Zürich-Kloten (ZRH)
Tel: (043) 816 2211.
Website: www.zurich-airport.com

The airport is situated 11km (7 miles) northeast of the city centre.

Airport facilities: Facilities include showers, resting/sleeping areas, childcare, duty-free, restaurants, bars and cafes. The airport has good accessibility for disabled passengers. With the Fly-Rail Baggage service, passengers can check their bags in at the rail station up to 24-hours before their flight. Likewise, arriving passengers can check their bags from the originating airport straight through to a Swiss railway station. Car hire is available from Alamo, Avis, Budget, Europcar, Hertz, National and Sixt. The Airport Conference Centre (tel: (043) 816 3422) is located in the office complex of Terminal A, and offers 28 rooms of various sizes including four in the airport's old control tower. The centre provides full facilities including fax, copiers, secretarial services, and Wi-Fi.

Transport to the city: Zurich Transport Federation, (Zürcher Verkehrsverbund) (ZVV) (tel: 0848 988 988; website: www.zvv.ch), operates regional S-Bahn trains (S2) running from beneath the airport to the city centre every 10 to 15 minutes (journey time - 10 minutes). There are scheduled services to other Swiss destinations on InterCity trains. Regional Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich (VBZ) (tel: (044) 434 4111; website: www.vbz.ch) buses and night buses serve a large area of Switzerland. Many hotels near the airport and in the city offer a courtesy bus service. Taxis are readily available in front of both arrival halls (journey time - 15-30 minutes). The journey to the city centre costs around CHF50.

Approximate flight times to Zurich: From London is 1 hour 30 minutes; from New York is 7 hours 45 minutes; from Los Angeles is 11 hours 15 minutes; from Toronto is 8 hours 15 minutes and from Sydney is 22 hours 15 minutes.