Jungfraujoch planning – should reserve in summer?
A traveler group of six plans to explore Mürren and visit Schilthorn on 9/26. They are concerned about possibly missing out on Jungfraujoch tickets if they wait for good weather forecasts. They want to know the risks of waiting, given that the morning trains may get sold out.
- Buy tickets for Jungfraujoch based on weather forecasts, but note that tickets won't sell out in the usual sense due to the queuing systems.
- Consider taking the first train of the day to avoid crowds and ensure a better experience, as early train rides tend to have fewer people.
- If you buy a Good Morning Ticket, remember to return by the 13:13 train to enjoy the discount.
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we( party of 6) arrive Murren noon 9/26/18 and plan to visit Schilthorn that afternoon. The following day we planned on doing the Jungfraujoch excursion and your sections on that are quite helpful. You, and others , advise not buying a ticket until one is certain the weather will be good. If everyone is following the same strategy, what is the risk that we wait, get a satisfactory forecast and then find the trains we want( morning) are sold out?
Thanks.
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There are queuing systems but no ‘booking’ as such – so they won’t be ‘sold out’
You might find this thread of interest bit.ly/2JQKKSh.
On very busy days tickets can sell out, as there’s a limit as to how many visitors can be handled properly in the trains and up at the Jungfraujoch. If this happens, it’s usually during clear days in July or August, when the peak in tourist amounts occurs. Please see https://www.myswissalp s.com/jungfraujoch/tic kets for more information.
Just returned from a trip up to Jungfraujoch on a beautiful day. I am watching from my balcony in Wengen as clouds cover the mountain-it seems common for haze/clouds to build through the day. From our experience, taking the first train of the day (which was 7:24am from Wengen arriving Jungfraujoch 8:35am) was the absolute best scenario. We purchased the tickets yesterday to avoid the early ticket lines this morning. The first 2 trains of the day are discounted-but you must depart Jungfraujoch on the 13:13 train at latest for the good morning discount. It was not a problem for us to see everything-in fact, we rode the 12:13 departure and even at that time the lines to depart were getting long and crowds were extreme. My family is napping now-all happy that we pushed ourselves to catch the first train!
Thanks for the report Linda! Good to know these details for everyone. Jungfrau was not that busy a few weeks ago when I was there but you never can know!
I appreciate your response -good information that I will use to encourage all involved that sacrificing some sleep in the AM is worth it.
I’d like to second what Lindalsw said. I did the same trip last Thursday and took the first train up. It was well worth getting up early for because one train load of people spreads out pretty nicely when you get to the top and for at least the first half hour you can access the viewing platforms pretty freely. I too had plenty of time up there and managed to come down plenty before the 13:13 deadline dictated by the Good Morning Ticket conditions.
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