{"id":8538,"date":"2026-01-17T12:28:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T12:28:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/journey-jungfraujoch-beautiful-town-interlaken-switzerland\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T09:52:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T09:52:50","slug":"journey-jungfraujoch-beautiful-town-interlaken-switzerland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/justpaste.in\/blogs\/journey-jungfraujoch-beautiful-town-interlaken-switzerland\/","title":{"rendered":"Visiting Jungfraujoch From Interlaken, Switzerland: The Top Of Europe Travel Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our first trip of the year took all the way to lakes and snowy Alps of Switzerland \u2013 more specifically to Interlaken before heading over to quite a few amazing places in Valais (more on those in other blog posts).<\/p>\n

We arrived into Interlaken via Zurich (we took the train from there) and after checking into our hotel<\/a>, spent rest of the evening eating fondue (like A LOT of it) and planning our next few days in Switzerland.<\/p>\n

The following morning, we\u2019d decided to make our way over to Jungfraujoch<\/a> \u2013 a beautiful place up in the mountains which, if I am totally honest, I had no idea what was actually there.<\/p>\n

Every time I\u2019d seen photos of it for years, I just saw this building up in the mountains, like something out of some fantastical movie (or perhaps even 007-esque) and it was while we were planning that I realised Jungfraujoch was the highest places you could visit by train in Europe (like we\u2019re talking waaaaay higher than Machu Picchu<\/a>) and was also home to some pretty epic views.<\/p>\n

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To get there from Interlaken, you catch the train from Interlaken West to Interlaken Ost, then to Lauterbrunnen, then to Kleine Scheidegg then to Jungfraujoch. Sounds like such a complete hassle but this journey couldn\u2019t be easier!<\/p>\n

For starters, trains run on time here (like almost to the second!) and the changes are as simple as walking across the exact same platform to the next train. I remember dreading the journey and being so surprised at how unbelievably easy it was.<\/p>\n

After this train journey, I was so game for the many other train journeys we had in Switzerland \u2013 the system here is just on-point!<\/p>\n

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Leaving Interlaken, it was raining and by the time we got higher into the mountains, the rain was quickly replaced with snow. This snow makes for a magical scene as you climb up the mountains, almost like you\u2019re heading over to Santa\u2019s for a bit of tea and some scones and I was understandably excited.<\/p>\n

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^Above is when the high altitude finally hit – ergo the look on my face! \ud83d\ude00 Thankfully it wore off shortly after…<\/em><\/p>\n

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The flip-side of this is that when it snows that heavily, visibility is low so as incredible as it was on the way up, once we arrived at Jungfraujoch, we couldn\u2019t see anything. Not the amazing scenery, not the glacier (which for some reason was what I was looking forward to the most) and definitely not the amazing alps up here.<\/p>\n

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There\u2019s still a fair bit to do here so even if you arrive on a snowy day, you can hang around to check out the exhibition, head out to brave the snow or visit the Ice Palace here. All of which we did.<\/p>\n

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If I had to make one quick recommendation, it would be to check the weather before you visit. You\u2019re in the mountains so the weather changes fairly quickly but it\u2019s a pricey journey to get up here (which is totally worth it) and so if you have the opportunity to choose the days you visit, perhaps try to do so on a day with better visibility. (I have grand plans to re-visit in summer and check it all out again).<\/p>\n

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Oh and by the way, here\u2019s what Jungfraujoch looks like on a clear day and why you absolutely have to visit (see pictures below).<\/p>\n

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Now here\u2019s a few other things worth knowing before you visit:<\/p>\n

1.) The train journey is so much easier than it looks on paper. I know I\u2019ve already said it but it feels worth mentioning again.<\/p>\n

2.) You can go skiing in lots of spots along the way up here so if it\u2019s snowing up here, you can always flip plans and go skiing after checking our Jungfraujoch.<\/p>\n

