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Zurich

From WikitravelCentral Europe : Switzerland : Zurich (region) : Zurich

Contents

Understand[+] Get in

By planeBy trainBy car By busBy boat

[+] Get aro und[+] Public transport

By tram and busBy S-BahnBy boat

 Night buses and trainsOn footBy bikeBy car 

See[+] Do

EventsShows and Theatre

LearnWork [+] Buy

Swiss clocks and watches[+] Swiss chocolate

BrandsConfectioneries

Swiss handcrafts

Swiss army knivesMarketsOther 

[+] Eat[+] Budget

Food courtsMid-rangeSplurge

[+] Drink [+] Bars

CentreKreis 2 (Wollishofen)Kreis 4 (Langstrasse)Kreis 5 (Zürich West)

ClubsGay and lesbian travellers

[+] SleepBudgetMid-rangeSplurgeCamping

Stay safeContact[+] Cope

ConsulatesGet out

Zurich [1] (http://www.zurichtourism.ch/) (German:  Zürich, Zürich German: Züri) is the largest city in Switzerland, with a populationof some 390,000 in the city proper and 1.2 million in the agglomeration area. Zurich is on Lake Zurich, where the lake flows into theRiver Limmat , in the north of Switzerland.

Understand

Zurich is the largest city of the Swiss Confederation (Switzerland) by land area and population. It is the financial centre of Switzerlandand houses the stock exchange and the headquarters of a large number of national and international companies, and also home of FIFA's headquarter. German Swiss national and international media agencies as well as the German Swiss national TV channelcompany are also located here. Its two major universities,  ETH Zürich ( Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, 21 Nobel Prize laureats)

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View across Zurich from Grossmünster 

Limmatquai street and river Limmat

and University of Zurich (12 Nobel Prize laureats) are listed among world's 15, or 50, respectively, best universities. You also findGoogle's world-wide second largest development center in Zurich. Because Zurich is the central node of the Swiss-wide train network and also runs the biggest and busiest internationalairport in the country, it generally is the first placewhere tourists arrive. Because of the city's closedistance to tourist resorts in the Swiss Alps and itsmountainous scenery, it is often referred to as the"portal to the Alps".

Contrary to a generally wrongly made assumption,Zurich is not  the capital of Switzerland -- that honor falls to Berne. Zurich has long been known for being

clean and efficient. Due to this, it has beencontinuously ranked as the city with the highest living standard world-wide for many years. However, only for the last fifteen years ithas truly become a fascinating and worthwhile travel destination. This is mostly thanks to the liberalization of the party (more than 80clubs are open at weekends) and gastronomy sectors (over 500 bars and more than 1500 restaurants). An increasingly cosmopolitan population has helped (every third inhabitant is a foreigner), as well, though more button-down Geneva remains Switzerland's mostculturally heterogeneous city. Zurich always used to be well known for a demanding audience in opera/ballet, classical concerts, andtheater. You find more than 50 museums and over 100 galeries in a inner city circle. Traditionally, the majority of all 59 movie showrooms show a diversity of international and arthouse cinema productions mostly shown in their original languages with German andFrench subtitles.

The official language is (the Swiss variety of) StandardGerman [2]

(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_Standard_German), used in all official publications and announcements, or in any written form,and practically everyone can speak it, but the native spoken language of the masses is Swiss German [3](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_German). The most common dialect is called Züridüütsch ( Zürich German), though quite mixed upwith any of the many Swiss German dialects, because of Zurich's central importance and hence its high fluctuation. English and Frenchare also quite widely spoken and often used in official publications and announcements alongside German. Any of these languages willdo easily. Note that it is often wise to speak Standard German rather than attempting to speak Swiss German; some people may think you are trying to make fun of their language.

Get in

By plane

Zurich Airport [4] (http://www.zurich-airport.com) (IATA: ZRH) (German: Flughafen Zürich-Kloten) is Switzerland's largest and busiest airport run with Swiss efficiency. The airport is actually part of the municipali ty of Kloten and a brief 12 minutes train ridefrom central Zurich. Trains run every few up to 12 minutes. Early in the morning and late at evenings trains run a bit less frequent, so if you travel at these times check the schedules here [5] (http://www.zvv.ch/en/) ( ZVV: Zurich's city and suburban public transportsystem), or here [6] (http://fahrplan.sbb.ch/bin/query.exe/en) (the Swiss country-wide integrated ticket and public transport system bythe Swiss Federal Railways   SBB-CFF-FFS).

