Mount Titlis Day Tours from Zurich
Mount Titlis rises to 3,238 m above Engelberg, about 90 minutes from Zurich. Tours ride the Rotair revolving cable car to the glacier, and most stop in Lucerne on the way.
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Day Trips from Zurich
Most day trips from Zurich head into the Swiss Alps, to Mount Titlis, Interlaken or the Jungfraujoch, often via Lucerne. The Rhine Falls lie under an hour north of the city.
Day Trips from Zurich to Jungfraujoch
The Jungfraujoch station sits at 3,454 m, the highest in Europe. From Zurich it is a long day: about 2 hours to Interlaken, then the Eiger Express or the cogwheel train up.
Day Trips from Zurich to Liechtenstein
Vaduz, Liechtenstein's capital, is about 1 hour 15 minutes east of Zurich by road. The coach tour adds Heidi's village of Maienfeld and Rapperswil; a private tour goes on to Lindau.
Interlaken Tours from Zurich
Interlaken sits between Lake Thun and Lake Brienz, about 2 hours from Zurich. Tours give free time in town or go on to Grindelwald, Lauterbrunnen and the Harder Kulm.
Day Trips from Zurich to Lucerne
Lucerne is under an hour from Zurich by coach or train. Tours walk the Old Town and the Chapel Bridge, and many add a lake cruise or Mount Pilatus, Rigi or Titlis.
Rhine Falls Day Trips from Zurich
The Rhine Falls, 150 m wide, are about 50 minutes north of Zurich near Schaffhausen. Tours view them from Laufen Castle or by boat; full days add the old town of Stein am Rhein.
Day Trips from Zurich to Grindelwald
Grindelwald lies at the foot of the Eiger North Face, about 2.5 hours from Zurich. Many tours ride the First gondola to the Cliff Walk, and most also stop in Interlaken.
Bern, the Swiss capital, has a UNESCO-listed old town about 1 hour 15 minutes from Zurich. Both tours drive through the Emmental for its cheese dairy and Kambly biscuits.
Mount Pilatus rises above Lucerne to 2,128 m. The Golden Round Trip goes up by boat and the world's steepest cogwheel railway and comes down by cable car to Kriens.
Appenzell, in eastern Switzerland, is about 1.5 hours from Zurich. Tours visit the Appenzeller show dairy, the Chocolarium in Flawil, St. Gallen or the Hoher Kasten summit.
Rapperswil's castle stands on Lake Zurich, 40 minutes from the city, and Einsiedeln Abbey is a Benedictine monastery in the hills above. Two tours add cheese and chocolate tastings.
Tours of 2 to 7 days from Zurich with hotel nights: the Jungfraujoch and Grindelwald, Mount Titlis and Pilatus, the Glacier Express to Zermatt, or a loop via Bern to Geneva.
Two train days out of Zurich: the Glacier Express over the Oberalp Pass to Andermatt, back via Lucerne, or Zermatt and the Gornergrat railway, facing the Matterhorn.
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