Zoo Zürich

Great place to spend a few hours on a nice day. I visited with my husband and three kids. We purchased the family pass for 73 CHF which admitted two adults and as many of your own kids, age 6-15, as you have. This worked out to be about 20 CHF cheaper than individual tickets. We purchased at the ticket booth but you can also save a little more by purchasing online. Prices are on par with any big city zoo I've ever been to.

This zoo is large, clean and well thought out. There are childrens play areas spread throughout. The animal enclosures are, for the most part, large with spaces for the animals to get away from the crowds. There is plenty of shade throughout the zoo.

We drove here and found paid street parking easily. There is public transportation nearby and also a place to park your bicycles.

Our friends from Italy came to visit us during our stay. We had a toddler hanging around so we thought, what better way than to go visit the zoo! :)

The Zurich Zoo is very large, and well maintained. There are children play areas throughout the zoo, so our toddler companion had some opportunities to play and explore!

The animals were well taken care of it seems. Most of them were sleeping since we arrived late afternoon! We walked around, and by the late afternoon we got to explore about 65% of the zoo!

You can get here by the tram (easiest way personally). Just follow the herd once you get off the tram. I'd advise to purchase your tickets online so you don't have to wait in line when you arrive to purchase tickets!

I've come to this Zoo for lots of times since I was a little boy...my first visit was probably more than 30 years ago.

I remember it was always a hard choice between the Zurich Zoo and the Basel Zoo. Mostly we went to one this year and the other one the following year.

But in the last several years the Zurich Zoo has improved a lot. It got bigger and better. Not just for the visitors. But more importantly for the animals as well.

The animal compounds/grounds are getting a lot bigger with a lot more space for them to roam around and run. The whole Zoo starts to feel like a lot more like an open space for animals. Not all animals got lucky yet to get a new and improved compound, but they are constantly working on it. I think that's a very good thing. You can think about a Zoo what you want, but if you are interested in visiting one, then this is surely one of the more animal-friendly choices.

A big new part - Australia - is currently being constructed and opens 2018. Another one - Africa - is also under contruction and opens 2020. And from what I've seen it's gonna be huge!

There's a real good number of animals - the most interesting for me surely the Lions and Tigers. There's a petting Zoo and feeding shows during the day. And once or twice a day the penguins are going for a walk. Not to be missed!

The zoo has a nice size...surely big enough to spend a whole day. It's the biggest in Switzerland. Another highlight is the Rainforest. Gets real hot in there...and then there's the humidity! But a great place to see all the animals really running and flying around freely.

There's a bunch of Souvenir stores....the usual stuff though. And then there's a good number of restaurants. A Thai restaurant is quite new and located at the Elephant Compound. There's also a smaller Thai Take-Away in front, if you don't feel like sitting in a restaurant.

Our choice though is always the Pantalal Restaurant right at the entrance. Always been our choice - always will be. A good number of outside tables. Easy food like Pasta, Burgers and Fast food. But really fairly priced. It's a tradition of us to dine here when visiting the Zoo.
In the past years a lot more small stalls opened throughout the Zoo (like Bratwurst, Thai etc). A great thing I think. And you always could having a picnic as well. There are several picnic spots. One with a huge playground and possibilites to grill some meat.

All in all always a great time here at the Zurich Zoo. Nice to see it still going strong...and getting improved constantly.

It took about four hours to traverse Zoo Zürich and we enjoyed every minute of it. It's a very interactive zoo, with many of the exhibits allowing the animals to roam freely among us guests. The newer, larger parts of the zoo were curated thoughtfully and had a lot of cool information regarding the regions of the world they were from. Even the food was different and themed more "locally". It helped going early as we were able to avoid the majority of children and families. The ticket price was reasonable and even food and beverages were affordable. The only negative was it felt the first part of the zoo, the original area felt crowded and not in line with how much space and theme like the expanded areas had. It is actually very easy to get to using the trams as they regularly drop you off within a ten minute walk. I would still recommend it if you're looking for an activity in Zürich!

This zoo ... has the BEST elephant enclosure; ITS MASSIVE!! Actually all of the animals are kept in very large areas which are built into the side of the the mountain which the zoo is on!

It's a rather pricy zoo, (26 CHF) comparing CHF to USD But it was well worth it! We walked from the city center straight up the mountain to the zoo and it took us about 45 minutes since it's all inclined. There are a few lines which run up to the zoo the 5&6 which seem to run frequently.

I would advice to not come here during a Sunday, since most tourist head to zoos and nature parks since most things in cities around Europe are closed on sundays. It was really crowded, we were pushed, shoved and etc just trying to examine the animals.

I think I might be spoiled by the Columbus, Ohio zoo, this zoo is average. aside from being small and a limited number of reptiles, the elephant habitat was pretty cool. I will add that the elephants did look a bit stressed and kept pacing back and forth. the signage was a bit confusing, but it was a good experience. I would come back again.

An average zoo. Has all the greatest hits (lions, tigers, and bears), but the place is relatively small and it does not have any marquee exhibits that blew me away. My 1 year old boy enjoyed running around in the penguin statues that are situated at the entrance to the zoo. Admission is a bit pricey (as is everything in Zurich). After going to both the Zurich and Basel zoo, I would go back to the Basel zoo over the Zurich zoo in a second.

Really disappointed in this zoo. The animals were set apart from each other. Many animals looked sad and dejected. Way too many families on a Sunday. Is there really nothing else to do in Zürich on a Sunday. Expensive for what you see. Plenty of hills to climb, not enough signage. Gets confusing. It often looked like people wandered somewhere simply because others walked in there. Lemmings. It's truly a shame. Been to many big city zoos and they were great! My local zoo in NJ (Turtle Back Zoo) is 100% times better.

Well designed experience. They do a decent job not only recreating the environment for the animals, but also for the visitors.

Very nice zoo continually improving the conditions for the animals. It's rather small but really very good. Must see, especially with children. A bit expensive if you go with the whole family but still worth the money.