Rhine Falls Day Trips from Zurich

The Rhine Falls, Europe's largest waterfall at some 150 metres wide and 23 metres high, are 45 to 50 minutes from Zurich by train. We count 13 day trips to the falls from Zurich. Rhine Falls outings in this collection hold more than 4,311 reviews, with a mean score of 4.6 out of 5.

Lengths on the Rhine Falls trips we describe sit between 4 and 5 hours, with 4 hours the most frequent. Taking in the full Rhine Falls listing, times vary from 3 to 12 hours.

Guided Rhine Falls day with castle entry

A guided Rhine Falls day trip is a guided tour to the falls from Zurich. "Entry to Laufen Castle", one 5-hour trip notes, alongside entry to the falls; its highlights bring in farming villages and vineyards on the drive and the medieval history of Stein am Rhein, with English the language used. Its guests score it 4.6 out of 5.

Entry at Schloss Laufen comes with several Rhine Falls trips we feature. A 4-hour coach tour, fully guided in English or Spanish, covers admission at Laufen Castle and a ride on the panoramic lift for views over the falls. It is rated 4.7 of 5 by reviewers.

Small-group run to the viewing platforms

A small-group trip is a Rhine Falls day for a limited number of travellers. Air-conditioned transport and a driver guide carry one 4.5-hour trip to the falls, with access to the viewing platforms; an upgrade adds a cruise on the day. It holds 4.6 out of 5.

Private car for up to three guests

A private day trip to the Rhine Falls is booked for your group alone. One 4-hour option drives up to 3 guests by car from Zurich and back, with an entry ticket to the falls included and English as its language. Its highlights put the time spent on the experience at roughly 3 to 4 hours.

Rhine Falls with a Schaffhausen walk

A falls-and-town day combines the Rhine Falls with a guided walk in Schaffhausen. On one 5-hour day in English or Spanish, a local guide leads a walking tour of medieval Schaffhausen and free time is left for lunch; at the falls, its highlights offer a boat ride or a look from a platform.

Falls, Schloss Laufen and the exhibition

A combined-entry day bundles more than one sight at the Rhine Falls into a single outing. "Access to the exhibition", a 4-hour trip notes, sits with entry to Schloss Laufen and access to the falls, and guiding comes in English or Spanish.

Our Rhine Falls trips range from guided castle-entry days to small-group runs, a private car, a town walk and a combined-entry outing; entries, group size and guide languages tell them apart. Among the trips on this page, "From Zurich: Stein am Rhein and Rhine Falls" counts the most reviews, over 2,473, at 4.6 out of 5.

Table data is indicative and comes from the GuruWalk catalogue. Each activity's current details, including availability, are the ones shown on its listing when you book.

South bank platforms or the Neuhausen side

By Schloss Laufen, on the southern bank, viewing platforms reach out over the river and need a ticket. Across the river, the northern bank at Neuhausen is flatter and open to all. "Feel the roar of Europe's biggest waterfall at Schloss Laufen", as one guided day's highlights put it.

Boats on the Rhine Falls basin

From late March to October, boats cross the basin below the Rhine Falls, one of them to the rock in the middle. On one coach tour we describe, that boat ride is optional and listed for the summer. The town-walk day, for its part, includes a panoramic platform ticket from November to February.