Switzerland

Jungfraujoch railway

Since 1912 this railway has burrowed through the Eiger itself to Europe's highest station at 3,454 metres, emerging at an observatory above the great white river of the Aletsch glacier.

Best forMountain
Approx. flying time~11h 55m from Los Angeles
Nearest airportBern (BRN)

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About this place

It is magnificent and it is expensive — comfortably over two hundred francs return — so protect the investment: go only on a forecast-clear day, take the first train from Grindelwald or Lauterbrunnen, and stop at Eigergletscher on the way down to walk a little.

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When to go

Daytime highs run from about -13°C in January to 6°C in July. Driest in January and February and April; wettest in June, with rain on about 23 days.

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August6° · rain 18 daysCold and often wet.

Monthly figures averaged from daily records for 2020–2024 at this location (ERA5 reanalysis).

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