Mainly clear
- Day
- 9 °C49 °F
- Night
- 2 °C35 °F
Wind: 7 km/h4 mph
![500px provided description: Distant snowy peaks glimpsed from Wengen, Switzerland early in a summer morning. Dark clouds moved in and out, partly obscuring the peak and the long glacier sliding down its side. [#sky ,#landscape ,#switzerland ,#nature ,#light ,#snow ,#dark ,#swiss ,#mountain ,#cloud ,#outdoors ,#horizontal ,#majestic ,#bernese oberland ,#jungfrau region ,#wengen]](/_next/image?url=%2Fmedia%2Fimages%2F289%2Fwebp.webp&w=3840&q=60)
Ski resort · Switzerland · Jungfrau Ski Region
Wengen
Wengen is a ski resort in Switzerland, part of Jungfrau Ski Region, with 104.3 km of pistes, 47 lifts and skiing between 801 m and 2,647 m. The nearest airport is Zürich, about 192 minutes by road.
Temperature low to high: 12 °C53 °F / 21 °C69 °FMainly clear · Village forecast
Photo: Mark Peters via Wikimedia Commons · CC0
Your mountain todayUpdated 2026-09-21 22:00 UTC
Fresh snow0 cm0 inLast 24 hours · modelled
Runs open— / —Resort report
Lifts open— / —Status unavailable
Snow depth0 cm0 inUpper slopes · modelled
3-day outlook0 cm0 inDaily snowfall forecast
Report date22 SeptLatest stored report
Meet your next favourite place
All the mountain.
All the village.
Wengen sits at 1,274 m in Switzerland. Its lifts run from 801 m to 2,647 m, a vertical of 1,846 m. The resort is part of Jungfrau Ski Region, which links 166.3 km of pistes in total. Wengen itself has 104.3 km of marked piste over 53 runs: 0 km green, 41.2 km blue, 42.3 km red and 18.3 km black. The longest single run we measure is 4.4 km.
47 lifts serve the slopes (1 gondolas and cable cars, 17 chairlifts and 9 drag lifts), moving about 33,513 skiers an hour. The resort has a snowpark. The nearest airport is Zürich, about 192 minutes by road (106.1 km). There is a railway station in the resort, Wengen. In the village we list 43 places to stay, 9 restaurants and 0 ski schools.
Village altitude1,274 m4,180 ft
Nearest airportZürich192 min transfer
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Snow forecast
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Wengen snow forecast
Upper slopes · 2,647 m8,680 ft · Local days in Europe/Zurich
0 cm0 in forecast over 3 local days
Overcast
- Day
- 8 °C47 °F
- Night
- 4 °C39 °F
Wind: 15 km/h9 mph
Overcast
- Day
- 10 °C50 °F
- Night
- 4 °C40 °F
Wind: 9 km/h6 mph
0 cm0 in forecast over 7 local days
Mainly clear
- Day
- 9 °C49 °F
- Night
- 2 °C35 °F
Wind: 7 km/h4 mph
Overcast
- Day
- 8 °C47 °F
- Night
- 4 °C39 °F
Wind: 15 km/h9 mph
Overcast
- Day
- 10 °C50 °F
- Night
- 4 °C40 °F
Wind: 9 km/h6 mph
Overcast
- Day
- 11 °C52 °F
- Night
- 7 °C44 °F
Wind: 11 km/h7 mph
Overcast
- Day
- 12 °C54 °F
- Night
- 8 °C46 °F
Wind: 11 km/h7 mph
Overcast
- Day
- 11 °C52 °F
- Night
- 7 °C45 °F
Wind: 11 km/h7 mph
Partly cloudy
- Day
- 11 °C51 °F
- Night
- 1 °C35 °F
Wind: 9 km/h6 mph
— forecast over 14 local days
13 of 14 days available. A complete period total is unavailable.
Mainly clear
- Day
- 9 °C49 °F
- Night
- 2 °C35 °F
Wind: 7 km/h4 mph
Overcast
- Day
- 8 °C47 °F
- Night
- 4 °C39 °F
Wind: 15 km/h9 mph
Overcast
- Day
- 10 °C50 °F
- Night
- 4 °C40 °F
Wind: 9 km/h6 mph
Overcast
- Day
- 11 °C52 °F
- Night
- 7 °C44 °F
Wind: 11 km/h7 mph
Overcast
- Day
- 12 °C54 °F
- Night
- 8 °C46 °F
Wind: 11 km/h7 mph
Overcast
- Day
- 11 °C52 °F
- Night
- 7 °C45 °F
Wind: 11 km/h7 mph
Partly cloudy
- Day
- 11 °C51 °F
- Night
- 1 °C35 °F
Wind: 9 km/h6 mph
Light drizzle
- Day
- 10 °C51 °F
- Night
- 2 °C36 °F
Wind: 4 km/h3 mph
Overcast
- Day
- 12 °C53 °F
- Night
- 3 °C38 °F
Wind: 5 km/h3 mph
Partly cloudy
- Day
- 10 °C50 °F
- Night
- 3 °C38 °F
Wind: 8 km/h5 mph
Light drizzle
- Day
- 7 °C44 °F
- Night
- 1 °C35 °F
Wind: 3 km/h2 mph
Light drizzle
- Day
- 5 °C41 °F
- Night
- 2 °C35 °F
Wind: 4 km/h3 mph
Light drizzle
- Day
- 5 °C41 °F
- Night
- -0 °C31 °F
Wind: 4 km/h3 mph
Daily forecast. The current day includes the full local day. Day is the forecast daily high and night the daily low at the upper slopes. Longer-range forecasts are less certain. “—” means unavailable. Updated .
