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.
Ticket Provider | Approximate Cost | |
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DB | from €35.90 | |
Omio | from €35.90 | |
Trainline | from €39 |
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.
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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