From Zurich: Lucerne & Mount Pilatus Day Tour

About This Experience

A full-day tour from Zurich to Lucerne and Mount Pilatus (2,132 m), riding the world's steepest cogwheel railway and the panoramic gondola on the classic golden round trip.

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

What's Included

• ✓ 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 myclimate

Not Included

• Food and drinks
• Personal expenses

Good to Know

• 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

Meeting Point

Your tour departs from Zurich Sihlquai Bus Station near Zurich HB (main train station). Follow track 18 (last track on street level) until the road turns right. Follow the road for 50 meters and find the Zurich Sihlquai Bus Station across from Starbucks. Please arrive 15 minutes before departure to check in at the counter of “Best of Switzerland Tours.” Please ensure you bring a valid ID and have the QR code on your printed or digital voucher ready for scanning.