Bernese Oberland
Kiental–Griesalp route
From May to October, the Postbus will take you from Reichenbach on the steepest PostBus route (28% gradient) up to Griesalp in the Kiental. You’ll discover beautiful scenery and magnificent hikes.
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Reichenbach im Kandertal is the starting point for one of the most spectacular Postbus journeys, as this is where the Kiental–Griesalp route (route 220) Target not accessiblestarts. With an ascent of up to 28%, the section between Tschingel and Griesalp is the steepest PostBus route. And you just have to experience how the Postbus travels through the hairpin bends with millimetre precision!
Highlights
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Lake Tschingel
Lake Tschingel is a nature reserve that isn’t just a lake as you might imagine, but a large area with countless gravel banks, rivulets and streams. Lake Tschingel was formed in 1972 following a landslide, and is now a wetland of national importance.
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Themed trails
From the Griesalp, you can enjoy a leisurely hike through the beautiful natural landscape and learn lots of interesting things along the way on the alpine farming and nature educational trail, the legendary Kiental Sagenweg and the wildwater trail.
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HIkes
Numerous hiking routes start from Griesalp in an impressive mountain landscape. It’s unsurprising that the unspoilt natural landscape towards the end of the Kien Valley is part of the Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Refreshments
After an impressive day of hiking, you can treat yourself to culinary delights at the Berggasthaus Golderli, Naturfreundehaus Gorneren, the Hotel Waldrand-Pochtenalp or the Griesalp HotelsTarget not accessible.
Travel information
Kiental–Griesalp route timetable (route 220)
- Runs daily from 23 May to 18 October 2026.
- The 5.38 p.m. service from Kiental, Dorf to Griesalp, Kurhaus runs on Saturdays, Sundays and general public holidays only. On Fridays, the service runs only if reserved in advance by 4 p.m. on the previous day.
Supersaver tickets
Benefit from supersaver tickets on this route. The connections with available supersaver tickets are shown in the online timetable under “Timetable and ticket purchases” and are marked with a % symbol in each case.
