Updated for Winter 2021/22
Best Places to go Ice Skating in Zurich
Winter 2021 / 22
Ice Skating In and Around Zurich
Ice skating and Switzerland are synonymous and in Zurich there are lots of places to practice the sport. However, if the thought of gliding across the ice leaves you cold, there is usually a good cafe attached to most rinks where you can procure a hot Glühwein or two and warm up as you watch every body else skating (or falling head over heels).
Please check the requirements at each location regarding Covid.
Hiring Ice Skates
If you want to take part but don’t have your own skates you can simply hire a pair for a small additional cost at the rink. Entrance prices don’t tend to vary too much and are generally around CHF 4 – 12 for children and CHF 8 to 15 for adults – but do check each rink for the correct details.
Here are some Ice Skating places In and Around Zurich
KEK in Küsnacht
KEK in Küsnacht is equipped with a great ice skating rink as well as curling facilities, and a cafe. For more information see here.
Dolder Ice Rink
Open daily and located up on high near the swimming pool, this rink is one of the largest in Switzerland and offers lots of space. Open now until 13th March 2022. For more information see here.
Eisbahn Heuried
Open daily (except Sundays), this large ice skating rink at the Sportzentrum in Heuried at Wasserschöpfi 71, 8055 Zurich, is very popular. It’s open from now until 13th March 2022. Check out the special skating nights they offer. There is an outdoor and an indoor ice rink. For more information see here.
Eisbahn Wädi
Open Tuesday till Saturday till 27th February 2022. Please note that at busy times you may have to wait to go on the ice due to Covid restrictions. Known as the “ice rink on the lake” the Wädenswil rink is a great place for ice skating. For more information see here.
Eisbahn Thalwil
Located in Bodensee 19 Thalwil, this family oriented skating rink is lots of fun for young and old alike. They even hold ice skating discos on certain dates. The Ice Rink opened for the season on October 21st 2021. For more information see here.
Ice Skating Lachen
The Ice rink at Lachen is open daily except for Sundays until early February. Please see information here.
Ice Skating Erlenmoos
The ice rink at Erlenmoos is open Tuesday till Saturday until 20th February 2022. Please visit the website here.
Live On Ice In Lucern
A little further away, there is Ice skating is taking place at Live On Ice in Luzern from 25th November – 2nd January 2022. For more details see here.
Wienachtsdorf Zurich Bellevue
Unfortunately this year due to the pandemic there is no ice rink at the Wienacthsdorf as in usual times. Hopefully it will be back for 2022. Find out more here.
Live on Ice at the Hotel Sonne in Küsnacht
Unfortunately, due to Covid, ice skating is not taking place this year at this small but beautiful rink right next to the hotel with views over Lake Zurich. Hopefully it will be back for 2022. For more information see here.
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Lake Skating
Some of the lakes in Zurich such as the Greifensee and the Katzensee become additional natural ice skating rinks which can only be used (at your own risk!) if it gets super cold and they freeze over and permission is given! The Katzensee is located at Seebad Katzensee, Katzenseestrasse, 8046 Zurich.
In December 2015 the Oeschinensee in Switzerland froze over for the first time in 19 years and for a short period of time ice skating took place on this unique natural rink. See here for details.
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