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Rapperswil is a city that borders Northeastern Switzerland & Central Switzerland and lays direct at the end of Lake Zurich and Obersee. Rapperswil merged lately with the city of Jona and is a picturesque town and popular destination for hikers, bikers and families at the weekend in the vicinity of Zurich.

The municipality includes Jona, Bollingen, Busskirch, Curtiberg, Kempraten-Lenggis, Wagen, and Wurmsbach.

Travel as a Muslim to Rapperswil

Rapperswil is located in the Zürich metropolitan area and served by its suburban trains (Zürich S-Bahn). The S5, S7 and S15 lines all offer 2 trains/hour, with S5 and S15 taking 36 min from Zürich city centre and S7 40 min. Several commuter trains from Zurich, e.g S5, 15, 40 and 7, pass through or terminate in Rapperswil. All connections are listed on the website of the public traffic ZVV]. There are trains to Rapperswil from Lucerne and Romanshorn.

A very scenic way of travelling to Rapperswil is with the steamship boats of the Lake Zurich navigation company]. The ships don't travel in the winter.

How to get around in Rapperswil

GPS 47.2257|8.8202

Rapperswil is a very compact city and can easily assessed by foot or bicycle. The tourist center rents out electric bikes. There is a public bus system if you want to go a bit further.

What to see in Rapperswil

Stadtpfarrkirche St. Johann - Saint John's parish church - 47.2274, 8.81642 - Stadtpfarrkirche Rapperswil Ansicht von der Schlosstreppe auf die Stadtpfarrkirche 'St. Johann' auf dem 'Herrenberg' in Rapperswil 2012-11-01 14-28-10 Built around 1253. Rebuilt after a fire in 1882.

Rose Gardens - 15,000 plants of 600 different kinds may be viewed between June and October.

Rapperswil Castle 47.226666666667, 8.8183333333333 - Rapperswil Castle Rapperswil - Schloss - Bahnhof IMG 8092 Built around 1220. Home to the Polish National Museum.

Holzbrücke Rapperswil-Hurden 47.2233, 8.81518 - Holzbrücke Rapperswil-Hurden Rapperswil_-_Seedamm_Holzsteg_Rapperswil-Hurden across the lake to Hurden with bridge chapel Heilig Hüsli.

Medieval Old Town - with many restaurants, cafés and boutiques

Harbour Front - take a boat trip on the lake (to Zurich or round trip). Rent a boat.

Best things to do in Rapperswil

Watch a game of the ice hockey team
Walk across the Seedamm to the other side of lake to Pfäffikon
Take the train Voralpen-Express from Rapperswil to Arth-Goldau if you like very scenic train rides

Alpamare - 47.1992, 8.79083 across the Seedamm the Alpamare is located - a large water entertainment park for the whole family.

Jona Bowling - Feldlistrasse 9, 8645 Jona a nearby bowling centre

Boat trip - take a boat trip on the lake of Zurich

Zoo - 47.223652, 8.821989 - Knie's Kinderzoo Knies Kinderzoo IMG 3835 - Knie's Kinderzoo (Circus Knie's Children's Zoo) is not only for children and very the center of town (walking distance with kids from the center). Open from March to October.

Bier Factory - Schönbodenstrasse 3 10 mins walk from the train ☎ +41 55 210 96 22 Rapperswil's only microbrewery! Take a tour of the brewery. Stop in for drinks. Groups can schedule a day of brewing. More info on the website. Open W/F 17:30–20:00, Saturday 14:00–20:00.

Muslim Friendly Shopping in Rapperswil

There are many boutiques in the old-town and many clothing shops in Rapperswil.

Halal Restaurants in Rapperswil

There are many nice restaurants by the lake-side and in the old-town. You will find Swiss food, Spanish, Indian, Italian, Thai and Chinese restaurants, y-halal-food/halal-poultry-dishes/ Halal kebab shops and McDonald's.

Manolos - Rathaus strasse 2 ☎ +41 55 214 22 22 | Opening Hours: until midnight Spanish restaurant & bar with moderate prices.

Dieci - Fischmarktplatz 1 - By the lake this pizzeria serves delicious food. Often full and the waiters are sometimes a bit arrogant. Has a high chair and colouring sheets for the kids.

Thai Orchid - Engelplatz 4 47.228, 8.819 - +41 55 210 91 91 | Opening Hours: Tuesday to Friday 11:30–15:00, 17:30–23:30 Saturday to Sunday 17:30–23:30 Fr. 30 for mains Good and expensive.

Johanna - Johannisbergstrasse 2Jona good swiss food, moderate prices

mojo bar & lounge - Untere Bahnhofstrasse 5 - Small, modern, trendy cocktail-bar and lounge near the train station.

bottéga club & lounge - Neue Jonastrasse 72 - Nicely designed club/lounge to relax.

La Corona - Kluggasse 1 Opening Hours: until 19:00 Small bar in the centre of the old-town of Rapperswil.

and/starbucks/ Starbucks | Schmiedgasse 30 ☎ +41 55 210 36 45 on the primary street very near the centre of town

Nelson Pub | Bahnhofplatz 1 across the road from the train station.

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Muslim Friendly hotels in Rapperswil

Bed & Breakfast Rapperswil - @reakfast-rapperswil.ch Untere Bahnhofstrasse 18 47.22574706497569, 8.819124698638916 Near old-town and lake, 2 minutes walk from the train station ☎ +41 78 824 51 92 - Double room Fr. 59f per person Nice room with view to mountains. Free WiFi. Very near old-town, train station and lake. Help-yourself breakfast (but many cafés in near walking distance). 6 direct trains per hour to Zurich (36 mins travel duration).

Bed & Breakfast sea view | Lenggisrain 5 30 minutes walk from the town ☎ +41 55 210 60 66 - Double room Fr. 57 per person View to the lake. A bit in the outskirts of town - you can reach town by public bus or 30 minutes walk.

Bed & Breakfast oasee | Staffeln 14, 8715 Bollingen On the primary street Rapperswil-Jona to Schmerikon ☎ +41 55 212 65 45 - Double room Fr. 55-60 per person Comfortable rooms, nice view of Lake Zurich. Lakeside path for walking and biking. Free parking.

Telecommunications in Rapperswil

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Zurich is about 20-25 minutes away
direct trains to Zurich main station every 10-15 minutes. Trains take around 38 minutes.

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