Useful transport web sites around Kandersteg

• The Swiss Railway site at http://www.sbb.ch/ shows most connections for train, bus and ship
• The Bern - Lotschberg - Simplon (BLS) railway is the main access to Kandersteg. See here http://www.bls.ch/e/bahn/fahrplan.php for relevant BLS timetables. http://www.fahrplanfelder.ch/bav_assets/files/2010/330.pdf takes you to the 2010 timetable for service 330 from Spiez through Mülenen (for the Niesen), Reichenbach (for Kiental and Griesalp), Frutigen (for Adelboden), Kandersteg, Goppenstein (for the Lötschental), Hohten, Ausserberg, Eggerberg, Lalden (for the Höhenweg Südrampe) and Brig . Timetables tend to change once a year in December.
• The main site to get Post Bus information is http://www.fahrplanfelder.ch/ with a search box to access any relevant timetable. The Post Bus driver normally has timetables available on the bus. Here are various 2010 timetables:
  • Service 12.591 for The Lötschental - http://www.fahrplanfelder.ch/bav_assets/files/2010/12.591.pdf
  • Service 31.220 from [KientalTransport][Reichenbach to Kiental and Griesalp]] - http://www.fahrplanfelder.ch/bav_assets/files/2010/31.220.pdf
  • Service 2405 is the funicular railway from Mülenen to the top of the Neisen - http://www.fahrplanfelder.ch/bav_assets/files/2010/2405.pdf
  • Service 12.471 is between Leuk (railway station in the Rhone valley) and Leukerbad at the bottom of the Gemmipass cable car - http://www.fahrplanfelder.ch/bav_assets/files/2010/12.471.pdf
  • Service 12.623 is Brig - Naters - Birgisch - Mund for the Höhenweg Südrampe - http://www.fahrplanfelder.ch/bav_assets/files/2010/12.623.pdf
  • Service 12.523 is between Eggerberg and Finnu (Finnen) for the Höhenweg Südrampe - http://www.fahrplanfelder.ch/bav_assets/files/2010/12.523.pdf
• For cable cars to Sunnbüel and the Allmenalp,the gondolbahn (used to be chairlift) to the Oeschinensee, the Kandersteg village bus (Ortsbus) and the Gasterntal bus, check the Kandersteg website at http://www.kandersteg.ch/english/sport/bahnen.html . The cable cars and chairlifts are also available from http://www.fahrplanfelder.ch/ under http://www.kandersteg.ch/english/sport/bahnen.html
• For bus services to the Adelboden valley and beyond:
  • The main BLS 330 timetable gives times of the buses between Frutigen and Adelboden
  • The cable car from the Elsigenalp (if you go over the Golitschenpass) to Achseten is at http://www.fahrplanfelder.ch/bav_assets/files/2010/2417.pdf
  • Service 2422 is the cable car from the Engstligenalp down to Unter dem Birg (if you go over Chindbettipass) - http://www.fahrplanfelder.ch/bav_assets/files/2010/2422.pdf
  • Service 232 is from Unter dem Birg to meet the Frutigen - Adelboden service at Oey - http://www.fahrplanfelder.ch/bav_assets/files/2010/31.232.pdf
  • If you go over the Golitschenpass to the Elsigenalp and take the Panoramaweg to Frutigen, you can catch the BLS bus from Frutigen to Kandersteg at the Rybrügg bus stop by the Tellenburg viaduct, rather than walking all the way in to Frutigen. The bus is on the standard BLS 330 timetable.