Chapel Bridge (Kapellbrucke) Tours and Tickets

There are plenty of ways to experience the Chapel Bridge. Looking at ratings and reviews previously given by customers, these are the best tours available right now:

• Lucerne Walking & Boat Tour: The Best Swiss Experience

• Official Guided City Tour of Lucerne

• Lucerne CH Experience: Cheese, Chocolate, Chapel Bridge & Château

• City Tour Plus Lucerne by E–Tuk-Tuk

• Exclusive Private Lucerne Walking Tour With Local Guide 3 Hours

It’s free to stroll across this historic covered bridge and admire its painted panels, but most visitors stop here on a walking tour that covers Lucerne’s highlights. Guided tours start at around US$33 and also include the Old Town and Jesuit Church; some options pair a walking itinerary with a boat tour. Self-guided audio tours also touch on the bridge’s history and start at US$6.

Yes, the Chapel Bridge is Europe's oldest covered wooden bridge and still boasts many of its original 17th-century painted interior panels. A city highlight, the bridge is one of the most visited attractions in the Old Town. Visit with a guide on a walking tour to learn more about its history, along with insights into the town's history and architecture as a whole. Most itineraries cover the headliners in just a few hours—a great way to optimize your visit and leave plenty of time for a boat tour on the lake or a jaunt up one of the nearby peaks.

Per one customer who booked the Lucerne Walking & Boat Tour: The Best Swiss Experience, "The walking and boat tour of Lucerne was outstanding! Our guide, Laslo, was knowledgeable and helped make the tour fun as well as informative. We would recommend both the walking and boat tour to anyone seeking to get a good understanding of the city."

The Chapel Bridge (Kapellbrucke) is among the oldest covered bridges in Europe. It was built in 1367 and has undergone some changes over the centuries. The interiors were painted with scenes from the 17th century, and all but 25 were subsequently damaged in a 1993 fire.

No, there is no admission fee to walk across the Chapel Bridge. It’s a functional bridge that connects one side of the Reuss River—which flows into Lake Lucerne—with the other, and plenty of pedestrians, including commuters and vacationers, use it daily.

The Chapel Bridge is accessible 24 hours a day, but it can get crowded during the day, especially on weekends and during the summer, when the area is crowded with tourists. To avoid the tourist and commuter crowds, come early in the morning on a weekend.

Yes, there are guided tours that take you across the Chapel Bridge, including most walking tours of Zurich. Going with a guide is a great idea if you want to learn about the bridge’s history. Boat tours on Lake Lucerne are ideal for travelers looking to take unobstructed photos of the bridge.

Yes, there are plenty of attractions near the Chapel Bridge, and most of the city’s most popular sights are within walking distance. These include the Lucerne Jesuit Church (Jesuitenkirche Luzern) on the southern side of town and the Lion Monument (Löwendenkmal) northeast of the bridge.

There are tons of things to do when you're done visiting the Chapel Bridge. According to travelers, these are some of the top attractions in Lucerne:

• Lion Monument

• Lucerne Jesuit Church

• Hofkirche

• Swiss Museum of Transport

• Mt. Stanserhorn CabriO Cable Car

View Viator's guide to all the best attractions in Lucerne.