Outdoor saunas in Zurich, Switzerland
Sauna am Fluss
A social sauna village on the Sihlquai with four cabins right on the Limmat: large Finnish saunas at 75–100 °C for a lively crowd, smaller ones by the water for quiet, and bio saunas at 55–60 °C on Monday and Thursday evenings. Cold plunges run at 2–6 °C beside outdoor showers on the river terrace, with indoor and outdoor relax zones and a bistro. It is a textile sauna and entry is CHF 29 for two hours; the season starts on 9 October 2026.
Sauna am See – Seebad Enge
The sauna of the Seebad Enge sits on a wooden pier in Lake Zurich by the Hafen Enge, run by Tonttu. Two mixed sauna cabins look out over the water to the mountains, with a rest room, a large open-air deck with direct lake access, a non-swimmers' pool in the lake and a Finnish cold-water shower. Single entry is CHF 31 for up to three hours; the 2026/27 sauna season starts on 3 October 2026, with Sunday evening openings during the bathing season.
Die Stadtoase
A neighbourhood sauna in the Sonnenpark on the Zürichberg, set inside a Sonnenbad laid out in 1905 and claiming the largest sauna garden in the city. Indoors are a Finnish sauna at 85–95 °C, a bio sauna with a light-therapy sky and a small steam bath; outdoors a garden sauna, a Laubsauna and a wood-fired Laubsauna, plus a 16 °C cold-water pool and meadows to lie on. Wednesdays until 4 pm are for women; entry is CHF 29, CHF 32 at weekends.
Hallenbad Altstetten
A cooperative-run indoor pool in Altstetten with an inexpensive sauna. Inside are a Sanarium at 60 °C and an aroma steam bath at 45 °C; outside a Finnish sauna at 90 °C opens onto a sauna garden with a sensory path, a Kneipp basin and a rock shower. The whole sauna area is a nudity zone. Monday is women's day and Wednesday men's day. Entry for adults is CHF 21 including the pool.
Sauna am Fluss
A social sauna village on the Sihlquai with four cabins right on the Limmat: large Finnish saunas at 75–100 °C for a lively crowd, smaller ones by the water for quiet, and bio saunas at 55–60 °C on Monday and Thursday evenings. Cold plunges run at 2–6 °C beside outdoor showers on the river terrace, with indoor and outdoor relax zones and a bistro. It is a textile sauna and entry is CHF 29 for two hours; the season starts on 9 October 2026.
Sauna am See – Seebad Enge
The sauna of the Seebad Enge sits on a wooden pier in Lake Zurich by the Hafen Enge, run by Tonttu. Two mixed sauna cabins look out over the water to the mountains, with a rest room, a large open-air deck with direct lake access, a non-swimmers' pool in the lake and a Finnish cold-water shower. Single entry is CHF 31 for up to three hours; the 2026/27 sauna season starts on 3 October 2026, with Sunday evening openings during the bathing season.
Die Stadtoase
A neighbourhood sauna in the Sonnenpark on the Zürichberg, set inside a Sonnenbad laid out in 1905 and claiming the largest sauna garden in the city. Indoors are a Finnish sauna at 85–95 °C, a bio sauna with a light-therapy sky and a small steam bath; outdoors a garden sauna, a Laubsauna and a wood-fired Laubsauna, plus a 16 °C cold-water pool and meadows to lie on. Wednesdays until 4 pm are for women; entry is CHF 29, CHF 32 at weekends.
Hallenbad Altstetten
A cooperative-run indoor pool in Altstetten with an inexpensive sauna. Inside are a Sanarium at 60 °C and an aroma steam bath at 45 °C; outside a Finnish sauna at 90 °C opens onto a sauna garden with a sensory path, a Kneipp basin and a rock shower. The whole sauna area is a nudity zone. Monday is women's day and Wednesday men's day. Entry for adults is CHF 21 including the pool.