Bernaqua
A leisure pool, sauna landscape and spa inside the Westside centre at Bern-Brünnen, with nine pools on more than 2,000 m² of water indoors and out, two of them filled with 4 per cent brine. The sauna landscape is a mixed nude area from age 16 with a women-only section and a roof terrace, and a guided Roman-Irish bath circuit is booked separately.
WhatSpa bath, BernSwitzerland
WhenOpen all yearPools 30 to 36 °C (Flussbad 30 to 32 °C); two 4 per cent brine pools, indoor and outdoor, 33 to 36 °C; cold plunge 18 °C
Hot roomsSauna area 5 CHF extra on a leisure pool ticket, or its own ticket (48 CHF day, 36 CHF for 2 hours), from age 16Steam grotto 45 °C; sauna area: Salt of the Earth sauna 60 to 70 °C, Fire and Ice sauna up to 80 °C, Piece of Nature bio sauna 65 °C, Lavaglut Finnish sauna 95 °C, women's Polar Light steam bath 45 °C, women's candle bio sauna up to 65 °C
Getting there Train Bus On foot
CostErlebnisbad, Tag, Erwachsene [leisure pool, day, adult]CHF 48about €52As of Oct 2026
AccessNo photography or filming anywhere and no phones in the nude and quiet areas; no jumping, diving or lap swimming except in the Flussbad by programme; Roman-Irish bath not for pregnant visitors
Getting in
- Public transport
- S-Bahn S5, S51 or S52 from Bern station to Bern Brünnen Westside, 8 minutes, every 15 minutes; tram 8 to Brünnen Westside Bahnhof; PostAuto 570 hourly from Mühleberg
- Address
- Riedbachstrasse 98, 3027 Bern-Brünnen
Entry, hours and rules
- Entry
- Erlebnisbad, Tag, Erwachsene [leisure pool, day, adult]CHF 48about €52
- Erlebnisbad, 2 h, Erwachsene [leisure pool, 2 hours, adult] (Extra time CHF 0.30 per 3 minutes)CHF 36about €39
- Erlebnisbad, Tag, Kind 6 bis 15 Jahre [leisure pool, day, child 6 to 15] (2 hours CHF 24; under 6 free; CHF 10 family discount from 3 paying people (at least one adult and one child), on site only)CHF 32about €34
- Sauna, Tag, ab 16 Jahren [sauna, day, from 16]CHF 48about €52
- Sauna, 2 h, ab 16 Jahren [sauna, 2 hours, from 16] (Extra time CHF 0.30 per 3 minutes)CHF 36about €39
- Zuschlag für zusätzlichen Bereich pro Eintritt [supplement per extra area, sauna or leisure pool] (Added to a leisure pool or sauna ticket to use both)CHF 5about €5.5
- Römisch-Irisches Bad mit Seifenbürstenmassage [Roman-Irish bath with soap-brush massage] (From price ('ab'); book ahead online, by phone or email; from 16; stay limited to 2 hours)CHF 75about €81
- Hours
- Mon09:00-22:00
- Tue09:00-22:00
- Wed09:00-22:00
- Thu09:00-22:00
- Fri09:00-22:00
- Sat09:00-22:00
- Sun09:00-22:00
- Swimwear and rules
- Swimwear in the leisure pool, with no underwear under swim shorts. The sauna landscape and the Roman-Irish bath are nude areas where swimwear is not allowed; a towel must cover you outside the saunas and steam baths, and two sauna towels (70 x 140 cm) are required. Saunas are mixed, with a separate women-only area (For Ladies Only) that has its own steam bath and sauna; men may staff it. The Roman-Irish bath provides a pestemal towel.
- Children
- Children of any age welcome in the leisure pool; under 12 only with an adult, ID needed for age; swim nappies for toddlers. Sauna landscape and Roman-Irish bath from 16. Slides from 8 (Magic Eye from 4 with an adult; Wildwasser Canyon from 10 or 1.20 m).
- Tickets
- Day ticket, no time slot
- Official site
- bernaqua.ch
- Facilities
- Changing roomsLockersShowersIndoor poolOutdoor poolSaunaSteam roomCaféTowel hire