Tour Service Zurich

Zurich rewards unhurried discovery. The city is compact enough to cover its essential character in a day and layered enough to surprise visitors who give it more time, but its geography, spread across the western shore of Lake Zurich, the banks of the Limmat and Sihl rivers, and the hillside districts above the old town, makes it a city that is genuinely best experienced by private vehicle with a driver who knows it well.

Express Transfer’s disposal limousine service provides a dedicated vehicle and professional chauffeur by the hour for Zurich city programmes. Whether you have half a day between flights, a full day for cultural and culinary exploration, or a multi-day stay that requires flexible ground transport across the city and the surrounding lake district, a private chauffeur removes every navigation, parking, and timing constraint and allows you to move through the city entirely on your own terms.

The Old Town and the Lake

The Altstadt on both banks of the Limmat is the starting point for any Zurich itinerary. The Grossmünster and Fraumünster face each other across the river, the latter containing Marc Chagall’s stained glass windows that give the interior an extraordinary quality of coloured light. The Lindenhügel above the western bank, with its view over the lake and the rooftops, is one of the finest elevated city views in Switzerland. Your driver waits while you explore on foot and is ready at the agreed point whenever you are done.

The Zurich lakefront from Bürkliplatz south through Enge and Riesbach to the lido at Tiefenbrunnen is one of the great urban lake promenades in Europe. A private vehicle allows you to stop at any point, step out, walk a stretch, and return to the vehicle as the mood directs, rather than being tied to a fixed route or a tram timetable.

Zurich’s Museum Quarter

Zurich has one of the highest concentrations of significant museums for its population of any European city. The Kunsthaus Zurich, recently expanded by a David Chipperfield building on the Heimplatz, holds the largest art collection in Switzerland, with particular strength in Alberto Giacometti, the Swiss expressionists, Monet, Munch, and a contemporary collection that is among the most seriously assembled in the German-speaking world. The Museum Rietberg in the Rieter Park holds one of Europe’s finest collections of non-European art. The Landesmuseum, adjacent to the Hauptbahnhof, covers Swiss cultural and national history from prehistory to the present in the most comprehensive public collection in the country.

A private chauffeur covers the distances between these institutions, which are spread across different city districts, in minutes rather than the 30-minute public transport journeys that connecting them by tram would require.

The Gold Coast and Lake Shore Villages

The eastern shore of Lake Zurich, the Gold Coast from Küsnacht south through Erlenbach, Herrliberg, and Meilen to Rapperswil, is one of the most beautiful stretches of lakeside landscape in Switzerland. The south-west-facing slopes, the vine terraces, the village churches, and the continuous view across the lake to the wooded hills of the western shore constitute a landscape that most Zurich visitors never see because the trains that serve it stop only at the main villages.

A private chauffeur covers the full Gold Coast at whatever pace suits your interests, stopping at a wine producer in Herrliberg, the Abegg-Graef villa garden above Erlenbach, or the castle ruins above Rapperswil, without any constraint from timetables or parking.

Zurich Uetliberg and the City Forest

The Uetliberg, the 870-metre ridge above the western shore of Lake Zurich, provides a panoramic view over the city, the lake, and on clear days the entire arc of the Alps from the Säntis in the east to the Bernese Oberland in the west. The road to the summit is accessible by private vehicle and the view from the Uto Kulm restaurant terrace at the top is among the most comprehensive urban panoramas available anywhere in the greater Zurich area.

Practical Information

The disposal limousine service is available from a minimum of two hours in any vehicle class. The Business Sedan is the standard choice for couples and solo travellers exploring the city. The Business Van accommodates families and groups of up to six. First Class is the choice for guests staying at the Baur au Lac, the Dolder Grand, or the Park Hyatt who want a vehicle that matches the standard of their hotel.