Jungfraujoch Top of Europe Day Trip from Lucerne

Location: Lucerne, Switzerland

Duration: 9 hours 30 minutes

Travel to the top of Europe and admire the soaring peaks of the Swiss Alps on this 9.5-hour Jungfraujoch day trip from Lucerne. Take a scenic drive through high mountain passes to picturesque Lauterbrunnen with your guide. Board the cogwheel train and travel up to Kleine Scheidegg, beneath the famous Eiger North Face. Alight at the UNESCO World Heritage site of Jungfraujoch โ€” Europe’s highest railway station at a dizzying 11,333 feet (3,454 meters). Explore the Ice Palace and enjoy panoramic views over the mighty Aletsch Glacier from the observation terrace.

Meet your guide and hop aboard your air-conditioned coach in central Lucerne in the morning, and head out of the city on a scenic tour into the magnificent mountain world of the Bernese Oberland.

Surrounded by soaring mountain peaks in picturesque Lauterbrunnen, board the cogwheel train with your guide and enjoy a breathtakingly beautiful trip up to Kleine Scheidegg at the foot of the famous Eiger North Face.

Soak up spectacular valley views, then travel onward to majestic Jungfraujoch at an impressive altitude of 11,333 feet (3454 meters) above sea level. This high-altitude Alpine wilderness sits in Switzerlandโ€™s Bernese Alps and takes pride of place on UNESCOโ€™s World Heritage list.

Visit the Alpine Sensation โ€” a round-tour subway opened to mark the centenary of the Jungfrau Railway. Wander through the Ice Palace and take in panoramic views over the Aletsch Glacier (Europe’s longest glacier) from your vantage point on the Sphinx Observation Terrace. On a clear day, you can see as far as the snow-capped peaks of neighboring countries!

Travel back down the mountainside to the Alpine town of Grindelwald, then hop aboard your coach for the return journey to central Lucerne where your tour will come to an end.

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