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General information
Public transportation is by far the most convenient means to travel in and around Zurich. In most cases they are faster, cheaper and you have less stress!

Arrival at the airport (Zurich Airport ZRH)
After claiming your baggage, follow the signs "Bahn/Railway" to the ticket counters and machines. There are English instructions on the machine; follow them or simply press the left (red) key at the bottom where it says "Zurich City" (make sure that the display shows "2 Std"). The machine prompts for 6.20 CHF and accepts coins as well as 20.- CHF banknotes and gives change. The ticket is valid during the next 2 hours for any train to Zurich as well as for the trams and buses in the city (streetcar, Strassenbahn). Take an escalator down to the platforms 3 or 4. Trains to city centre leave approx. every 10 minutes and take about 10 minutes to reach main station (main station or Zurich HB).
Easier, but a little slower: Follow the signs of no. 10 tram, which will take you directly to the ETH. You can find the schedule table for tram no. 10 here. Exit the tram at the station ‘ETH/Universitätsspital’.

Arrival at the railway main station (Hauptbahnhof)
At the main station walk to the head of the train and follow any signs to "Bahnhofstrasse". Once outside the station, walk about 50 m up the road to the tram stop on the left-hand side. You could also follow the signs of no. 10 tram. Alternatively, you can also take tram no. 6 (direction ‘Zoo’). In both cases, you have to exit the tram at the station ‘ETH/Universitätsspital (3rd stop).
If you arrived by train and haven't yet got a tram ticket, you need to buy one from blue ticket machines, press the yellow button and put in 2.50 CHF.


Größere Kartenansicht


Schedule table tram no. 6
Schedule table tram no. 10



Here is a map of the campus around the main building (red). Click on the image fort further information.



The conference will take place in the main building (red), F-Floor, Audimax If you get lost: Almost everybody in Zurich knows the ETH and the main building.