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3.) The altitude here is pretty high (we\u2019re talking about 3,400m) so there\u2019s less oxygen in the air which will leave you short of breath. Just remember to take things slower if you find yourself out of breath (walk slower and just relax \u2013 your body gets used to it after a while).<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re prone to altitude sickness \u2013 take whatever medication you usually use in advance of your visit. According to the experts, you should only be up here for a couple of hours anyway (we stayed for like 3 hours including lunch at Crystal restaurant<\/a>) and serious effects of high altitude sickness (for those affected) tends to kick in after like 6 \u2013 12 hours.<\/p>\n

If you feel too sick, just hop on the next train back down and you\u2019ll start to feel better as you descend. You\u2019ll probably be fine but its always worth knowing.<\/p>\n

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4.) Take your ID with you. They check ID with your train tickets so we had to take our passports everywhere with us.<\/p>\n

5.) The right side of the train is arguably the better place to sit on the way up. The left is pretty cool too but the right side has arguably more viewpoints (including the beautiful village of Lauterbrunnen.<\/p>\n

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Oh and don\u2019t forget to set your camera on \u201cSports Mode<\/em>\u201d or with a high shutter value as you go along. Any other mode and you\u2019ll just end up with blurry photos. And take a drink with you \u2013 not entirely necessary but you might not get many options to vending on your way up so it\u2019s nice to have your own refreshments before you get up.<\/p>\n

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Back in town, seeing as we\u2019d already had lunch up at Crystal\u2019s restaurant in Jungfraujoch<\/a> we headed back to the hotel<\/a> to drop some stuff off before going to the Funky Chocolate Club<\/a> to make our very own Swiss chocolate.<\/p>\n

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I promise, despite the photos (which make it look like Lloyd did all the work and I just spent my time eating all the chocolates), I did actually get stuck in to make my own chocolate bars.<\/p>\n

We got started with chocolate tasting (always a great way to start), right from the chocolate nips (after the cocoa has been harvested, dried and roasted) to the dark chocolate (100% first \u2013 which is sooooooo strong and bitter) right through to the milk chocolates (my favourite) and white chocolates.<\/p>\n

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Also found out was that when chocolate is melted and ready to go into the fridge, if you scoop it up and pour it back down, it doesn\u2019t just drip normally \u2013 instead it falls down in a flat spiral (something which Lloyd terribly attempted to do and for fear of wasting all of our chocolate on the floor, had to be stopped).<\/p>\n

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Chocolate done, designed and packed for friends at home (*Hahaha! \u201cFor friends\u201d \u2013 what a lie \u2013 Lloyd ate at least one bar that very same night! I may also have had one too\u2026<\/em> \ud83d\ude09 To be fair though, some of it did make it back home for our friends<\/em>), we headed off in search of the sights of Interlake.<\/p>\n

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There\u2019s an old historic part of the city and so that\u2019s where we went.<\/p>\n

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Aimless wandering through its picturesque little streets, set against the stunning backdrop of alpine mountain and topped off with an amazing sunset through the skies.<\/p>\n

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Suffice to say, it was exactly the kind of weather we\u2019d been hoping for earlier in the day at Jungfraujoch.<\/p>\n

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The old houses here are like something out of a Swiss fairytale and beautifully juxtaposed with the new ones.<\/p>\n

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Eventually, but not before Lloyd found a place he wanted to go for dinner, we headed back to the hotel where we would be picked up by Outdoor Interlaken<\/a> to get our ski gear sorted out for the following day! (I always struggle to find ski boots and think I may just have to buy one to take skiing with me all the time).<\/p>\n

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Ski gear sorted (the folks at Outdoor Interlaken<\/a> are so amazing \u2013 I\u2019m so pleased we got dropped off and picked up with the ski gear, I may enjoy skiing but I certainly don\u2019t enjoy carrying ski gear all across town \ud83d\ude06), we were dropped back at the hotel where we walked the whole 5 minutes to Stadthaus<\/a> (the restaurant Lloyd wanted to go to) for dinner and a sneaky Schnapps, which somehow felt appropriate in these parts and pretty much sent me to sleep as soon as we got back \u2013 ready to tackle some alpine skiing the very next day! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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Catch ya in the next post! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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