Getting in

• Zürich Airport: Take SBB rail from Zürich Flughafen via Zürich HB and usually Bern to Interlaken Ost, then the Berner Oberland-Bahn (BOB) to Lauterbrunnen. Allow roughly 2 hr 45 min to 3 hr 15 min overall; a flexible full-fare ticket is commonly around CHF 75–95. At Interlaken Ost, board the front section of the BOB train: the rear section divides at Zweilütschinen for Grindelwald.
• Geneva Airport: Take an SBB train from Genève-Aéroport via Bern to Interlaken Ost, then the BOB to Lauterbrunnen. It is roughly 3 hr 30 min to 4 hr door-to-door by rail and typically costs about CHF 90–120 full fare. It is a long transfer, but still preferable to hiring a car for a stay centered on car-free mountain villages.
• EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg: Use the airport bus to Basel SBB, then SBB trains via Bern to Interlaken Ost and the BOB to Lauterbrunnen. Budget around 3 hours and roughly CHF 70–95 full fare. Basel is workable but not the obvious airport unless flights dictate it.
• Interlaken Ost railway station: This is the essential rail interchange. Take the BOB toward Lauterbrunnen/Grindelwald every 30 minutes; sit in the front portion, which continues to Lauterbrunnen via Wilderswil and Zweilütschinen. The ride takes about 20 minutes. Do not get off at Interlaken West just because it is closer to Interlaken’s town centre.
• Lauterbrunnen railway station: The station is at the north end of the village and is the practical arrival point for accommodation on the valley floor. From here, walk to central Lauterbrunnen and Staubbach Falls, take bus 141 south to Trümmelbach/Stechelberg, take the Wengernalp Railway for Wengen, or the Grütschalp cable car for Mürren.

Getting in

• Zürich Airport: Take SBB rail from Zürich Flughafen via Zürich HB and usually Bern to Interlaken Ost, then the Berner Oberland-Bahn (BOB) to Lauterbrunnen. Allow roughly 2 hr 45 min to 3 hr 15 min overall; a flexible full-fare ticket is commonly around CHF 75–95. At Interlaken Ost, board the front section of the BOB train: the rear section divides at Zweilütschinen for Grindelwald.
• Geneva Airport: Take an SBB train from Genève-Aéroport via Bern to Interlaken Ost, then the BOB to Lauterbrunnen. It is roughly 3 hr 30 min to 4 hr door-to-door by rail and typically costs about CHF 90–120 full fare. It is a long transfer, but still preferable to hiring a car for a stay centered on car-free mountain villages.
• EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg: Use the airport bus to Basel SBB, then SBB trains via Bern to Interlaken Ost and the BOB to Lauterbrunnen. Budget around 3 hours and roughly CHF 70–95 full fare. Basel is workable but not the obvious airport unless flights dictate it.
• Interlaken Ost railway station: This is the essential rail interchange. Take the BOB toward Lauterbrunnen/Grindelwald every 30 minutes; sit in the front portion, which continues to Lauterbrunnen via Wilderswil and Zweilütschinen. The ride takes about 20 minutes. Do not get off at Interlaken West just because it is closer to Interlaken’s town centre.
• Lauterbrunnen railway station: The station is at the north end of the village and is the practical arrival point for accommodation on the valley floor. From here, walk to central Lauterbrunnen and Staubbach Falls, take bus 141 south to Trümmelbach/Stechelberg, take the Wengernalp Railway for Wengen, or the Grütschalp cable car for Mürren.