Couch surfing in Zurich

Located in the heart of Switzerland, Zurich is a vibrant city with a rich history and plenty of attractions to explore. From its stunning lakefront promenade to its world-class museums and galleries, Zurich offers something for everyone. The city is also home to a variety of outdoor activities, including hiking, biking, and skiing.

Stay with locals in Zurich

Mery

Mery

Speaking

You can stay for:

2 days

I can host:

1 guest

About me

Hi I'm Mery. I'm italian but living in zurich Switzerland. I'm 22 years old. I'm working at the hospital and as hobby I love traveling and meeting new people

Countries I’ve Visited

🇦🇹 Austria, 🇫🇷 France, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇱🇾 Libya, 🇲🇹 Malta, 🇱🇺 Luxembourg, 🇲🇦 Morocco, 🇳🇴 Norway, 🇹🇳 Tunisia

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Rahel

Rahel

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You can stay for:

4 days

I can host:

2 guests

About me

Hey!, I'm Rahel and I'm interested in education, nature, running, swimming, van life and science

Countries I’ve Visited

🇧🇪 Belgium, 🇧🇷 Brazil, 🇨🇦 Canada, 🇨🇿 Czech Republic, 🇫🇷 France, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇭🇺 Hungary, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇱🇺 Luxembourg, 🇲🇹 Malta, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇳🇴 Norway, 🇵🇾 Paraguay, 🇸🇮 Slovenia, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇨🇭 Switzerland, 🇺🇸 United States, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇺🇾 Uruguay, 🇬🇷 Greece, 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein, 🇦🇹 Austria, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇭🇷 Croatia, 🇸🇰 Slovakia

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Sara

Sara

Speaking

You can stay for:

2 days

I can host:

1 guest

About me

Openminded and honest. I love traveling and getting to see and experience myself in new surroundings.

Countries I’ve Visited

🇦🇱 Albania, 🇨🇺 Cuba, 🇭🇷 Croatia, 🇫🇷 France, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇬🇷 Greece, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇽🇰 Kosovo, 🇲🇾 Malaysia, 🇲🇪 Montenegro, 🇷🇸 Serbia, 🇨🇭 Switzerland, 🇺🇸 United States, 🇻🇦 Vatican City, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇵🇹 Portugal

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anna

anna

Speaking

You can stay for:

3 days

I can host:

1 guest

About me

Hey!, My name is anna and I'm interested in animals, books, camping, cinema, education, food & cuisine, hiking, running, languages, nature, skiing, surfing, sightseeing and solo travel

Countries I’ve Visited

🇦🇹 Austria, 🇧🇿 Belize, 🇧🇬 Bulgaria, 🇨🇾 Cyprus, 🇨🇿 Czech Republic, 🇩🇰 Denmark, 🇫🇷 France, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇬🇷 Greece, 🇭🇳 Honduras, 🇭🇺 Hungary, 🇮🇸 Iceland, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein, 🇱🇺 Luxembourg, 🇲🇹 Malta, 🇲🇽 Mexico, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇳🇴 Norway, 🇸🇲 San Marino, 🇸🇰 Slovakia, 🇸🇮 Slovenia, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇨🇭 Switzerland, 🇹🇷 Turkey, 🇺🇸 United States, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇻🇦 Vatican City

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Regula

Regula

Speaking

You can stay for:

2 days

I can host:

1 guest

About me

Looking back happily on my now grown-up children, I occasionally explore “our crazy ball called Earth” on foot, by bike or sometimes by car. I have no expectations of you. I appreciate a dialogue or the narration of episodes in your life just as much as, for example, a silent evening. It would be great if I could accommodate you too; From May to the beginning of October I often stay in a caravan, which is parked on a natural lake in the agglomeration of the city of Zurich,

Countries I’ve Visited

🇦🇺 Australia, 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic, 🇬🇭 Ghana, 🇰🇪 Kenya, 🇱🇾 Libya, 🇲🇦 Morocco, 🇳🇦 Namibia, 🇸🇬 Singapore, 🇹🇭 Thailand, 🇹🇳 Tunisia, 🇪🇬 Egypt, 🇫🇷 France

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Runa

Runa

Speaking

You can stay for:

3 days

I can host:

1 guest

About me

Hi, I’m Runa I’m 20 years old and in my gap year. I’m currently traveling through India, Thailand and Israel with my twin sister Jelena. We’re looking for places to stay in Tel Aviv from 7.5.23 to 28.5.23. We love to connect with new people all over the world and to get to know their cultures. We grew up and still live in Zürich Switzerland. We would love to meet you:)

