INDEX · SAUNAS

Lake & city saunas

Nine saunas worth the trip, from wooden cubes on a jetty to a garden sauna on the Zürichberg. Most lake saunas open in October and close in spring.

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Where the saunas are

Sauna JuchZUMIKON · PFANNENSTIELTextile-free, with a sheltered garden and a steam bathYear-roundCHF 20Sauna im Hallenbad CityZURICH · CITYFinnish rooms at 80° and 90° beneath the city’s central poolYear-roundCHF 20Sauna im NordenZURICH · OERLIKONA light courtyard with a cold pool, a women’s sauna and a small bistroYear-roundCHF 21Die StadtoaseZURICH · ZÜRICHBERGTwo Finnish saunas, one in the garden, and a naturist sun terraceYear-roundCHF 29Seesauna StäfaSTÄFA · EAST SHOREA cooperative sauna at about 90° in the lake bath, with a sun terraceWinterCHF 30Sauna am See UsterUSTER · LAKE GREIFENSEEBarrel saunas, two of them wood-fired, and a rest yurt with a stoveWinterCHF 35Strandbad Sauna KüsnachtKÜSNACHT · ON THE JETTYFour sauna cubes on the lido jetty, two rest yurts, straight into the lakeWinterCHF 37KEEN WellbeingZURICH · KREIS 5Guided sauna, ice bath and breathwork; DJ sauna socials at weekendsYear-roundCHF 38Sauna am See, Seebad EngeZURICH · ENGEThree cabins and a rest room looking back at the cityClosed for nowCHF 31

Prices: lowest adult entry · Checked 5 Nov 2026

BEFORE YOU GO

Textile-free, mostly

In Swiss saunas you usually sit on a towel and wear nothing, and mixed sessions are normal. Each listing says where swimwear is expected and when there are ladies’ times. Bring two towels and flip-flops, and leave jewellery at home.