Parking Options outside of Lauterbrunnen

The Matten car park saw a lot of use last winter. In Winter they run extra trains for the skiers even. I indeed do not see it used a lot in summer. The plan is to also develop the area around the new station as a business park, and the people who are going to work there need public transport too. In Switzerland they are smart enough to make sure that this is already in place before the development starts.

Personally I would completely ban non local cars from the valley and even increase the prices for the car park. But that is just me...

Thanks, WengenK. Good to have the insider’s view. I agree: banning non-local’s cars would be brilliant!

Yes, unfortunately it’s made no effect on Lauterbrunnen so far. It’s so extremely frustrating to see so many cars with people driving down the main road with phones hanging out their window filming everything. People like that who are just driving through for an Instagram video should be required to take the bus or walk. It 100% should be a locals only car situation, but unfortunately the Schilthornbahn has a big incentive to not restrict car usage because they want as many people as possible going back to Stechelberg to ride their cable cars. With all the money they’ve put into their new funifors opening over the next 6 months, I see a big uphill battle to do anything about the traffic in Lauterbrunnen. The only thing that can be done is doing our own part to not use cars in the BO and encourage everyone we talk to to do the same. And in the meantime I spend as little time in Lauterbrunnen as physically possible.