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Location:

Muerren is centrally located in Switzerland - in the Jungfrau Region, the eastern part of the Bernese Oberland. At 1,650 m (5,412 ft) above sea level, the village lies on a sunny terrace above the Lauterbrunnen Valley.

Swiss Map with the location of Muerren in the Bernese Oberland

Distances to other popular Swiss destinations:

Destination	Distance		Travel Time in Minutes
Destination	km	miles	by Train	by Car
Bern	67	42	106	approx. 80
Basel	156	97	173	approx. 130
Geneva	229	142	219	approx. 170
Lucerne	77	48	174	approx. 85
Zurich	131	81	172	approx. 120
Davos	245	152	319	approx. 210
St. Moritz	299	186	382	approx. 265
Interlaken	12	8	48	approx. 45
Grindelwald	16	10	63	approx. 55
Zermatt	124	77	187	approx. 240

Getting to Muerren:
By Plane:
Zurich-Kloten is the nearest international airport (travel time approx. 2.5 hours by car and 3 hours by train), but also the EuroAirport in Basel-Mulhouse is within approx. 3 hours. In addition, the Bern-Belp Airport with some international flights is reached within just an hour by car.

By Train:
Traveling from any place in Switzerland (or neighboring country), take international train connections to Interlaken-Ost where you need to change on to the BOB-train going to Lauterbrunnen. When traveling from the Zurich or the Basel region, as well as from Eastern and Central Switzerland, consider connecting via Lucerne to get on the scenic train "Golden Pass" from Lucerne to Interlaken; when traveling from Geneva and the Lake Geneva Region, get to Montreux for a scenic ride on the "Golden Pass" train via the Simmental Valley to Interlaken.
In Lauterbrunnen you either:
- get on the Gondola that connects to the BLM-train which gets you to Muerren railway station;
- or, you take the bus to Stechelberg from where you take the Schilthorn Gondola which stops in Gimmelwald and Muerren.

by gondola from Lauterbrunnen to Gruetschalp, and by train via Winteregg to Muerren

By Car:
- Coming from the west (France, Lake Geneva Region) and Northern Switzerland, get to Bern to connect to Highway A6 direction Thun/Spiez, then take Highway A8 from Spiez to Interlaken; take Exit "Wilderswil" and follow the main road via Wilderswil to Lauterbrunnen.
- Coming from Eastern Switzerland, get to Lucerne to take Highway A8 from Lucerne via the Bruenig Pass to Interlaken; take Exit "Wilderswil" and follow the main road via Wilderswil to Lauterbrunnen.
- Coming from the south (Italy, Valais) drive to Goppenstein to put the car on the car transporter train through the Lötschberg Tunnel to Kandersteg; then drive to Spiez and take Highway A8 to Interlaken; take Exit "Wilderswil" and follow the main road via Wilderswil to Lauterbrunnen.
After arrival in Lauterbrunnen,
- park your car at the Public Garage at the entrance of the village, and get on the Gondola that connects to the BLM-train which gets you to Muerren railway station;
- or you drive to Stechelberg where you park your car at the parking lot of the Schilthorn Gondola which you take to get up to Muerren.