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Lötschberg Base Tunnel guided Tour

06/11/2024 - 03/12/2025

Dates

Hint / Advice

With a length of 34.6 km, it is the third-largest tunnel in Europe after the Gotthard Base Tunnel and the Eurotunnel and a masterpiece of railroad engineering.

Travel by train to Frutigen. The BLS Visitor Center is about a 5-minute walk from the station.

Price

Price per person:
CHF 27.00

Children:
From 12 years old when accompanied by adults (free)

Programm

Visitor program:
- BLS Visitor Center with a model of the base tunnel
- North portal and intervention stairs ("the widest stairs in Europe")
- Ride in a minibus into the tunnel system, visit to the operational center Mitholz, test track at a scale of 1:1 and exclusive view through a special window into the railway tunnel

Requirements

Equipment


Equipment:
Good footwear, warm clothing. Helmets, vests, and water will be provided.

Meeting point

Meeting point:
BLS Visitor Center, Historic Train Station Frutigen, Obere Bahnhofstrasse 29, 3714 Frutigen