Black Mercedes V-Class with Zurich number plates on the Bahnhofstrasse tram tracks, a Swiss flag and the main station behind

Rent a Mercedes V-Class in Zurich

V-Class in Zurich: Family City Base with Alpine Day Trips

A discreet seven-seat family shuttle for Zurich: face-to-face lounge seating, privacy glass and room for a long stay's luggage.

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The Car for This Stay

Why the Mercedes V-Class works in Zurich

A family week in Zurich mixes very different days: a Bahnhofstrasse morning, the Rhine Falls in the afternoon, Titlis when the sky is clear, a Christmas market in December. The V-Class turns all of them into time spent together. The four rear seats face each other, so grandparents talk to grandchildren rather than to the back of a headrest, and deep-tinted glass keeps everyone out of view at hotel entrances. Rent a Mercedes V-Class in Zurich for a longer stay and it soon becomes the family's own shuttle, collected at ZRH with all the luggage and handed back only at the end.

  • Collected at ZRH, luggage and all Six large suitcases fit with seven people aboard, and twice that with five. A multi-week arrival goes to the hotel in one trip, with your flight tracked.
  • Sliding doors at the kerb Stops on the side streets around Bahnhofstrasse are short. Wide sliding doors let the whole family step out in seconds, even in a tight hotel driveway.
  • Quiet enough for a sleeping child Tri-zone climate and a hushed rear cabin mean a child who drifts off after the Titlis glacier often stays asleep all the way back to Zurich.
  • Driven when it suits Add a chauffeur for the days you would rather not drive, such as a long mountain outing, and take the wheel yourself for short trips around the city.
Seats
7
Luggage
6 large suitcases with 7 aboard
12 large suitcases with 5 aboard

Prefer to be driven some days and drive yourself on others? Ask us about flexible chauffeur add-ons - same car, your choice each morning.

Black Mercedes V-Class, front three-quarter view
Mercedes V-Class rear lounge with cream leather seats facing each other

From Zurich

Useful day trips

Drive times from central Zurich. We brief parking, border crossings and timing at handover.

Map of day trips from Zurich: Lucerne (45 min), Rhine Falls (50 min), Mount Titlis (1h15), Rigi (1h00)

  • Lucerne

    45 min

    Chapel Bridge and lake promenade - classic family day. Arrive before 10 a.m. for easier lakefront parking.

  • Rhine Falls

    50 min

    Europe's largest waterfall - short visit, big memory. Boat to the rock is the children's highlight - check height rules.

  • Mount Titlis

    1h15

    Glacier and cliff walk with a calm cabin on the approach. Engelberg parking for the cableways - we brief the pattern.

  • Rigi

    1h00

    Queen of the Mountains with a gentler logistics load than Titlis. Cogwheel from Vitznau or Arth-Goldau - pick based on lake vs valley mood.

  • Zurichberg & lake circuit

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    Stay local - viewpoints and dinner without a long transfer. Evening light on the lake shore is underrated.

Bahnhofstrasse valet culture is real - we brief drop-off points that keep the arrival smooth.

Airport-to-Dolder timing is tight at peak hours; we track your flight. Lucerne lakefront parking is easier before 10 a.m.

Local know-how

Good to know in Zurich

Height in city garages

The V-Class is a tall vehicle. Hotel garages manage it, but some older public car parks in central Zurich have low entrances; check the height sign before you drive in.

Rhine Falls with small children

The falls are about 50 minutes north. The boat to the rock in the middle is the highlight, so check the age and height rules before promising it to the children.

Christmas in Zurich

From late November, Christmas markets fill the main station hall and Sechseläutenplatz by the opera house. Traffic around the station slows right down; use a nearby garage or let a chauffeur drop you at the door.

Delivered wherever you land

Zurich Airport (ZRH)

Hotel, airport and private-terminal delivery, with collection wherever your trip ends.

Commercial arrivals

Your car waits for commercial arrivals; we meet you with the keys - airport to hotel in one move.

Private aviation (FBO)

Private aviation into Zurich? Planeside or FBO entrance delivery where permitted - send tail number and ETA.

Your hotel or residence

Dolder, Baur au Lac and city hotel delivery at your chosen hour.

Often delivered to: The Dolder Grand · Baur au Lac · Widder Hotel

One-way, anywhere

Start in Zurich, leave the car in Geneva, Interlaken, or at your departure terminal. Multi-week itineraries welcome; the car simply follows your plans.

Black Mercedes V-Class parked beside a private jet on the tarmac

Questions

Mercedes V-Class in Zurich: questions we get asked

What happens to the V-Class while we shop on Bahnhofstrasse?

Leave it with your hotel's valet and walk; the street is closed to cars anyway. On chauffeur days, the driver drops you on a side street and collects you when the shopping is done.

Is the V-Class too big for central Zurich?

Not for the way families use it. Hotel forecourts and side streets near Bahnhofstrasse are fine for drop-offs; the Old Town lanes are best avoided, as they are narrow and partly closed to traffic anyway.

Can we have a chauffeur just for the Titlis day?

Yes. Chauffeur add-ons are flexible, so you can be driven to Engelberg and back, about 1h15 each way, and drive yourself the rest of the week.

How private is the rear cabin?

Very. The rear glass is deeply tinted and the seating position is high, so passengers can see out while staying out of view on Bahnhofstrasse or at a hotel entrance.

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Summer weeks book out from May. Tell us your dates and delivery point - that is all we need for a quote.

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Staying two weeks or longer? Ask for our long-stay rates.

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Luxury shopping in Zurich

Bahnhofstrasse is Switzerland's most famous shopping street - watches, bags and couture in one walkable spine. Leave the car with hotel valet; we brief the drop-offs that match Baur au Lac and Dolder rhythms.

Bahnhofstrasse

Watches, bags & flagship maisons

Bahnhofstrasse

From Paradeplatz toward the lake - Tiffany, Cartier, Louis Vuitton, Hermès, Chanel, Dior and the major Swiss watch maisons. The densest luxury kilometre in German-speaking Switzerland.

For the most exclusive watch pieces, book a private appointment; we can align car delivery with your time.

Paradeplatz & Storchengasse

Haute joaillerie & leather

Paradeplatz & Storchengasse

Side streets off the main axis for high jewellery, specialist watch retailers and quieter leather ateliers when Bahnhofstrasse feels too exposed.

Combine with coffee at Paradeplatz; short walk back to Baur au Lac.

Weinplatz & Limmatquai

Curated boutiques by the river

Weinplatz & Limmatquai

Old-town and riverfront boutiques for independent labels and jewellery - a softer afternoon after the Bahnhofstrasse circuit.

Ideal before a lakeside evening drive toward Zurichberg.

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