How to get to Zürich

By airplane

Zurich Airport is the largest and busiest airport in Switzerland, and it is the visitors' portal to Swiss efficiency. It is located in north of the city, and it takes 12 minutes by train to reach central Zurich. The trains depart about every 15 minutes.

Swiss International Air Lines is the national carrier of Switzerland serving 70 worldwide destinations in 42 countries from its home hub in Zurich. Many major airlines have daily flights to Zurich Airport aswell. (Find connections to/from Zurich Airport)

Depending on the offers from some of the cheaper airlines, especially within Europe, it's an option to fly to Basel or Geneva instead of Zurich and take a train to Zürich Main Station from there (Basel: 1h, Geneva: 3h).


By Train or Bus

Thanks to its convenient central location, Switzerland is also served by fast reliable inter-European rail services. Daily services operate from major cities in Germany, Italy, Austria, Spain, France, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Scandinavia and the Benelux countries. Check out CityNightLine for night trains or companies such as Deutsche Bahn, TGV, Cisalpino, Elipsos. 

Information about train connections within Switzerland and from other neighbouring countries can be found on Swiss Railway Website. However, you may not be able to book many international journeys online through this website.

There are also a lot of cheap bus connections throughout Europe, like Eurolines and many others. The main bus station is next to the main train station. Many buses arrive there from other European cities, mainly southern destinations like the Balkan region, Italy or Spain


By Car

Almost every highway in Switzerland leads straight into Zurich. This makes it quite easy to reach Zurich from all neighbouring countries. The hotel is located at the West part of the city, just at the end of the Highways A1 and A3 connecting Bern-Zurich and Basel-Zurich. The hotel address is:

Novotel Hotel
Schiffbaustrasse 13
Am Turbinenplatz
CH-8005 ZURICH
Tel (+41)44/2762222

If you are planning to travel to Zurich by car and in order to reserve a parking space, please inform us in advance.

 

Customs: Duty-and tax free imports per person

Used personal effects:

Used personal effects, such as clothing, underwear, toilet articles, sports gear, photo and film cameras, camcorders, portable computers, musical instruments and other articles for general use.

Provision:

Foodstuff and non-alcoholic beverages for the day of travelling.

Cash:

Importation and exportation of cash are not subjected to restrictions.

Tobaccos and spirits:

These limits apply only to persons older than 17 years
- 200 cigarettes or 50 cigars or 250 grams of pipe-tobacco
- 2 liters of alcohol (up to 15% vol.) and 1 liter of alcohol (over 15% vol.)

Other goods:

For other private goods there is a total value limit of CHF 300.- per person