Choose Zurich tours by the kind of day you want
Zurich tours range from an audio-guided city ride to a full day in the mountains. Begin with the amount of time you want to spend travelling, then compare the actual transport and visits included. A city ride, a ferry crossing and a mountain cable car create different days even when all start in Zurich. Keep a separate city day if walking through the old town is your main interest.
The old town is accessible on foot from Zürich HB, with Niederdorf on the right bank of the Limmat. For a guided route through the historic centre, use the old-town walks. For hotel pickup and a dedicated guide, the private tour comparison explains the city options. The experiences here help you compare broader sightseeing and excursion formats.
Zurich tours
Choose the trolley for city sightseeing or the ferry combination for a guided old town walk. The Rhine Falls trip adds castle entry and a walk in Stein am Rhein.
Hand-picked tours, booked through GetYourGuide and Viator. Prices are indicative starting prices in Swiss francs (as of October 2026). Tap a tour for live availability and the current price in your currency.
Titlis summit excursion
- Guided tour
- Transportation in a comfortable bus
Cable cars reach the summit; Ice Flyer, Cliff Walk and Glacier Cave depend on weather.
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Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen from Zurich
- Comfortable round-trip transportation
- Professional tour guide
- Complimentary Wi-Fi on board
Free time includes four hours in Grindelwald; entrance tickets cost extra.
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Interlaken and Alpine villages
- Fully guided tour
- Transportation in a comfortable coach
- Visit to Interlaken
The guided itinerary also visits Lauterbrunnen and Grindelwald.
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Rhine Falls and Stein am Rhein
- Entry to the Rhine Falls
- Entry to Laufen Castle
- Guided walk through Stein am Rhein
The optional boat ride from April to October costs extra and depends on availability.
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Zurich sightseeing with lake ferry
- Guided walk of Zurich’s Old Town
- Scenic ferry crossing on Lake Zurich
- Transportation in comfortable coach with AC
The Felsenegg cable car is replaced by the Dolder cogwheel train during maintenance.
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Zurich trolley sightseeing
- Wifi on board
- Audio guided commentary with 11 languages
- Transport by reinvented Trolley
Check in at the counter at the bus terminal.
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Compare audio-guided city transport, a coach and ferry combination, village excursions and a mountain day with their included journeys.
City sightseeing and bus travel
The two-hour trolley city ride starts at Sihlquai Bus Terminal. It includes transport in a trolley vehicle, onboard Wi-Fi and audio commentary in eleven languages. This suits visitors who want a city introduction with recorded commentary rather than a dedicated walking guide. Let the transport format drive your choice: book a walking experience if time in lanes and squares matters more than covering a wider city circuit.
The four-and-a-half-hour coach, ferry and cable-car combination also begins at Sihlquai. It includes a guided old-town walk, a professional multilingual guide in English and Spanish, air-conditioned coach transport, a scenic ferry crossing on Lake Zurich and the Felsenegg aerial cable car. During maintenance, the Dolder cogwheel train replaces that cable-car element. The ferry is a crossing, so choose the lake guide if a round-trip boat journey is your priority.
Compare excursion structure before choosing a destination
Two twelve-hour formats visit Interlaken, Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen. The free-time version includes return transport from Zurich, a professional guide, Wi-Fi and a bottle of water. It allocates one hour in Interlaken, four in Grindelwald and one in Lauterbrunnen. Meals, entrance tickets and optional activities cost extra. The guided coach version includes the three village visits, coach transport and a multilingual guide, with food and optional activities extra.
The key choice is how you want to spend the time at your destination. Free-time blocks suit travellers who want to choose their own lunch or explore independently once there. A guided outing suits those who prefer the visits joined into one organised programme. The day-trip guide compares the wider range of destinations and explains individual rail journeys alongside organised transport. Keep your remaining Zurich plans on a separate day rather than attaching fixed museum appointments to a full-day return.
Engelberg and Titlis
Engelberg and Titlis is the mountain choice among these formats. The ten-hour excursion includes bus transport, a multilingual guide and cable cars to the summit. Ice Flyer, Cliff Walk and the glacier cave depend on weather. Food and personal expenses are extra.
The Rotair cable car is closed from 17 August to 11 December 2026, with the non-revolving Titlis Connect as replacement. Select this outing for the mountain setting and included transport, while keeping weather-dependent features flexible. Its duration describes the whole excursion, rather than time spent at the summit.
Rhine Falls and Stein am Rhein
The five-hour excursion combines the Rhine Falls with Stein am Rhein. It starts at Sihlquai Bus Station, Limmatstrasse 2, and includes air-conditioned bus transport, a multilingual guide, admission to the Rhine Falls and Laufen Castle, plus a guided walk through Stein am Rhein.
The boat ride is an optional extra offered from April to October, subject to availability. Meals are extra too. This combination fits a shorter excursion day than the twelve-hour village formats, while still taking you beyond Zurich. For city-based alternatives after comparing the journeys, return to the sights overview.
Tour planning questions
Where do city rides and excursions start?
Several experiences use Sihlquai Bus Station near HB. Use the meeting point for your selected experience; hotel pickup belongs only to products that include it.
Is the ferry combination a lake cruise?
It includes a scenic ferry crossing, together with a guided walk, coach transport and the cable-car element. For a round-trip lake focus, compare the lake journeys separately.
Are meals included in the village excursions?
The two village outings described here exclude food. Allow a separate budget for meals and the optional activities you choose during free time.