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Paragliding from Mürren, minute by minute

What actually happens between stepping out of the cable car and stepping onto the grass in Stechelberg? Here is paragliding from Mürren in order: the meeting, the walk, the run, the minutes over the valley and the landing.

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Your hour, in short

01Meet: At Intersport by the Schilthornbahn station in Mürren, under the Airtime flag.
02Walk: 15 minutes on foot to the take-off field, with no extra ticket needed.
03Fly: Up to 20 minutes over the Lauterbrunnen valley.
04Land: On the paragliding field in Stechelberg, next to the cable car station.
05Total: The listing gives 1 hour for the whole activity.

Before the flight: finding the flag

The day starts at the Schilthornbahn station in Mürren. Airtime's listing tells you to leave the cable car station, look left and find the Airtime flag at Intersport, the ski rental shop. On its own site Airtime describes the meeting point as just outside the station.¹ If you come up from Stechelberg, the Schilthornbahn gives the ride as about 4 minutes on what it calls the steepest aerial cableway in the world.² ³

Arrive a little early, meet your pilot and hand over anything you cannot fly with. The listing does not allow cellphones, selfie sticks, luggage or large bags on the flight, and it asks for closed-toe shoes: no sandals, flip-flops or bare feet.

Groups are small, limited to 6 people, and the instructors speak English, German, Spanish and French. This is the moment to mention nerves, a bad knee or anything else your pilot should know. A good pilot adjusts the plan to the person in front of them.

Minute by minute

The Airtime flight in order

Meeting

Airtime flag at Intersport

Left of the Schilthornbahn exit in Mürren.
15 minutes

Walk to the field

On foot, no extra ticket needed.
At the field

Harness, helmet, briefing

Helmet included, boots or a jacket when needed.
Take-off

A few running steps

Down the slope together with your pilot.⁴
Up to 20 minutes

Over the valley

Cliffs, waterfalls, and the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau.
Landing

Stechelberg field

Next to the Schilthornbahn valley station.

The walk up and the briefing

From the meeting point it is 15 minutes on foot to the take-off field, and the listing says no extra ticket is needed for that stretch. Airtime describes the fitness level as moderate: an uphill walk of 10 minutes, then a few running steps to take off.⁴ The path climbs above the chalets at the edge of the village, and the view opens up across the valley as you go.

At the field the wings lie spread on the grass in bright colors, lines laid out behind them. Your pilot clips you into the harness and the helmet, which the listing includes along with boots or a jacket when they are needed. Then comes the briefing, which is short and practical.

A tandem briefing covers how to run at take-off, when to sit back into the harness and how to land. Listen carefully, ask again if anything is unclear, and keep your hands where the pilot tells you. The briefing is the most important part of the day for your safety, and a good pilot repeats it until you are sure.

The drop

Heights along the flight

Station altitudes from the Schilthornbahn, the Mürrenfluh and Staubbach Falls from Lauterbrunnen Tourism.⁵ ⁶ ⁷

Below your feet

What you pass on the way down

Landmark	What it is	Figure
Mürren	Car-free village	1,638 m
Mürrenfluh	Cliff with a waterfall	417 m high
Staubbach Falls	Free-falling waterfall	About 297 m
Lauterbrunnen valley	Waterfalls on the walls	72 falls
Stechelberg	Valley station, landing	866 m

Figures from Mürren Tourism, Lauterbrunnen Tourism and the Schilthornbahn; what you see depends on the line your pilot flies.⁸ ⁶ ⁷ ⁹ ⁵

When to fly

Calm morning, lively afternoon or snow

For nervous fliers

Morning flight

Still, smooth air

Air: Still and smooth
Feel: Gentle
Source: Airtime

Book a time

For longer flights

Afternoon flight

Thermals on the slopes

Air: Rising thermals
Upgrade: Double Airtime after 11:00
Length: 30 to 40 minutes

Book a time

All year

Winter flight

Snow on the take-off

Season: All year round
Bring: Warm layers
Source: Jungfrau Region

Book a time

Decision helper

Gentle glide or turns?

