Nature & outdoors
Lake Zurich
Lakeside promenades, swimming spots and boat cruises.
29 min drive from the center · 19 km · 12 mi
Photo: Roland zh · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Switzerland
Zurich & the Swiss Alps
10 shuls (2 Chabad) · 9 kosher · 134 hotels on our map
Photo: sdh_zh · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
About
Clean, calm and the gateway to the Alps. Zurich has an established frum community with shuls and kosher stores in Enge and Wiedikon, and in summer many families head up to Davos, Arosa, St. Moritz and other mountain resorts.
Good to know: only 10 shuls and 9 kosher places are on our map here so far, and the real number is likely higher. Before you book, check with the local Chabad (search Chabad Zurich) and look up kosher on Google Maps.
Layover in Zurich: Trains from Zurich Airport to Zurich main station leave about every 10 minutes and take about 15 minutes, which makes a Shacharis in town possible on a long layover. Leave bags in the SBB lockers at Check-in 3 in Airport Shopping, open 24/7 (sizes S to XXL).Source: flughafen-zuerich.ch · flughafen-zuerich.ch, checked Nov 2026 · tip from ivelt
Kosher hotel in the Alps: The Cresta Sun Hotel in Davos (Talstrasse 52, 7270 Davos Platz) says on its own site that it is Jewish-owned and kosher lemehadrin all year, with a shul, pool and spa. Bookings +41 81 511 22 90, info@crestahotel.ch. Ask which hashgacha before you book.Source: crestahotel.ch · crestahotel.ch, checked Nov 2026 · tip from ivelt
Best time to goJun–Sep for the mountains and lake; Dec–Mar for skiing.
Local time
Before you goPlaces come from OpenStreetMap and can change. Call ahead for minyan and Shabbos meals, and check the hechsher yourself.
Top attractions
Things to do in Zurich
Stroll & shop
Old Town (Altstadt)
Medieval lanes on both sides of the Limmat river.
1 min drive from the center · 500 m · 0.3 mi
Photo: Daniel Kraft · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Nature & outdoors
Uetliberg
Zurich's local mountain, a train ride up for a panoramic view.
9 min drive from the center · 7.3 km · 4.5 mi
Photo: roland zh · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Nature & outdoors
Rhine Falls
Europe's most powerful waterfall, about 45 minutes away.
48 min drive from the center · 46 km · 29 mi
Photo: Kabelleger / David Gubler · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Landmark
Lucerne & Chapel Bridge
The covered wooden bridge in Lucerne, an hour away.
43 min drive from the center · 52 km · 33 mi
Photo: Simon Koopmann · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons
Nature & outdoors
Mount Titlis
Year-round snow, a rotating cable car and a glacier cave.
89 min drive from the center · 92 km · 57 mi
Photo: CARLO FEDELE BARRI · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Nature & outdoors
Jungfraujoch
The 'Top of Europe', a high railway into the snow of the Bernese Alps.
202 min drive from the center · 149 km · 92 mi
Photo: Pmau · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Nature & outdoors
Davos
A mountain town popular with frum families in summer for its hiking and fresh air.
118 min drive from the center · 149 km · 92 mi
Where to stay
Hotels by walk or drive to minyan
Walking and driving time from each hotel to the nearest shul and kosher food. Tap a hotel for its map, phone numbers and directions.
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Walking times are estimates: straight-line distance × 1.3 at about 80 m a minute. Driving times are road routes without traffic (OpenStreetMap routing); where a route is missing we show “≈”, straight line × 1.4 at city speed. No prices or ratings here; each hotel links to Google Maps reviews and a Booking.com search.
Minyan
Shuls & Chabad
Chabad houses first. Call ahead for minyan times.
13 shuls, Chabad houses and kosher places in this city were added or completed by hand from Chabad, kashrut-agency and community websites (checked November 2026). Each one links to its source.
Not every shul is on the map yet: search synagogues on Google Maps. Denomination is shown only where it is mapped. Something wrong? Report a correction.
Food
Kosher food
Each card names its hechsher and the agency, vaad or Chabad list it comes from. Places marked “Tagged kosher on OpenStreetMap” have no hechsher source yet. We don’t certify anything: always check the hechsher yourself.
Search kosher on Google Maps for places not on our map yet.
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