How to TRAVEL LAUTERBRUNNEN, Switzerland
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- čas přidán 6. 09. 2024
- A long weekend getaway to Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland.
In this video I show off the stunning scenery of the Swiss Alps in summer, and breakdown a 4 day hiking trip some friends and I took to the Jungfrau region in Switzerland: where we stayed, what hikes we did, and how much it all cost.
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Dates travelled: 5th July - 10th July
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WHERE WE STAYED:
Zurich Swiss Star Airport Hotel - bit.ly/2TlTMdo
Wengen Airbnb - bit.ly/2UMy83w
Lucerne Backpackers Hostel - bit.ly/2ufJMZ8
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Thank you for this video! It was extremely informative while always staying cinematic. Lauterbrunnen is my DREAM vacation, and your video did a great job of capturing the area's beauty!
Thanks so much for the kind words!
I’m about to do this trip solo, I’m looking forward to it more now. Thanks for the video 👍
You'll have an amazing time :)
Have you done it?
I can't believe you only have 1k subs? That's so unfair. I'm looking for inspiration for my edit since I haven't finished mine when I visited summer last year. You did really well in this edit. Wishing you more subs!-♡
Viaje ni Bree thanks so much for the kind words! I really appreciate it, helps motivate me to make more, but as you’ll know they take time! I hope had an amazing time there, let me know when you’ve finished your edit and I’ll check it out 😄
There needs to be more people like you in this world, I love the video and the information you added! Great content
And it's comments like this why I make the videos I do! Thanks so much for the kind words!
Thank you very much, I'm going to Switzerland in 2 weeks and I'll take this on board.
Glad you found it useful, and have a fantastic trip!
I was there a few weeks ago so this brought back very good memories. It's the best place in the World. I stayed in Lauterbrunnen but my favourite places were Wengen and Murren. Looks like you did a few hikes that I would have loved to have done but my stay wasn't long enough. Also the trails up higher were closed due to the threat of avalanches. My daily average spend was $168AUD which is around 95gbp. I kept costs down by only having breakfast and then doing a big lunch/dinner combination at around 4pm every day. I also hiked as much as possible instead of getting transport.
Keeping it under £100 a day is impressive, but shows you it can be done! Thanks a lot for sharing - just have to be conscious where you're spending your money, and what you want to get out of the holiday. We were similar in that we tried to walk everywhere - only time really we ever got the train from Wengen to Lauterbrunnen (or or vice versa) was if we had all our luggage!
lauterbrunnen switzerland is a beautiful place. People that get to have the opportunity to visit here is blessed ♥️.
"Ds Ooooberlaaand, ja ds Ooooberland..." :D Luckily moved to Switzerland a few months ago. So many beautiful places!
I envy you massively!
Such a lovely place. Love to visit someday.
Thanks for sharing this great video, my friend! I was in the beautiful Lauterbrunnen last year. Have a great day!
Thanks for stopping by Henri! Hope you had a great trip, this seems like a long time ago for me now, need to get myself back there!
Excellent and very comprehensive video.
Loved it. Thanks for sharing! I love Switzerland and wish to visit it some day soon.
Thanks for sharing and the Tour of your Visit here, KennyC it was stunning to see in a video, I could only imagine how it would be to see in person and be there.
Appreciate the kind words Rob - I hope that you get to go yourself one day!
@@KennyC After Seeing what I have seen, I too would really love to go here! Thanks Kenny for the awesome tour, once again!
This place looks like something straight out of an RPG game.
I can support this statement! It's honestly other wordly
I always thought that such a nature only happens in games...
I know what you mean, it's like something out of a fantasy RPG!
I love how you enjoyed your time in the jungfrau region!
I'm sometime don't realize it since I go there quiet often.
Love to visit Switzerland one day,thanks for lovely videos 👏👏💓💓
I wish all travel videos were like this!
Thanks for the kind words!
lovin’ the place...❤️❤️❤️...i would love to go there someday...thanks for the info!!!
Will definitely list this place on top of my bucket list 😄✨✨✨
Looks like an awesome dream trip bro
It was mate, I definitely plan to go back some day
❤️❤️❤️i love Switzerland nice vlog and editing video
Shin Madrigal thanks so much Shin, much appreciated 😄
Very nice video. Been there, want to go there again :-)
Thanks so much! Appreciate it!
AWESOME Vid
Thanks so much
I live near Switzerland and this looks like the perfect trip
Glad you liked it!
this is a great content for travelling guide to places in Switzerland, keep it up Kenny 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 subscribed as well 🥳
Great video and informations. the most beautiful place in the world! change my mind...
