From Zurich
Zug and its lake
A half-day whose length does not depend on when you set off.
Loop
98 km
Driving time only
1 h 24
Suggested hire
4 h
From
400 CHF
Zug is half an hour from Zurich Airport, entirely by motorway. That makes it the most predictable loop on our list: it takes the same at eight in the morning as at two in the afternoon, which none of the loops crossing Zurich can promise.
The old town is small and walks in an hour. The Zytturm, 52 metres, built in the 13th century, is its emblem: its faces give the time, but also the days, the months, the moon's position and the leap years.
The loop runs 98 kilometres for an hour twenty-five of driving out of four. We drive and we wait.
The itinerary
L'autoroute, et rien d'autre
Half an hour from the airport, entirely on motorway. It is the most predictable loop on the list: the duration barely varies with the hour, unlike those crossing Zurich.
La Zytturm
The clock tower, 52 metres, built in the 13th century: the town's emblem. Its faces do not show only the time — for those who can read them, they also give the days, the months, the moon's position and the leap years.
La vieille ville
Cobbled lanes and houses many of which are five hundred years old. The whole is small and walks in an hour, which is exactly what a half-day allows.
La rive du lac
Lake Zug borders the old town. You take a coffee facing the water, possibly with a slice of Zug cherry cake, and you set off again. 98 kilometres in all.
km included : 100 km
The kilometres below are measured from the airport. Starting from a hotel in town, or from another town, changes the loop and therefore the count: the quote is adjusted to your actual pickup point.
The outing that fits a window
A meeting ending at eleven, a flight at six: Zug fills exactly that gap. The entirely motorway approach makes the return calculable, which is what you ask of a half-day wedged between two obligations.
Small, and that is the point
The old town walks in an hour without missing anything. Over four hours, time remains for the lake and a coffee, instead of chasing an overloaded programme.
Drivable all year
Motorway and cobbled streets, no relief. The loop works in any weather, which is not true of the Rigi or the Rhine Falls in midwinter.
Frequently asked questions
From 400 CHF in an E-Class for four hours of hire, 560 CHF in an S-Class and 520 CHF in a V-Class. The loop runs 98 kilometres, under the 100 included: no supplement.
Zug's clock tower, 52 metres, built in the 13th century. It is the town's emblem. Its faces show the time, but also the days of the week, the months, the moon's position and the leap years.
About half an hour from the airport, entirely by motorway. That approach is what keeps the duration stable whatever time you leave.
Yes. An hour twenty-five of driving out of four leaves over two and a half hours on the ground, and the old town walks in an hour. Time remains for the lake.
Because it is the most predictable outing on the list: an entirely motorway drive, a stable duration, a compact old town. It is the format that suits a half-day wedged between two obligations.
Yes, without reservation: motorway and cobbled streets, no relief, no mountain railway. It is one of the few on the list whose interest does not depend on the season.