Countries I’ve Visited

🇦🇹 Austria, 🇧🇪 Belgium, 🇭🇷 Croatia, 🇫🇷 France, 🇬🇷 Greece, 🇮🇳 India, 🇮🇱 Israel, 🇱🇧 Lebanon, 🇲🇻 Maldives, 🇲🇨 Monaco, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇵🇹 Portugal, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇸🇪 Sweden, 🇨🇭 Switzerland, 🇹🇭 Thailand, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇺🇸 United States, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇨🇾 Cyprus, 🇨🇿 Czech Republic, 🇩🇰 Denmark, 🇭🇺 Hungary, 🇩🇪 Germany

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Julia

Julia

Speaking

You can stay for:

2 days

I can host:

1 guest

About me

Hi, I'm Julia and I live in Zurich

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Grisel

Grisel

Speaking

You can stay for:

3 days

I can host:

1 guest

About me

Eccentric human, I cannot chitchat, I just love to ahare amazing experiences

Countries I’ve Visited

🇦🇷 Argentina, 🇧🇴 Bolivia, 🇧🇿 Belize, 🇨🇴 Colombia, 🇨🇷 Costa Rica, 🇸🇻 El Salvador, 🇫🇷 France, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇬🇹 Guatemala, 🇭🇳 Honduras, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇲🇽 Mexico, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇳🇮 Nicaragua, 🇵🇦 Panama, 🇵🇪 Peru, 🇨🇭 Switzerland, 🇺🇸 United States, 🇻🇦 Vatican City

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Desiree

Desiree

Speaking

You can stay for:

7 days

I can host:

1 guest

About me

Hi!, My name is Desiree and I'm interested in architecture, backpacking, books, camping, cinema, events & social, education, food & cuisine, history, nature, nightlife, live music and writing

Countries I’ve Visited

🇦🇹 Austria, 🇧🇪 Belgium, 🇫🇷 France, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇬🇷 Greece, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇰🇪 Kenya, 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein, 🇱🇺 Luxembourg, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇿🇦 South Africa, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇨🇭 Switzerland, 🇹🇭 Thailand, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇺🇸 United States

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Meet locals in Zurich

Ailynn

Ailynn

Speaking

About Me

Hello! My name is Aïlynn, I grew up in switzerland but have a french father and argentinian mother. Trough my dad I learned to love travelling wirh backback in nature and learning about new cultures. I love food and sports so much. Trough my mom I learned to love the south american culture, and want to learn more about it - also because I hace a peruvian boyfriend. I wend to an art school so I have a big love for art, architecture and history. I would love to travel next june 2024 for one month trough the nord of argentina with the backpack, visiting the andean mountains and indigenous people there. Who want‘s to join? If you come with me, you can be sure to visit locals, because I have a lot of family there.

Countries I’ve Visited

🇦🇷 Argentina, 🇨🇷 Costa Rica, 🇫🇷 France, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇳🇴 Norway, 🇨🇭 Switzerland, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka, 🇵🇹 Portugal, 🇵🇦 Panama, 🇴🇲 Oman, 🇦🇹 Austria, 🇧🇪 Belgium, 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia, 🇲🇦 Morocco

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Mery

Mery

Speaking

About Me

Hi I'm Mery. I'm italian but living in zurich Switzerland. I'm 22 years old. I'm working at the hospital and as hobby I love traveling and meeting new people

Countries I’ve Visited

🇦🇹 Austria, 🇫🇷 France, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇱🇾 Libya, 🇲🇹 Malta, 🇱🇺 Luxembourg, 🇲🇦 Morocco, 🇳🇴 Norway, 🇹🇳 Tunisia

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Alissia

Alissia

Speaking

About Me

I am on a 3 months break from my work as a primary teacher and solo traveling for the first time! I am a bit nervous but also very excited about it. I am very much into hiking, Yoga and all things outdoors that involve movement and being in nature. I also love cooking and enjoy eating good food! I am also a big coffee lover. I love meeting new people and exchanging ideas and values. As a feminist, I think it is so imporant that us women connect and support eachother as much as we can 💜🌞.

Countries I’ve Visited

🇦🇺 Australia, 🇦🇹 Austria, 🇨🇿 Czech Republic, 🇩🇰 Denmark, 🇫🇷 France, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇬🇷 Greece, 🇮🇩 Indonesia, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇨🇭 Switzerland, 🇸🇪 Sweden, 🇹🇷 Turkey, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇺🇸 United States

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Upcoming visitors to Zurich

Gabriela

Gabriela

Speaking

About Me

Hi, i’m an Au Pair currently living in Meierskappel, a little town close to cities like Zug, Lucerne and Zurich. I love meeting people from all over the world and learn about their culture and experiences.