Thanks so much!
I remember seeing this place in a geography book back in 2008
nice. thanks buddy.
Amazing video. I had to subscribe. Gonna check on your other videos too. But this was great. Fan from Jamaica 🇯🇲
Thanks so much! Really appreciate it!
Really well put together video - love the drone footage!
I’m off to Grindelwald in 2 weeks with my family, so very excited!
Interesting that you hired a car rather than take the train; it hardly looked like you used the car that much. In the Jungfrau region and the wider area (Bernese oberland) they have passes which cover the mountain railways / cable cars/ buses etc - we think that the 6 day pass we are getting will save our family probably hundreds of pounds!
Thanks so much! Yes we could definitely have made the trip cheaper if we were to take the train everywhere, and if the group was less than 3 people I probably would have as rentals in Switzerland aren't cheap. But splitting the cost helped hugely, and we decided to hire it more for the sake of convenience and flexibility - it's nice to just be able to go wherever without having to worry about trains and buses, especially when you're there for little more than a weekend!
KennyC - fair point! We are there for 10 days so probably makes more sense with the kids!
What do you use to film?
Oh ignore me, just seen your list of equipment :)
@@MrGreatplum very jealous you're there for 10 days! Enjoy, and get some good content yourself!
KennyC - that’s the plan! I’m following you on Instagram now - I’m mattpics1981 if you want to see the photos :)
My dad and I will be visiting Lauterbrunnen from Paris by train in September!! Also staying 4 days all in Lauterbrunnen...Will be visiting Grindelwald and Interlaken on "day trips' Any tips you can share would be great!
Amazing, have a great time! Any tips I've recommended in the video - I didn't really spend much time in either Grindelwald and Interlaken, just passed (hiked) through
Bro just going to the beach for a week three states away cost me 2-3k on an active budget. This is fantastic. The flight would be the most expensive part for us but we’ve got to make it happen
colin rickels haha cheers mate! Yeah I could have easily racked up more costs if I stayed longer and went with fewer people, but if you get a decent group together and careful with your budget you can enjoy the place for a fair price!
Woah these views are so amazing!! Hope to visit someday!
Megan Marie it’s honestly one of the most stunning places on Earth, you have too!
Suggestion: Speak up when you narrate your videos and balance out with the music. When you speak/narrate and fade in the music it's overwhelmingly loud. Work on the editing of the audio.
On a positive note your information was helpful and certainly appreciate the effort.
Appreciate the feedback - I've recently made a similar video focused on Corsica, and in the process of making it, I realised that I hadn't switched on my microphone properly in premier pro when making past videos (including this Lauterbrunnen one), hence why the audio isn't great!
Great Video. Thanks for sharing.
No problem, thank you for taking the time to watch it :)
Beautiful .... Switzeeland
Fantastic video! I'm planning to go next summer and this is such a great introduction. Your hikes looked particularly amazing and I'd love to hike around the area but I do tend to get lost easily. Were the trails really straightforward or were there a few bits to figure out?
Appreciate it! If you've been hiking before, you should be fine. The hiking maps you can pick up when you're there are really detailed, so if you're not used to reading maps then it might all look a bit confusing at first but I you'll get the hang of it pretty quickly. Also the trails are for the most part pretty clearly marked out, at no point did we wonder whether we were actually on a path or not!
Nice video! We are wondering, if you go to Switzerland in April (when we have time) would you spend your time in Lauterbrunnen or ???
Hard to say as I didn't experience Lauterbrunnen in April! Main thing I'd check is the weather forecast and how much snow there would be, as I know that the Alps are obviously very different depending on whether you go in the summer or the winter. If there's still a lot of snow, and you're looking to do some hiking, then it might limit you a little more compared to when we went in the peak of summer. I've seen videos of Lauterbrunnen in the winter though, and it looks just as magical, so not sure if that place can look bad at any point in the year!
And sadly I haven't experienced much else of Switzerland, so can't really recommend another town/region. There's another video on my channel of some hiking I did with a friend in the Dolomites the year before this trip though, and that's equally if not more impressive from a landscape POV!
Beautiful place
Rivendell from Lord of the rings😍
Amazing guide. What exactly was the second day route?
I really appreciate it! The map of the route we did on day 2 can be found at 5:25. Sorry it's only rough, the path is on any of the local maps you can find when you're there. You can also find it on Google Maps - if you go to Lauterbrunnen, and select the little yellow person in the bottom right hand corner, you can amazingly go into street view mode along the path that clings to the east side of the valley!
