Mt Pilatus and Lucerne Day Trip from Zurich With Lake Cruise

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Overview

Available languages

English

Spanish

9 hours 30 minutes

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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 cogwheel railway and a cruise on Lake Lucerne.

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

20.10.-07.11.2025: Ascent and descent by cogwheel train, no boat ride but lunch voucher included

08.11.-14.11.2025: Ascent by cable car, descent by cogwheel train, no boat ride but lunch voucher included

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

1-hour boat ride on Lake Lucerne (until 19.10.2025)

Fully guided tour by professional multilingual guide as per description

Panoramic gondola and aerial cable car "Dragon Ride" (except from 20.10. - 07.11.2025)

Lunch voucher up to 20 CHF (from 20.10.2025 - 14.11.2025)

Transportation in comfortable coach with AC

Steepest cogwheel train in the world (from 12.05.2025 onwards)

Carbon-balanced operations certified by myclimate

Gratuities

Hotel pick-up and drop off

Food and drinks, unless specified

Personal expenses

Options

English

Spanish

Reviews

4.61

589 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

435

106

Pilatus Adventure
ssiiams05,
Jun 2, 2025
- Viator
5.00
Vladimir was our tour guide and was very friendly, informative and easy to understand. The drive to Lucerne was beautiful as we took the country ride there. Once in Lucerne we were dropped off farther then we would have liked as it cut into our time in the city. I would suggest at least 45 more minutes in Lucerne to compensate for the walk to the bus. The time at Pilatus was plenty. The tram ride up was amazing and the train down awesome! The boat ride on the lake was very relaxing and a good way to end the day. Thank you for a fun day!!
Excellent Tour! Highly Recommend.
Margaret H,
Jun 2, 2025
- Viator
5.00
This is one of the best experiences I have ever had on a tour. Getting to see Lucerne and Mt. Pilatus from multiple different views and transportation methods was absolutely incredible! Our tour guide Andrea was extremely knowledgeable in giving us recommendations and in the history and culture of Switzerland. She was fun, energetic, and made a point to talk to the guests personally. We really enjoyed this experience and would highly recommend it.
Great experience no...
Colleen G,
May 26, 2025
- Viator
5.00
Great experience no matter what your athletic level is. The company the ran the event had it down to a tee.
I want to do it again!...
Suji B,
May 26, 2025
- Viator
5.00
I want to do it again! Absolutely loved it! Lucerne, what a beautiful place and gondola and cog wheel ride to Mt. Pilatus was unforgettable!
Worth every penny
delfina b,
May 20, 2025
- Viator
5.00
We were allowed time to walk around beautiful Lucerne but I could have used a little more time at Lucerne. We climbed Mt Pilatus by cable car, tram, etc. The view up there is spectacular! Enough time to soak in the view from the top. Katrin, our tour guide, gave useful info about the places we went to. The Lucern lake cruise was relaxing with stunning views. Well worth it.