Zurich: Visiting The Lindt Home of Chocolate
September 2026
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The Lindt Home of Chocolate, featuring; a huge chocolate fountain, a chocolate museum, the largest Lindt store in the world, and a chocolate cafe, is located in Zurich, approximately 20 minutes outside the city centre. In the below blog post I give my honest opinions of visiting The Lindt Home of Chocolate, along with some practical information which will help you plan your visit.
Is It Worth Visiting The Lindt Home of Chocolate?
If you can't resist a delicious piece of chocolate, or the smell of it wafting through the air, then yes, in my opinion, a visit to the Lindt Home of Chocolate is worth including in your Zurich trip.
The most impressive part of the Lindt Home of Chocolate experience for me, has to be the 9 metre tall chocolate fountain in the entrance hall. It is the first thing you see upon entering the building and is impossible to miss. The largest freestanding chocolate fountain in the world, it features a whisk, high in the air, pouring real Lindt chocolate onto a giant Lindor truffle. It certainly got my mouth-watering for some Lindt chocolate, and there was plenty of that to come!
The largest Lindt shop in the world is also located here, to the right of the chocolate fountain when you walk in. They have every flavour of Lindor truffle, as you would expect, together with various flavours of chocolate slabs, chocolate gifts and some Home of Chocolate exclusives. It's basically impossible to leave without buying something, it's just deciding what to buy since there is so much choice.
The chocolate fountain, the Lindt shop and also the onsite café, can be visited without buying a ticket to the museum, so you could visit these even if you don't want to visit the museum. However, if your budget allows, I would suggest visiting the museum too, especially if you are already making the relatively short journey out to Kilchberg to see the fountain and shop.
What to Expect for the Chocolate Tour?
The chocolate tour at the Lindt Home of Chocolate is more a museum than a factory tour, so if you are expecting a tour of the factory itself you might be disappointed.
To start the tour, you take the stairs beside the chocolate fountain, and, when upstairs the tour starts behind a set of automatically opening, double white doors. From there, an interactive museum walks you through the story of chocolate and of Lindt: from the history of cocoa, to cocoa plantations, to Swiss pioneers of chocolate, to the modern factory next door, which has been producing chocolate on the exact spot since 1899.
At the last stage of the chocolate tour you get a glimpse into the chocolate factory from glass windows in the plant, showing stations along the chocolate making process.
As you journey through the museum there are several opportunities for tastings and you will get to sample liquid chocolate and finished Lindor truffles, both delicious.
The standard tour includes an audio guide, but when booking your ticket you can also book a guided tour (see more on this below). I personally chose a standard tour with audio guide so I could enjoy the tour at my own pace.
What to Know Before You Go?
The Lindt Home of Chocolate opens 7 days a week from 10am to 7pm, with last entry one hour before closing. Opening hours may vary at times, such as on public holidays, so check the official website.
Book tickets in advance as it does sell out and is very hard to get tickets on the day. At busy times it can sell out a few weeks in advance.
Tickets are currently priced at CHF 17 for an adult for a standard ticket with audio guide. A guided tour can also be booked in English or German, currently priced from CHF 30 for an adult, but time slots for this are more limited. (Prices correct as at time of writing).
How to Get to The Lindt Home of Chocolate?
The Lindt Home of Chocolate is located in Kilchberg, Zurich. It is right on the shore of Lake Zurich and can be reached in about 20 minutes from the city centre.
Getting there: by public transport, take the 165 bus from Bürkliplatz in the city centre to the Lindt & Sprüngli bus stop. Alternatively, take the train (S8 or S24) to Kilchberg station and it's about a 10 minute walk along the lake to the entrance, or hop on a boat from Bürkliplatz across Lake Zurich for a scenic route and again it's about a 10 minute lake then to the entrance.
How Long Do You Need to Visit The Lindt Home of Chocolate?
A visit to The Lindt Home of Chocolate isn't a huge time commitment. You can comfortably do it in about two hours, so it can easily be combined with another activity, or simply time to wander and discover the city centre. Just remember to allow travel time to and from The Lindt Home of Chocolate and of course time for some chocolate shopping in the largest Lindt shop in the world!
Beyond Lindt: Other Chocolate Experiences in Zurich
Switzerland is home to a wide variety of chocolatiers, so your chocolate journey in the city doesn't need to start and end with a visit to the Lindt Home of Chocolate. Some premium chocolatiers in the city include; Läderach, Teuscher, and Confiserie Sprüngli: stop by these stores to get your chocolate fix and choose between truffles, chocolate slabs, pralines, boxed chocolates and more. Popular Swiss chocolate brands such as; Cailler (Switzerland's oldest chocolate brand still in existence), Toblerone (although now owned by the American company Mondelez International) and Lindt are widely available to purchase in many stores.
Where to Stay for the Full Chocolate Experience?
If you want the full chocolate experience during your time in Zurich, consider booking a stay in Swiss Chocolate by Fassbind. This hotel, located in the Old Town and just a 5 minute walk from the main train station (Zurich HB), fully embraces the chocolate theme, from the chocolate fountain in the lobby, to the nightstand shaped like chocolate chunks and the room numbers printed on 'chocolate' bars.
Other hotels in the area that are ideally located for exploring Zurich's Old Town and also only a short walk from the main train station if you are planning on exploring beyond the city include; Hotel Felix, and Hotel Alexander Zurich Old Town, both of which have good reviews.
If you are looking to extend your time in Switzerland, and beyond, see my other blog posts: Switzerland’s Most Scenic Train Journeys; and 6 Must Visit Villages in Switzerland
Practical Switzerland Tips:
A general Switzerland tip, that caught me out, is, Switzerland has a different electrical outlet to the rest of mainland Europe. The electrical outlet is a Type J socket, so you will need an appropriate adapter, such as this one on Amazon: SwissAdaptor.
The currency in Switzerland is the Swiss Franc (CHF) but card is widely accepted and I didn’t come across anywhere on my travels that specifically required cash.