How to get to Balmers from Interlaken West Station

article updated on December 19th, 20243 min read

Finding Balmers Hostel from the West Station

How to find your way from the train station to the best hostel ever (I named Balmers Hostel) when you arrive in Interlaken and therefore enjoy the best holidays of your life? Please, follow the guide...

Here is the fastest and easiest way to reach Balmers Hostel from Interlaken West station

Good news, you can save this map on your mobile phone, by clicking this link : West station to Balmers Hostel

Just a reminder, taxis are available from the station and it shouldn't cost you more than 15 CHF to reach Balmers Hostel.

From Interlaken West

By Bus:
Hop on either Bus 104 or Bus 105 from Interlaken West. Both buses stop at Hotel Sonne, right in front of Balmers Hostel.
When you get off the bus, cross the street, and walk a few meters to your left—you’ll see the hostel.
Cost: The bus is free with your guest card! Haven’t received yours yet? You can still board the bus without showing anything, but keep your booking confirmation handy in case a supervisor asks for proof.

On Foot:
Prefer to walk and take in the town? Balmers Hostel is just a 16-minute walk from Interlaken West. Here’s how to find us:

Step by step

Now if you want to walk, here is a step by step to be sure you'll arrive safely and surely at your destination.

Step 1. Here is what the station looks like. It is a small train station, so you cannot really get lost. After you exit the station, you will arrive on this parking lot.

Step 2. Take the street in front of you named Aarmühlestrasse and go strait ahead.

Step 3. Keep walking until you reach the end of the street

Step 4. Cross the street and follow the path (EKI bank sing with the goat on it, to your left) and reach the other side of the other street. You should be now on Centralstrasse. Turn right on Centralstrasse. There you will see a lot of shops and restaurant including Korean and Chinese cuisine.

Step 5. When you reach the intersection, cross over and keep walking on Junfraustrasse.

Step 6. Then, passing by the hotel called Derby (red façade), you can see the mountain in front of you. The street is now named Hauptstrasse.

Step 7. Keep going and pass by the oil station. You are almost there... Yeah !

Step 8. When you arrive at the next big intersection, you will see, in front of you, the building of "Alpin Raft" (outdoor sports). You must turn right, then turn left immediately. Then 40m away from this intersection, you will see your final destination "Balmers Hostel" on the left side of the street!!! Yippee...