About us
The Swiss Museum of Transport is on the move. We invite you on a journey through time through the diversity of transport – on rail and road, on water and in the air. In our theme park, every piece of knowledge becomes an experience, every visit a discovery. Big worlds open up in the Planetarium, the Filmtheatre and the House of Energy. We are a conference and event venue and present the Swiss Chocolate Adventure as well as the Hans Erni Museum. This diversity makes the Swiss Museum of Transport the most-visited museum in Switzerland.
The most-visited museum in Switzerland
Facts and figures
- Opened: 1 July 1959
- Open 365 days a year
- Over 1 million admissions per year
- Association with around 40,000 members
- Over 3,000 school classes and 50,000 pupils per year
- Over 500 guided tours per year
- Collection of around 13,000 objects. A further 25,000 objects in the Rain external warehouse and more than 500,000 photos and documents in the documentation centre.
- Around 900 internal and external events per year
- 85% self-financed
- 221 employees (as of December 2024)
The History of the Swiss Museum of Transport
Keeping quality high
It is a central concern of the Swiss Museum of Transport not only to maintain its high quality standards, but also to continuously develop them further.
The basis for this is the commitment of our employees and a consistently applied quality management system. The Museum of Transport is certified to ISO 9001:2015. It also bears the Swisstainable seal of approval at level II (engaged) of Switzerland Tourism's sustainability program and has been awarded the highest rating of three stars by the Michelin Vert Guide. The Museum of Transport also regularly receives top marks from its visitors on TripAdvisor. The OK:GO initiative provides the public with information on the accessibility of tourist attractions.
