Between Thun and Spiez

Frankfurt to Interlaken by train

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From Frankfurt Main Hbf to Interlaken Ost

Tickets

Book early and save: Yes

Online bookings usually open: 6 months ahead of the travel date

When making an online booking, check that you’re looking at booking info for the direct trains.

On the DB Bahn booking site look for journeys that have:

(i) 0 in the Chg. column

(ii) ICE (and only ICE) in the Products column.

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Use the earlier/later buttons to search for the cheapest ticket prices.

Trains departing at different times can be cheaper than others leaving on the same day, so you may need to look through the day's departures to find the cheapest fares.
You're more likely to find the cheapest fare on the morning train that usually departs at around 08:50.

The cheapest tickets tend to sell out particularly quickly on this route.

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Our step-by-step guide to booking train tickets (and reservations) on the DB (German national railways) website is available HERE.

Reservations are highly recommended for this journey - book a 1st class ticket and your seat will be assigned, but NOT if you book 2nd class or if you will be travelling with a rail pass.

Where to book
Ticket Provider Approximate Cost
DB from €35.90

DB Guide

DB is the national railway operator in Germany, so its website can be used for booking journeys by German express trains; the ICE and IC trains and it doesn't charge booking fees.
It also sells tickets for journeys by direct trains on all international routes from Germany regardless of whether DB is operating the train service.

It also sells an extensive range of end-to-end journeys which involve making connections both within Germany and in neighboring countries, but journeys between Germany and Britain cannot be booked on DB.

A key feature of DB website worth keeping mind is that it offers 1st class ticket purchasers complimentary seat reservations on journeys both within and to/from Germany.

Seat reservations for daytime in both 1st and 2nd class can also be booked separately from tickets.

Omio from €35.90

Omio Guide

Omio is an online ticket agency which offers tickets for rail journeys in France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy and Spain.

The three key advantages of using Omio are

  • it offers prices in multiple currencies
  • it usually offers price comparison with other modes of travel including flights and buses
  • when visiting Europe, you can book journeys in multiple countries in one transaction.

The disadvantage of booking with Omio is that it often adds a booking fee to the final price; therefore when it does so without offering a price advantage, SMTJ doesn't tend to offer Omio as a booking option.

Trainline from €39

Trainline Guide

On this journey

Journey Features

Scenic - YesHigh Speed (partial)Lake views

Good to Know

Final Destination: Interlaken Ost

All trains also call at: Bern, Thun, Spiez (connect for Zweisimmen) and Interlaken West*

* If your final destination is in central Interlaken, book tickets to, and leave the train at Interlaken West - this station is much closer to the town centre.

Connect at Interlaken Ost for the ZB trains towards Luzern** or the BOB trains to Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen.

**On Thursdays only, if you take the final train of the day, you won't be able to travel beyond Meiringen on the ZB trains.

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The train journey from Frankfurt (Main) to Interlaken:

This is a journey that saves the best until last! Though you'll need to take the morning departure in order to make the most of this train ride.

There are lovely views over Lake Thun from the left of the train - when facing the direction of travel, between Thun and Spiez stations.

Then for the final 15 mins of the journey, after departure from Spiez, the train descends down to travel right by the shore of the Thunersee.

The train will reverse direction on departure from both Basel SBB and Bern.

Between Thun and Spiez Between Thun and Spiez
Between Speiz and Interlaken Between Speiz and Interlaken
South of Spiez station looking over Faulensee South of Spiez station looking over Faulensee
Looking over Lake Thun Looking over Lake Thun
Approaching journeys end Approaching journeys end

Final Destination: Interlaken Ost

All trains also call at: Bern, Thun, Spiez (connect for Zweisimmen) and Interlaken West*

* If your final destination is in central Interlaken, book tickets to, and leave the train at Interlaken West - this station is much closer to the town centre.

Connect at Interlaken Ost for the ZB trains towards Luzern** or the BOB trains to Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen.

**On Thursdays only, if you take the final train of the day, you won't be able to travel beyond Meiringen on the ZB trains.

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The train journey from Frankfurt (Main) to Interlaken:

This is a journey that saves the best until last! Though you'll need to take the morning departure in order to make the most of this train ride.

There are lovely views over Lake Thun from the left of the train - when facing the direction of travel, between Thun and Spiez stations.

Then for the final 15 mins of the journey, after departure from Spiez, the train descends down to travel right by the shore of the Thunersee.

The train will reverse direction on departure from both Basel SBB and Bern.

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