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.
Travel options
How to reach us.
By train
RecommendedThe 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.
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.
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.
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.
Address
Panoramahotel Braunwald
Dorfstrasse 3
8784 Braunwald
Glarus, Switzerland
46.9388° N · 8.9977° E
1256 metres above sea level
FAQ
Frequently asked travel questions.
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.
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.
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 →Funicular up
Right next to the station: the Braunwaldbahn. Around 600 metres in elevation every half hour, from 05:25 to 23:55.
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.
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 →Funicular up
Right next to the station: the Braunwaldbahn. Around 600 metres in elevation every half hour, from 05:25 to 23:55.
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.
By train
From Zurich main station with no changes.
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.
By car
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.
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.
Funicular
The Braunwaldbahn into the car-free village.
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.
From Zurich main station with no changes.
The most relaxed way to arrive: get off the train and step straight into the funicular.
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.
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
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
GlarnerlandPass
Free across the
whole Glarnerland.
As a hotel guest you use all public transport in the Glarnerland free of charge, including the funicular. 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.
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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