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Getting to Augstmatthorn from Lombachalp via public transit - doable from Wengen?

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We really want to do the Augstmatthorn hike this September (the shorter variation from Lombachalp). We are staying in Wengen and will not have a car. I'm a little intimidated trying to figure out how to get there and it seems like there's one bus that goes there two times per day total. Would I have to get to lauterbrunnen early morning, then train to interlaken east, then bus to interlaken west, then bus to Habkern, then bus to Lombachalp?

Has anyone done this before? We will set aside a whole day with the best weather for this so hopefully we can make it work.

Thanks!

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Here is the bus company that takes you up from Habkern. From June 28 - September 29 there will be four busses daily. For some departure times you have to reserve in advance (marked with R).

German or French only, you will need to translate the page.

https://busalpin.ch/regionen/habkern-lombachalp/sommer

You will be able to see the entire route on SBB, be sure to set the date to one in September and you should see the four options.

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But how does one reserve the bus from Habkern, Lombachalp-Roteschwand back to Interlaken? This is not clear to me and I am also interested in this hike in September.

Here are the timetables:

https://www.oev-info.ch/sites/default/files/fap/2025/pdf/31.106.pdf (from Interlaken West OST to Habkern, Zäundli)
https://www.oev-info.ch/sites/default/files/fap/2025/pdf/31.107.pdf (from Habkern, Zäundli to Lombachalp)

It just seems very inconvenient that the return bus is from 4 PM and 5 PM and no instructions on how to make reservations either. I might just walk from Lombachalp to Habkern after the hike myself to catch the bus 106.

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@allegro.su

Go to the link I gave:

https://busalpin.ch/regionen/habkern-lombachalp/sommer

Click on the the box that tells the bus number and route to expand it:

Linie 31.107 Habkern Zäundli - Lombachalp - Roteschwand

At the bottom of the schedule you will see the phone number to call

R = Reservation obligatorisch - Tel. Sporthotel: 033 843 13 43 (bis
eine Stunde vor Abfahrt des Busses)

Reservation is mandatory, telephone up until one hour before the bus is scheduled to depart.

You can also contact Habkern tourist info and ask them to help you, or even the TI in Interlaken

https://www.interlaken.ch/en/info-service/tourist-offices-in-the-region/habkern-tourist-office

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