Uetliberg Tours and Tickets

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

• Full-Day Private Zurich Sightseeing Tour and Chocolate Tasting

• Private Day Tour Lindt Home of Chocolate and FIFA Museum Zurich

• Zurich Panoramic Adventure: Cogwheel Train, Funicular & Boat Tour

There’s no fee to visit the Uetliberg, but you’ll need to budget for your transportation and figure out how to get there. Tours that visit the mountain range in price depending on what they include, with many costing between US$330 and US$370 for a full-day excursion. These tours typically include transportation and other activities.

There are quite a few trails on and around the Uetliberg. The Lantern Path (Alter Uetlibergweg) is a steep trail that climbs to the top of the mountain, while the Planet Trail offers a different view of Earth, dotted with information panels about the solar system.

The Uetliberg is a year-round attraction, with its warm weather and hiking in the summer, and its snowy scenery—with the chance to go tobogganing—in the winter. November is a particularly popular month for a visit, when fog rolls in around the area, creating an atmospheric feeling of being in the clouds at the summit.

Yes, there are restaurants at the Uetliberg. These include the Teehüsli, a teahouse that looks out over the Fallätsche hiking area and serves food cooked in a wood stove. There’s also Uto Kulm, a hotel and restaurant with views over Zurich and all sorts of special events.

The easiest way to get to the top of the Uetliberg from Zurich is by taking an S-Bahn train, which stops close to the summit. Line S10 connects the Zürich HB SZU station to the Uetliberg station, with two or three departures per hour throughout the year.