Braunwald funicular, travel to the car-free mountain village

Getting here · car-free Braunwald

Train. Funicular. Quiet.

Good to know

Braunwald is car-free.

The only way into the village is the funicular from the valley station in Linthal. Parking is available right at the valley station, and we collect your luggage there for you.

Three steps

From the station to your mountain view in 90 minutes.

01 Train to Linthal By SBB to the terminus Linthal-Braunwaldbahn. From Zurich main station the S25 runs hourly, with no changes.
02 Funicular up Right next to the station: the Braunwaldbahn. Around 600 metres in elevation every half hour, from 05:25 to 23:55.
03 And you have arrived The top station sits in the middle of car-free Braunwald, the hotel just a few steps further. Your luggage is already in the room.

Travel options

How to reach us.

By train

Recommended

The most relaxed way to arrive: get off the train and step straight into the funicular.

Direct service
S25 hourly from Zurich main station direct to Linthal-Braunwaldbahn, with no changes.
Alternative
Regio-Express via Ziegelbrücke to Linthal.
Timetable
Current connections at sbb.ch.
Open the SBB timetable →

By car

Braunwald is car-free: by car you drive to the valley station of the Braunwaldbahn and change there.

From Zurich Airport
95 km, about 90 minutes to the Linthal-Braunwaldbahn valley station.
Sat-nav address
Stachelbergstrasse 2, 8783 Linthal.
Via the Klausen Pass
The pass road runs down the Glarus side straight to the valley station in Linthal.
On to the village
Park the car in Linthal, then take the funicular up.
Route to the valley station →

Funicular

The final stretch up belongs to the funicular. It connects Linthal with Braunwald.

Operating hours
Daily 05:25 to 23:55 every half hour.
For hotel guests
Free with the GlarnerlandPass.
On board
Bikes and prams free of charge. The funicular is wheelchair accessible.

Parking in Linthal

Parking at the valley station.

As Braunwald is car-free, you park in Linthal at the valley station of the Braunwaldbahn (Stachelbergstrasse 2, 8783 Linthal) and take the funicular up from there.

Open-air car park 1st day CHF 5.00 each further day CHF 3.00
Multi-storey (covered) CHF 10.00 per day or CHF 50.00 per week
EV charging 6 stations right at the Linthal valley station

Parking enquiries: +41 55 653 50 30

Luggage service

We take care of your cases.

Hand your luggage in at the luggage counter at the Linthal valley station, we collect it and put it in your room. You ride up with a light backpack.

Free for all hotel guests. Simply note it when booking or give our name at the counter.

GlarnerlandPass

Free across the whole Glarnerland.

As a hotel guest you use all public transport in the Glarnerland free of charge, including the funicular to Braunwald. The GlarnerlandPass is valid from your day of arrival to your day of departure. So we can have the passes ready in time, we need the complete guest list no later than two days before your arrival.

The Braunwaldbahn on its way up to car-free Braunwald in summer

Address

Panoramahotel Braunwald

Dorfstrasse 3
8784 Braunwald
Glarus, Switzerland

46.9388° N · 8.9977° E
1256 metres above sea level

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FAQ

Frequently asked travel questions.

By train to the terminus Linthal-Braunwaldbahn. Right next door, the funicular runs up to the village every half hour. Our hotel is just a few steps from the top station. We collect your luggage at the Linthal valley station free of charge and bring it to your room.

By car you drive to the valley station of the Braunwaldbahn in Linthal (Stachelbergstrasse 2, 8783 Linthal). Park there on the open-air car park or in the multi-storey car park, then take the funicular up. Open-air: 1st day CHF 5.00, each further day CHF 3.00. Multi-storey (covered): CHF 10.00 per day or CHF 50.00 per week. Six EV charging stations are available. If you'd like to reserve a parking space, you can do so directly with the funicular, online or by phone.

Yes, you're almost there: from the top of the pass the road runs down the Glarus side to Linthal, straight to the valley station of our funicular. Park the car, then take the funicular up to Braunwald. Last ride up daily at 23:55. If you need a room at short notice, the easiest way is to give us a quick call: +41 55 653 70 30.

Hand your cases in at the luggage counter at the Linthal valley station, we collect them for you and put them in your room. You ride up on the funicular with a light backpack. Luggage transfer from the valley station to the hotel is free.

