Canton of Zug · Switzerland
Where to stay in Zug
Zug is a city in Canton of Zug, Switzerland, home to about 32,000 people. This guide covers 1 aparthotel in Zug, with about 42 rooms between them.
- Places to stay in this guide
- 1
- Nearest airport
- ZRH32 km · Zürich Airport
- Currency
- CHFSwiss franc
- Time zone
- Europe/Zurich
- Language
- French, German, Italian
About
About Zug
Zug is the largest town and capital of the Swiss canton of Zug. Zug is renowned as a hub for some of the wealthiest individuals in the world and is known for its high concentration of wealth.
Wikipedia contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0; excerpted.
Things to do
What to see and do in Zug
See
- Old Town
- Clocktower
- Zugerberg
- Museum in Zug castle
- Kunsthaus Zug
- Villette Park
- St. Andreas Castle
- Brickworks museum
Do
- Open Air Cinema
- Zug Promenade
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Where to stay
Places to stay in Zug
1 place to stay from the chains this guide covers, each linked to its own website.
| Place to stay | Rooms |
|---|---|
| Baarerstrasse 73 aparthotel | 42 |
Schematic: the city centre in orange, each place to stay as a dot, distance rings in kilometres.
When to go
The best time to visit Zug
Zug has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23 °C; August is the wettest, with about 146 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Zug: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Zürich Airport (ZRH), about 32 km from the city centre in a straight line; Bern Airport (BRN, 82 km) and Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH, 86 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
There are trains every half an hour from Zurich, Brunnen or Lucerne. It is also easily reachable from the Canton of Ticino. The town of Cham is a 7-minute train ride from Zug.
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ZRH · Zürich Airport
BRN · Bern Airport
ACH · Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport
Good to know
Accessibility, parking and families in Zug
How many places to stay in this guide offer each, in their operators' own words.
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Questions
Zug: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Zug?
Zug has no month that is both mild and dry by the measure used here. July is the warmest month, with average highs of 23 °C; August is the wettest, with about 146 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Zug?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Zürich Airport (ZRH), about 32 km from the city centre in a straight line; Bern Airport (BRN, 82 km) and Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH, 86 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Zug?
Swiss franc (CHF).
Nearby
Destinations near Zug
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.