Andrew Nash
Vienna Transport Strategies

Vienna, Austria



Rainbow over Zürich
(2002)

 Rainbow over Zürich (2002)

Zürich Pages Home

Zürich's Mountains and Day Trips by Andrew Nash

This page presents a series of tours to mountains in Zürich and day trips that you can take from Zürich:

Zürichberg

Zurichberg in snow (March 2006)

The Zürichberg (translation: Zürich Mountain) is the mountain located on the east side of the city.

The Zürich Zoo is located on the Zürichberg. You can reach the Zoo by taking the #5 or #6 Tram to the end.

You can also take the Dolderbahn, an inclined railway from the Römerhof to the top of the Zürichberg. The last stop (Bergstation, which means mountain station) is a short walk from the Zürichberg Park, where one can hike or bike the trails for hours. The last stop is also directly across from the Grand Hotel Dolder, a classic five star (plus) hotel with a killer view over the city. It was recently remodeled by Sir Norman Foster. Go in and have a coffee if you would like to enjoy the experience and view.

Return to top.

Uetliberg

The Uetliberg is located on the west side of the city. You can reach the top of the Uetliberg by taking the S-Bahn line #10 from the Hauptbahnhof or by taking the #13 Tram to Albisgutli and walking up a trail to the top. (It's a long uphill walk, strenuous at times—better to walk down!)

At the top of the Uetliberg, there is a restaurant, observation tower, and a set of trails for hiking in all directions. One interesting hike is south along the top of the ridge to a cable car from Felsenegg to Adliswil, where you can take the S-Bahn #4 back to the Hauptbahnhof. (Note that the top of the Uetliberg is not in the same transit zone as the city of Zürich, so you need to purchase a several-zone ticket to ride.) The Zürich Tourist Service offers train fondue trips up the Uetliberg, but not very frequently (they will arrange one for a group).

Return to top.

Zürich to Alsace via Public Transport

It's possible to take the train from Zurich to Alsace (France) in about two-hours. That means if you leave early in the morning you can make a day trip there and back ... although you should stay overnight, Alsace is great! I describe this on my blog.

Updated: 5 February 2009