Reach your destination –quickly with public transport

You can reach the airport and your destination quickly and easily using trains, trams and buses.

Restrictions on train services

The affected lines are:

  • IC5 from St. Gallen/Rorschach via Zurich main station towards Lausanne – this train will be diverted between Winterthur and Zurich main station and will not stop at Zurich Airport.
  • EC from Munich towards Zurich main station – this train will also be diverted between Winterthur and Zurich main station and will not stop at Zurich Airport.
  • IR36 from Basel towards Zurich – this train already terminates at Zurich Oerlikon. The stop at Zurich Airport is also cancelled in the direction of Basel.

Please check the timetable at sbb.ch or via the SBB app.

Excellent connections to the public transport network

With its excellent connections to the public transport network, Zurich Airport is the ideal place to start and end a journey. Local public transport services will take you to the surrounding regional centres quickly and reliably: SBB trains depart for Zurich’s main station every 10 minutes, and the journey takes 15 minutes. Public transport provides a direct link between the airport and the rest of Switzerland and ensures an easy onward journey with regular connections within Switzerland and to its neighbouring countries. If you have any questions please get in touch with the SBB Contact Center or book a free consultation at one of 66 SBB travel centres.

Timetable changes: direct airport connections suspended and extended

  • From 10.30pm on 11 May 2025 to 5.25am on 7 July 2025, one track at Zurich Airport will be closed. During this period, the IC5 trains and the EC trains from Munich in the direction of Zürich HB–St. Gallen via Wallisellen will be diverted; the stop at Zurich Airport will be cancelled. From 10.30pm on 10 August 2025 until 5.30am on 4 October 2025, the IC5 and the EC in the direction of St. Gallen–Zürich HB will also be diverted via Wallisellen, without stopping at Zurich Airport. 

  • On eight weekends in winter (from 21 December 2024 to 12 January 2025 and on New Year’s Eve 31 December/1 January) and in autumn (20 September to 12 October 2025), nighttime services will be introduced on a trial basis on the Bern–Olten–Zürich HB(–Zurich Airport) long-distance route. These will be ideal both for night owls and for passengers with early flights from Zurich Airport. There will also be connections to nighttime S-Bahn trains at Olten and Zürich HB.

Further information about the restrictions and timetable changes can be found under following links:

Services

Swiss Federal Railways (SBB)

Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) connects the various regions of Switzerland – easily, personally and sustainably. SBB offers comprehensive, seamless mobility to suit today’s needs and to ensure Switzerland’s future viability. With its dense nationwide service network and modern rolling stock SBB guarantees regular connections in all directions with no long waiting times.

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