Soon i will be there #Switzerland ❤❤❤
We stayed 10 days their in july 2019 ...total cost apprx 1300 £ per person..
I love switzerlan .
Great Video!
Fab
Beautiful trip. How many days you guys spend there in total? Which month is this?
Thank you! We were there for about 4 days total
great video! Thanks for this... 4 of us coming from the states to Lauterbrunnen mid-may... your thoughts on whether there might be any snow left on those trails in may?
Thanks mate! And honestly I'd be guessing just as much as you would be - we didn't hike through a single bit of snow during July...we could see it further up, but never quite reached it. So backtrack 2 months, maybe there would be remains from the winter scattered about? I'd have a look at what the average midday temp will be, if it's fairly high then chances are a lot of it will have melted away!
Thank you so much for this video! I've been trying to plan a trip to Lauterbrunnen and Interlaken for a while now, but I have noticed there aren't that many informational videos so your video has helped a lot! Would you recommend going in July? Im trying to avoid the rainy days. Also how was the temperature overall?
No problem! Thanks for watching, and yes that's exactly why I thought I'd make one! We went at the beginning of July, so all the footage you're seeing in this video is from then - the weather was great, we had some clouds but it was always sunny and warm, but not so warm that hiking was almost uncomfortable! It should be around 18 degrees in July. Also worth noting that the weather apps often say there's thunderstorms when you look online - I found they did this for the Dolomites as well, and never experienced one. Not sure why they do, or if they're just predicting the worst case scenario since mountainous weather can sometimes change quickly, but I wouldn't let that put you off when doing research!
Hi Kenny
Great post and very help full. We are in the process of planning out three week trip through central Europe to Switzerland next April. When did you do this ? Is April going to be nicer like this or bad timing? Great if you could share your plan with me.
Cheers Asanka! Glad you found it useful. We went in July, so right in the middle of summer. I'd imagine that going in April will be slightly colder, so maybe so more traces of snow? But I couldn't say for sure, worth googling average temperature/weather condition in Lauterbrunnen that time of year. If you want a map of the routes we took, let me know your email and I can fire some pictures across.
@@KennyC
Hi Kenny
I heard July is extremely busy with tourists is it correct? If the scenery is much better in July than Mid April I would prefer to push it out. But if it is too cramped with so many people I would prefer to continue in April.
My email is asankaenator@gmail.com.
Great if you could send your plan.
@@asankaenator we didn't experience any issues with it being overcrowded by tourists. It can be slightly strange when you get to the top of a mountain after a long days hike and see hundreds of people also up there because of the alpine trains (I do remember those being busy but we didn't use them for the most part). The scenery you see in my video is what to expect in July, but I can't say on behalf of April as I said! I'll email you the route plans now
Asanka Gunasekara I actually went up there this past April the 20th and stayed for a few days. There is more snow than in the video but still mostly everything was vibrant. The only thing I’d say you might have trouble with is that the waterfall path they walked through in this video was closed. And the trail going from the back of the valley up to murren and Grimwald was technically closed but there was people coming down so I hiked it anyway with no problem, just a little snow. Overall it was still very good and definitely not a whole lot of people. If I could do it again tho I’d go just a bit later for more vibrant green
Also there is chances of rain, but it’s the mountains so who could tell. It didn’t rain while I was there but first day totally clear, second was a little overcast
The area IS beautiful. But the music(?) isn’t. I don’t remember your tunes playing when I was hiking those trails some years ago. But I guess it must’ve changed since then.
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I'm going from California. The flight alone surpasses your whole trip. Ouch... But I hear it's beautiful there. So it should be worth it.
I promise you it'll be worth it! I just got back from California after visiting Yosemite for the first time - it's on par with that in terms of beauty and scale, but with the bonus of less people and bars to drink in!
@@KennyC We also live in California and are about to go back to the Lauterbrunnen Valley for our second visit. Yosemite is great, but it's not on a par with Lauterbrunnen. Think Yosemite on steroids....
Wow that's soo less! You guys were really playing good with ur money
nice to see
awesome video, going there in 3 weeks :) . but how mutch did the trains IN wengen cost? and those line-elevators?
Amazing! Brilliant time of the year to go as well, you'll have a fantastic time. I can't remember off the top of my head how much the trains were in Wengen. I got on 4 trains total, and believe I spent about £33 on them so they're really not much at all. It obviously depends on how far you're going on it tho, we only ever caught the train either going up into Wengen, or going back down into Lauterbrunnen. If you plan on using the trains regularly to go to the top of mountains, I imagine it could add up fast! And sorry not sure what you mean by the line-elevators?
why did the car cost that much? i booked a car for £250 for 8 days....