From Zurich main station the S25 runs hourly direct to Linthal-Braunwaldbahn, with no changes. Alternatively, take the Regio-Express via Ziegelbrücke. Find current connections at sbb.ch.

The Braunwaldbahn runs daily from 05:25 to 23:55 every half hour. Bikes and prams are carried free of charge and the funicular is wheelchair accessible.

Open-air car park: 1st day CHF 5.00, each further day CHF 3.00. Multi-storey car park (covered): CHF 10.00 per day or CHF 50.00 per week. Six EV charging stations are available. Parking spaces can be reserved directly with the funicular, online or by phone: +41 55 653 50 30.

The funicular is barrier-free. In the village the main paths and our hotel entrance are wheelchair accessible. We have wheelchair-accessible rooms, please mention this when booking.

Yes. The funicular runs all year round, even in snow. In the village the main paths are cleared before 07:00 daily. You won't need snow chains or all-wheel drive, since you arrive without a car.

Reserve

We’ll take care of the rest.

Questions about the journey, luggage or parking? Write to us, we’ll take care of it.

Prefer to talk? +41 55 653 70 30

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Braunwald funicular, travel to the car-free mountain village

Getting here · car-free Braunwald

Train. Funicular.
Quiet.

Good to know

Braunwald is car-free.

The only way into the village is the funicular from the valley station in Linthal. Parking is available right at the valley station, and we collect your luggage there for you.

Welcome to Braunwald, car-free mountain village

Car-free since 1907

One of four
car-free villages.

Since the funicular was built in 1907, no private cars have been allowed in the village. What began as a topographical necessity is today the greatest luxury: no engines, no horns, no exhaust. Just wind, cowbells and pure calm.

Three steps

From the station to
your mountain view in 90 minutes.

01

Train to Linthal

By SBB to the terminus Linthal-Braunwaldbahn. From Zurich main station the S25 runs hourly, with no changes.

Open the SBB timetable →
02

Funicular up

Right next to the station: the Braunwaldbahn. Around 600 metres in elevation every half hour, from 05:25 to 23:55.

03

And you have arrived

The top station sits in the middle of car-free Braunwald, the hotel just a few steps further. No traffic, no rush, the first thing you hear is the quiet. Your luggage is already in the room, carried up from the valley station while you rode the funicular.

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Travel options

How to
reach us.

SBB train at Zurich main station bound for Linthal-Braunwaldbahn

From Zurich main station with no changes.

The most relaxed way to arrive: get off the train and step straight into the funicular.

Open the SBB timetable
Luggage counter at the Linthal valley station, we collect your luggage

To the Linthal valley station, then on by funicular.

Braunwald is car-free: by car you drive to the valley station of the Braunwaldbahn and change there.

Route to the valley station
The Braunwaldbahn on its way up to car-free Braunwald in summer

The Braunwaldbahn into the car-free village.

The final stretch up belongs to the funicular. It connects Linthal with Braunwald.

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Parking in Linthal

Parking at the valley station.

As Braunwald is car-free, you park in Linthal at the valley station of the Braunwaldbahn (Stachelbergstrasse 2, 8783 Linthal) and take the funicular up from there.

Open-air car park

1st day CHF 5.00

each further day CHF 3.00

Multi-storey (covered)

CHF 10.00 per day

or CHF 50.00 per week

EV charging

6 stations

right at the Linthal valley station

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Parking enquiries: +41 55 653 50 30

The red Braunwaldbahn funicular in summer on the green hillside with views into the Glarus mountains

GlarnerlandPass

Free across the
whole Glarnerland.

As a hotel guest you use all public transport in the Glarnerland free of charge, including the funicular.

Braunwald luggage counter, we collect your luggage

Luggage service

We take care of your cases.

Hand your luggage in at the luggage counter at the Linthal valley station, we collect it and put it in your room. You ride up with a light backpack. Luggage transfer to the hotel is free.

Free for all hotel guests. Simply note it when booking or give our name at the counter.

+41 55 653 70 30 →

Address

Panoramahotel Braunwald

Dorfstrasse 3

8784 Braunwald

Glarus, Switzerland

46.9388° N · 8.9977° E

1256 metres above sea level

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FAQ

Frequently asked travel questions.

The most common questions, answered, in one place.

View of the Tödi above Braunwald

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