How to get from Bern to Mürren?

Are you looking for the least amount of walking, or simplicity? The Almendhubelbahn is a funicular going up the mountain from Mürren, so thats not what you want. The BLM option involves a bit of a walk into town from the end of the BLM line. The Schilthornbahn option involves taking two gondolas up from Stechelberg, changing in Gimmelwald, but lands you closer to town center of Mürren. Hopefully someone else can explain more clearly.

I think that the BLM route including the train along the cliff edge is easier and much closer to many of Mürren hotels. But the first 100 feet is relatively steep up from the station.

You may go further up on the Allmendhubel funicular during your stay, but you don't want it for arrival.

The key question for which side of the town you should arrive at depends on where your hotel or other place you are staying is.

Tell us that and you can have a custom answer instead of a cookie cutter one.

Thank you all so much. I'm staying Hotel Bellvue, and mom cannot handle steep walking without having to rest many times. However, I have a propensity for getting lost, so I also need the easiest route with extra clear instructions.

Have you seen the getting there page on the hotel's website? http://www.bellevuemuerren.ch/english/getting-there/ At the very bottom they say that they can meet you to move your luggage? I'll bet that if you ask they would help with carrying your mother. I'd speak to them, or write them an email.

It is pretty straightforward to go from Bern to the hotel.

There are frequent, fast, comfortable trains which go all the way from Bern station to Interlaken Ost station where they terminate. Sometimes these are trains which originate in Germany or the Netherlands, mostly they are Swiss.

There are two stations in Interlaken (West and Ost). You want the second one, where the train ends, at Interlaken Ost.

You need to get from the platform your train comes in at to the platform nearest the station where your train up the hill awaits. There are ramps, stairs, or elevators, your choice, and well labelled.

The train up the hill is timed to leave soon after the train from Bern arrives. Instead of rushing for it you might just take your time and not rush your Mom, and wait for the next one. The destination of the train is clearly written on the outside of each carriage. Don't get on the wrong one. The train splits part way up, half of it goes to Grindelwald and the half you want goes to Lauterbrunnen. When you arrive in Lauterbrunnen the train ends and everybody gets off. Follow some of the crowd under the road to the cable car which takes you up the cliff to Grutschalp. Enjoy the view. Off the cable car and follow the crowd onto the teeny tiny train to Mürren. You don't have to go up the stairs at the end of the train (no lift, elevator or escalator), you can follow the wheelchair symbols back out the station where the train came in, and walk up the slope to the front of the station where you should be able to meet the driver from the hotel.

It is all explained in words and diagrams by Rick Steves in his book.

Those were the clearest instructions I could hope for! Thank you for taking the time to describe it. I'm sure many other people will benefit.

Thank you all Rick Steves' fans. I appreciate all of your help!

Nigel did a great job. I just want to emphasize two things.

It may sound complicated before you get there, but once you are actually in the stations, it's all much easier. In other words, it plays better than it reads.

Once you're at Interlaken Ost, the trains, lifts, etc to Mürren all run 2-4 times an hour. They are timed to connect for people walking at a moderate pace. However, if you need to slow down for any reason (slow walking, need to use a bathroom, etc), don't worry; just "miss" the first connection and get the next one. The ticket will be good for any train - no reservations needed or possible after Interlaken Ost.