Vorsassi
in Interlaken-Oberhasli District of Canton of Bern, Switzerland

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
46.611 and 8.001 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 46° 36' 39" and E 8° 0' 5"
Currency and Currency Code:
Franc - CHF
Spoken languages:
German, French, Italian, Romansh
Local electricity:
230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
Local Time: 03:55 PM (Thursday)
Timezone: Europe/Zurich
UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
6:13 am and 6:52 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga
References
This place on Geonames.org
Current travel safety evaluation for Switzerland in Western Europe

Safety Score: 4,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning please reconsider your need to travel to Switzerland.

Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Switzerland. Last Update: 2024-03-28 08:18:27

Explore Vorsassi

Vorsassi in Interlaken-Oberhasli District (Canton of Bern) is a city in Switzerland about 35 mi (or 56 km) south-east of Bern, the country's capital.

Local time in Vorsassi is now 03:55 PM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / Zurich with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 10 airports in the vicinity of Vorsassi, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in Switzerland is Buochs Airport in a distance of 31 mi (or 50 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).

There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Switzerland is Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch in a distance of 8 mi (or 13 km), South. We found 4 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Interlaken, Darligen, Brig, Visp and Schuepfheim. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.

Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 2°C / 36 °F

Morning Temperature -1°C / 30 °F
Evening Temperature 0°C / 33 °F
Night Temperature -2°C / 28 °F
Chance of rainfall 6%
Air Humidity 97%
Air Pressure 998 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from North-West
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky
General Conditions Snow

Friday, 29th of March 2024

6°C (42 °F)
4°C (39 °F)
Light snow, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.

Saturday, 30th of March 2024

7°C (45 °F)
3°C (38 °F)
Rain and snow, moderate breeze, broken clouds.

Sunday, 31st of March 2024

6°C (43 °F)
1°C (34 °F)
Rain and snow, moderate breeze, broken clouds.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Romantik Hotel Schweizerhof

Address
1,7 mi
Spillstatt
3818 Grindelwald
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Aspen alpin lifestyle hotel

Address
0,6 mi
Aspen 1
3818 Grindelwald
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 23:00
Weekend: closed


Spinne

Address
1,9 mi
Dorfstrasse 136
3818 Grindelwald
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Wengener Hof

Address
3,8 mi
Im Gruebi
3823 Wengen
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:30 - 22:00
Weekend: closed


Silberhorn

Address
3,8 mi
Dorfstraße
3823 Wengen
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Regina

Address
3,8 mi
Hauptstraße
3823 Wengen
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 0:00 (lunchbreak: 23:59 - 0:00)
Weekend: 0:00 - 0:00


Hotel Caprice

Address
3,8 mi
CAPRICE WENGEN
3823 Wengen
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin: 13:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Beausite Park Hotel Wengen

Address
3,6 mi
Am Wengi
3823 Wengen
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:30 - 22:00
Weekend: closed


Kirchbühl Superior

Address
2,4 mi
Kirchbühlstrasse 23
3818 Grindelwald
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 7:00 - 23:00
Weekend: closed


Sunstar Alpine Hotel Grindelwald

Address
2,1 mi
Dorfstrasse 168
3818 Grindelwald
Switzerland

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 15:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Videos from this area

These are videos related to the place based on their proximity to this place.

Paragliding Mentor 2 Grindelwald First - Interlaken

Published: August 02, 2012
Length: 18:45 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Gianpaolo Federspiel

Date 1. August 2012 Pilot: gp Glider: Nova Mentor 3.


Paragliding Grindelwald (Berner Oberland)

Published: September 09, 2009
Length: 55:23 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: Textilflieger

Im Rahmen der "Schweizer Woche" war ich mit der Flugschule Diemtigtal am 7.8.2009 in Grindelwald (Berner Oberland). Diese Location war mein persönlicher Favorit der Flugwoche. Beim Anblick...


Bjorn Willems Freeride montage Grindelwald january 2015

Published: January 31, 2015
Length: 35:23 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Bjorn Willems

Just shredding the mountains of Grindelwald! Enjoy and thanks for watching!


Hotel Belvedere Grindelwald im Winter

Published: May 27, 2013
Length: 38:45 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Belvedere Grindelwald

Geniessen Sie traumhafte Winterferien in Grindelwald im Angesicht des Eiger. Das Hotel Belvedere Grindelwald liegt im Herzen der Jungfrau Region im Berner Oberland. Der Ausblick auf den ...


Hotel Belvedere Grindelwald im Sommer

Published: October 09, 2013
Length: 29:34 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Belvedere Grindelwald

Geniessen Sie traumhafte Sommerferien in Grindelwald im Angesicht des Eiger. Das Hotel Belvedere Grindelwald liegt im Herzen der Jungfrau Region im Berner Oberland. Der Ausblick auf den ...


Sunstar Alpine Hotel Grindelwald | Hotelvideo Sommer

Published: December 02, 2014
Length: 50:26 min
Rating: 1 of 5
Author: SunstarHotelsSchweiz

Geniessen Sie im Sunstar Alpine Hotel Grindelwald einen fantastischen Ausblick auf die Eiger Nordwand, das Wetterhorn und die Gletscherschlucht - einfach atemberaubend schön.


Trains From The Air - Lütschental mit Berner Oberlandbahn-BOB und Bonus Grindelwald

Published: November 30, 2014
Length: 13:42 min
Rating: 4 of 5
Author: trainfart

Trains From The Air - Lütschental mit BOB first - Wilderswil near Interlaken second - Lütschental with Regio from Interlaken to Grindelwald last - Grindelwald with Eiger, to the left Schreckhorn...


