How much a Malbun lift pass costs in the 2026-2027 season

Malbun’s lift pass is one of the few in the Alps you can understand at first glance, and it still has a few tricks worth knowing. Here are the official 2026-2027 fares and what I’d buy depending on your plans. I cover the resort and its lifts separately in skiing in Malbun.

Prices at a glance

Bergbahnen Malbun uses three bands. Adults are anyone born between 1963 and 2007. A middle band covers young people born between 2008 and 2010, students and apprentices with ID, and seniors born in 1962 or earlier. Children are those born between 2011 and 2019, and anyone born in 2020 or later rides free if you carry proof of age.

A day costs CHF 55 for adults, CHF 42 in the middle band and CHF 30 for children. Two days come to CHF 104, 80.50 and 58, and from there the daily rate eases down gradually to CHF 249 for seven days for an adult. From seven days they need a photo, which they can take at the ticket office.

Is a full day worth it?

It depends on when you arrive, and this is where the real saving is. The morning (9:00 to 12:30) and the afternoon (12:30 to 16:15) each cost CHF 37.50 for an adult. The Staffelkarte, from 11:00 to 16:15, is CHF 45, and the ticket from 14:00 only CHF 28.50. If you ride up from Vaduz on the morning bus and arrive after ten, I’d go for the Staffelkarte. If you’re trying it out with children, the late afternoon.

There’s also an unusual option, the Stundenkarte. It costs CHF 57 for adults, but you get part back if you return it early, CHF 23 at 11:00, CHF 12.50 at 13:00 and CHF 4.50 at 15:00. It’s made for days when you don’t know how long the little ones will last.

If you’re not skiing

If you’re only going up to look or to sledge, you don’t need a pass. In winter a return on the Sareis chairlift costs CHF 13.50 for adults, CHF 9.50 in the middle band and CHF 6.50 for children, and a single up is CHF 10.50. A ride up the Täli, which is only for skis, boards and sledges, costs CHF 13. I’d do it at the end of the day, because for a quarter of an hour from 16:00 sledges are allowed on the chairs and the empty pistes become a toboggan run.

Discounts that do exist

Anyone born in 1966 or earlier pays CHF 33 for a day on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, except public holidays, the Christmas break from 24 December 2026 to 6 January 2027 and the February school holiday week from 6 to 14 February 2027. Groups of 12 or more have their own rate, CHF 41.50 a day for adults. There’s also a points card valid for two years, which works on the Sareis chairlift in summer too, useful if you’ll only ride a few times.

For families who come back every year there are family passes from seven days and for the season, but they require proof of residence or a family register. In practice, they’re aimed at locals.

Season passes, presale and where to buy

The adult season pass costs CHF 529, or CHF 484 in the presale from 1 November to 4 December 2026, available on the resort’s website, at the Liechtenstein Center in Vaduz from 14 November to 4 December and at the Täli ticket office from 23 November. A season or annual pass also gets you free travel on bus 21 and the ski buses throughout 2026-2027, plus 50 % off a day at Wildhaus and Grüsch-Danusa in Switzerland. Single-day passes are sold at the ticket office and online through Ticketcorner.

Paying without surprises

The ticket offices charge in francs, take euros at the resort’s own rate and give change in francs, and they accept cards. I’d pay by card and skip converting euros at the counter. If you’re not sure how money works in the country, I explain it in currency and payments. Remember, too, that the bus doesn’t take cash, so you’ll need a card anyway to ride up from Vaduz on bus 21. If you’re staying up top, have a look at the hotels in Malbun.