Winterthur
Winterthur is a city and municipality in the canton of Zurich in northern Switzerland.
With over 120,000 residents, it is the country's sixth-largest city by population, as well as its ninth-largest agglomeration with about 140,000 inhabitants. Located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of Zurich, Winterthur is a service and high-tech industrial satellite city within Zurich Metropolitan Area. Winterthur is usually abbreviated as Winti in the local dialect.
Getting to Winterthur
There are direct trains to
- 01Winterthur train station - from Zurich
Winterthur is only 20 minutes away from Zurich or 15 minutes from the Zurich Airport.
Worth seeing
There are 17 museums in Winterthur. Here you can find more.
- 01Technorama - Swiss Science Centre
A good place to spend a rainy day with kids.
- 02The Oskar Reinhart Collection
Comprises around 200 works by European artists spanning the period from late Gothic to the threshold of modern art, with particular emphasis on 19th-century French painting.
- 03Castle Kyburg
A castle first mentioned in 1024 now showing how people lived there around said epoch.
Things to do
Lake Zurich. Boat trips on this nearby lake are enjoyable. CityStroll. 3 hours. English speaking tour through Winterthur including two bar stops. Fr. 25. Football: FC Winterthur were relegated in 2026 and now play soccer in Swiss Challenge League, the second tier. Their Stadion Schützenwiese (capacity 8550) is just west of town centre.
Where to eat
Try the Migros Restaurant (nice Wintergarden) at the Neuwiesencenter or the Coop Restaurant in the Manor Shopping Center on the 2nd floor. Both are self-service and close to the railway station. For Take-Away food, you can also go for Migros (same place as Restaurant) and have some salad or noodles, usually around Fr. 6. They have a small coffee there, in which you're welcome to enjoy the food.
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