Benefit from our school offer.
Go up Solothurn’s local mountain by cable car or on foot.
The cable car takes you from Oberdorf to Solothurn’s local mountain, Weissenstein, in around 12 minutes. From the mountain station, there are all sorts of hikes to enjoy. Admire the Jura Garden with its 200 plant species or wander through the galaxy on the Planetary Trail. And there are magnificent views of the Alpine range from Mont Blanc to the Säntis.
With the RailAway offer ‘Weissenstein for schools’, you benefit from attractive discounts on the journey to Weissenstein and return travel by public transport. Not only will your school trip cost less, it will be more sustainable too.
Your school trip.
Experience the highlights.
Circular hike to the Berggasthof Hinterweissenstein restaurant (4km, 1¼ hours).
Planetary Trail (11.5km, 3½ hours).
Weissenstein cattle learning trail in German and French.
Snowshoe trekking depending on snow conditions.
Tobogganing (depending on snow conditions, payment taken on site, toboggan passes available at bottom station).
For school groups of ten or more people.
Travel by public transport and enjoy the following benefits:
15% discount on the school rate for the cable car journey.
Day Pass for Schools in the GA Travelcard area of validity for CHF 15 per person, including for accompanying adults.
Discounted prices (excluding travel).
Option 1: Oberdorf–Weissenstein ascent or descent or vice versa (one-way journey):
Children aged at least 6 and under 16: CHF 7.30.
Adults with GA Travelcard/Half Fare Travelcard: CHF 7.30.
Adults: CHF 14.50.
Option 2: Oberdorf–Weissenstein ascent and descent:
Children aged at least 6 and under 16: CHF 11.10.
Adults with GA Travelcard/Half Fare Travelcard: CHF 11.10.
Adults: CHF 22.10.
Offer valid from 13 December to 31 December 2024.
Servicing: 4 to 28 March 2024 and 18 to 29 November 2024.
Prices include VAT. Prices and products subject to modification.
Prices as at: 1 January 2024.
You can obtain the combined ticket (discounted leisure service and public transport ticket):
Online order form.
At a staffed public transport point of sale.
Outward journey: to Oberdorf SO and two minutes on foot to the valley station, according to the online timetable.
We recommend that you book early – ideally two weeks before you start your journey.
For at least ten participants.
Pram and wheelchair accessible
If you have any questions or queries about the offer, please contact the SBB Contact Center on 0848 44 66 88 (CHF 0.08/min.).
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