The railway station is to be found at the lowest underground  Level -2 of the adjacent airport shopping center just accross the street of the arrival gates ([7] (http://www.zurich-airport.com/passengers-and-visitors/airport-services-en/site-plans)[8] (http://www.zurich-airport.com/~/media/FlughafenZH/Dokumente/Uebersichtsplaene/Check-in-12.pdf)[9] (http://www.zurich-airport.com/~/media/FlughafenZH/Dokumente/Uebersichtsplaene/Airport-Center.pdf)). A single ticket to Zürich Hauptbahnhof (central railway station in Zurich, on timetables usually listed as: Zürich HB) costs CHF 6.60 for 2nd class (full fare) and is valid for 1hour, a return ticket costs CHF 13.20 and is valid from the airport to the city and within the city for 24 hours. Kids under 16 pay thehalf fare, kids under 6 travel for free if accompanied by an adult. There are also reduced multi-day tickets for youth under 25 at theSBB ticket booth.

You can board any kind of train, since the ticket is valid for ANY kind of public transport (including SBB-CFF-FFS  trains, S-Bahn(suburban trains), tram, bus, boat and cable cars) within on the ticket indicated areas, the so-called  fare zones [10](http://www.zvv.ch/en/routes-and-zones/fare-zone-plan.html):  zone 121 for  Zurich Airport and Kloten's environment , and zone 110 for 

 Zurich City for the ticket from the airport to the city. Be aware that the zones 110 for  Zurich City and 120 for Winterthur  count doublein price calculations.

Also take into consideration ZVV's special tourist offer ZurichCARD  [11] (http://www.zvv.ch/en/tickets/tickets-and-prices/zuerich-card.html), a ticket valid, either for 24, or for 72 hours, for the whole area of Zurich city and its adjacent zones [12](http://www.zvv.ch/opencms/export/sites/default/common-images/content-image-gallery/tickets- pdfs/Plan_Geltungsbereich_ZuerichCARD_2013.pdf), including free access to all Zurich museums, either for CHF 24.-, or CHF 48.-.Though, no half-fare discounts are avilable for them.

Make sure that you have a valid ticket before you board the train, or whatever vehicle, and that the ticket is valid for the respectiveclass, either 1st  or 2nd  class, if you travel by train; indicated by large big number 1 or 2 on the coaches' exteriour, 1st  class is alsoindicated by a yellow stripe along the 1st class seats outside the coaches. Fines for travelling without any ticket, or a wrong ticket, evenfor the wrong class, can be hefty (around CHF 100.-)!

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There is also a tram (tramway/streetcar) line No. 10 (colored pink) running between the airport and the city centre, a 37 minutes ride to Zurich HB, valid with the same ticket (only 2nd class necessary), though eventually gives you a better first insight into Zurich [13](http://www.zvv.ch/en/routes-and-zones/city-zurich.html) and its adjacent suburban area, since running exclusively above ground andthrough the streets of the communities. Several bus lines connect to the airport and provide access to the suburban area [14](http://www.zvv.ch/en/routes-and-zones/zvv-network-plan.html) as well as the Winterthur region [15] (http://www.zvv.ch/en/routes-and-zones/city-winterthur.html).

The bus terminal and the tram(way) stop are to be found at ground level south of the airport shopping center at  Level 1, the top mostlevel of the shopping center [16] (http://www.zurich-airport.com/~/media/FlughafenZH/Dokumente/Uebersichtsplaene/Airport-Center.pdf)[17] (http://www.zurich-airport.com/~/media/FlughafenZH/Dokumente/Uebersichtsplaene/Anfahrt-Flughafen-Zuerich-en.pdf).

Most major airlines fly to Zurich, but SWISS International Airlines  aka SWISS [18] (http://www.swiss.com) is still the Swiss flagcarrier and covers the biggest part of the international traffic at the airport. Almost every large hotel in Zurich provides shuttle busesfrom the airport to your hotel. The stops for these hotel buses are a short walk to the right from the arrival 1 in the direction of arrival 2on the same Level 0  [19] (http://www.zurich-airport.com/~/media/FlughafenZH/Dokumente/Uebersichtsplaene/Anfahrt-Flughafen-Zuerich-en.pdf).

Zurich Airport has high passenger costs due to several noise reduction and approach restrictions. Most no-frill airlines fly toEuroAirport Basel which is 1 1/2 hour away by train and Basel airport bus. EasyJet resumed its flights to Zurich in 2007 after a threeyear absence and Air Berlin offers several flights to Germany and Southern Europe.

