Tuesday to Saturday
10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Thursday
10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Monday
closed
Please note our special opening hours on public holidays.
Christmas Eve, Sunday, 24 December 2023, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Christmas Day, Monday, 25 December 2023, closed
Boxing Day, Tuesday, 26 December 2023, closed
New Year’s Eve, Sunday, 31 December 2023, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
New Year’s Day, Monday, 1 January 2024, closed
Local holiday, Tuesday, 2 January 2024, closed
Maundy Thursday, Thursday, 28 March 2024, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Good Friday, Friday, 29 March 2024, closed
Easter Sunday, Sunday, 31 March 2024, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Easter Monday, Monday, 1 April 2024, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Labour Day, Wednesday, 1 May 2024, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Ascension Day, Thursday, 9 May 2024, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Whit Sunday, Sunday, 19May 2024, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Whit Monday, Monday, 20 May 2024, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
St. Alban's Festival, Saturday, 29 June 2024, closed
St. Alban's Festival, Sunday, 30 June 2024, closed
National holiday, Thursday, 1 August 2024, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Christmas Eve, Tuesday, 24 December 2024, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Christmas Day, Wednesday, 25 December 2024, closed
Boxing Day, Thursday, 26 December 2024, closed
New Year’s Eve, Tuesday, 31 December 2024, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
New Year’s Day, Wednesday, 1 January 2025, closed
Local holiday, Thursday, 2 January 2025, closed
Getting here by public transport
Walk from Winterthur main railway station to Untertor, continue along Marktgasse as far as the fountain, turn right into Untere Kirchgasse and continue to Kirchplatz. This takes just under 10 minutes on foot from the station.
Or travel two stops on bus number 1, 3, 5 or 14 from the main railway station, alighting at the Stadthaus stop. Then turn right into Oberer Graben, right into Marktgasse, left into Obere Kirchgasse and continue to Kirchplatz.
Getting here by car
From Zurich take the Winterthur-Töss exit, from St. Gallen take the Oberwinterthur exit and from Schaffhausen take the Winterthur-Ohringen exit and proceed to the Technikum-Nord car park (no parking spaces in the immediate vicinity of the museum), then walk through Steinberggasse and Obere Kirchgasse to Kirchplatz.
Deliveries / Dropping off and picking up passengers
On Tuesday mornings and Friday mornings, access via Technikumstrasse, Neumarkt, Steinberggasse and Obere Kirchgasse is closed because of the street market.
Uhrenmuseum Winterthur
Kirchplatz 14
CH- 8400 Winterthur
T +41 (0)52 267 51 36 / 28
