Getting there

The Gemmi Pass, which lies at around 2,300 metres between Kandersteg and Leukerbad, connects the Bernese Oberland with Valais. It is a popular destination for hikers and day-trippers, with easy access via the Sunnbüel cable car from Kandersteg or the Gemmi Bahnen from Leukerbad.

We recommend travelling by public transport.

With the SBB Hike’n’Rail ticket, you can enjoy discounts of up to 50% on return journeys between Kandersteg and Sunnbüel, or on one-way journeys between Kandersteg and Sunnbüel or Gemmipass and Leukerbad.

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From Kandersteg

By train to Kandersteg
Bus no. 241 from Kandersteg, railway station to Kandersteg, Sunnbüel valley station
Cable car to Sunnbüel

Tiimetable Swiss railways

Timetable Kandersteg-Sunnbüel

From Leukerbad

By train to Leuk
Bus no. 471 from Leuk to Leukerbad
Either walk or take the local bus Ring-Jet to the Gemmi cable car valley station.
Cable car towards Gemmi Pass

Timetable Swiss railways

Timetable Gemmi Bahnen