Blog - The Grand Tour of Switzerland
Switzerland is an absolutely beautiful country to drive through. To make the most of it, you can follow the Grand Tour of Switzerland, which "combines the highlights of Switzerland with a beautifully scenic route" (source).
The route contains ample sign posts (in brown), but I found it easier to follow Google Maps directions. You can find a list of these directions below. (Google Maps routes support max. 24 destinations at a time, which is why I broke the route up into 70 stretches. When you've arrived at the end of one, just open the next link.)
Note that certain mountain passes or ferries may be closed during the winter, so to avoid (lengthy) detours, it's better to do the Grand Tour in summer.
Switzerland Tourism recommends you make the journey clockwise, because of "cities with one-way streets - and for motorway access roads" (source). If you insist, you can also follow it counterclockwise.
Lastly, note that the route is not fully connected, and that it contains several stretches multiple times. E.g., the routes from Lausanne, Geneva and Basel all lead to Neuchatel, but there are no routes leading to Geneva or Basel. You just have to drive to those places first, and continue the Grand Tour from there.
route 1 route 2 route 3 route 4 route 1-4 (less precise)
route 5 route 6 route 7 route 8 route 9 route 5-9 (less precise)
Careful: the Fluela Pass during route 8 may be closed for the winter! In that case, take the Vereinatunnel.
route 10 route 11 route 12 route 13 route 14 route 15 route 10-15 (less precise)
route 16 route 17 route 18 route 19 route 20 route 21 route 22 route 23 route 24 route 16-24 (less precise)
route 25 route 26 route 27 route 28 route 29 route 30 route 25-30 (less precise)
route 31 route 32 route 33 route 34 route 35 route 36 route 37 route 31-37 (less precise)
route 38 route 39 route 40 route 41 route 42 route 43 route 44 route 38-44 (less precise)
route 45 route 46 route 47 route 48 route 49 route 50 route 51 route 45-51 (less precise)
route 52 route 53 route 54 route 55 route 56 route 57 route 58 route 59 route 60 route 52-60 (less precise)
route 61 route 62 route 63 route 64 route 65 route 66 route 61-66 (less precise)
route 67 route 68 route 69 route 70 route 67-70 (less precise)
Careful: the ferry over the Vierwaldstättersee during route 68 is closed in winter.
route 1 route 2 route 3 route 4 route 1-4 (less precise)
Careful: the ferry over the Vierwaldstättersee during route 3 is closed in winter.
route 5 route 6 route 7 route 8 route 9 route 10 route 5-10 (less precise)
route 11 route 12 route 13 route 14 route 15 route 16 route 17 route 18 route 19 route 11-19 (less precise)
route 20 route 21 route 22 route 23 route 24 route 25 route 26 route 20-26 (less precise)
route 27 route 28 route 29 route 30 route 31 route 32 route 33 route 27-33 (less precise)
route 34 route 35 route 36 route 37 route 38 route 39 route 40 route 34-40 (less precise)
route 41 route 42 route 43 route 44 route 45 route 46 route 41-46 (less precise)
route 47 route 48 route 49 route 50 route 51 route 52 route 53 route 54 route 55 route 47-55 (less precise)
route 56 route 57 route 58 route 59 route 60 route 61 route 56-61 (less precise)
route 62 route 63 route 64 route 65 route 66 route 62-66 (less precise)
Careful: the Fluela Pass during route 63 may be closed for the winter! In that case, take the Vereinatunnel.
route 67 route 68 route 69 route 70 route 67-70 (less precise)
The route contains ample sign posts (in brown), but I found it easier to follow Google Maps directions. You can find a list of these directions below. (Google Maps routes support max. 24 destinations at a time, which is why I broke the route up into 70 stretches. When you've arrived at the end of one, just open the next link.)
Note that certain mountain passes or ferries may be closed during the winter, so to avoid (lengthy) detours, it's better to do the Grand Tour in summer.
Switzerland Tourism recommends you make the journey clockwise, because of "cities with one-way streets - and for motorway access roads" (source). If you insist, you can also follow it counterclockwise.
Lastly, note that the route is not fully connected, and that it contains several stretches multiple times. E.g., the routes from Lausanne, Geneva and Basel all lead to Neuchatel, but there are no routes leading to Geneva or Basel. You just have to drive to those places first, and continue the Grand Tour from there.
Clockwise route
Zurich to Appenzell
route 1 route 2 route 3 route 4 route 1-4 (less precise)
Appenzell to St. Moritz
route 5 route 6 route 7 route 8 route 9 route 5-9 (less precise)
Careful: the Fluela Pass during route 8 may be closed for the winter! In that case, take the Vereinatunnel.
St. Moritz to Bellinzona
route 10 route 11 route 12 route 13 route 14 route 15 route 10-15 (less precise)
Chiasso to Zermatt
route 16 route 17 route 18 route 19 route 20 route 21 route 22 route 23 route 24 route 16-24 (less precise)
Zermatt to Lausanne
route 25 route 26 route 27 route 28 route 29 route 30 route 25-30 (less precise)
Lausanne to Neuchatel
route 31 route 32 route 33 route 34 route 35 route 36 route 37 route 31-37 (less precise)
Geneva to Neuchatel
route 38 route 39 route 40 route 41 route 42 route 43 route 44 route 38-44 (less precise)
Basel to Neuchatel
route 45 route 46 route 47 route 48 route 49 route 50 route 51 route 45-51 (less precise)
Neuchatel to Bern
route 52 route 53 route 54 route 55 route 56 route 57 route 58 route 59 route 60 route 52-60 (less precise)
Bern to Luzern
route 61 route 62 route 63 route 64 route 65 route 66 route 61-66 (less precise)
Luzern to Zurich
route 67 route 68 route 69 route 70 route 67-70 (less precise)
Careful: the ferry over the Vierwaldstättersee during route 68 is closed in winter.
Counterclockwise route
Zurich to Luzern
route 1 route 2 route 3 route 4 route 1-4 (less precise)
Careful: the ferry over the Vierwaldstättersee during route 3 is closed in winter.
Luzern to Bern
route 5 route 6 route 7 route 8 route 9 route 10 route 5-10 (less precise)
Bern to Neuchatel
route 11 route 12 route 13 route 14 route 15 route 16 route 17 route 18 route 19 route 11-19 (less precise)
Neuchatel to Basel
route 20 route 21 route 22 route 23 route 24 route 25 route 26 route 20-26 (less precise)
Neuchatel to Geneva
route 27 route 28 route 29 route 30 route 31 route 32 route 33 route 27-33 (less precise)
Neuchatel to Lausanne
route 34 route 35 route 36 route 37 route 38 route 39 route 40 route 34-40 (less precise)
Lausanne to Zermatt
route 41 route 42 route 43 route 44 route 45 route 46 route 41-46 (less precise)
Zermatt to Chiasso
route 47 route 48 route 49 route 50 route 51 route 52 route 53 route 54 route 55 route 47-55 (less precise)
Bellinzona to St. Moritz
route 56 route 57 route 58 route 59 route 60 route 61 route 56-61 (less precise)
St. Moritz to Appenzell
route 62 route 63 route 64 route 65 route 66 route 62-66 (less precise)
Careful: the Fluela Pass during route 63 may be closed for the winter! In that case, take the Vereinatunnel.
Appenzell to Zurich
route 67 route 68 route 69 route 70 route 67-70 (less precise)