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Travelling from the airport

By tram:

There is a direct tram line to ETH. The station at the airport is next to the bus terminal on top of the Airport Center. Take tram no. 10 from “Zürich Flughafen, Bahnhof” in the direction of "Zürich Bahnhofplatz/HB" as far as stop "ETH/Universitätsspital". The journey takes approximately 30 minutes. Trams run every 7 to 15 minutes between 6.00 and 23.30.

By train:

There are several train lines running from the airport (underground station) to the city centre (Hauptbahnhof, main station). Take any of the trains leaving from the train station at the airport in the direction of "Zürich HB". Trains leave regularly between 5.00 and 00.30, the journey takes approximately 15 minutes.

Tickets (same ticket for both tram and train) can be obtained from the ticket vending machines or the ticket counters at the airport train station. A single ticket from the airport to the city centre/ETH costs CHF 6.60 (zones 110 and 121, count as 3 zones as 110 counts double).

Travelling from the main station (Zürich HB)

From the main station there are two direct tram lines to ETH.

Tram No. 6: leaves the “Bahnhofstrasse/HB” stop. Take the 6 in the direction of “Zoo” as far as the “ETH/Universitätsspital” stop.

Tram No. 10: leaves the “Bahnhofplatz/HB” stop. Take the 10 in the direction of “Flughafen, Fracht” as far as the “ETH/Universitätsspital” stop.

Tickets can be obtained from the ticket vending machines. You will require a ticket that is valid for zone 110 (city of Zurich) – if you bought your ticket at the airport this is still valid. A single ticket from the train station to ETH costs CHF 4.30 (zone 110 "Stadt Zürich").

Ticket options

Depending on your travel plans and your schedule for the time you are in Zurich, it might be worthwhile to check out the various ticket options.

Single ticket (valid for basically one trip)
external page www.zvv.ch/zvv/en/travelcards-and-tickets/tickets/single-ticket.html

Day pass (valid 24 hours)
external page www.zvv.ch/zvv/en/travelcards-and-tickets/tickets/daypass.tab-tab.html

ZürichCARD (valid for either 24 or 72 hours in the greater Zurich area, offering discounts on a variety of cultural and leisure activities.
external page www.zvv.ch/zvv/en/travelcards-and-tickets/tickets/other-tickets/zuerichcard.html

Learning about the zone system

external page www.zvv.ch/zvv/en/travelcards-and-tickets/zones.html