Your Visit

Parking

Use the Parkhaus Utoquai at Färberstrasse 6, the Parkhaus Hohe Promenade on Rämistrasse or the Parkhaus Opéra. Both are only a few minutes' walk away from the Opera House.

Tram

The Opera House is conveniently located a few steps away from Stadelhofen Station and Bellevue. It can be reached directly by trams numbers 2 and 4 (tram stop: "Opernhaus") and 11 and 15 (tram stop: "Stadelhofen").
Timetable: www.vbz.ch

Rail

From Zurich Main Station, either on the urban railway to Stadelhofen or on the number 4 tram (towars Tiefenbrunnen) to "Opernhaus".
Timetable: www.sbb.ch

Airport

Directly from the airport on the urban railway to Stadelhofen or Zurich Main Station and then the tram number 4 towards Tiefenbrunnen, you can get off directly at the stop "Opernhaus".

The Studiobühne is also located in the main building of the Opera House. The entrance is above the Box Office.

Lulu
Since summer 2024, our gastronomy has been run by Michel Péclard. The restaurant «Lulu» (formerly Bernadette) offers a varied menu with Mediterranean and Francophile influences with a great view of the glittering Lake Zurich or on the generously leafy terrace. Lulu is now also the hostess of the former Bernhard Bar Cafe on Sechseläutenplatz.

Lulu Restaurant, Café & Bar
Sechseläuteplatz 1
8001 Zurich
T +41 44 715 00 26
To the website

Opera House Gastronomy
«Lulu» serves snacks and drinks at the Opernhaus bars before performances and during intermissions. Save yourself the waiting time and enjoy your break to the fullest! You can place your order here and pay conveniently online so that everything is ready for you at your desired location during the intermission.

The Zurich Opera House performs almost all operas in the original language. Performances are generally given with German and English surtitles. In view of the architecture of the Opera House, please be aware that the surtitles are a service from which not all seats can benefit to the same degree. Our box office will be pleased to advise you on T +41 44 268 66 66.

No replacement tickets will be provided for performances not attended. In general, tickets cannot be returned. Tickets can be given to the Opera House Box Office to be sold on commission. However, the Opera House can give no guarantee that it will sell or reimburse the ticket. A commission fee of CHF 10 per seat will be charged. Alternatively, you can donate your ticket to the Club Jung and thus enable a young person to visit Zurich Opera House free of charge.

The performances begin on time. Out of consideration for the artists and the audience, visitors arriving late can only take their seats after the break, and until then watch the performance on a screen in the foyer.

The cloakroom fee is included in the ticket price.

There is no dress code at Zurich Opera House. You should dress to feel at ease. However, consistently with the festive setting, visitors are generally elegantly dressed. Particularly on special occasions, such as gala performances and premières, black tie and evening dresses are by no means out of place.

Opera glasses are available in the entrance foyer against a deposit.

For copyright reasons, pictures, sound and video recordings are not permitted.

People with hearing impairments
An induction loop is installed in the opera house. If a hearing aid has a T-coil, it can directly receive the sound signal picked up on stage and thus avoid possible feedback. To do so, switch your hearing aid to receive mode.

People with physical disabilities
In each performance in the main auditorium, four wheelchair spaces are available in the stalls in seating category 4. Accompanying persons receive a 50% discount. In addition, there is an offer of two wheelchair seats in the parquet galery in seat category 2, where accompanying persons have the choice of seats in seat categories 2 to 4. Please book your tickets in advance by telephone or in person at the ticket office.

Access to the Opernhaus Zürich and the Restaurant Lulu is accessible by the entrance of the ticket office. In the opera house, all floors can be reached by the passenger lift, there are no thresholds and obstacles on the individual levels. The wardrobes can only be reached by stairs. Please contact the opera house staff to deliver your jacket to the wardrobe. The toilets for people with disabilities on the ground floor are also equipped for wheelchair users.

There are occasional performances on the Studiobühne. The Studiobühne is located on the third floor and can only be reached via a staircase. There is unfortunately no lift. For reasons of safety, wheelchair users can not visit the performances on the Studiobühne.

How to get there
Cars are allowed to enter and exit the Schillerstrasse (between the Neue Zürcher Zeitung and the Opernhaus Zürich). From there the Box office can be reached in about 100 meters above the Sechseläutenplatz. Marked disabled parking spaces are available in the Opéra car park, from where a passenger lift leads to the hall of the ticket office.

Should you have lost something, please contact the head office of the Opernhaus Zürich. Found objects are kept for three months.
T +41 44 268 64 00 or info@opernhaus.ch.

For your opera visit with an overnight stay you can find a number of hotels close to the Zurich Opera House.

Hotel Baur au Lac*****
Talstrasse 1, 8001 Zürich
www.bauraulac.ch
Currently with «Wagner» package!

Hotel Ambassador****
Falkenstrasse 6, 8008 Zürich
www.ambassadorhotel.ch

Hotel Opera****
Dufourstrasse 5, 8008 Zürich
www.operahotel.ch

Hotel Europe****
Dufourstrasse 4, 8008 Zürich
www.hoteleurope-zuerich.ch

Sorell Hotel Seefeld ****
Seefeldstrasse 63, 8008 Zürich
www.sorellhotels.com/seefeld

Sorell Hotel St. Peter****
In Gassen 10, 8001 Zürich
www.sorellhotels.com/st-peter

Hotel Seehof
Seehofstrasse 11, 8008 Zürich
www.seehof.ch

Hotel Seegarten
Seegartenstrasse 14, 8008 Zürich
www.hotel-seegarten.ch

Hotel Park Hyatt Zürich
Beethovenstrasse 21, 8002 Zürich
www.zurich.park.hyatt.ch

If you prefer to leave the agony of choice from our seasonal program to the person receiving the gift, then our gift card is the perfect choice. This gives the recipient the freedom to choose which performance they would like to attend.

Who you make happy with it: Not only all opera, ballet and concert lovers, but also all notorious gift exchangers who know what they want.

How much the gift card costs: This is entirely up to you, the amount is freely selectable.

This is what it looks like: The gift card in credit card format fits perfectly in any wallet. You can choose between three different motifs (chandelier, hall or ballet).

You can get the gift card here: at the ticket office, in writing, by telephone or online.

The small print: The rechargeable card is valid for all performances and items at Zurich Opera House (excluding catering). The credit expires after 5 years from the date of purchase. For online redemptions, the credit on the card must be at least as high as the amount to be paid; partial payments are not possible. Unfortunately, redemption via the Opera House app is not yet possible. 

You can check the current balance of your gift card here.

The online cultural-agenda kulturzüri.ch shows the cultural array of Zurich Region in a practical overview. From dance and theater, art exhibitions, music and literature up to parties - all cultural events are listed. The Zurich Opera House with its wide program may not be missing!

To the Website of Kulturzüri.ch.

Have fun exploring!