Mt Pilatus and Lucerne Day Trip from Zurich With Lake Cruise

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

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.

•Admission Not Applicable

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.

50 minutes•Admission Not Applicable

Options

English

Spanish

Reviews

4.62

619 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

463

106

The entire tour was...
Terry V,
Jul 16, 2025
- Viator
5.00
The entire tour was amazing…the weather was perfect so we were able to experience all the sights going up and down the mountain and on the boat ride back to Lucerne. The bus ride was enjoyable and our guide was very knowledgeable.
Guide Gonzalo was great....
Beverly H,
Jul 14, 2025
- Viator
5.00
Guide Gonzalo was great. He was very knowledgeable. At the end of tour, he went out of his way to help with travel information . Mt Pilatus was beautiful. This was an amazing tour and we would highly recommend it. A highlight of our short stay in Switzerland.
From beginning to end,...
Vincent M,
Jul 12, 2025
- Viator
5.00
From beginning to end, this tour was great. Perfect balance, and our guide, Angela, was amazing. Very professional but also caring and helpful for her group. She even gave us recommendations for shops and restaurants afterwards.
Left Behind Without a Bat of an Eye
Thomas T,
Jul 11, 2025
- Viator
2.00
Cannot eat or drink anything on bus, any coffee must be thrown away. Bus was advertised as a 50 minute ride, took hour and a half. Got to Lucerne and was given 50 minutes to explore the city, but included a 10 minute walk to and from the bus to the center of the town. After getting to Mt Pilatus, was not communicated a meeting point and was left at the top along with other group members. Booked train home instead of the one hour water taxi and later bus back to Zurich that did not arrive until 9 pm, and was offered 0 compensation. Save your money and book this yourself for half the price and be able to enjoy this thoroughly.
Amazing experience....
Frederico C,
Jul 11, 2025
- Viator
5.00
Amazing experience. Everything super well thought and executed. Angela is one of the best for guides I've ever had. Very professional, thoughtful, knows how to tell the same story (I imagine she repeats that a lot) in a very entertaining way. Every part of the tour was gorgeous: the drive through the little villages in the countryside, Lucerne, the mountain and the lake. Fantastic. Each part is quite quick, so I recommend you do some research to make the best out of each. We weren't sure if the food up on the mountain would be good, but we had a very good sausage "Pilatus dog" with fries from the kiosk between the main entrance and that big restaurant that was surprisingly good. Although this trip is not cheap, I recommend it a lot. It would be an experience hard to do by one self, if you count the first trip around the villages plus the many interesting stories Angela told. Congrats!