The winter connection to the Grimsel region
In winter, the Gerstenegg cable car takes you at set times from Handeck directly to the ski touring area.
Be sure to check our rail report before you arrive to find out whether the railway is running. Due to the rapidly changing weather conditions in the mountains, services may be cancelled at short notice.
Railway Informations
Opening Times
Winter season
When the pass road is open up to the Kunzentännlein car park, the cable car remains closed. Please refer to the current «Avalanche warning and traffic report».
daily 06.00 am – 10.30 am
Important: Courses without reservations until 16.00 the day before are cancelled.
Prices
CHF 20.– per journey
(no discounts)
Tickets
Tickets must be purchased online by 04.00 pm on the previous day.
Capacity
8 passengers per journey
Location & getting there
The base station is located at the Handeck 1 power station.
From winter 2024/25, Handeck will no longer be accessible by private car during works traffic* (*access only for employees and external parties on behalf of the KWO). Taxi companies instructed by us may use the road during works traffic. Information on this can be found in the avalanche and traffic bulletin.
A limited number of public car parks are available for tourers in Guttannen at the village exit.
Taxi companies take tourers from Meiringen, Innertkirchen or Guttannen to the Gersteneggbahn valley station.
Travelling by post bus to Guttannen:
Information on the timetable for line 31.171 can be found at www.postauto.ch.
Please be sure to check our rail report before your journey.
Taxi company
+41 33 973 12 09
+41 79 414 68 17
info@grimseltaxi.ch
Webseite
+41 79 630 49 43
huibrue@bluewin.ch
Webseite
+41 79 716 95 25
meiringen@frutt-taxi.ch
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Snow tour bus from Guttannen
The snow tour bus takes tourers comfortably to the touring area. From Thursday to Sunday, it runs at set times between Guttannen and the valley station of the Gestenegg cable car – for just CHF 8 per person.
Transport from winter 2025/2026
We are discontinuing the operation of the Gersteneggbahn as of April 2025.
For the 2025/2026 winter season, the only option is to take one of the taxi companies listed above from Meiringen, Innertkirchen or Guttannen to Gerstenegg via the Handeck-Gerstenegg access tunnel.
