Lucerne Day Trip from Zurich Including Lake Lucerne Cruise
Overview
Available languages
9 hours 30 minutes
Mobile ticket
Spend a day in the pretty city of Lucerne on a day trip from Zurich, enjoying a short introduction of the city, Lake Lucerne cruise and plenty of free time. After traveling south through the panoramic landscapes, learn all about Lucerne on a short introduction of the city while driving into the city. Then, spend roughly six hours at leisure, seeing the city as you please. The day trip includes a ticket for a cruise on Lake Lucerne, so hop aboard to enjoy the lakeside scenery and onboard commentary with an audio guide app.
Additional Info
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Specialized infant seats are available
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Audio guides during the yacht cruise available in: English / French / German / Italian / Spanish / Russian / Arabic / Hindi / Japanese / Chinese / Korean
The tour is accompanied from Zurich to Lucerne and from Lucerne to Zurich. For the individual stay in Lucerne and the yacht cruise, tickets and a written itinerary are provided.
Please note that some shops in Lucerne are closed on Sundays.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
"Best of Lucerne" audio guide (available for download on your own device)
Partly guided tour by professional multilingual guide as per description
Transportation by air-conditioned coach
1-hour yacht cruise cruise with audio commentary (audio guide app to be installed on own device)
Carbon-balanced operations certified by myclimate
Gratuities
Food and drinks
Hotel pick-up and drop-off
Personal expenses
What To Expect
Zurich
Start your day with a pickup from Sihlquai Bus Station in the center of Zurich. Enjoy the coach ride through the gorgeous Swiss countryside, and along the shores of Lake Lucerne to Lucerne.
Luzern Altstadt
Enjoy a brief orientation drive, where your guide points out the main attractions of this charming town like the famous Chapel Bridge, the Town Hall, the Jesuit Church and the Culture and Convention Centre (KKL). Explore this unique city on your own during the following six hours of leisure time.
Options
Spanish
English
Reviews
58 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Good transportation and guides
scott b,
Sep 13, 2025
- Viator
4.00Lots of “on your own time” in Lucerne. We had over 6 hrs to explore. The coach ride was well narrated into town and the lake cruise was beautiful on a comfortable quiet boat.
Wonderful cruise and great tour!
Laura C,
Sep 3, 2025
- Viator
5.00Our bus ride was comfortable and informative, and our guide was so helpful and kind. The cruise on Lake Lucerne was absolutely stunning, and you still have plenty of free time during the day to explore the city, eat lunch and do some shopping on your own time. The guide also gave us a map with all the major attractions in the city which was convenient and easy to follow. Overall a wonderful tour and would definitely recommend.
Lucerne in a day
Maureen D,
Aug 25, 2025
- Viator
4.00It’s worth doing as they travel the back roads to Lucerne. Had a great guide. We enjoyed wondering round the city. Took a cruise on the lake. Went to the Lion monument.enjoyed the KKL ( culture center)Lucerne really needs more than a day to really enjoy it.
Do Lucerne yourself
Michael G,
Aug 11, 2025
- Viator
2.00We did the Lake Lucerne cruise and visit. It was among our least favorite excursions, mostly due to the fact that we felt trapped in Lucerne like a rudderless ship. We were provided a rudimentary map and sent forth on our own. No information about sites to see and as a result, we simply went from church to church and wandered aimlessly up and down curt streets. We felt trapped in that we had to wait for the bus to return from the mountains and unless we wanted to spend the extra money to train back to Zürich, there was little to do. No wife available except at specific areas and all instructions were in Swiss German. We got on the shphyr boat for a circular one hour cruise. The viator app noted we had to download an app which we were unable to do and as it turned out, there were headsets available but nobody informed us that this was the proper route. The bus from the mountains was about 20-30 minutes late headed home. If all you are wanting to do is Visit Lucerne, save the fees and take the train yourself. Otherwise folks that visited the mountains seems to have a better time than us.
Nice day in Lucerne
JohnHernandez,
Aug 4, 2025
- Viator
5.00Tour was exactly what we expected so it was great. The lake cruise was nice and glad we took it. Lucerne is very nice and I feel like we spent a good amount of time there.
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