Tell your pilot what you want before take-off

I am nervous about heights I want as long as possible I want photos Friends will not fly

Ask for a calm flight

Airtime says mornings bring still, smooth air.¹⁰

An afternoon slot

Thermals allow longer flights, and Double Airtime needs a booking after 11:00.¹⁰ ¹¹

Decide after landing

Photos and video cost 40 CHF and can be checked first.¹²

Send them to Stechelberg

Airtime calls the landing field the best place to watch.¹³

Fitness: Moderate. Must be able to hike uphill for 10 minutes to the take off field, then run a few steps to take off

Airtime Paragliding (operator of listing 582655)Source 4

Take-off: a few steps and the ground drops away

Take-off is quicker than most passengers expect. The pilot checks the wind, pulls the wing up over your heads, and you run a few steps down the slope together, as Airtime describes it.⁴ Somewhere in those steps the harness tightens, your feet keep moving, and then they are moving through air.

The first seconds are the strongest. The meadow falls away below, the village shrinks behind you, and the valley opens in front: a deep green floor with sheer walls on both sides. Once you are clear, the pilot will tell you to sit back into the harness, and the noise of your own breathing is replaced by wind.

If you are nervous, remember the order of things. The tense part is the short run on the grass, and once you are sitting back in the harness the flight itself can be surprisingly calm. The hard part lasts a few seconds, and the reward lasts many minutes.

Map

From the Mürren cable car down to the Stechelberg landing field

The ledge of Mürren with its two take-offs and the field on the valley floor, then the whole country with the other places where tandem flights start.

Map of Mürren, Birg, Gimmelwald and the Lauterbrunnen valley with the cable cars and the Stechelberg landing field — Mürren and the valley

Map of Switzerland with Mürren, Interlaken, Zermatt, Emmetten near Lucerne, Zurich and Geneva — Tandem flights across Switzerland

1
Mürren cable car station
Airtime meets its guests just outside the Schilthornbahn station; its take-off field is 15 minutes away on foot.¹
In Google Maps ↗
2
Birg
The summer take-off of the panorama flight; the Schilthornbahn station stands at 2,677 m.¹⁴
In Google Maps ↗
3
Schiltgrat take-off
The winter take-off of the panorama flight, which its listing writes Schilgrat and puts at 2,100 m.
In Google Maps ↗
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Stechelberg landing field
Both Mürren flights land here, next to the Schilthornbahn valley station.¹³
In Google Maps ↗
5
Gimmelwald
A car-free village at 1,367 m and the middle station of the cableway to Mürren.¹⁵ ¹⁶
In Google Maps ↗
6
Mürren BLM station
The train from Grütschalp arrives here after 11 minutes.¹⁷
In Google Maps ↗
7
Grütschalp
Top of the cableway from Lauterbrunnen, a ride of 4 minutes.¹⁸
In Google Maps ↗
8
Lauterbrunnen
The valley village at 795 m, where trains from Interlaken Ost arrive.⁹ ¹⁹
In Google Maps ↗
9
Mürren
The village at 1,638 m that both Mürren flights start from.⁸
In Google Maps ↗
10
Interlaken
Flights launch at Amisbühl, Beatenberg, and land in the Höhematte park.²⁰
In Google Maps ↗
11
Zermatt
The Klein Matterhorn take-off, at 3,883 m, is called Europe's highest commercially used.²¹
In Google Maps ↗
12
Emmetten
Tandem days near Lucerne meet at the Niederbauen cableway's valley station here.
In Google Maps ↗
13
Zurich
A day trip from Zurich with a flight in Interlaken lasts 10 hours.
In Google Maps ↗
14
Geneva
A 13-hour bus trip from Geneva includes a flight in Interlaken.
In Google Maps ↗

Open the map in Google Maps

Checklist

On you, and left behind

Wear and bring

Closed-toe shoes
Warm, weather-appropriate clothing
Sunglasses

Leave behind

Sandals, flip-flops, bare feet
Cellphones and selfie sticks
Luggage and large bags

Calculator

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Video

Paragliding Into The Lauterbrunnen Valley (with Airtime)

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Up to 20 minutes over the valley

The listing gives the time over the Lauterbrunnen valley as up to 20 minutes, and Airtime's own site gives 12 to 20 minutes for this classic flight.²² The listing names the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau in view, along with the cliffs and waterfalls of the valley.

