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Christmas markets

Zurich Christmas markets day trip.
Best day to go is any weekday.

5 markets in Zurich, Switzerland, with confirmed 2026 dates.⁠‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‍‍‍‍‌‌‍‍‍‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‍‍‍‌‌‌‌‍‍‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‍‍‍‍‍‌‍‌‍‍‍‌‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‌‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‍‍‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‌⁠ All 5 markets open every day, and weekdays are quieter than weekends.

Day trips to Zurich while the markets are on

Zurich
ZurichLondon Luton, home to London Gatwick · Mon 7 Dec · easyJet
7.0 hoursin the city
07:30·11:0018:00·21:00
FlightAirport, immigration and transportIn the city
Head back by 18:00 · Train 15 min, CHF 7.20First EU trip since 2025? Allow 15 min more.Flies home to London Gatwick, not London Luton.
from£115.10£65.00 flight + £50.10 groundChecked 24 Oct, 01:20See the day
Zurich
ZurichLondon Luton, home to London Gatwick · Tue 15 Dec · easyJet
6.3 hoursin the city
08:05·11:3517:55·20:55
FlightAirport, immigration and transportIn the city
Head back by 17:55 · Train 15 min, CHF 7.20First EU trip since 2025? Allow 15 min more.Flies home to London Gatwick, not London Luton.
from£115.10£65.00 flight + £50.10 groundChecked 23 Oct, 18:21See the day
Zurich
ZurichLondon Luton, home to London Gatwick · Wed 16 Dec · easyJet
6.4 hoursin the city
08:05·11:3518:00·21:00
FlightAirport, immigration and transportIn the city
Head back by 18:00 · Train 15 min, CHF 7.20First EU trip since 2025? Allow 15 min more.Flies home to London Gatwick, not London Luton.
from£117.10£67.00 flight + £50.10 groundChecked 23 Oct, 18:22See the day
Zurich
ZurichLondon Gatwick · Mon 7 Dec · easyJet
8.0 hoursin the city
06:30·10:0018:00·21:00
FlightAirport, immigration and transportIn the city
Head back by 18:00 · Train 15 min, CHF 7.20First EU trip since 2025? Allow 15 min more.
from£118.10£68.00 flight + £50.10 groundChecked 24 Oct, 01:20See the day
Zurich
ZurichLondon Gatwick · Wed 16 Dec · easyJet
6.6 hoursin the city
07:55·11:2518:00·21:00
FlightAirport, immigration and transportIn the city
Head back by 18:00 · Train 15 min, CHF 7.20First EU trip since 2025? Allow 15 min more.
from£118.10£68.00 flight + £50.10 groundChecked 23 Oct, 18:22See the day
Zurich
ZurichLondon Luton, home to London Gatwick · Mon 14 Dec · easyJet
7.0 hoursin the city
07:30·11:0018:00·21:00
FlightAirport, immigration and transportIn the city
Head back by 18:00 · Train 15 min, CHF 7.20First EU trip since 2025? Allow 15 min more.Flies home to London Gatwick, not London Luton.
from£118.10£68.00 flight + £50.10 groundChecked 23 Oct, 18:21See the day

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Markets in Zurich

5 with 2026 dates
Zurich
Christmas market19 Nov - 24 Dec 2026

Polarzauber

Zurich, Switzerland

Where: Main station hall, Zürich Hauptbahnhof

Open: Mon-Wed 11:00-21:00, Thu-Sat 11:00-22:00, Sun 11:00-21:00

Costs: Entry price not published

Best day: Any weekday, it opens every day, and weekdays are quieter than weekends

Official page

Zurich
Christmas market19 Nov - 24 Dec 2026

Zürcher Weihnachtsmarkt Münsterhof

Zurich, Switzerland

Where: Münsterhof

Open: Mon-Sat 11:00-21:30, Sun 11:00-19:30

Costs: Entry price not published

Best day: Any weekday, it opens every day, and weekdays are quieter than weekends

Official page

Zurich
Christmas market19 Nov - 23 Dec 2026

Weihnachtsmarkt Dörfli

Zurich, Switzerland

Where: Niederdorf old town, Rosenhof

Open: Mon-Thu 11:00-21:00, Fri-Sat 11:00-22:00, Sun 11:00-20:00

Costs: Entry price not published

Best day: Any weekday, it opens every day, and weekdays are quieter than weekends

