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Zurich & Lausanne in 8 days

2 sightseeing days in Zurich, a dedicated relocation day, then 5 days in Lausanne. Includes Grossmünster and Notre Dame cathedral, with guide-listed dining suggestions.

Adapted from community travel guides · Researched Sources & notes

The stops are drawn from the guides below; daily order, times and durations are our suggested adaptation. Available map pins are approximate, not provider-verified; missing coordinates remain unset. Prices are left unknown; check tickets, opening hours and transport before booking.

Route data adapted from Wikivoyage contributors, with our own selection and suggested timing; shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Source pages link to contributor histories. This is an editorial multi-day schedule; the source community has not rated this itinerary.

  • Stay in Zurich for the first 2 sightseeing days; move to Lausanne on day 3, then stay for 5 sightseeing days. Book accommodation in both bases rather than returning each night.
  • The 173 km figure is approximate straight-line separation, not transit distance. The relocation day reserves room for travel and check-in without promising a direct service or a same-day connection. Verify the journey before booking this two-base plan.
  • City visits and restaurants are adapted from the linked retained community-guide material, not newly verified opening hours, live menus or first-hand visits. Suggested times are editable planning blocks. Check closures, reservations, accessibility and dietary needs.
  • Cover photo shows the first city. Original source and photo credits remain attached. Adapted community route selections retain CC BY-SA 4.0 attribution; source research dates remain in the individual stop and dining notes.
5 local dining picks added to this itineraryDining sources

These picks have positive travel-guide coverage or a named professional recommendation; they are not live customer ratings. Suggested times are not reservations. Confirm service days, dietary needs and prices. Other days remain open for your own food discoveries.

  • Day 1 · Manzoni Bar — Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s local popularity. Wikivoyage contributors ↗
  • Day 2 · Mesa Restaurant — Traditional. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Wikivoyage contributors ↗
  • Day 4 · Crêperie de la Chandeleur — Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Wikivoyage contributors ↗
  • Day 5 · Poco Loco — Vegetarian. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s local popularity. Wikivoyage contributors ↗
  • Day 6 · Holy Cow! — Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Wikivoyage contributors ↗

Sources checked 2026-10-30. Community-guide dining data is adapted from Wikivoyage contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; source pages link to contributor histories.

Zurich & Lausanne itinerary: 8 days at a glance

Review the original daily plan before editing below. Times and durations are suggested planning blocks; dining stops are not reservations. Your personal edits appear in the editor and downloads.

Day 1: Zurich: Grossmünster & Fraumünster

  • · Grossmünster · 120 min
  • · Fraumünster · 120 min
  • · Dinner: Manzoni Bar (Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties) · 75 min

Day 2: Zurich: Kunsthaus & Landesmuseum

  • · Kunsthaus · 120 min
  • · Landesmuseum · 120 min
  • · Dinner: Mesa Restaurant (Traditional) · 75 min

Day 3: Zurich → Lausanne: travel and check-in

  • · Relocate: Zurich → Lausanne · 600 min

Day 4: Lausanne: Notre Dame cathedral & Olympic Museum

  • · Notre Dame cathedral · 90 min
  • · Transfer to Olympic Museum · 30 min
  • · Olympic Museum · 120 min
  • · Dinner: Crêperie de la Chandeleur (Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties) · 75 min

Day 5: Lausanne: Collection de l'Art Brut & Espace Arlaud

  • · Collection de l'Art Brut · 75 min
  • · Transfer to Espace Arlaud · 30 min
  • · Espace Arlaud · 75 min
  • · Dinner: Poco Loco (Vegetarian) · 75 min

Day 6: Lausanne: Aquatis & Fondation de l'Hermitage

  • · Aquatis · 75 min
  • · Transfer to Fondation de l'Hermitage · 30 min
  • · Fondation de l'Hermitage · 75 min
  • · Dinner: Holy Cow! (Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties) · 75 min

Day 7: Lausanne: Palais de Rumine & Musée d'archéologie et d'histoire

  • · Palais de Rumine · 75 min
  • · Transfer to Musée d'archéologie et d'histoire · 30 min
  • · Musée d'archéologie et d'histoire · 75 min