Paragliding in the Lauterbrunnen valley means flying beside rock rather than over it. Lauterbrunnen Tourism counts 72 waterfalls plunging down the rock faces, and gives the Staubbach Falls a free fall of around 297 meters.⁹ ⁷ The Mürrenbach falls cascade down the 417 m high Mürrenfluh during snowmelt and heavy rain.⁶

The flight can be gentle or more lively, and it is worth telling your pilot which you prefer. Airtime explains that mornings bring still, smooth air, while afternoon thermals allow longer flights.¹⁰ Ask for what you want at the briefing, not halfway down.

Landing in Stechelberg

The descent ends at the paragliding landing field in Stechelberg, on the valley floor next to the Stechelberg station of the Schilthornbahn. Airtime calls this field the best place for friends and family to watch.¹³ The Schilthornbahn puts Stechelberg at 866 m and Mürren at 1,641 m, the ends of its cable car.⁵

Landing is usually a few running steps or a gentle slide onto the grass, and your pilot will tell you which one to expect. Keep your legs down and ready, follow the instruction, and let the pilot handle the wing. The BFU notes that air sport accidents usually happen at take-off and landing rather than in the air, and the briefing spends its time on exactly those moments.²³

Once you are down, you unclip and see your photos. Photos and videos of the flight are not included in the price and cost an extra 40 CHF, and Airtime says you can check them before deciding.¹² Payment is by cash or card.¹²

When the wind decides

Every timetable in paragliding is provisional. Jungfrau Region Tourism's listing for Airtime says tandem flights from Mürren are possible in almost all weather conditions thanks to the geography, except when it rains.²⁴ Airtime flights are booked at fixed times, and the same listing says to allow one to two hours for the whole experience.²⁵ ²⁶

If the pilot cannot fly, the money question is settled in your favor. Airtime says that if it cannot fly because of the weather you do not pay, and that you get a full refund if the flight cannot be moved to another time.²⁷ With the GetYourGuide booking, you can still back out at no cost until 24 hours ahead of take-off.

The practical answer is to book early in your stay. A flight on your first full day in the valley leaves room for a second attempt if clouds or wind close the morning, and the cable car up from Stechelberg is quick enough to make a retry easy. Keep the rest of that day loose, with a walk or a village lunch that can move if the flight does.

After the flight: back to Lauterbrunnen

Transport after landing is not part of the booking. The listing points to a bus back to Lauterbrunnen or the walk along the waterfalls. Lauterbrunnen Tourism describes the walk from Lauterbrunnen to Stechelberg as easy, fairly flat and suitable for pushchairs.²⁸

The Trümmelbach Falls lie on that valley road. The Schilthornbahn describes 10 glacier waterfalls inside the mountain, draining the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau at up to 20,000 liters per second, and suggests a stopover of about 1 hour.²⁹ ³⁰ They are open from the beginning of April to the beginning of November, with adult tickets from CHF 18.00.³¹ ³²

If you left a bag or friends in Mürren, the cable car from Stechelberg takes you back up. With the GA travelcard or a Swiss Travel Pass that ride costs nothing; otherwise it is CHF 11.80 one way for adults.³³ You can also simply sit on the grass a while longer and watch the next pairs come in.

Your turn

The meadow above Mürren is waiting.

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You ask,we answer.

How long is the walk to the take-off?

15 minutes on foot. The listing gives 15 minutes; Airtime's own site says an uphill hike of 10 minutes.⁴

How long am I in the air?

Up to 20 minutes. Airtime's own site gives 12 to 20 minutes for this flight.²²

Where do I land?

In Stechelberg. On the paragliding field next to the Schilthornbahn valley station.

Can I take my phone?

No. Cellphones and selfie sticks are on the listing's not-allowed list.

Do I need to run?

A few steps. Airtime asks for an uphill walk of 10 minutes and a few running steps at take-off.⁴

How do I get back after landing?

By bus or on foot. Transport after landing is not included; the listing names the bus to Lauterbrunnen or the waterfall walk.

Can friends watch the landing?

Yes. Airtime calls the Stechelberg field the best place for friends and family to watch.¹³

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What this text is based on

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Airtime Paragliding (operator of listing 582655)Meeting Point Mürren
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Schilthorn Cableway (Schilthornbahn AG)World's steepest cableway
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Schilthorn Cableway (Schilthornbahn AG)Birg
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