Official page

Zurich
Christmas market19 Nov - 23 Dec 2026

Bellevue Noël

Zurich, Switzerland

Where: Sechseläutenplatz

Open: Every day

Costs: Entry price not published

Best day: Any weekday, it opens every day, and weekdays are quieter than weekends

Official page

Zurich
Christmas market19 Nov - 23 Dec 2026

The Singing Christmas Tree and Wiehnachtsmärt

Zurich, Switzerland

Where: Werdmühleplatz

Open: Every day

Costs: Entry price not published

Best day: Any weekday, it opens every day, and weekdays are quieter than weekends

Official page

Dates checked 23 Oct 2026 against the official source on each card. Food and drink prices are not published by the organisers, so we do not show them.

Every Zurich market in full

Polarzauber

Over 100 stalls under a giant tree inside the main station hall.

Where
Main station hall, Zürich Hauptbahnhof
Dates
19 Nov - 24 Dec 2026
Open
Mon-Wed 11:00-21:00, Thu-Sat 11:00-22:00, Sun 11:00-21:00
24 Dec
Shuts 16:00 on 24 Dec
Entry
Entry price not published
Day or night

Works as a day trip

On Mondays with the 21:10 home to London Heathrow: you're in Zurich 09:25 to 18:55 and the market is open from 11:00. About 2 hours of that is after dark.

Zürcher Weihnachtsmarkt Münsterhof

Local products and Zurich brands among historic facades.

Where
Münsterhof
Dates
19 Nov - 24 Dec 2026
Open
Mon-Sat 11:00-21:30, Sun 11:00-19:30
24 Dec
24 Dec is its last day; hours for that day not published
Entry
Entry price not published
Day or night

Works as a day trip

On Mondays with the 21:10 home to London Heathrow: you're in Zurich 09:25 to 18:55 and the market is open from 11:00. About 2 hours of that is after dark.

Weihnachtsmarkt Dörfli

Old town lanes with crafts and a small free ice rink for children at Rosenhof.

Where
Niederdorf old town, Rosenhof
Dates
19 Nov - 23 Dec 2026
Open
Mon-Thu 11:00-21:00, Fri-Sat 11:00-22:00, Sun 11:00-20:00
24 Dec
Closed by 24 Dec (last day 23 Dec)
Entry
Entry price not published
Day or night

Works as a day trip

On Mondays with the 21:10 home to London Heathrow: you're in Zurich 09:25 to 18:55 and the market is open from 11:00. About 2 hours of that is after dark.

Bellevue Noël

The successor to the Wienachtsdorf in front of the opera house, with a walk-through Advent wreath and a large fondue chalet.

Where
Sechseläutenplatz
Dates
19 Nov - 23 Dec 2026
Open
Every day
24 Dec
Closed by 24 Dec (last day 23 Dec)
Entry
Entry price not published
Day or night

Not confirmed yet

The organisers have not published opening hours we can check.

The Singing Christmas Tree and Wiehnachtsmärt

Small market off Bahnhofstrasse where local choirs sing daily from a stage shaped like a Christmas tree.

Where
Werdmühleplatz
Dates
19 Nov - 23 Dec 2026
Open
Every day
24 Dec
Closed by 24 Dec (last day 23 Dec)
Entry
Entry price not published
Day or night

Not confirmed yet

The organisers have not published opening hours we can check.

Getting to Zurich and back in a day

3 UK airports
London Heathrow
Every day
Out from 06:00, home as late as 21:10 on Mon (local time)
Whole day from £155.10, checked 21 Oct
London City
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Out from 07:00, home as late as 19:15 on Mon (local time)
Whole day from £171.10, checked 24 Oct
London Gatwick
Mon, Thu, Fri, Sun
Out from 06:30, home as late as 21:30 on Sun (local time)
Whole day from £118.10, checked 24 Oct
See the 21 Nov day trip

Airport to the centre, Train 15 min, CHF 7.20.

Getting around, ZVV 24h airport + city CHF 14.40 (city-only CHF 9.40 does not cover the airport).

How the day-or-night answer works. We take the latest flight home, minus 15 minutes back to the airport, minus 90 minutes at the airport. The 90 minutes is our assumption. Flight times are the saved winter timetable, not a booking.

Cost of the day, per person
Transport for the day
£13.00
Lunch
£17.60
Dinner
£19.50
Coffee or a pint, each
£6.40
On the ground
£50.10

Before flights, and without the optional drink. Rough guide prices from our destination data, not a quote.

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