Ferienwohnung Grindelwald Chalet Perle

Published: October 14, 2013
Length: 23:37 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: Chalet Perle Fischer

4 **** Ferienwohnung in Grindelwald Das Chalet Perle liegt mitten im Herzen der Jungfrau Region im Berner Oberland. Der Ausblick auf den berühmten Eiger mit seiner Nordwand ist atemberaubend.


Postbus Hupe Grindelwald Schweiz

Published: November 04, 2014
Length: 30:57 min
Rating: 5 of 5
Author: Dirk Boldrini

Das klassische Horn der schweizer Postbusse.


Grindelwald First - Interlaken

Published: July 05, 2014
Length: 25:55 min
Rating: 0 of 5
Author: msauder

Flug First nach Interlaken Pfingsten.


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Jungfrau Marathon

The Jungfrau Marathon is one of the best known mountain marathons in the world, in full view of the famous Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau mountains in the Bernese Oberland area of the Swiss Alps. The first Jungfrau Marathon was held in 1993. Approximately 3,500 runners from 35 different nations participate. The Jungfrau Marathon takes place each year in September.

Located at 46.585, 7.961 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Marathons in Europe, Mountain running competitions, Sports festivals in Switzerland, Recurring sporting events established in 1993, Athletics in Switzerland, Interlaken

Gondelbahn Grindelwald-Männlichen

The Gondelbahn Grindelwald-Männlichen is a gondola cable car linking Grindelwald with Männlichen. It is the third longest passenger-carrying gondola lift in the world.

Located at 46.6247, 8.0189 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Transport in Switzerland, Alps, Bernese Oberland, Grindelwald, Gondola lifts, Cable cars in Switzerland

Burglauenen railway station

Burglauenen is a railway station in the municipality of Grindelwald in the Swiss canton of Bern. The station is on the Berner Oberland Bahn, whose trains operate services to Interlaken Ost and Grindelwald. It takes its name from the nearby settlement of Burglauenen. The station is served by the following passenger trains:

Located at 46.6356, 7.97583 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway stations in the canton of Bern

Schwendi railway station

Schwendi is a railway station in the municipality of Grindelwald in the Swiss canton of Bern. The station is on the Berner Oberland Bahn, whose trains operate services to Interlaken Ost and Grindelwald. It takes its name from the nearby settlement of Schwendi. The station is served by the following passenger trains:

Located at 46.63, 8.00333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway stations in the canton of Bern

Grindelwald railway station

Grindelwald is a railway station in the village and municipality of Grindelwald in the Swiss canton of Bern. The station is the terminus of both the Berner Oberland Bahn (BOB), whose trains operate services to Interlaken Ost, and of the Wengernalpbahn (WAB), whose trains operate to Kleine Scheidegg via Grindelwald Grund. The BOB and WAB lines use different gauges, and there is no physical connection between them. However the trains operate from adjacent platforms within the same station.

Located at 46.6244, 8.03333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway stations in the canton of Bern, Grindelwald

Kleine Scheidegg railway station

Kleine Scheidegg is a railway station that serves the mountain pass of Kleine Scheidegg in the Bernese Oberland region of Switzerland. The pass houses a complex of hotels and railway buildings. Administratively, the station is in the municipality of Lauterbrunnen in the canton of Bern. The station is on the Wengernalpbahn (WAB), whose trains operate to Kleine Scheidegg from Lauterbrunnen via Wengen, and separately from Grindelwald.

Located at 46.5844, 7.95944 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Railway stations in the canton of Bern

Eiger Glacier

The Eiger Glacier is a glacier situated on the north-west side of the Eiger in the Bernese Alps of Switzerland. The glacier is within the municipality of Lauterbrunnen in the canton of Bern. In 1973 it had an area of 2.13 km, and a length of 2.6 km . By 2005 its length had reduced to 2.5 km.

Located at 46.5686, 7.98194 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Glaciers of Switzerland, Glaciers of the Alps

Eigerjoch

The Eigerjoch is a high Alpine pass lying between the Mönch (south) and the Eiger (north). The lowest point (3,614 m) on the ridge is named Nördliches Eigerjoch while another pass (3,747 m) located closer to the Mönch is named Südliches Eigerjoch.

Located at 46.5722, 8.00667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Mountain passes of the Alps, Mountain passes of Switzerland

capture of the webcam Grindelwald: Wetterhorn

Grindelwald: Wetterhorn, Grindelwald (source)

capture of the webcam Unter Eiger: Grindelwald − Grund Blick nach Norden (Reeti, Aellfluh)

Unter Eiger: Grindelwald − Grund Blick nach Norden (Reeti, Aellfluh), Unter Eiger (source)

capture of the webcam Burglauenen: Tschuggen − Eiger − Wetterhorn − Jungfrau Region − Mönch − Schreckhorn − Gross Fiescherhorn − Silberhorn

Burglauenen: Tschuggen − Eiger − Wetterhorn − Jungfrau Region − Mönch − Schreckhorn − Gross Fiescherhorn − Silberhorn, Burglauenen (source)

capture of the webcam Grindelwald: Eigernordwand − Hotel Bel-Air Eden

Grindelwald: Eigernordwand − Hotel Bel-Air Eden, Grindelwald (source)

capture of the webcam Grindelwald › South-West: Eigernordwand

Grindelwald › South-West: Eigernordwand, Grindelwald (source)

capture of the webcam Grindelwald: Belvedere Swiss Quality Hotel Grindelwald − Eiger − Wetterhorn − Kleine Scheidegg - Männlichen

Grindelwald: Belvedere Swiss Quality Hotel Grindelwald − Eiger − Wetterhorn − Kleine Scheidegg - Männlichen, Grindelwald (source)

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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Vorsassi