Travel from Zurich for a mostly independent day trip to the Swiss towns of Grindelwald and Interlaken, with transport included. Enjoy a coach ride through the Bernese Oberland to Grindelwald, and learn about the region from your multilingual guide along the way. After exploring Grindelwald on your own, take a train ride to Interlaken and soak up the scenery of the Jungfrau region from a different perspective.
Arrive at the Sihlquai Bus Terminal near the Zurich train station in the morning to board the coach. On board, meet your multilingual guide for a 2-hour ride through the idyllic Bernese Oberland countryside. Stop in Interlaken for a quick coffee break (own expense) before continuing to Grindelwald.
When you arrive in Grindelwald, your guide provides you detailed written information about Grindelwald's sights, a timetable for your train ride to Interlaken, and details about where and when to meet in Interlaken for the coach ride back to Zurich. Equipped with your helpful information, you can set off to explore the picturesque village of Grindelwald at your leisure.
Tucked in the stunning Bernese Alps, Grindelwald is one of the oldest resorts in Switzerland. Numerous lookout points afford views of the famous triple peaks of Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau — the crowning jewels of the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Jungfrau region — as well as the Unterer Glacier, Upper Grindelwald Glacier (Oberer Grindelwaldgletscher) and towering Wetterhorn mountain. Depending on the time of year, you can take the cable car ride to the sunny terrace of ‘Mt First’ or rent a trotti bike for a fun ride through the village.
In the early afternoon, take a 30-minute train ride back to Interlaken, where you’ll spend the rest of the day as you please. Situated between two lakes, this town is the adventure capital of the Bernese Oberland, offering summer and winter activities, great shopping and postcard-worthy scenery.
Take the family-friendly funicular to Heimwehfluh for sweeping views across Interlaken, or ride the cable car to the top of Harder Kulm mountain to take in Interlaken's surroundings. Back on ground, head to the old quarter of Unterseen. Here you can visit the Jungfrau Region Tourism Museum, Switzerland’s first museum dedicated to regional tourism which showcases the development of travel and tourism in Jungfrau over the past 200 years.
Full of mountain-fresh air and fond Alpine memories, meet your guide and relax on the coach ride back to Zurich in the late afternoon.
