Mt Pilatus and Lucerne Day Trip from Zurich With Lake Cruise
Overview
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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
What To Expect
Zurich
Start your tour at the Sihlquai Bus Station in Zurich. Set off for an exciting day traveling through picturesque landscapes and along the shores of Lake Lucerne to the enchanting city of Lucerne.
Luzern Altstadt
Once arriving in Lucerne, enjoy a brief orientation drive, where your guide points out the main attractions of this charming town like the Chapel Bridge, the Town Hall, the Jesuit Church and the Culture and Convention Centre (KKL). Enjoy the following time at leisure to stroll through Lucerne's beautiful Old Town.
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Reviews
631 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
It was a fantastic day,...
john c,
Aug 3, 2025
- Viator
5.00It was a fantastic day, Weather it was perfect and the gondolas up to the top of the mountain were amazing
Best of Switzerland full day tour
Lorna K,
Aug 2, 2025
- Viator
5.00Well organized and good directions given. The guide was very friendly and Knowledgeable. Good amount of free time to explore at our stops
2 seperate tours on 1 bus. Very inefficiant use of time.
Andrew Z,
Jul 23, 2025
- Viator
3.00This would have been great but for two things: 1. The bus had two seperate tours on the same bus so we had to go out of our way to drop off 4 people and then backtrack. This took about 80 minutes to do this. 2. They only give you 1 hour in Lucerne, but the bus parks far away from the bridge/old town. It takes about 20 minutes to walk there and 20 minutes back and they ask you to be back early. So you really only have about 10-15 minutes of actual time in Lucerne. This further baffles me because the lake cruise later on drops you off directly at the bridge/old town in Lucerne but they immediatly make you return to the bus. They could easily cut out 40 minutes of walking and you would have closer to 2.5 hours in Lucerne if they moved it to after the cruise. I suspect they do it this way so the bus has time to return and pick up the other tour. If they fixed these 2 things it would be 5 stars. It's just not worth wasting 3 hours of your day so they can run 2 tours on 1 bus. Tour guide was great.
This tour was amazing....
Karrie J,
Jul 22, 2025
- Viator
5.00This tour was amazing. The views from Mt Pilatus are incredible; pictures really can’t capture it. Andrea was a great guide who was very knowledgeable and did an excellent job keeping the group together and accounted for. She was very clear and explicit about times and meeting points which made transfers simple. We had wonderful weather to start and then a storm rolled in while we were on the mountain. I would highly recommend bringing a jacket as it was cold up there; I was glad to have packed one without really knowing what the temperature would be like. Would absolutely do this tour again!
Great day trip to Lucerne
Kim,
Jul 20, 2025
- Viator
5.00Great experience and terrific location! The guide was knowledgeable and clear but not overbearing. Would go again.
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