat
3,089 m
Go (High confidence)
Sunny 10:00–13:00.
Running today, per the timetable.
- Today Go (High confidence) 100
- Tmrw Skip (Low confidence) 1
- Wed Skip (Medium confidence) 8
- Thu Go (Medium confidence) 91
- Fri Go (Low confidence) 77
- Getting up
- Gornergrat cogwheel railway from Zermatt
- Season
- All year (check maintenance breaks)
- Swiss Travel Pass
- 50% off
- Nearest town
- Zermatt
Why go
- Classic Matterhorn view from an open ridge
- Comfortable cogwheel railway all the way up
- Short hikes possible from intermediate stations
Worth knowing
- Expensive without a pass discount
- Matterhorn often wrapped in its own cloud by afternoon
Updated 19 Oct, 17:22. Forecast: MeteoSwiss ICON-CH models.