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Wengen piste map
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![500px provided description: An eagle soaring through the valley between the Swiss Alps in the town of Wengen. [#sunrise ,#fog ,#switzerland ,#mountains ,#nature ,#sun ,#clouds ,#black and white ,#monochrome ,#landscapes ,#dawn ,#weather ,#alps ,#classic ,#eagle ,#overcast ,#dramatic sky ,#travel photography ,#moody sky ,#valleys ,#b&w ,#wengen ,#Swiss alps ,#natural landscapes ,#swiss valleys]](/_next/image?url=%2Fmedia%2Fimages%2F290%2Fwebp.webp&w=3840&q=75)
43 places to stayStay a little closer.
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Find your Wengen basePhoto: Sibin Mohan via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
![500px provided description: Early morning view of a distant peak from a viewpoint in Wengen, Switzerland. I've been searching 500px and other sites but haven't determined the name of this peak yet. [#landscape ,#fog ,#sunset ,#switzerland ,#nature ,#travel ,#snow ,#evening ,#swiss ,#mountain ,#dawn ,#horizontal ,#dusk ,#majestic ,#remote ,#mountain peak ,#bernese oberland ,#pinnacle ,#jungfrau region ,#wengen]](/_next/image?url=%2Fmedia%2Fimages%2F291%2Fwebp.webp&w=3840&q=75)
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Photo: Mark Peters via Wikimedia Commons · CC0
![500px provided description: Taken from Wengen, The mountain peaks lit by evening light. The valley below is surrounded by all these mountains. The landscape also dotted my multiple small waterfalls. First landscape with a 35 mm lens. Happy with it. [#sunset ,#switzerland ,#mountains ,#nature ,#travel ,#clouds ,#europe ,#twilight ,#snow ,#mountain ,#valley ,#cloud ,#peak ,#alps ,#alpinism ,#outdoors ,#mountaineering ,#hiking ,#summit ,#scenic ,#alpine ,#mountain pass ,#alp ,#mountainscape ,#mountainside ,#lauterbrunnen ,#wengen ,#snowpeak]](/_next/image?url=%2Fmedia%2Fimages%2F292%2Fwebp.webp&w=3840&q=75)
0 ski schoolsIn the village
A village with everything.
- Restaurants9
- Bars & clubs9
- Supermarkets4
- Pools1
Listed amenities from OpenStreetMap. Pools and spas may be within private hotels; check access with the operator.
Tourist office
Lauterbrunnen
- Phone
- +41 33 856 85 68
- Website
- www.lauterbrunnen.swiss
- Location
- Show on the map
Rail Travel Office
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Wengen Tourismus
- Phone
- +41 33 856 85 85
- info@wengen.swiss
- Website
- wengen.swiss
- Opening hours
- Sep-Jun 09:00 - 18:00; Jul-Aug 09:00 - 21:00
- Location
- Show on the map
Getting there
From arrivals to Alpine.
| Airport | Distance | Drive time |
|---|---|---|
| Bern | 47 km | 116 min |
| Zürich | 106.1 km | 192 min |
| EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg | 114.7 km | 194 min |
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Ask the local tourist office ↗How far is Wengen from Bern airport?
Bern is about 116 minutes by road from Wengen (47 km).
How high is Wengen?
The highest lift-served point is 2,647 m, with the village at 1,274 m, a vertical of 1,846 m.
How many km of pistes does Wengen have?
Wengen has 104.3 km of marked pistes across 53 runs, measured from OpenStreetMap geometry.
How many lifts does Wengen have?
47 lifts (1 gondola or cable car, 17 chairlifts and 9 drag lifts).
Which ski area is Wengen in?
Wengen is part of Jungfrau Ski Region.
Can you get to Wengen by train?
Yes — the station is Wengen.
Is Wengen good for beginners?
Wengen scores 5.4/10 for beginners; 0% of its piste km is green and we list 0 ski schools.
Is Wengen good for families?
Wengen scores 4.3/10 for families, with 0 childcare providers listed and 39.5% of its pistes green or blue.
Data updated · Sources: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)