Booking choice: The airplane jump, from $513 per person. Check dates Compare the options below
A tandem skydive over Interlaken is sold at $513 per person on GetYourGuide. Booked straight from the operator the same jump is CHF 425, and the helicopter version, which no platform lists, is CHF 490.
None of those figures includes photographs or video, which is where the real variation sits. This guide puts every published number in one place, with what each one buys.
The quick answer
The airplane tandem is $513 per person on the platform and CHF 425 direct from the operator. The helicopter jump is CHF 490 and is only sold direct. Photos and video are extra in every case: CHF 140 for a handcam photo or video, CHF 170 for both, CHF 230 if a second jumper films you. The day from Zurich, which wraps the same jump in a coach trip with lunch, is $717.
How much is a tandem skydive in Interlaken?
$513 per person on GetYourGuide for the airplane jump from 4,000 m, or CHF 425 booked straight from the operator.
Both prices buy the same thing: the briefing, all the equipment, a tandem master to yourself, the shuttle out to the airfield at Reichenbach and about fifteen minutes of climb before the door opens. The difference between them moves with the exchange rate, so compare on the day rather than trusting a number in a blog post.
See today's figure and the next available morning.
Check dates for the airplane jumpWhat is not included in the price?
Photographs and video, every time, whoever you book with.
This is worth saying plainly because the platform listing contradicts itself about it. Its inclusions block names a photo and video service; its own important information then says the service costs extra on the spot. The operator's price list settles the question.
| Media option | Price |
|---|---|
| Handcam photo or video | CHF 140 |
| Handcam, both photo and video | CHF 170 |
| Camera flyer, photo or video | CHF 200 |
| Camera flyer, both | CHF 230 |
Is it cheaper to book direct?
Sometimes, depending on the exchange rate, and the platform gives you a later cancellation deadline in return.
CHF 425 against $513 is close enough that the answer changes week to week. What does not change is the cancellation window: the operator wants 48 hours notice for a free cancellation, while the platform listing lets you cancel up to 24 hours before. For a jump that the weather can cancel on the morning, that extra day of flexibility is worth something.
Why is the Zurich day so much more?
Because $717 buys an eleven-hour day, not a jump: the return coach, a driver guide, lunch and free time in Interlaken.
It makes sense if you are based in Zurich and do not want to arrange trains. It is poor value if you are already in Interlaken, where you are paying twice for travel you do not need. One reviewer put it bluntly, saying the skydiving was priced right and the tour part was not worth the difference. Compare it against the Interlaken jump on its own.
Starting from Zurich with no car and no desire to work out the trains? This is the version that handles all of it.
Explore the day from ZurichWhat about the helicopter jump?
CHF 490 from either Interlaken operator, and you cannot book it on a platform at all.
It is roughly CHF 65 more than the airplane jump for the same exit altitude and the same freefall. What you are paying for is the climb and the exit point. The full comparison is here.
Are there cheaper ways to go up?
Yes, but none of them is a skydive.
Tandem paragliding is $217 and gives you about twenty minutes in the air with no freefall. The canyon swing in Grindelwald is $168, the Stockhorn bungee $288. They are listed on this site because people book them instead, not because they are substitutes. The paragliding flight has 2,770 ratings, far more than any skydiving listing here.
Frequently asked questions
Does the price include transport from Interlaken?
Yes. The shuttle to the airfield at Reichenbach and back is in every version of the airplane jump. Space on it is reserved for jumpers, so anyone coming to watch drives themselves.
Can I pay in my own currency?
On the platform, yes: it prices in the currency you are browsing in. Booking direct, you pay in Swiss francs.
Is a deposit required?
Not on the platform, where you can reserve and pay later on the Interlaken jump. One operator takes CHF 40 per person to hold a direct booking.
Ready to book
Pick the jump, or the thing that is not a jump
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before on every option. Prices are from-prices in USD and move with the season.
Airplane Skydive over the Swiss Alps
- Safety briefing, all equipment and one tandem master per jumper
- Shuttle from Interlaken to the airfield at Reichenbach
- About 15 minutes of scenic climb to 4,000 m, then a 45-second freefall
From Zurich: Skydive and Scenic Flight
- Return coach from Zurich with a driver guide
- 15-minute scenic flight and the skydive from 4,000 m
- All skydiving equipment and a professional tandem master
Interlaken: Tandem Paragliding Flight
- Tandem pilot and all flight equipment
- Transfer from Interlaken up to the launch site
- About 20 minutes airborne over Lake Thun and the valley
