Interactive Map of Zurich
Explore the top neighbourhoods and excursions around Zurich. Click any marker to learn more.
Zurich neighbourhoods
Zurich Zurich guide: Niederdorf and the old town, Grossmünster's Chagall windows, Bahnhofstrasse, Zurich West, lake swimming and the Uetliberg viewpoint. Rapperswil Rapperswil's castle, rose gardens and Europe's longest wooden footbridge, a half-day trip across Lake Zurich by boat or train. Winterthur: a museum city 25 minutes from Zurich Winterthur is 20 to 25 minutes from Zurich by train: the Technorama science museum, Oscar Reinhart's art collections and a pedestrian old town centre.
Day trips & excursions
Engelberg and Mount Titlis Mount Titlis at 3,020m: revolving cable car, ice cave, Cliff Walk and year-round snow, plus Engelberg's abbey village. Prices, times, tips for 2026. Grindelwald and the Jungfraujoch Grindelwald guide: the Eiger north face, First Cliff Walk, Bachalpsee, the Eiger Express gondola and the train up to the Jungfraujoch. Interlaken Interlaken links Lake Thun and Lake Brienz and serves as the gateway to the Jungfrau region, with honest prices and train times below. Lucerne Lucerne's old town, Lion Monument and transport museum, plus how to use it as a base for Rigi, Pilatus and the lake boats. Rhine Falls Europe's biggest waterfall by volume: viewing platforms, boat trips to the rock, Schaffhausen's old town and Munot fortress, all under an hour from Zurich. Appenzell and the Säntis Painted houses in Appenzell village, the cliffside Aescher inn on Ebenalp, and the Säntis cable car to 2,502m — a full day trip from Zurich. Basel Basel's three major art museums, red-sandstone old town and Rhine ferries, plus how to see it on a day trip from Zurich or stay overnight. Bern: Switzerland's arcaded capital as a day trip from Zurich Bern's UNESCO old town, six kilometres of arcades, the Zytglogge, Bear Pit and swimming in the turquoise Aare — an honest day trip guide from Zurich. Black Forest day trip from Zurich: Freiburg, Titisee and Triberg A cross-border day trip from Zurich to Freiburg's Bächle, Titisee, Triberg's cuckoo clocks and Black Forest gorges, with real train times and costs. Lake Brienz Lake Brienz's turquoise water, the Giessbach funicular, Iseltwald, Ballenberg museum and the Brienzer Rothorn steam train, with prices and train times Lake Constance: Constance, Mainau, Meersburg, Lindau and Bregenz Zurich to Lake Constance by train: costs in CHF and EUR, and how to combine Constance, Mainau, Meersburg, Lindau, Bregenz and Romanshorn. Lake Lucerne by boat Boat trips on Lake Lucerne: Weggis, Vitznau, Brunnen, the Rütli meadow, the Bürgenstock lift and Stanserhorn, with real fares and timings. Lake Thun Lake Thun's three castles, the Sigriswil panoramic bridge and St Beatus Caves, with real 2026 prices, train times and boat schedules from Zurich. Lauterbrunnen Lauterbrunnen: 72 waterfalls, underground Trümmelbach falls, and the valley base for Wengen, Mürren and the Schilthorn. Liechtenstein Liechtenstein as a Zurich day trip: Vaduz Castle, art museums, a souvenir passport stamp, vineyard trails, and Malbun's winter slopes. Lugano: Ticino's lake city Lugano's lake promenade, Monte Brè, San Salvatore, Gandria, Morcote and Swissminiatur: an honest guide to Ticino's palm-lined lake city. Mount Rigi Mount Rigi from Zurich: cogwheel trains via Vitznau or Arth-Goldau, thermal baths at Rigi Kaltbad, and views over thirteen lakes. Mürren & Schilthorn How to reach car-free Mürren, ride the Schilthorn cable car to Piz Gloria, and what the revolving restaurant and Thrill Walk actually cost. Zermatt: the Matterhorn up