Leukerbad is a mountain spa resort town in Switzerland.
Get in
By train
The closest train station is at Leuk. Trains arrive hourly from Geneva and at least twice hourly from Visp. From Leuk, buses leave hourly for the town of Leukerbad.
On foot
The adventurous can hike into Leukerbad over the Gemmipass from Kandersteg.
Get around
The Ring Jet bus does a circuit around the town every 30 minutes.
Cable cars connects Leukerbad to Gemmipass and Rinderhütte.
See
The village is mostly walkable and offers very nice scenery as it is surrounded by near-vertical cliffs. One interesting feature are the public fountains around the town, some of which have hot water from the thermal springs.
- Thermal Spring trek on Dala River
- Gemmi Daubenwand
Do
Hiking on mountains.
Spas
There are several spas, ranging from the public Burgerbad to private spas in the big hotels.
- 1 Leukerbad Therme (Burgerbad), Rathausstrasse 32 (One of the first buildings when driving into Leukerbad. When arriving by bus, it's less than 100 meters downhill from the bus station.), ☏ +41 27 472 20 20, info@leukerbad-therme.ch. 08:00 - 20:00 (hot springs), 10:00 - 20:00 (sauna and steam baths). Probably the biggest and most affordable spa in the village. It has a lot of different pools in all shapes. Mostly for relaxation, however there is a indoor pool for kids as well as a sports pool and two water slides on the rooftop. More than half of the pools are outdoors, which can be quite interesting in winter, when snow lies next to the pools. Most of the pools are at 35°C., however there are some hotter Kneipp pools and a steam bath. CHF 25 for 3 hours, CHF 30 for whole day.
Buy
Shopping is not a high priority in Leukerbad, but there are a few pretty shops in the old town.
Eat
There are plenty of restaurants in the town, all of which are fairly expensive. There are no fast food outlets, so the best way to eat on a budget is to buy from the local Migros.
Drink
Sleep
- Valesia, Lichtenstrasse 43, info@haus-valesia.ch. Apartments with bathroom and kitchenette.
Go next
- Gemmipass
- Schwarenbach Berghotel former customs house now a hostel and restaurant.