Top Zurich How to Get Around in 2026

Three countries, three Christmas markets, one private day from Zurich. Your English-speaking driver picks you up at your Zurich hotel in a private Mercedes: no trains, no connections, no group to follow. First stop is Basel, Switzerland: wooden chalets on Barfüsserplatz and Münsterplatz, the view over the Rhine behind Basel Minster and traditional Läckerli biscuits. Then cross into France to Colmar, the jewel of Alsace, with half-timbered houses, canals, Little Venice and several markets across the old town. Taste bredele biscuits, gingerbread and hot spiced wine. Finally cross the Rhine into Germany to Baden-Baden, where the market sits in front of the grand Kurhaus on the edge of the Black Forest. Stay as the lights come on, then relax on the drive back to your hotel in Zurich. Fuel, tolls and parking are included. Weekdays are calmer at the markets.