Zurich Airport ZRH is one of two major internatinal Swiss airports (the other is Geneva), and is gateway to beautiful Switzerland, to Europe and the World.

The Airport is located 13 km north of the City of Zurich, Switzerland and situated partially within the towns of Kloben, Rumlang & Oberglatt, in the Zurich Kanton. The Airport is accessible via motorways A20 & A51 connecting Zurich, Bern, Basel & St. Gallen. If you drive via Zurich-Nordring Autobahn A1/A20, take exit 62 to Zurich Seebach, direction Rumland, then to 'Im Rohr / Tor 130'. The main train station in central Zurich can be reached within 12 minutes via six hourly trains.

With three long runways and an estimated 22.9 million passengers a year, Zurich Airport is a hub for Swiss International and Edelweiss Air, and is served by numerous domestic, international and low-fare airlines, as well as by seasonal charters, offering direct and connecting flights to all points of the globe. Swiss International Air Lines LX will star daily flights to Beijing, staring February 2012.

Checking in - While Airport checkin at either checkin areas 1, 2 or 3 is available for all airlines, and evening check-in at the airport for a limited number air airlines - more and more airlines are now offering web-based checkin service. Go to your airline website to see if internet checkin is available. If so, you can print out your boarding card at home, while at the Airport you simply hand over your baggage at the 'Baggage Drop' desk of the corresponding check-in area, and you are on your way to your gate.

On-Airport Hotels, Conference Centers, Day Rooms & Rest Areas:

1. The Radisson Blu Hotel (tel. 41 (0)44 800 4040; fax 4050) is next to parking garage of T1.

2. The Prime Center 3 is an integral part of the Radisson SAS Airport Hotel & Conference Center.

3. Dayrooms are located in the transfer zone D of Zurich Airport. Single, double or family rooms have single beds with wash basins and close-by showers & toilets.

4. 12 rest areas with reclining chairs, woolen blankets and lockers are available for a short nap or an overnight stay.

Zurich Airport has one large passenger terminal with Concourses A, B & E:  (For detailed terminal information, click on 'Terminal Map'.) 

 

The rental car center is located in the ‘Airport Shopping' area on level 1 of the passenger terminal. 

To get from Zuich Airport to your destination you can rent a car, take a taxi, a bus or a train: 
1. Taxi ranks are in front of Arrivals 1 & 2. A ride to Zurich center is about 42 EU; for reservation call 0848 850 852.
2. 13 local bus services will get you to the surrounding areas of the Airport.
3. The Zurich Airport railway station 'Bahnhof SBB Flughafen Zurich' is under the passenger terminal. Frequent runs are available via subway 'S-Bahn Zurich' (lines S2, S3 & S16), the Zurich tram 'Glattalbahn' line 10, and direct 'InterRegion' & InterCity services to Winterthur, Bern, Basel, Brig, St.Gallen, Luzern & Konstanz.  EuroCity runs a train directly to Munich, Germany. To get to other Swiss locations, you can change trains at the main terminal 'Hauptbahnhof' in Zurich.