Zürichhorn car park 2026: prices, cheaper than Utoquai

💰 Zürichhorn prices: first hour CHF 3

The first hour costs CHF 3, in steps: 30 minutes CHF 1, 45 minutes CHF 2. After that the City charges CHF 1 per 20 minutes or part thereof. Stay 1 hour and 5 minutes and you pay CHF 4.

2 hours cost CHF 6, 3 hours CHF 9, 5 hours CHF 15. Up to here it's an ordinary city tariff. What sets Zürichhorn apart starts after that.

🌊 Parking by the lake: 8 hours CHF 21 instead of 32 at Utoquai

The Utoquai car park is also by the lake, about a 13-minute walk away. For a day by the lake it's dearer: 8 hours cost CHF 32 there, CHF 21 at Zürichhorn. That's CHF 11 less.

According to the ConvivaPlus analysis of published tariffs, for 8 hours Zürichhorn is the second-cheapest of 28 Zurich car parks with a published 8-hour price. Only Toni-Areal (CHF 15) is cheaper, and it isn't by the lake.

Even for a short visit Zürichhorn is cheaper: 2 hours cost CHF 6 here, CHF 9 at Utoquai. The table shows the nearby car parks for both durations.

📈 Full day: cheaper from the 6th hour

From the 6th hour the City no longer charges per 20, but CHF 1 per 30 minutes. An hour then costs CHF 2 instead of CHF 3. The longer you stay, the less each hour costs, not more.

6 hours cost CHF 17, 8 hours CHF 21. After 10 hours the day rate of CHF 25 applies: drive in at 9 am and you pay nothing more after 7 pm. Calculated with the day rate as a cap per 24 hours; the pay machine on site is binding.

🔢 How many parking spaces: 30 or 195?

The City of Zurich gives two figures: its conditions page lists 30 parking spaces, its open data register of public car parks 195. It doesn't explain the gap. We show both values with their source.

According to the City, the car park has 2 underground levels, is open around the clock and has one step-free space (1st basement, space 115). It lists no charging points. You pay in cash, by Twint, card or ParkingPay.

☀️ Sunday and night: CHF 1 per 30 minutes

On Sundays and public holidays the City charges CHF 1 per 30 minutes, so CHF 2 an hour from the start. For a Sunday by the lake or a Sunday shopping day in Zurich, that's the rate to reckon with.

For the night, the City's list says word for word «Nachttarif (22.00–06.00 Uhr), pro 1. Std.» CHF 1. Whether that covers only the first night hour or each one, the line doesn't make clear. The calculator reads it as CHF 1 per night hour; the pay machine on site is binding.

🅿️ If it's full: car parks nearby

The closest is Coop Tiefenbrunnen (about a 8-minute walk). We don't have its tariff: you'll see the price at the machine. The nearest car park with a tariff is Utoquai, 0.8 km away, where 2 hours cost CHF 9.

The cards show nearby car parks with their free spaces right now. All Zurich car parks on one map: Car parks Zurich.

📍 Entrance Baurstrasse, exit Dufourstrasse

You drive in from Baurstrasse and out onto Dufourstrasse. According to the City, the pay station is on the Dufourstrasse side, on the left before the exit, and the lift is by the pay station.

The lake and the Zürichhorn boat landing are about 310 m away as the crow flies. The Chinagarten bus stop is about 100 m away, the Fröhlichstrasse tram and bus stop about 290 m.