Where to Listen: the 4 Best Zurich Audio Tours

1.City Bus Tour with Audio Guide and Lake Cruise

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 1,195 reviews · 3.5 hours · from $57Our pick

Spend 3.5 hours seeing Zurich from two angles. An air-conditioned Gray Line bus covers Bahnhofstrasse, the old town, Zürichberg, Grossmünster, and more with audio in 11 languages, followed by a Lake Zurich cruise from Bürkliplatz. The cruise is scenic but has no guided commentary, and you may need to wait between the two parts.

“Everything is fine except for the lake cruise which is waste of time”

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2.Zurich City Tour with Audio Commentary

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 372 reviews · 2 hours (approx.) · from $44Best value

Ride Zurich’s reinvented trolley from Sihlquai Bus Terminal for about two hours. Hear GPS-linked commentary in 11 languages as you pass Bahnhofstrasse, Paradeplatz, the Old Town, university quarter, Zürichberg villas, Lake Zurich, and Fraumünster. Two 10-minute photo stops are included, but you do not enter the church.

“This is a great way to get to know the city in one day. You can enjoy the sights on your own time. Definitely a must.”

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3.City Top Attractions Tour by Bus with Audio Guide

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 282 reviews · 2 hours · from $44

Ride Gray Line Zurich’s air-conditioned Panorama bus from near Zurich HB. The two-hour loop covers Bahnhofstrasse, the lake, Old Town churches, the university quarter, Zürichberg, the National Museum, and Kunsthaus. Audio commentary comes in 11 languages, with Wi-Fi and a short photo stop included.

“No vale la pena Mejor hazlo cambiado Autobús con Vidiros polarizados y vinil que te impiden ver adecuadamente Conductor prepotente y grosero No hay puntos de interés relevantes por lo que te terminan llevando a las casas de los jubilados y a la universidad”

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4.Audio Guided City Tour and Train to “Top of Zurich”

★★★★★★★★★★4.2 · 65 reviews · 4 hours · from $54

See Zurich’s Bahnhofstrasse, old town, churches, lake, university quarter, and Zürichberg on a two-hour narrated bus tour in 11 languages. Then take the unescorted Uetlibergbahn to Zurich’s highest viewpoint, where a short walk leads to broad views over the city, lake, forests, hills, and Alps.

“Une façon idéale de faire une visite pour en voir le plus possible en peu de temps”

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