Does anybody know if there's a better way of traveling between Interlaken, Grindelwald, and Wengen than taking the train?

Hi mrsjohnnam1,

What kind of alternative are you looking for? You can drive between Interlaken and Grindelwald, but because you can't drive into Wengen, you're kinda restricted to the train.

You can take the train to Grindelwald-Grund, take a gondola to Maennlichen, then another gondola to Wengen.

Or take the train to Kleine Scheidegg and walk down to Wengen. Or take the train to Lauterbrunnen and walk up to Wengen . . .

Or wait until winter and ski from Kleine Scheidegg to Wengen . . .

Seriously, though, what kind of alternative are you looking for?

s

You can walk to Wengen. It is a lovely stroll from Grindelwald up to the crest of the Männlichen ridge. The downside to Wengen is steep, so I suggest the cable lift for the rest of the way.
It beats straight down.

You can drive between Interlaken and Grindelwald. And you can drive to Lauterebrunnen, park your car, and either walk up to Wengen or take the WAB train from Lauterbrunnen.

I think the train is the best way.
But I have driven it too.
I suppose you could hitchhike. See it all the time with youngsters laden with packs I could not pick up.

So I guess there's no avoiding the train that day. I was just trying to see if we could manage with a 5 day flexipass for our entire trip by avoiding the train when we visited Grindelwald and Wengen since they're all the in the same vicinity. It sounds like there are other alternatives, but it looks like it'll still be cheaper to buy the flexipass for an extra day anyway. Thank you.

mrsjohnnam1,

ah, so it makes sense now!

Have you priced out the point-point tickets for that day? Remember that you get a 25% discount on point-point tickets on the mountain railways with the flexipass. It may be cheaper than another full day on the pass.

Are you also doing the saver flexipass?

s

I suggest you rethink which type of pass you are using. How much travel will you be doing in the mountains?
Those lifts and gondolas are expensive vehicles to ride on.
The flexi pass only gives 25% off the cost. The Swiss Card gives you half off just about everything, plus a free ride in from the border to your first destination, and a free ride out.
I am not sure you could amortize the cost of the card in 5 days, but if you flew into Zurich, you could add in already the cost of the ticket round trip between Interlaken (if that is where you sleep) and Zurich. And if you take the Jungfraujoch trip, you save 50% there.
116 chf Zürich Interlaken
168 chf Jungfraujoch
49 chf gondola Grindelwald - First
333 total
half off with Swiss Card if 166.50

Cost of Swiss Card is 170 chf.

You have hit the break even point with the example above. Of course, if you are not taking those trips, it might not be an amortizable expense.

But think about it.
If you are going to be there, you might was well enjoy it.
There are other rides, like the Schilthorn. It is not as pricey as the Jungfraujoch trip. But there are some others in the area.