This was an amazing and really informative video. Really appreciate this! Just had a question - my friends and I are staying at Como (Italy) and were planning a day trip anywhere in Switzerland. But seeing how beautiful Lauterbrunnen is, we really want to visit (it's approx a 3hr 30min journey by car).
If we're to plan a day trip and only had around 6 hours in Lauterbrunnen (and with a train up to Wengen), what would you recommend we MUST do, if anything can be done at all 😅 (not activities per se, but where to visit for good views, etc).
Also, how did parking work out?
Thanks!
Thanks so much! I'd definitely try and do a day trip to Lauterbrunnen if you can, and parts of the drive are so stunning it won't feel like 3.5 hours because you'll be so in awe half the time!
I'm not sure if you'd be able to fit much of a hike in if you only have 6 hours. If you did want to do a bit of walking, I'd say park your car in Lauterbrunnen and hike up to Wengen - this won't take too long and ensures you can appreciate the views of the valley in your own time, which you can't as much on the train. Once you're up there you have the option of catching one of the alpine trains if you want to travel further up one of the neighbouring mountains - for instance I don't think it took that long to get the train from Wengen to the Eigergletscher station, and the views from up there are pretty incredible. Then you could get the train all the way back down to Lauterbrunnen town and get something to eat before you leave. Whatever you end up doing, it's hard not to enjoy it when you're in such a stunning setting!
@@KennyC That is really helpful and sounds like a great plan. Thank you so much for such an informative response! Really, truly do appreciate it! 😄
Same here, August 2019🤗💕
Hi, Great video. Thank you for sharing it. Also, is the GBP660 is it for one person?
Thanks mate! So £660 was for one person (me in this case), but the costs that covered the car and the accommodation were split between the 4 of us. Obviously if I was travelling solo then I wouldn't have stayed somewhere that accommodates 4 people, so would have found somewhere cheaper...the car however is where the real advantage of having multiple people comes into play
Awesome. Going there in a few weeks. Did you have any challenges using the drone I notice a lot of it is in a no fly zone?
When I was up above the valley (so either side of it) I didn't have any issues, I just made sure I was sensible with it and didn't send it too far away or too high up. I did see a helicopter fly through the valley during the trip (to put out a fire), so it definitely is a used flight zone. If you haven't turned off the max altitude function that works in coordination with the flight zone you're in, you won't be able to send it up more than about 15m when you're on the valley floor (that was my experience). I also never flew it near the town itself. I'm against flying drones in densely populated places (like cities), but when you're out in the open like that I trust I'm sensible enough to fly it!
@@KennyC Yeah, a lot of the restrictions seem to be built on the assumption you're flying it at crazy heights or very distant from you .
I am very conservative on they front. Stays well within range of a sensible pull back shot aside .
Thanks.
where did you park the car while staying at wengen?
There's a multi story car park in Lauterbrunnen that people use
Hey hello from india...such a lovely video ......the music in the second half is jst amazing can u tell its name. Pls
Thanks so much! And sure thing, I'm not sure exactly which one you're referring to as there are a couple, but the final two songs in the video are called 'Into The Blue' and 'Parallax' which are both found on epidemicsound.com
@@KennyC yeah thanks i managed to get it 👍
Maybe I missed it but it didn't see anything on the most important price. The flight lol. I'm from the US so I wonder how much a flight costs?
I breakdown everything at the 9:17 mark, including flights. I flew from London, so it's probably not that relevant for you anyway if you're flying from the US. I'd just jump on Skyscanner and see what the cheapest options are
I’ll be here in November 🤗
Dedi Kurniawan enjoy! I’m sure a place like this will be beautiful no matter what time of the year you go!
Thanks! Super helpful video, can’t wait to go to Switzerland one day. Was the total cost of £660 per person, or grand total?
Cheers mate appreciate it - and it was £660 per person...can only dream it would be as cheap as that for the group!
Lol! Still a great deal - I’m encouraged
Amazing video! Feel free to check out my travel guide on Switzerland and let me know what you think!
Great shots. Any issues with the drone? Any complaints? I tend to be pretty conservative with it.