close Zermatt from Zurich: train times, Gornergrat and Matterhorn Glacier Paradise costs, the Five Lakes trail, and whether a day trip is realistic. Aargau and Solothurn: Switzerland's quiet plateau Baroque Solothurn, painted-eaves Aarau, two modest castles and Baden's thermal baths - an honest day-trip guide from Zurich. Adelboden and Kandersteg Oeschinensee, Blausee and Adelboden's ski slopes from Zurich: train times, prices in CHF and when the lifts shut for maintenance. Bellinzona: three Unesco castles and a Saturday market How to see Castelgrande, Montebello and Sasso Corbaro plus Bellinzona's Saturday market on a day trip from Zurich, with prices and train times. Chur: Switzerland's oldest town and gateway to the Grisons Switzerland's oldest town and start of the Bernina and Glacier Express, with old-town sights, prices and a plan for a day trip from Zurich. Davos and Klosters Davos and Klosters from Zurich: Parsenn and Jakobshorn skiing, the summer lake, and how Arosa and Lenzerheide fit into a Grisons trip. Gruyères Medieval Gruyères, a cheese dairy and Maison Cailler chocolate factory in one day from Zurich. Trains, prices in CHF and a realistic schedule. Gstaad Gstaad's car-free promenade, Glacier 3000's Peak Walk and real prices for one of Switzerland's most expensive resort towns. Heidiland & Walensee: Heidi's village, gorges and a lake with no road Heidi's village at Maienfeld, the Tamina Gorge, Bad Ragaz thermal baths and boat-only Quinten on the Walensee, from Zurich. Lausanne Lausanne from Zurich: cathedral, Olympic Museum, Ouchy's lakefront, Switzerland's steepest metro and Aquatis aquarium, with real prices. Locarno & Ascona Piazza Grande, Madonna del Sasso, Cardada and the Verzasca valley: an honest guide to Locarno and Ascona on Lake Maggiore, reachable from Zurich by train. Montreux and Vevey: the Lake Geneva riviera from Zurich Montreux and Vevey from Zurich: Château de Chillon, the Lavaux vineyard terraces, Chaplin's World and Rochers-de-Naye, with real prices and train times. Neuchâtel: lake, old town and the Creux du Van from Zurich Neuchâtel from Zurich: lake cruises, a sandstone old town, the Creux du Van gorge, Val-de-Travers absinthe country and Jura watchmaking heritage. Saas-Fee Saas-Fee: a car-free Alpine village with 13 four-thousanders, the Metro Alpin funicular to 3,500m, and Europe's highest revolving restaurant. Schwyz and Einsiedeln: the birthplace of Switzerland Schwyz's federal history, Einsiedeln's Baroque abbey and Black Madonna, and the world's steepest funicular up the Stoos — a day trip guide from Zurich. St. Gallen St. Gallen's baroque UNESCO abbey library, cathedral, textile quarter and red Stadtlounge, plus honest prices and times from Zurich. St. Moritz and the Engadine St. Moritz, the Engadine lakes and the Bernina line from Zurich: train times, glacier views, painted villages and when the lifts actually run. Stein am Rhein: a painted medieval town on the Rhine Stein am Rhein's painted façades, Hohenklingen Castle and the Rhine make an easy half-day trip from Zurich, often paired with the Rhine Falls. Valais beyond Zermatt: Sion, Martigny, vineyards and Verbier Sion's two hilltop castles, Martigny's Roman ruins, terraced vineyards and bisses trails, plus Verbier and Crans-Montana beyond Zermatt's shadow. Wengen Wengen is a car-free village above Lauterbrunnen, the Lauberhorn finish line, and a direct rail link to Kleine Scheidegg and the Jungfraujoch. Zug: colourful old town by the lake Zug is 25 minutes from Zurich by train: a lakeside old town, the Zytturm clock tower, Zuger Kirschtorte and the Zugerberg above the rooftops.