Day guides
Destinations in Switzerland
A day in Switzerland often starts at a main station: a lake, a city walk, or a mountain railway. We write the places so you know where you are going, what sits in front of you, and which station you use. When you want a guided tour or a ticket, you book it on GetYourGuide. Some of those links are ours; AlpsDay does not sell the tickets.
Destinations
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Jungfrau Region
From Interlaken Ost the railway climbs to Jungfraujoch. The Aletsch Glacier is a view from the platform.
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Zermatt & the Matterhorn
A car-free village under the Matterhorn. The usual mountain day is Gornergrat.
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Graubünden & the Bernina
The Red Train from St. Moritz toward Poschiavo, along Lago Bianco.
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Lucerne & Lake Lucerne
Chapel Bridge by the station, then Pilatus as a Golden Round Trip from the quay.
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Zurich and day trips
Zürich HB, the old town and the lake, then one booked extra.
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Lake Geneva, Montreux & Chillon
Chillon on the water below Montreux, and the terraces of Lavaux above the lake.
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Ticino & Lugano
Lugano’s lake south of the Alps, with San Salvatore or Morcote in the afternoon.
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Rhine Falls
The falls at Neuhausen, often a short day from Zurich or Schaffhausen.
Also a day
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Bern
The Old City sits on a hill surrounded by the Aare, with the arcades and the minster.
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Basel
Old town on the Rhine bend: cathedral, town hall, Mittlere Brücke.
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Engelberg & Titlis
Titlis is another day from Lucerne: Rotair, then the hanging bridge.
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Gruyères
Castle and the cheese dairy in the same small town.
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St. Gallen
Cathedral and Abbey Library in the UNESCO abbey district.
More days
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Rigi
Boat, cogwheel and cable car from Vitznau, Weggis or Küssnacht — not the Pilatus day.
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Stoos
The Stoosbahn to a car-free village; Fronalpstock only as a lift and platform.
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Stein am Rhein
Painted facades, Hohenklingen Castle and the abbey on the Rhine.
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Schaffhausen
Old town squares and the Munot fortress; the falls are another page.
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Murten
A walled town on Lake Murten, with a castle terrace and a harbour boat.
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Appenzell
Painted town centre, museum and show dairy in Innerrhoden.
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Bellinzona
Three UNESCO castles on the Magadino plain, not the Lugano lake day.
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Locarno
Piazza Grande and Madonna del Sasso on Lake Maggiore.
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Thun
Castle and old town on Lake Thun; Jungfraujoch stays another day.
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Lausanne
Cathedral, Olympic Museum and Ouchy above Lake Geneva.
