Parks · Our pick in Zurich
Rieterpark
Around the Museum Rietberg
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Image courtesy of © Roland zh · CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout Rieterpark
The Rieterpark surrounds the villas of the Museum Rietberg; in summer the museum café offers picnic baskets for the park.
Why it's on our list
- Villas
- Picnics
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Rieterpark before you go.
Hotels nearby
The closest hotels in our guide to Rieterpark, as the crow flies.
- The Home Hotel Zurich600 m8 min walk
- B2 Boutique Hotel900 m11 min walk
- Park Hyatt Zurich1.1 km13 min walk
- Baur au Lac1.2 km15 min walk
- La Réserve Eden au Lac1.4 km17 min walk
What’s nearby
Distances from Rieterpark 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
- BrunaustrasseTram200 m3 min walk
- Museum RietbergTram350 m4 min walk
- WaffenplatzstrasseTram550 m7 min walk
Key sights
- Lake promenade1.2 kmWalk 15 minCycle 5 minCar or taxi 8 min
- Opera House1.4 kmWalk 18 minCycle 6 minCar or taxi 8 min
- Fraumünster1.5 kmWalk 19 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Bahnhofstrasse1.7 kmWalk 21 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Grossmünster1.7 kmWalk 21 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Kunsthaus Zürich1.9 kmWalk 24 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 10 min
- Zurich Airport11 kmCycle 45 minCar or taxi 30 min
Main railway stations
- Zürich Enge700 mWalk 9 minCycle 3 minCar or taxi 7 min
- Zürich Stadelhofen1.7 kmWalk 21 minCycle 7 minCar or taxi 9 min
- Zürich HB2.4 kmWalk 29 minCycle 10 minCar or taxi 11 min
- Zürich Hardbrücke3.2 kmWalk 40 minCycle 14 minCar or taxi 13 min
- Zürich Oerlikon6.1 kmCycle 26 minCar or taxi 20 min
- Zürich Flughafen11 kmCycle 45 minCar or taxi 30 min