Bookstores in Interlaken
Interlaken, Bern has 16 bookstores on the map. That's 16 bookshops mapped around Interlaken, each with its own shelves and specialties. The used sections are where the real bargains hide. Give yourself an hour minimum — bookshops are the one errand that always takes longer than planned.
This guide covers every bookstore we could verify in and around Interlaken (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Bücherperron and Orell Füssli, plus Buchhandlung und Papeterie zur Schmökerei. If a bookshop's missing from Interlaken's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Interlaken bookstore lineup
16 mapped within about 40 km:
Bücherperron
BookstoreRun by Schläfli und Maurer AG
Bücherperron is Bookstore run by Schläfli und Maurer AG.
Orell Füssli
Bookstore
Orell Füssli is Bookstore on 60 Bälliz, Thun. Orell Füssli also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-18:30; Th 09:00-20:00; Sa 09:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
60 Bälliz, Thun, 3600
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-18:30; Th 09:00-20:00; Sa 09:00-17:00
Phone: +41 848 849 848
Buchhandlung und Papeterie zur Schmökerei
Bookstore
Buchhandlung und Papeterie zur Schmökerei is Bookstore on 1 Bahnhofplatz, Worb. Buchhandlung und Papeterie zur Schmökerei also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo 13:00-18:30; Tu-Fr 09:00-18:30; Sa 09:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
1 Bahnhofplatz, Worb, 3076
Hours: Mo 13:00-18:30; Tu-Fr 09:00-18:30; Sa 09:00-16:00
Phone: +41 31 839 03 54
Theologische Buchhandlung Jost
BookstoreRun by Theologische Buchhandlung Jost AG
Theologische Buchhandlung Jost is Bookstore run by Theologische Buchhandlung Jost AG on 25a Hombergstrasse, Steffisburg. Theologische Buchhandlung Jost also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
25a Hombergstrasse, Steffisburg, 3612
Phone: +41 31 3340303
Missionswerk MSD
BookstoreRun by Missionswerk MSD
Run by Missionswerk MSD, Missionswerk MSD is Bookstore, found on 3 Grassiweg in Frutigen. Also worth knowing about Missionswerk MSD: the map lists its hours as DI und DO 8:30-12:00 und 13:30-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
3 Grassiweg, Frutigen, 3714
Hours: DI und DO 8:30-12:00 und 13:30-17:00
Phone: +41 33 672 50 10
Bücher Dillier
Bookstore
Bücher Dillier — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Bücher Dillier: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 09:00-12:00, Tu-Fr 13:00-18:30, Sa 09:00-16:00; Mo off.
Hours: Tu-Fr 09:00-12:00, Tu-Fr 13:00-18:30, Sa 09:00-16:00; Mo off
Buchhandlung Bödeli
Bookstore
Buchhandlung Bödeli — Bookstore, found on 25d Bahnhofstrasse in Interlaken. Also worth knowing about Buchhandlung Bödeli: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-12:00,13:30-18:30; Sa 09:00-16:00; Su off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
25d Bahnhofstrasse, Interlaken, 3800
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-12:00,13:30-18:30; Sa 09:00-16:00; Su off
Phone: +41 33 821 01 81
riki Buchhandlung
Bookstore
riki Buchhandlung — Bookstore.
Cendrillon
Bookstore
Cendrillon — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Cendrillon: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 08:00-12:00; Mo-We, Fr 14:00-18:00; Sa 14:00-17:00.
Hours: Mo-Sa 08:00-12:00; Mo-We, Fr 14:00-18:00; Sa 14:00-17:00
Christlicher Büecherladen
Bookstore
Christlicher Büecherladen — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Christlicher Büecherladen: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:30-12:30,13:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:30-12:30,13:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-16:00
Phone: +41334397408
Fontis
Bookstore
Fontis is Bookstore on 3 Rathausplatz, Thun. Fontis also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 09:00-18:30; Mo 13:30-18:30; Sa 09:00-16:00.
3 Rathausplatz, Thun, 3600
Hours: Tu-Fr 09:00-18:30; Mo 13:30-18:30; Sa 09:00-16:00
Jenny
Bookstore
Jenny is Bookstore. Jenny also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 08:00-12:00,13:30-18:00; Sa 08:00-16:00.
Hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-12:00,13:30-18:00; Sa 08:00-16:00
Krebser
Bookstore
Krebser is Bookstore. Krebser also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-12:00, 13:00-18:30; Sa 09:00-12:00, 13:00-16:00.
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-12:00, 13:00-18:30; Sa 09:00-12:00, 13:00-16:00
Buchhandlung Libro
Bookstore
Buchhandlung Libro is Bookstore on 8 Alte Bahnhofstrasse, Münsingen.
8 Alte Bahnhofstrasse, Münsingen, 3110
Papeterie-Buchhandlung
Bookstore
Papeterie-Buchhandlung — Bookstore, found on 655 Furkastrasse in Münster VS.
655 Furkastrasse, Münster VS, 3985
Orellfüssli
Bookstore
Orellfüssli is Bookstore.
What the map tells us about bookstores in Interlaken
10 of the 16 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — bookshops keep civilised hours, so the listed ones are usually reliable.
6 have websites listed. Worth a look for events — readings and signings get announced there first.
The Interlaken bookstore crawl
Plot these on a map and the day plans itself: Bücherperron, Orell Füssli on 60 Bälliz, Buchhandlung und Papeterie zur Schmökerei on 1 Bahnhofplatz, Theologische Buchhandlung Jost on 25a Hombergstrasse, Missionswerk MSD on 3 Grassiweg, Bücher Dillier, Buchhandlung Bödeli on 25d Bahnhofstrasse, and riki Buchhandlung. That's 16 stops on the Interlaken bookstore crawl. 8 more are listed below.
Bookstore tips for Interlaken
The regulars' playbook for Interlaken's bookshops:
- The used section is underpriced everywhere at Bücherperron. Books are heavy and slow to sell, so used shelves price to move. First editions hide here regularly.
- Learn your editions at Orell Füssli. A first edition, first printing is the collectible one. Booksellers will show you how to check the copyright page.
- Look for local history. The local-interest shelf tells you what a town thinks of itself. Great for visitors, better for new residents.
- Ask for the out-of-print hunters. Some used shops will hunt down out-of-print titles for you. It takes patience, but the find is worth it.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Interlaken — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new bookstore in Interlaken can take a while to appear. If you spot one of the 16 that's closed, or a great bookstore we missed, the fix is to update the map itself — that's where this guide reads from.
We don't list prices — they change constantly and vary by edition. What we list is the where: real shops, verified by real mappers, in alphabetical order with no favourites.
If you run one of the 16 listed here and something's wrong — a closure, a move, new hours — the fix is the same: update the shop on OpenStreetMap and the correction flows through to this page on the next daily refresh.
Bookstore listings for Interlaken: 16 mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.