Berchtesgaden Salt Mine.
Experience, Mysticism, Fascination.
Everything you need for a successful adventure.
Opening hours
open daily from 9 AM to 5 PM
Tip: To avoid queues, we recommend you book your tour in advance and buy your tickets online.
Arrival
How you can best reach us.
Attention: Closure of the Marktschellenberg through road from 16 June 7:00 am - 18 June 2025 5:00 pm
Please note that no through traffic between Berchtesgaden and Salzburg is possible during this time. We kindly ask you to take the diversion via the motorway exit Piding.
Arrival via the A8 motorway (from all directions): Please take the motorway exit Piding. Then follow the B20 motorway in the direction of Bad Reichenhall and continue via Bischofswiesen to Berchtesgaden.
On the trail of salt:
An adventure mine for all the senses
The Berchtesgaden Salt Mine is the oldest active salt mine in Germany. Salt has been mined here in the depths of the Alps for more than 500 years. Dive with us into the world underground and look forward to many unforgettable impressions that you will not only experience during the guided tour, but experience with all your senses.
The Berchtesgaden salt mine has been active since 1517. Up to 1.000.000m3 of brine are extracted annually.
Mystical adventure underground: The mine train takes you 650 metres into the salt mine.
Fun and action are not only promised by our two slides with a length of up to 40 metres.
"For us, the visit to the Berchtesgaden Salt Mine and the Bad Reichenhall Old Salt Works were each an immersion into a completely different world. Fascinating to be confronted with so many new sensations.”
"The dinner in the Berchtesgaden salt mine is really a very special evening event. Good food, atmospheric music deep in the mountain and an exciting guided tour around the topic of salt history - my friends and I were very enthusiastic. The friendly, attentive and fun staff also made the evening memorable.”
Due to the 12 degrees Celsius below ground all year round, warm clothing (functional clothing) is recommended. Sturdy shoes are also an advantage due to the nature of the ground. Overalls to protect your clothes are available on site. The overalls are compulsory to wear and are available up to size 5XL and special sizes. Even young children receive an overall.
No, for safety reasons filming and photography is not allowed in the Berchtesgaden salt mine.
You will find the perfect photo stops with life-size miner figures or mining machines around the salt mine and on the salt experience trail.
