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Cycling holidays Aare-Route Interlaken - Bad Zurzach

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Touring bike & e-bike
5 Days / 4 Nights
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Aerial view of Bern's historic old town surrounded by the curved Aare River, showing red-tiled roofs, medieval streets, and green parks.
Charming cobblestone square in Biel surrounded by historic buildings with arcades, outdoor café seating, and a central fountain under leafy trees.

The essentials at a glance

Cycle along the Aare River from Interlaken to Bad Zurzach through Switzerland's diverse landscapes. This easy 5-day tour covers approximately 227 km, starting with a boat ride from Interlaken to Thun, then passing through UNESCO-listed Bern, the bilingual city of Biel, baroque Solothurn, and Aarau. Experience floodplain forests, nature reserves, the Seeland vegetable-growing region, and Switzerland's water castle where three rivers converge.

Along the largest Swiss River

A classic in the cycling country Switzerland: along the Aare you'll get to know a piece of Switzerland that has preserved the charm of its province, its peasantry and its unspoilt nature right up to the present day: Visit our country and its inhabitants "through the back door" – not through the front entrance with all the tourist stereotypes.

 

Cycling holidays Aare-Route Interlaken - Bad Zurzach
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Touring bike & e-bike
5 Days / 4 Nights
Self-guided tour
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939.- CHF
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Three cyclists riding on a gravel path along the Aare river, surrounded by lush green trees and vegetation with calm water visible.
Two cyclists sitting on wooden jetty with their bikes, silhouetted against orange sunset over calm lake with mountains in background.
Bird's eye view of Bern showing the historic old town with Gothic cathedral spire, red-tiled roofs, and the Aare River winding through green areas.

Itinerary

Luggage drop-off in Interlaken. You start your trip with a ride through the wide Aaretal (Aare Valley): large villages, industry, open fields and a powerful river in lush water meadows. Then follows the entrance to Bern, the capital city of Switzerland and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

approx. 36 km
145 m
160 m

A few pedal strokes will take you from Bern's UNESCO-listed old town to the idyllic Lake Wohlen. Cycling along the River Aare, you reach the Seeland region, which has been transformed from marshland into one of Switzerland's most productive vegetable-growing areas thanks to the Hagneck Canal. Behind the reed beds and floodplain forest, you can glimpse Lake Biel and soon reach the bilingual watchmaking metropolis of Biel.

approx. 49 km
380 m
485 m

This stage delights visitors with the “children” of the Jura water correction project: the Nidau-Büren Canal and the resulting Aare backwater loop in the Häftli nature reserve. The flat Grenchner Witi is also enchanting, with its abundance of birds, hopping rabbits and the Altreu stork colony. Here, the Aare meanders slowly, while in the distance, the St. Ursen Tower of the baroque city of Solothurn greets visitors.

approx. 31 km
15 m
20 m

Rivers and traffic, cities and people, factories and industrial warehouses: everything seems to crowd into the strip of land at the foot of the Jura Mountains, merging into a long ribbon of settlements along the River Aare. Nevertheless, the peaceful Swiss Plateau and nature are never far away.

approx. 60 km
340m
390 m

You cycle through a wonderful floodplain landscape along the Aare, a bird paradise and home to irises and beavers. Past reservoirs to Switzerland's moated castle, where the Reuss, Limmat and Aare rivers converge and flow into the Rhine as the Aare near Koblenz. Continue to Bad Zurzach and individual departure.

approx. 51 km
165 m
195 m

Tour character

A perfectly signposted, mostly flat cycle route, predominantly on field and forest trails far away from motorized traffic. Some parts left natural, but most of the tour is done on asphalt roads. On the first stage there are some passages where you have to push your bike and there are some steep parts as well.

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Prices & dates

Category A: 4* & 3* hotels

Category B: 3* hotels

Prices per person in CHF
White church tower with red clock dominates the historic old town of Aarau with colorful traditional buildings and red tile roofs at dusk.
Golden autumn vineyard rows overlooking Spiez town on Lake Thun, with snow-capped Swiss Alps in the background under clear blue sky.
View of Interlaken with colorful lakefront buildings, a vintage steamboat moored at the dock, and snow-capped Alps in the background.

Services & Information

Included:

  • Overnight stays in the selected category incl. breakfast
  • Daily luggage transfers  (1 piece of luggage per person, max. 20 kg)
  • Costs for luggage pick-up at the station (for direct arrival)
  • Subsidy for arrival by train 
  • Boat ride Interlaken – Thun incl. bicycle
  • Carefully elaborated route description 
  • Digital travel documents incl. navigation app
  • SwitzerlandMobility-Plus subscription for one year 
  • Service hotline

Note:

  • Tourist tax, if due, is not included in the price
  • Reservation fee of CHF 20.- per adult (incl. legally required customer money protection)

 

Optional Extras:

  • Return transfer from Bad Zurzach to Interlaken. CHF 465 per ride (max. 7 persons). Reservation needed, payable in advance.

Arrival/Departure:

  • Arrival by public transport in Interlaken. For direct arrival: Suitcases must be handed in at the luggage counter by 10:00 a.m. at the latest.
  • Departure by public transport from Bad Zurzach. For direct departure: Suitcases must be returned to the luggage counter by 5:00 p.m. at the latest.

Arrival by train

Leave the car at home! For every bike, biking or hiking tour in Switzerland, you will receive an SBB coupon per participant, which you can use to deduct CHF 10.- from the ticket price for traveling by train. The reduction can be obtained in the SBB online store or in the SBB app.

On many trips, we use the luggage counters at the stations at the beginning and at the end to hand over the suitcases. You can conveniently combine this right away when you arrive by train. If you are a GA owner, you can provide this information when booking. We will credit you the amount on the invoice. If you don't need the coupon for the trip itself, you can use it during the year. Unfortunately, a retroactive refund is not possible for administrative reasons.

Travel documents "digital"

We reduce the amount of printed documents. You will receive instructions to help you find your way around using the Eurotrek Travel Guide App. We provide you with further information online.

In advance you will receive a small package of documents with the following contents:

  • Your travel program
  • Luggage tags
  • Description of how to use the app
  • Any vouchers
     

The Eurotrek Travel Guide App will help you find your way around. In addition to your digital map, you will find further information about your booked trip. The app is also available offline, simply download the trip in advance.

Our rental bikes

Silver Countrybike touring bicycle with 27-speed gearing, front and rear racks, fenders, and disc brakes on white background.
27-speed Country Bike

Our 27-gear, Tour de Suisse branded country bike is a robust and comfortable touring bike.

S = 44 cm (150 - 172 cm)
M = 50 cm (172 - 186 cm)
L = 56 cm (186 - 196 cm)
White Flyer Gotour 4 e-bike with step-through frame, black battery pack, rear rack, and disc brakes on white background.
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Eurotrek
Electric bike 25 km/h

Our Flyer C8.1 features a high level of comfort, easy handling and state-of-the-art technology. NB: minimum age 16 years (or 14 years with moped licence)

XS = 41cm (bis 160cm)
S = 45cm (160-170cm)
M = 50cm (170-180cm)
L = 55cm (ab 180cm)

Watch, listen & read

Family with bicycles resting on stone wall beside Aare River. Historic Swiss town with traditional buildings and tower reflected in water.
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