Cheers Dave! No I didn't encounter any issues - I just made sure I stuck to the basic drone principles of not flying it in any built up areas, keeping it within eyesight etc. There was one day when I saw a helicopter flying through the valley to help put out a small fire that had started, and did think 'good thing I didn't have my drone up' then, but the day before when I got most of those shots I could see for miles around and had something like that happened I just wouldn't have sent it up! I try to be more on the conservative side, but also trust myself not to be reckless with it!
@@KennyC thanks, just got back, got some great shots. Stayed away from the helicopters and also a lot of para gliders to avoid.. I didn't fly when they were around, as if I lost control of the drone for any reason and it flew near their chute, could have been terrible. No one really hassled me and I followed all of their rules which are common sense. Thanks for the reply!
@@DaveStern2 Amazing! Glad you had a good trip mate, and yeah exactly - so long as you don't go out of your way to cause a disruption or piss people off then I usually find people are cool with it!
How much was the deposit amount for renting the car ?
Sorry but I don't remember and don't have a record of it. I believe it was somewhere around £1,000, all of which I got back once the car was returned
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Thank you for making this video! It's really helpful. I am trying to plan our trip to Switzerland this july. On the first day, did you do the loop hike through lauterbrunnen. I see videos where they say you need to take a tram up to Grutschalp. Is it necessary as the tram ticket is around 80+ euros. I like the hike you did. Would you be able to walk me through the trail you took? I mean all the places you covered along the route.
No problem! Glad you found it useful. So I just googled where Grutschalp was and after seeing it on Google maps I remember we did stop off at this tram station but it was because we hiked up to it from the town below (quite a steep decent from memory). So it depends on how much hiking you're looking to do - you definitely don't need to pay for the tram ticket if you're happy to walk. From there we took one of the paths to Murren, of which there are a couple. We took the longer route I believe, but I remember we missed this cool bridge that you cross if you go on one of the others (sorry I can't be more specific, I just remember seeing pictures of it and wished we had crossed it!). From Murren we walked to Grimmelwald, and then there's a trail that takes you back down to the valley floor. Once you're here, I believe you more or less are just walking along the road until you get back to Lauterbrunnen which is quite the hike, but it's completely flat so a little easier. I don't think we stuck to a trail that is mapped out from start to finish in a guide book or anything, we were fairly flexible once on the exact route once we got to places like Murren and Grimmelwald. However, there are points (like going from Grutschalp to Murren) were there are only a couple of routes you can take so you don't have much of a choice. Hope that all helps!
I was there a few weeks ago and actually walked from Wengen to Grutschalp. The part of the walk from Lauterbrunnen to Grutschalp took me around 2 and a half hours and is up hill the whole way. Not many views on the way either and only came across 2 other people the whole time. On another day I caught the cable car to Grutschalp and walked from there to Murren which I would highly recommend. It's an easy walk and the views are ridiculously beautiful
@@KennyC Thank you so much! This is really helpful! We are heading to Wengen now and I will definitely look into this hike. :)
@@jamfreefall Thank you so much! We plan on checking out Murren. I will definitely make sure to do the later. :)
@@KennyC how do you figure out all hiking trails?
Could you tell me the route or trail name that you mentioned taking the second day? You mentioned east of the valley. Thanks I’ll be there in 2 weeks!
Sorry for the late response! Do you have an email address I could send you a picture of a map on?
@@KennyC if you don't mind, me as well. Im looking for less touristy hikes, that are harder it sounded like you went for some nice hikes.
@@Eli-dl1qj Sure thing man, what's your email address? I'd send it through over here if I could post pictures in comments...
@@KennyC I sent you an email, lemme know if that doesn't work, thanks.
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Do you need to rent a car if flying into Zurich? I’m coming from the US
I don't think renting a car is an absolute necessity - Switzerland seems better than most other countries from what I saw when it came to public transport, but a car will definitely make your life easier giving you the flexibility to go wherever and whenever you want!
During which month was this ?
July
Too good but poor audio. Cant hear what you are saying.
Are there any local laws in this area about drones? I’m going next week and Switzerland from what I have seen have very basic to no laws about drones.
Hi Eli, sorry for the late response, I've somewhere for the past month where there was basically 0 internet access! I believe there are, but honestly I didn't look into it a ton before I left, I just stuck to the basic rules: don't fly it in any built up areas, always keep it within eyesight, don't fly it near an airport etc. Whenever I put it up, I made sure I wasn't causing any inconveniences or being reckless in anyway.
KennyC cool. Thanks for your response. I am actually here in Wengen right now and am leaving later today. I have gotten tons of drone footage, I just tried to be careful when flying.