There is no excursion boat on Lake Thun, there is a scheduled service. It stops often, it is slow and it follows a timetable — three properties that make it the right vessel for the half day it is built for.
Quick Facts
- Elevation
- 558 m (lake level)
- Getting There
- 6 min from Interlaken Ost to the pier
- Duration
- 2–4 hrs
- Price
- CHF 83
- Season
- Year-round, thinner timetable in winter
- Best for
- Half days, rainy weather, families
Journey time checked
A scheduled boat, not a cruise
The boats on Lake Thun are scheduled public transport: they run to a timetable, call at many piers and are slow. That is not a limitation, it is the purpose. You see the shoreline, the castles and the mountains behind them from an angle and at a pace no train gives you — and you can step off wherever you like.
If what you want is a short narrated circuit, this is the wrong vessel. For half a day it is among the best things to do here; for a quick hour it is not.
To the pier, not the station
6 minutes from Interlaken Ost to the Interlaken West pier: three to four minutes by train plus the short walk down from the station. The figure measures the pier. An earlier figure of four minutes measured the station — cleanly measured, and an answer to a different question.
On the fare: what this page says, and what it does not
The operator does not publish day-ticket prices on an open fare page, only inside its booking dialog. This page therefore puts no franc figure in the text. The fact rail above carries the registered value, checked with the operator, and its check date lives in the register behind this page. What the rail itself dates is the older of the two dates — here the journey time, and it says so. For the number that holds today, go to the operator.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a boat trip on Lake Thun cost?
The operator publishes day-ticket prices only inside its booking dialog, not on an open fare page. This page therefore writes no figure into the text — the fact rail above shows the registered value, checked with the operator. What the rail dates is the older of the two check dates, here the journey time. For the current number, go to the operator.
How do you get to the boat pier?
6 minutes from Interlaken Ost to the Interlaken West pier — three to four minutes by train plus the short walk down from the station. The figure deliberately measures the pier, not the station; an earlier figure of four minutes measured the station and answered a different question.
Is the boat worth it?
If you know what you are booking, yes. These are scheduled public-transport boats: they run to a timetable, stop frequently and are slow. That is the point — you see the shore, the castles and the mountains behind them from the water, at a pace no train offers, and you get off where you like. If you expect a quick narrated cruise, this is the wrong boat.
Is the boat covered by the Swiss Travel Pass?
The scheduled boats on Lake Thun and Lake Brienz are part of the public transport network, so travelcards apply. Because conditions differ by card and route, and because this page could not verify the operator tariff at source, no blanket promise is made here — check the coverage with the operator before you travel.
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