The Chocolarium is located in Flawil, St. Gallen, in the beautiful eastern part of Switzerland. Whether you're travelling from Zurich, Constance or Bregenz, it takes less than 50 minutes to get to this fantastic world of discovery.

Chocolarium
Toggenburgerstrasse 41
9230 Flawil
Switzerland
 

Opening hours

Production from Tuesday to Friday. No production from 21 December 2024 to 5 January 2025.

Monday

closed

Tuesday

10.00 - 18.00

Wednesday

10.00 - 18.00

Thursday

10.00 - 18.00

Friday

10.00 - 18.00

Saturday

10.00 - 17.00

Sunday

10.00 - 17.00

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Last admission 1 hour before closing.

1 January

closed

Good Friday

10.00 - 17.00

Easter Sunday

10.00 - 17.00

Easter Monday

closed

Ascension Day

10.00 - 17.00

Whit Monday

closed

1 August

10.00 - 17.00

22 August

10.00 - 15.00 (company excursion)

1 November

10.00 - 17.00

24 December

closed from 14.00

25 December

closed

26 December

closed

31 December

closed from 14.00

Adultes

CHF 14.00 (CHF 16.00 as from 1.1.2025)

Children (6-16 years)

CHF 8.00 (CHF 9.00 as from 1.1.2025)

Students/pensioners/IV

CHF 10.00 (CHF 12.00 as from 1.1.2025)

Families (max. 5 persons, max. 2 adults)

CHF 34.00 (CHF 39.00 as from 1.1.2025)

Children up to 6 years

enjoy free admission, but also need a free ticket.

More prices

Adults

CHF 11.50

Children (6-16 years)

CHF 9.00

Book tour as a group


Note: Price adjustments per 1 January 2025

For 15 to 25 people - with guide

CHF 420.00 per group
 

Book a tour as a group

Note: If there are more than 25 people, admission will take place in 10-minute intervals, one after the other.

  • Oskar
  • Bodensee Card PLUS 
  • Echt Bodensee Card

 

Do you have a guest card? In the ticket shop you will find guest cards with the appropriate discounts. This way you can secure your desired access time. 

Note: Please show the card at the reception desk in the Chocolarium.

Register here and generate your promo code: https://memberplus.raiffeisen.ch/de/museumspass/technik/chocolarium

Redeem the promo code in the ticket shop under "Individual admissions".

Please note: Only the ticket categories "adults" and "children" are discounted with the Raiffeisen promo code. Pensioners and students must buy an adult ticket. The tickets then entitle you to enter directly at the turnstile.

No reservation required. Free admission on presentation of the Museum Pass or Swiss Travel Pass at the Welcome Desk in the Chocolarium.

Directions

We recommend travelling by public transport. The number of parking spaces is limited.

Address:
Chocolarium
Toggenburgerstrasse 41
9230 Flawil
Switzerland
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Note: 2 wheelchair accessible parking spaces, 2 charging stations for electric cars and 6 parking spaces for buses.

From Zurich to Uzwil station, by train and PostBus to the Maestrani stop.

From St. Gallen to Flawil station, by train and post bus to the Maestrani stop or on foot from the station on the signposted Schoggiweg (chocolate trail) in 40 minutes along paths through fields.

The Chocolarium is located in the South Zone of the Bodensee Ticket, so the journey to Flawil is included in the corresponding ticket.

 

More info

A visit to the Chocolarium is barrier-free. You can access the Chocolarium Tour through the swinging doors.

There is a wheelchair-accessible toilet and wheelchair parking spaces near the entrance.

Guide dogs and assistance dogs have access to the shop and bistro. For reasons of hygiene, however, they are not allowed on the Chocolarium Tour.

Visually impaired people will receive a free guide to accompany them on the tour, if requested and agreed.

The "Schoggi Way" from the railway station to the Chocolarium is mostly tarmac and partly gravelled.

  • Wi-Fi / Internet
  • Cloakroom with lockers
  • Barrier-free for wheelchairs and pushchairs
  • Highchairs
  • Self-service café
  • Dogs not allowed
  • One-time free admission with Oskar or Bodensee Card PLUS guest card
     

Entdecke das Chocolarium unter fachkundiger Führung. Eine Führung muss mindestens zwei Wochen im Voraus reserviert werden.

Geführte Tour

Tables are available for picnics on the covered terrace or outside on the picnic area.

No reservations possible.
 

Schoggiweg from/to Flawil railway station (40 min walk)

PDF Schoggiweg

public firepit Rehwald (30 - 40 min. by foot)

Frequently Asked Questions

Globi's chocolate experience makes children's eyes light up. The Swiss cartoon character explains the happiness factory to the children on the tour in his very own way.

We offer catering for groups. The current offer can be requested at info@chocolarium.ch.

We accept CHF, EUR, credit and debit cards (excl. AMEX) and Reka Checks.

Free parking is available for cars and buses.

Smoking is not permitted in the Chocolarium.

Lockers are available. 

Animals are not allowed in the Chocolarium.

Guide dogs and assistance dogs have access to the shop and the bistro. For hygienic reasons, however, they are not allowed on the Chocolarium tour.

The self-service Minor Café is open from Tuesday to Sunday. Enjoy a coffee, an ice cream or simply a little refreshment in a cosy atmosphere. 

Minor Café

Als Familienunternehmen ist Nachhaltigkeit seit jeher in der DNA von Maestrani verankert. Dennoch wollen wir uns in puncto Nachhaltigkeit als treibende Kraft permanent weiterentwickeln und so auch in Zukunft immer wieder in die Pionierrolle schlüpfen. Weitere Infos:

Nachhaltigkeit | Maestrani

Das Chocolarium ist Swisstainable

Chocolarium ist im Nachhaltigkeitsprogramm Swisstainable von Schweiz Tourismus auf Level II – engaged eingestuft.

Als Teil dieses Programms setzen wir uns für eine kontinuierliche nachhaltige Entwicklung ein und möchten aktiv dazu beitragen, den Schweizer Tourismus noch verantwortungsvoller zu gestalten. 

Nachhaltigkeit bedeutet für uns:

  • Bewusster Umgang mit Ressourcen
  • Förderung regionaler Produkte und Partner
  • Schaffung von nachhaltigen Erlebnissen für euch
     

Mit unserem Engagement wollen wir nicht nur Schokoladen-Glück verbreiten, sondern auch einen positiven Beitrag für unsere Umwelt leisten. 

Mehr zu Swisstainable findet ihr hier: 

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