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Bergerlebnis Berchtesgaden

Official destination-level Berchtesgadener Land framing: the town, Schönau am Königssee, Ramsau, events, and current visitor information.

Zweckverband Bergerlebnis Berchtesgaden

Bayerische Seenschifffahrt — Königssee

The Königssee electric boat line: current timetables, stages to St. Bartholomä and Salet, seasonal service, and fares.

Bayerische Seenschifffahrt GmbH

Kehlsteinhaus (Eagle's Nest)

Current Kehlsteinhaus operating season, the dedicated Kehlstein bus line from the Obersalzberg, weather closures, and on-foot access notes.

Berg-Restaurant Kehlsteinhaus

Salzbergwerk Berchtesgaden

Germany's oldest active salt mine: current underground tour times, ticketing, and visitor information.

Südwestdeutsche Salzwerke AG

Jennerbahn am Königssee

The Jenner cable car above the Königssee: current operating times, lift status, and summer and winter mountain access.

Berchtesgadener Bergbahn AG

Deutsche Bahn

Current rail connections to Berchtesgaden Hauptbahnhof from Munich and Salzburg via Freilassing, timetables, and tickets.

Deutsche Bahn AG

Tourismus Salzburg

The Salzburg gateway: official city travel guidance, arrival context, and excursion planning for the nearest urban centre to Berchtesgaden.

TSG Tourismus Salzburg GmbH

Licensed media

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The arcaded Schlossplatz square in Berchtesgaden town with the two towers of the collegiate church.
The Schlossplatz of Berchtesgaden with the twin towers of the Stiftskirche and the royal castle.Photo:Luitold,CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Schlossplatz, Berchtesgaden

The Schlossplatz of Berchtesgaden with the twin towers of the Stiftskirche and the royal castle.

The rocky Kehlstein ridge with the small Kehlsteinhaus building on its summit and the Untersberg massif in the distance.
The Kehlstein summit ridge with the Kehlsteinhaus, seen across the Berchtesgaden Alps toward the Untersberg.Photo:Jörg Braukmann,CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Kehlstein and the Kehlsteinhaus

The Kehlstein summit ridge with the Kehlsteinhaus, seen across the Berchtesgaden Alps toward the Untersberg.

A weathered wooden boathouse on the clear Obersee with steep rock walls of the national park enclosing the lake.
The old boathouse on the Obersee beyond the southern end of the Königssee, in the Berchtesgaden National Park.Photo:Rosa-Maria Rinkl,CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Obersee boathouse

The old boathouse on the Obersee beyond the southern end of the Königssee, in the Berchtesgaden National Park.