ETH Zurich
Institute of Geophysics
Geothermal Energy and Geofluids
Secretariat (Bldg. NO, Room F53)
NO F53
Sonneggstrasse 5
8092 Zurich
Switzerland

+41 44 632 34 65

Visitor Information

From the “Bahnhofstrasse/HB” tram stop: Tram no. 6 (towards the Zoo) as far as the “ETH/Universitätsspital” stop. Journey time: approx. 6 minutes

From the “Bahnhofplatz/HB” tram stop: Tram no. 10 (towards the Airport or Oerlikon station) as far as the “ETH/Universitätsspital” stop or Tram Nr. 3 (towards Klusplatz) as far as the “Central” stop (1 stop), from “Central” by Polybahn (departs every three minutes) to the Polyterrasse. Journey time: approx. 8 minutes

You will require a ticket that is valid for zone 110 (city of Zurich).

From the “Zurich Airport” tram stop Tram no. 10 (towards Bahnhofplatz/HB) as far as the “ETH/Universitätsspital” stop. The tram runs every 7 to 15 minutes between 6 o’clock in the morning and 11 o’clock at night.
Journey time: 30 minutes

By rail
If you wish to travel from the airport to the city centre (Central Station), you are recommended to use the S-Bahn or mainline services. The trains depart from the “Zurich Airport” station
Journey time: approx. 10 minutes

You will require a ticket valid for 3 zones.

If you are spending the whole day in Zurich, it is worth buying a day pass (valid for 24 hours). A 24h ticket costs only twice as much as a regular one-way ticket.

More information on hotels and apartment renting can be found on the Accommodation website of ETH and on the Hotels website of ETH.

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