Swiss Museum of Transport

The Swiss Museum of Transport continues to amaze me—even on my third visit. Every time I return, I discover new exhibits, fresh perspectives, and interactive experiences that make the hours fly by far too quickly. It’s one of those places where time is never enough, no matter how well you plan your visit. What stands out more and more is the museum’s strong focus on sustainability. The exhibits thoughtfully highlight how mobility is evolving and how Switzerland is leading the way in creating cleaner, smarter, and more responsible transport solutions. The hands-on displays make complex concepts easy to understand, offering an inspiring look at what the future of travel could and should be. It feels less like a museum and more like a living learning space where innovation and awareness meet. It’s also a wonderful place for families. There’s an impressive amount of interactive stations for kids—simulators, puzzles, experiments, and activities that keep them engaged while they learn. It’s truly designed for all ages. And of course, the beautiful Hans Erni Museum inside remains a highlight. His art brings elegance and depth to the experience, adding a cultural dimension that makes every visit complete. Highly recommended—every visit feels new.

This is one of my all time favorite museums in the world. It has amazing simulators of aircrafts/helicopters, f1 cars and even a crash test for awareness. I enjoyed every bit of it.

Wow one of the most interactive museums! Great experience for half a day. Great variety and teach perspective in different means of transport! We will be back to visit the planetarium too!

A great moment for all the family. Beyond the classic themes, you can also enjoy an imax theatre and a planetarium (supplement tickets 🎟) Several restaurants and cafeteria are available on the site. Easy access by bus 🚌 or boat.

A magnificent gem of a museum that gets into the entire history of Swiss transportation, which is more unique from other places because of its terrain. That said, you’re still going to see trains and planes and automobiles in a very unique setting. This is a can’t miss if you’re in the area.

One of the best museums I have ever visited. Covers all areas of space, air, land and sea transportation plus energy sources and smart house eco systems. Many interactive games for kids to play, learn and stay focused.. Very helpful, polite and always available to support staff... A must visit place

Great facilities to visit and explore the world of transportation in Switzerland: trains, boats, cars, planes and rockets. Fabulous option for children and adults. For quiet visits, avoid the weekends or the school vacation periods. I highly recommend the building devoted to boats, as it is highly maintained. However, we recently found out staff is sometimes not present on exhibitions and it is difficult to get support or assistance in all areas of the museum.

Wonderful place..so much to see! The museum is huge with indoor and outdoor areas! I loved the section on space travel but it's not very large in comparison some of the other parts. Being able to walk into an old plane was fun and a cube you could enter to feel the effects on gravity as it rotates. The Planetarium was a highlight with several shows a day but you have to pay for these separately as they are not included in the entrance to the museum..I paid for one 45 min show and it was worth it just to see the stars and planets on such a large screen above you..you really felt like you were travelling in space..but I guess it also depends on the show you choose and could get expensive if you want to see several shows there.

This was an outstanding museum to which we did not allocate nearly enough time. Great displays of old train cars, automobiles and planes, plus lots of interactive exhibits about energy, about being careful while bicycling (using virtual reality headsets). Unfortunately we arrived 90 minutes before closing and did not have time to see the movies or fully engage with many of the exhibits. Very nice restaurant as well

We've been to a lot of museums in Europe, but this particular experience turned out to be a bust. Expecting great things after reading the museum's lofty ratings across online platforms, the experience failed to measure up. The lack of air conditioning in the sweltering heat of a Swiss summer day made the experience miserable, but we tried to look beyond that to provide a reasonable assessment of the exhibits. The displays are sprawling and offer incredible variety. But few aspects were truly memorable. Highlights of rare items include entire planes and trains, Felix Baumgartner's suit utilized for his record 24-mile skydive in 2012, the passenger cabin of a zeppelin, and the section of Sim World downstairs with unusual contraband confiscated at Zurich's airport. A glassed escalator that shows the inner workings of the mechanism was possibly more interesting than the nearby cars on display. The rest was rather boring, but the heat inside these poorly ventilated buildings is what made it most uncomfortable.

Wow and a half! This is truly one of the best transport museums. There are plenty of fascinating displays of aircraft and locomotives for the young and young at heart. The history of Swissair is especially well done, with models and displays. And what a rare treat to go inside the preserved Convair CV-880. The section of trams and locomotives is really a stunning piece of transportation history. You can spend several enjoyable hours here.

What an absolutely fantastic museum! We were here for about a half-day, but really could have spent the better part of a week exploring its wonders. All signs large and small were in a multitude of languages, and virtually everything in the entire museum had an English label. All of the exhibit halls were very clean and everything was in good working order, which can be challenging to maintain with so many hands-on items and simulators. Our group ranged in age from 14 to 60, and the museum really had something for everyone, with many historic artifacts for the history geeks among us (including the rolling stock from the first Swiss rail company), amazing science exhibits (like the actual EURECA space satellite which spent a year in orbit), and heaps of hands-on activities that kept even our most jaded teens engaged! The centre of the museum is a massive courtyard known as The Arena, which is dedicated to all forms of transportation and mobility. In various sections, tikes were riding little freight trucks and peddle bikes, while teens were zipping around the large open areas on scooters. My wife and I enjoyed a paddleboat ride on the central pond, which simulated a floatplane trip around the world. The museum was holding their annual Rail Days celebration while we were there, with the rail enthusiasts cheerfully giving out heart-shaped cookies to both the polite Swiss visitors as well as bemused American tourists like us.

Very neat experience. Recommend going at least once - you'll end up spending a lot of time there. I do wish there was an English speaking guide or a better path to take going through the museum.

I had so much fun playing in the transportation museum today! Lots of fun simulations for adults and kids. But there's a kids play area outside I wish I'm young enough to play in.

This muesum is one of the best! I always like to visit it with my little cousins who always have fun on the several attractions and enterteniments it provides. One of the things I love of Verkehrshaus museum is interactivity. Every piece can be played and moved almost completely, so it makes it an unforgettable experience. I really recommend to visit it at least once a year!

It is an awesome museum slightly overpriced but fun for tourists but if you go often you get bored