The Jenner cable car: up to the park boundary
The cable car ends where the national park begins.
The Jenner cable car (Jennerbahn) runs from Schönau on Lake Königssee to the top station at 1,800 m (5,906 ft). A return trip costs €47.00 for adults and €28.00 for young people aged 6 to 17. If you ride from 15:00, you pay €37.00 or €24.00.
Its location is remarkably precise: a point-in-polygon check against the OpenStreetMap boundary of Berchtesgaden National Park places the middle station, the top station and even the Jenner summit node outside the protected area. Just 200 m (656 ft) west of the summit you are inside it. So the cable car ends right at the park boundary: the view looks in, the facilities stand just outside.
Right there, the national park authority runs its highest information point. The exhibition "This is the summit" in the top station shows rock as a habitat, with animal furs to touch, screens with nature games and discovery panels. Entry is free.
If Lake Königssee is on your plan anyway, look at the lake-and-summit ticket (See-Gipfel-Ticket): it combines the boat trip to St. Bartholomä with a full return trip on the cable car for €56.00 and can only be booked with the Königssee boat service.
Jennerbahn: summer 2026 prices ↗
In numbers
- Top station
- 1,800 m (5,906 ft)
- Return trip
- €47.00
- From 15:00
- €37.00
- Family
- €109.00
- Lake-and-summit ticket
- €56.00
- Operating hours
- daily 9 to 17
- Last ride up
- 16:40 from the valley station
- Wheelchair width
- 80 cm (31 in) max.
