Private day trip to Pilatus with Lake Lucerne from Zurich
Explore Mount Pilatus on a private day trip from Zurich featuring a boat ride, cogwheel railway, aerial cableway, and gondola. Your local guide will accompany you across lake and mountain.
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Tour stops
8 stops
Your local guide will pick you up from your hotel in Zurich.
Discover ZurichAfter crossing Lake Lucerne, you arrive in Alpnachstad and change to the cogwheel railway.
Discover Alpnach
At the top of Pilatus Kulm, take in views over Lucerne and the Alps from the viewing platforms.
Discover Pilatus
The Dragon Ride aerial cableway takes you down to the intermediate station at Fräkmüntegg.
Discover Fräkmüntegg
The panoramic gondola takes you from Fräkmüntegg down to the valley station in Kriens.
Discover Kriens
If you wish, your guide can take you through the Old Town, including Chapel Bridge and the Lion Monument.
Discover Lucerne
The tour ends with the return journey to your hotel in Zurich.
Discover Zurich
Highlights
- Take the boat across Lake Lucerne to Alpnachstad
- Ride the cogwheel railway from Alpnachstad up to Pilatus Kulm
- Enjoy the views of Lucerne and the Alps from Pilatus Kulm
- Take the Dragon Ride aerial cableway to Fräkmüntegg
- Continue floating in the panoramic gondola to Kriens
- Optionally visit Lucerne's old town with the Chapel Bridge and Lion Monument
Description
This private day trip takes you from Zurich to Pilatus and Lake Lucerne. Travel with your local guide to Lucerne and combine boat, cogwheel train, aerial cableway, and gondola for a diverse round trip.
On Lake Lucerne, you’ll travel first class to Alpnachstad. From there, the cogwheel train takes you through alpine meadows and rocky landscapes up to Pilatus Kulm. At the top, enjoy viewing platforms, short walks, and views of Lucerne and the Alps.
For the descent, use the Dragon Ride aerial cableway to Fräkmüntegg. Then continue by panoramic gondola to Kriens. Optionally, you can enhance the tour with a short guided walk through Lucerne’s old town.
Inclusions
Private guided Pilatus day tour
First-class boat trip on Lake Lucerne to Alpnachstad
Pilatus Priority Pass
Reservation for the cogwheel railway between Pilatus Kulm and Alpnachstad
Panorama gondola between Kriens and Fräkmüntegg
Dragon Ride aerial cableway between Fräkmüntegg and Pilatus Kulm
Pickup from and return to your hotel in Zurich
Visit to Lucerne's Old Town
Lunch
Meeting point
Dein Hotel in Zürich (bitte vereinbare den genauen Treffpunkt nach der Buchung mit dem Anbieter)
Zürich, Switzerland
Important information
- Bring along: ID card, sunglasses, and hat
Provider
Operated by
Hello Switzerland Tours
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