From Zurich: Lucerne & Mount Pilatus Day Tour
Zurich
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Activity
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Enjoy a bus trip through the countryside from Zurich to Lucerne. Take the cable car up Mount Pilatus, the funicular down to Alpnachstad and the boat back across Lake Lucerne.
Highlights
- Enjoy a beautiful ride through the countryside along Lake Lucerne
- Take a brief stop in Lucerne
- Scale Mount Pilatus on several cable cars and gondolas
- Relax on an idyllic 1-hour boat ride back to Lucerne
Description
Discover the beauty of Lucerne and Mt. Pilatus on a day trip from Zurich. Reach the summit via bus, cable car, boat, and cogwheel train. For the return journey, hop on a boat cruise across Lake Lucerne. Leave from Zurich Main Station in the morning and enjoy the bus ride through the countryside along the Lake of the Four Cantons to Lucerne. Continue to Kriens and take a panoramic gondola and cable car to the summit of Mount Pilatus (2128 m above sea level). Enjoy the breathtaking view of the Swiss Alpine landscape and the surrounding lakes. Then, ride on one of the steepest funiculars down to Alpnachstad. Afterward, relax on a tranquil boat trip across Lake Lucerne back to Lucerne. From there, get on a bus to Zurich.Includes
Bilingual guide Transportation in a comfortable bus Panoramic gondolas and aerial cable cars (from October 19 to November 27, 2026: ascent and descent by cogwheel train) Cogwheel train 1-hour boat cruise (until October 18, 2026) Lunch voucher (from October 19 to November 29, 2026, if autumn option is selected) Carbon-balanced operations certified by myclimateExcludes
Food and drinks Personal expensesImportant Information
- From October 19th to November 27th, 2025: the ascent and descent will be made by cogwheel train due to the revision of the cable car From November 28th - 29th, 2026: the ascent will be made by cable car, and the descent will be by cogwheel train From October 19th - November 29th, 2026, there will not be a boat ride so a lunch voucher will be included instead