Sights · Our pick in Zurich
The Niederdorf
The “Dörfli”
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Image courtesy of © Ank Kumar · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout The Niederdorf
The Niederdorf, with the Oberdorf as far as Bellevue, is what locals call the “Dörfli”: a pedestrian zone parallel to the Limmatquai, with shops in its alleys by day and bars and street artists at night. The Dörflifäscht fills it at the end of August.
Why it's on our list
- Pedestrian lanes
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with The Niederdorf before you go.
Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to The Niederdorf, as the crow flies.
- Marktgasse Hotel350 m4 min walk
- Widder Hotel450 m5 min walk
- Storchen Zürich450 m6 min walk
- Mandarin Oriental Savoy650 m8 min walk
- Baur au Lac950 m12 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from The Niederdorf are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 14 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest stations and tram stops
- Rudolf-Brun-BrückeTram150 m2 min walk
- Central PolybahnRail150 m2 min walk
- CentralTram200 m2 min walk
Key sights
- Bahnhofstrasse550 mWalk 7 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Grossmünster550 mWalk 7 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Kunsthaus Zürich650 mWalk 8 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 7 min
- Fraumünster650 mWalk 8 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 7 min
- Lake promenade1.0 kmWalk 12 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 7 min
- Opera House1.2 kmWalk 15 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 8 min
- Zurich Airport8.4 kmCycle 36 minCar or taxi 25 min
Main railway stations
- Zürich HB450 mWalk 6 minCycle 2 minCar or taxi 6 min
- Zürich Stadelhofen1.0 kmWalk 13 minCycle 4 minCar or taxi 7 min
- Zürich Enge1.6 kmWalk 20 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Zürich Hardbrücke2.3 kmWalk 29 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Zürich Oerlikon4.0 kmCycle 17 minCar or taxi 15 min
- Zürich Flughafen8.4 kmCycle 36 minCar or taxi 25 min