Bernaqua
Water park
About
Bernaqua is a leisure pool, fitness and wellness centre inside the Westside shopping and leisure centre in Bern-Brünnen. According to the operator it offers a "water park of superlatives" with the longest indoor water slides in Switzerland, a steam bath and a brine bath, and indoor and outdoor bathing.
The mixed sauna zone has five cabins and steam baths: a salt sauna, the Feuer und Eis sauna, a bio sauna, the Finnish Lavaglut embers sauna and a steam bath, plus a lounge with a fireplace, a roof terrace and an indoor Kneipp landscape. Women have their own zone with a bio sauna and a steam bath. The whole sauna area is a no-swimwear zone; the operator does not allow swimwear there for hygiene reasons.
- According to the operator, the longest indoor water slides in Switzerland
- A sauna landscape with a mixed zone and a separate women-only zone
- A roof terrace with loungers and hammocks (no-swimwear zone)
- Roman-Irish bath with a soap brush massage (from CHF 75)
- Pool and sauna open daily 9:00–22:00
Opening hours
| Leisure pool and sauna: Mon–Sun and holidays | 9:00–22:00 |
|---|---|
| Roman-Irish bath: Thu–Sat | 13:30–20:30 |
| Roman-Irish bath: Sun, Mon–Wed | closed |
| Spa and beauty: Mon–Sun | 9:00–20:00 |
| Slides and Canyon: Mon–Sun | 9:00–21:40 |
The stay in the pool, fitness and sauna ends 15 minutes before closing, and the ticket desk is open 9:00–20:00. Subject to change. The operator lists the pool and sauna as open 9:00–22:00 on 24, 25 and 31 December 2026 and 1 January 2027.
Prices
| Leisure pool, adult, day ticket | CHF 48 |
|---|---|
| Leisure pool, adult, 2 hours | CHF 36 |
| Leisure pool, child 6–15, day / 2 hourschildren under 6 free | CHF 32 / CHF 24 |
| Sauna (age 16 and over), day ticket | CHF 48 |
| Sauna (age 16 and over), 2 hours | CHF 36 |
| Surcharge for an additional area (pool, sauna or fitness)per entry | CHF 5 |
| Roman-Irish bath with soap brush massageadvance booking required | from CHF 75 |
Extending your stay costs CHF 0.30 per 3 minutes (adult). The operator also offers 10-visit cards (adult CHF 432 day, CHF 324 for 2 hours), a CHF 10 family discount from three paying people, and memberships from one month. Towels can be hired for CHF 5, bathrobes for CHF 8.
Amenities according to OpenStreetMap
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Pros and cons
Pros
- A big leisure pool with slides and a sauna in one complex
- A separate women-only zone
- A roof terrace for open-air sauna time
- Aufguss ceremonies in the Feuer und Eis and Lavaglut saunas are run by sauna masters
- Good rail and tram links from central Bern
Things to keep in mind
- Admission is pricey, with a day ticket at CHF 48
- The sauna is 16 and over and is a no-swimwear zone
- Two towels of 70 × 140 cm, or a towel and a bathrobe, are compulsory in the sauna
Who it suits and how it works
Who it suits
- a family that wants slides and sauna in one complex
- a sauna visit after shopping or a day out in Bern
- women who prefer a women-only zone
Rules and good to know
- Children under 16 may not enter the sauna or the Roman-Irish bath
- The sauna area and the Roman-Irish bath are no-swimwear, barefoot zones; swimwear is not permitted
- Two towels of 70 × 140 cm, or a towel and a bathrobe, are compulsory in the sauna
- Outside the saunas and steam baths, the intimate area must be covered with a towel
- Phones and camera-capable devices may not be taken into the sauna; photographing and filming are banned throughout the complex
- A thorough shower is compulsory before using the sauna
Getting there
By train from Bern station to Bern Brünnen Westside in 8 minutes (lines S5, S51 and S52 run every 15 minutes)
By tram no. 8 to right in front of the Westside main entrance, stop Brünnen Westside Bahnhof
By PostAuto bus no. 570 from Mühleberg to Brünnen Westside Bahnhof (hourly)
Contact
- Address
- Riedbachstrasse 98, 3027 Bern-Brünnen
- Phone
- 031 556 95 95
Details from the operator's own site, as of 4 Nov 2026. Check them with the operator before you go: bernaqua.ch
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