Countries I’ve Visited

🇦🇹 Austria, 🇧🇷 Brazil, 🇨🇿 Czech Republic, 🇫🇷 France, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇬🇷 Greece, 🇭🇺 Hungary, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇸🇰 Slovakia, 🇲🇪 Montenegro

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Experiences from Zurich

Overall rating

4.3 /5

based on 4 experiences

Rating summary

Things to do

3.8/5

Safety

4.8/5

Food

4/5

Budget-friendly

3.8/5
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PIWAYI (28)

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Couple travel experience

Clean and transport was efficient. It is safe for women solo travelers. It's a bit pricey but if you book early it is affordable. The food was delicious. We stayed in 25 hours hotel, there are Restaurant nearby and tram station in front of the hotel. It isn't busy during public holidays, many businesses don't operate during public holiday.

Posted: May 29, 2023Experienced: November, 2022
Things to do: 5/5Food: 5/5Budget-friendly: 5/5Safety: 5/5
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Solo travel experience

Things to do: - Wander through Old Town - Have a drink on a rooftop - See the Giacometti Frescoes - Get an epic view of the city from Lindenplatz or Polybahnterrasse - Visit China Garden, Arboretum and Old Botanical Garden - Swim in the lake or along the Limmat River Safety: I felt safe and it was easy to navigate. Recommendations: Zurich is nice, but not spectacular.

Posted: September 16, 2022
Things to do: 3/5Food: 3/5Budget-friendly: 3/5Safety: 5/5
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Solo travel experience

Things to do: - Explore the old Town - Go swimming in the lake - Take a day trip to Lucerne - Visit the Chinese Gardens - Visit the Botanical Gardens Safety: It's quite safe. Recommendations: Zurich is nice but it’s really more of a 'living city' rather than a place where you see things.

Posted: September 9, 2022
Things to do: 3/5Food: 4/5Budget-friendly: 4/5Safety: 4/5
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Local discussions

TravelWhere can I find cheap accommodation in Zurich for 1-2 nights?

Zurich! Any ideas or tips for cheap accommodation? I only want to stay 1 or 2 nights and go to Liechtenstein as well, but it’s so expensive! Has anyone found any cheap hacks? I’m not finding anything for less than 100 euro a night.

Posted: October 18, 2022
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Frequently asked questions

How to visit Zurich on a budget?

Visiting Zurich on a budget is possible with some careful planning. Here are some tips to help you save money on your trip:

  1. Travel Ladies – This is a great couch surfing app for women offering free accommodation as part of cultural exchange.

  2. Look for budget-friendly accommodation – There are plenty of budget-friendly hotels and hostels in Zurich.

  3. Take advantage of free attractions – Zurich has plenty of free attractions, such as the Old Town, the Swiss National Museum, and the Zurich Zoo.

  4. Take public transportation – Zurich has an extensive public transportation system that is both efficient and affordable.

  5. Eat at local restaurants – Eating at local restaurants is a great way to save money while still enjoying the local cuisine.

  6. Take advantage of discounts – Many attractions in Zurich offer discounts for students, seniors, and families.

By following these tips, you can enjoy a great trip to Zurich without breaking the bank.

How to meet locals in Zurich?

Meeting locals in Zurich, Switzerland can be a great way to get to know the city and its culture. Here are some ideas to help you get started:

  1. Travel Ladies – Travel Ladies is a travel app where women can meet, share experiences and travel together. It's a great way to meet locals and explore Zurich with someone who knows the city well.

  2. Join a Meetup Group – There are many Meetup groups in Zurich that focus on different interests and activities. Joining one of these groups is a great way to meet locals and make new friends.

  3. Visit Local Bars and Cafes – Visiting local bars and cafes is a great way to meet locals in Zurich. You can chat with people, learn about the city and its culture, and make new friends.

  4. Attend Local Events – Zurich has many events throughout the year, such as festivals, concerts, and art exhibitions. Attending these events is a great way to meet locals and learn more about the city.

  5. Take a Tour – Taking a tour of Zurich is a great way to meet locals and learn more about the city. You can find many tours that focus on different aspects of the city, such as its history, culture, and architecture.

By following these tips, you can easily meet locals in Zurich and get to know the city better.

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