Day 8: Lausanne: Musée des Beaux-Arts & Musée Historique de Lausanne

  • · Musée des Beaux-Arts · 75 min
  • · Transfer to Musée Historique de Lausanne · 30 min
  • · Musée Historique de Lausanne · 75 min

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Day 1
  • 10:00120m
    Zurich

    Suggested visit block; confirm opening hours, admission and transfer time. Approximate map pin from a community guide; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Zurich (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 14:00120m
    Zurich

    Suggested visit block; confirm opening hours, admission and transfer time. Approximate map pin from a community guide; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Zurich (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 18:0075m
    Dining
    Schützengasse 15

    Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s local popularity. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Guide-listed service: Morning till evening. Recheck with the restaurant. About 0.8 km straight-line from the preceding stop; allow transit or taxi time as needed, not a measured walking route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Zurich (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5388741; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 2
  • 10:00120m
    Zurich

    Suggested visit block; confirm opening hours, admission and transfer time. Approximate map pin from a community guide; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Zurich (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 14:00120m
    Zurich

    Suggested visit block; confirm opening hours, admission and transfer time. Approximate map pin from a community guide; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Zurich (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 18:3075m
    Dining
    Weinbergstr. 75

    Traditional. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Guide-listed service: Tue-Fri 11:45-15:00 and 18:30-00:00; Sat 18:30-00:00. Recheck with the restaurant. About 0.5 km straight-line from the preceding stop; allow transit or taxi time as needed, not a measured walking route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Zurich (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5388741; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 3
  • 08:00600m
    Zurich → Lausanne

    Dedicated relocation day from Zurich to Lausanne; no transport is booked. The city centres are approximately 173 km apart in a straight line, not a measured road or rail route. Choose and book a suitable flight, train, bus or ferry; confirm operating days, total door-to-door time, luggage rules and arrival before making reservations. This full-day block is reserved time, not a timetable. Move the following day if your journey needs longer.

Day 4
  • 09:3090m
    Place de la Cathédrale

    Check visitor access and worship times; follow site-specific dress and photography rules. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Lausanne (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 12:0030m
    Lausanne

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (1.55 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:00120m
    Quai d'Ouchy 1

    Check admission, timed-entry availability and the current exhibition or visitor route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Lausanne (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 18:0075m
    Dining
    9 Rue Mercerie

    Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Guide-listed service: Tue-Sat 10:00-23:00. Recheck with the restaurant. About 1.4 km straight-line from the preceding stop; allow transit or taxi time as needed, not a measured walking route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Lausanne (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5408462; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 5
  • 09:3075m
    Av. des Bergières 11

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Lausanne (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 12:0030m
    Lausanne

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.74 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:0075m
    Place de la Riponne 2 bis

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Lausanne (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 18:0075m
    Dining
    Place Chauderon 5

    Vegetarian. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s local popularity. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Guide-listed service: Mon-Wed 11:30-14:00, 18:00-23:59, Thu 11:30-14:00, 18:00-01:00, Fri 11:30-14:00, 18:00-02:00, Sat 18:00-02:00. Recheck with the restaurant. About 0.5 km straight-line from the preceding stop; allow transit or taxi time as needed, not a measured walking route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Lausanne (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5408462; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 6
  • 09:3075m
    Route de Berne 144

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Lausanne (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 12:0030m
    Lausanne

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (2.11 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:0075m
    Rte du Signal 2

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Lausanne (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 18:0075m
    Dining
    Rue Cheneau de Bourg 17

    Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Guide-listed service: Mon-Wed 11:00-22:00, Tue-Sat 11:00-23:00. Recheck with the restaurant. About 0.9 km straight-line from the preceding stop; allow transit or taxi time as needed, not a measured walking route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Lausanne (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5408462; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 7
  • 09:3075m
    Place de la Riponne 6

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Lausanne (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 12:0030m
    Lausanne

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.04 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:0075m
    Place de la Riponne 6

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Lausanne (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 8
  • 09:3075m
    Place de la Riponne 6

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Lausanne (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 12:0030m
    Lausanne

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.18 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:0075m
    Place de la Cathedral 4

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Lausanne (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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