Mount Pilatus Summer Day Trip from Zurich

Mount Pilatus Summer Day Trip from Zurich

For a full day of alpine summer splendor, make for the mountains on this guided roundtrip from Zurich to central Switzerland's Mount Pilatus. Your full day guided tour includes a gondola and aerial cable car ride, the world's steepest cog-wheel railway and a cruise on Lake Lucerne.

Itinerary
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Stop At: Zürich, Bus Station, Ausstellungsstrasse 5, 8005 Zürich, Switzerland

Join the tour at the Sihlquai Coach Terminal, Zürich. Travel over Albis Pass and along the shores of Lake Lucerne until arriving in Lucerne.

Duration: 10 minutes

Pass By: Lake Lucerne, Lucerne Switzerland

Disembark for a highlight tour of the city of Lucerne, stopping for a scenic photo stop en route at Lake Lucerne.

Pass By: Lion Monument, Denkmalstrasse 4, Lucerne 6006 Switzerland

Alternatively, the photo stop might be at the Lion Monument.

Pass By: Chapel Bridge, Kapellbruecke, Lucerne 6003 Switzerland

From the bus, you'll see Chapel Bridge.

Pass By: Jesuit Church, Lucerne, Bahnhofstrasse 11A, 6003 Luzern, Switzerland

And you'll pass by Jesuit Church.

Stop At: Old Town Lucerne, Lucerne Switzerland

You will have approximately one hour at your leisure to stroll Lucerne's beautiful Old Town.

Duration: 50 minutes

Stop At: Mount Pilatus, PILATUS-BAHNEN AG Schlossweg 1 Kriens, Lucerne 6010 Switzerland

You'll then continue to Kriens and board a panoramic gondola and aerial cable car to the top of Mount Pilatus at 7000 feet (2132 meters). Enjoy an hour and a half at your leisure admiring breathtaking views over the surrounding mountains and lakes. Venture down the Dragon's Path and make the short hike to the summit before descending Mount Pilatus to Alpnachstad by cog-wheel railway. At a gradient of 48% it is the world's steepest!

Duration: 1 hour 50 minutes

Stop At: Lake Lucerne, Lucerne Switzerland

Your summer alpine adventures conclude with a picturesque boat ride across lovely Lake Lucerne before returning to Zurich where your tour ends.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Zürich, Bus Station, Ausstellungsstrasse 5, 8005 Zürich, Switzerland

After a enjoyable day, the guide will bring you back to Zürich.

The Golden Roundtrip (ascent by aerial cable car, descent by cogwheel train, return to Lucerne by boat) operates between early May and late October. Between late October and mid-November the aerial cable car is under maintenance. In this case you will travel up and down Mt. Pilatus by cogwheel train. The boat on Lake Lucerne operates from early May until late October - if you are traveling when the boat is no longer in operation you will return to Lucerne by train and receive a complimentary lunch instead.

Duration: 10 minutes