Zurich Old Town Walking Tour

The most popular tour through Zurich´s historic old town offers fascinating insights into the city´s colorful history.
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With its unique mixture of history, culture and impressive architecture Zurich’s Old Town is an alluring place.

This approximately two-hour tour leads through picturesque alleyways, past historic buildings and offers a fascinating insight into the development of the city.

Starting at Zurich Main Station, crossing the famous Bahnhofstrasse, continuing up to Lindenhof and down to the Grossmünster church – each site tells its own story. Exciting anecdotes about the pioneer Alfred Escher, the Romans in Zurich or the Reformation era make the tour a unique experience.

The city tour brings to life Zurich’s past with all its highlights. Perfect for all those who want to discover the city’s history from a new perspective.

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 answers to the most frequently asked questions about the city tours organized by Zürich Tourism. 

Languages

Public Tour
English, German
Private Tour
Chinese, Portuguese, Italian, German, Lithuanian, English, French, Hungarian, Russian, Spanish, Hindi

Price

Price AdultCHF 25.00
Price Adult with Zürich CardCHF 12.50
Price Child (6 - 15 Years)CHF 12.50
Price Child (6 - 15 Years) with Zürich CardCHF 6.25
Price for Private TourCHF 320.00
Subcharge per Additional Hour (Private Tour)CHF 70.00

For school classes of public schools (primary and secondary) we offer a reduction of 10%. Please contact us via the contact form for more information.

Time and Duration

Available on the Following Days

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  • Fr
  • Sa
  • Su
Start Time

Public Tour: November 2024 - March 2025

  • 11am German English (bilingual): Monday, Wednesday, Sunday
  • 11am German: Saturday
  • 1pm English: Saturday
Public guided tour: April - October 2025
  • 11 a.m. German: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
  • 11 am English: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday
  • 5 pm English: Friday
  • 1 pm English: Saturday
Duration

Public tour: 2h

Private tour: 2h (The tour can be extended for an additional fee)

Number of Participantsmax. 20 persons

Additional Information

Meeting point: In front of the Tourist Information at the main train station

Contact & Starting Point

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Tourist Information
Im Hauptbahnhof
8001  Zürich