If you are travelling without a Schengen Visa to another destination in Europe (via Zurich airport) and if you are not European citizen,you must not stay in Europe for longer than 90 days - even if your final destination would allow citizens of your country to stay for more than 90 days. Failure to do so will lead to very high fines (around 8100 Euros) should you try to leave Europe via Zurich airport.

By train

Regular trains to and from other Swiss and European cities leave from and arrive at Hauptbahnhof  ( HB), the main railway station,conveniently located in the city centre at the beginning of Bahnhofstrasse, with easy access to mass transit (map: [20](http://www.sbb.ch/content/dam/infrastruktur/trafimage/bahnhofplaene/plan-zuerich-hb-a4.pdf)). The Zurich Hauptbahnhof  is served by suburban (S-Bahn), regional (RE) and long-distance trains (IR , IC and ICN) with connections throughout Switzerland, Germany'sICE, France's TGV, and various other direct (night) train services to/from as far as Amsterdam, Hamburg, Berlin, Frankfurt, Cologne,Dusseldorf, Essen, Hanover, Munich, Stuttgart, Rome, Lecce, Milano, Paris, Barcelona, Salzburg, Linz, Vienna, Budapest, Zagreb, andBeograd.

 Zurich's Main Station is an extremly high busy passenger node. There are between 350,000 to 500,000 commuters daily taking usageof this central network node. Put this into relation to Zurich's amount of inhabitants: around 400,000. Regarding the amount of trainsdaily entering and leaving a single railway station, Zürich's Hauptbahnhof  is the world's most frequent railway station: 2915 trainsevery day!

For train time tables and tickets (see Switzerland's public transport hints), visit the SBB-CFF-FFS [21](http://fahrplan.sbb.ch/bin/query.exe/en) website, although it would sometimes be advisable to book international journeys online

through the respective websites by the operating railways (e.g.: France's TGV [22] (http://www.tgv-lyria.com/main/FCK/File/site_en/timetable/network_map/network-map.asp), Germany's DB [23](http://www.bahn.de/i/view/GBR/en/index.shtml), Austria's ÖBB [24] (http://www.oebb.at/en/index.jsp), Italy's Trenitalia [25](http://www.trenitalia.com)), especially regarding pre-booking deduction possibilities. If you are already in Europe, your local railwaystation office should usually be able to book these trains. A rail pass may make your trip cheaper.

The SBB railway station and the connecting underground mall RailCity Zürich  [26] (http://www.sbb.ch/en/station-services/am- bahnhof/railway-stations/shopville-railcity-zuerich.html) has shops, restaurants, and grocery stores, which locals use when they need todo Sunday shopping, as it is not subject to the closing hours laws otherwise in force in Switzerland. It also hosts a Christmas marketaround Christmas times.

Among the 16 railway stations (and 10 additional stops) within Zurich's city borders, there are other five major passenger railwaystations. Three of them belong to the five most frequented railway stations in Switzerland.

Zürich Oerlikon  [27] (http://www.sbb.ch/content/dam/infrastruktur/trafimage/bahnhofplaene/plan-zuerich-oerlikon-a4.pdf), in the

north from the center, connecting an old industrial quarter turned into an evolving business center around the station and Zurich'sfastest growing business and living quarter Zürich Nord/Stettbach north of it and midway on the way to the airport. Trains from/to theairport, the northern suburbs, Winterthur, St. Gallen, Schaffhausen/Rhine Falls, Stuttgart, Munich, Salzburg and Vienna run throughthis heavy commuter railway station. The direct InterCity trains Zurich Airport - Basel  (does not serve Zurich HB) and  Zurich Airport -

 Luzern (stops in Zurich HB) stop here as well.

Zürich Stadelhofen  [28] (http://www.sbb.ch/en/station-services/am-bahnhof/railway-stations/further-stations/zuerich-stadelhofen.html)[29] (http://www.sbb.ch/content/dam/infrastruktur/trafimage/bahnhofplaene/plan-zuerich-stadelhofen-a4.pdf), justsqueezed between two tunnel ends, is Switzerland's third most frequented railway station (135,000 commuters per day), though it hasonly three tracks. It had been rebuilt 1991 by star architect Santiago Calatrava along with the introduction of Zurich's S-Bahn network. Nowadays, it is already again a bottle neck with up to 40 trains per hour serving mainly S-Bahn lines for a fast connection withWinterthur and Zurich's Oberland, as well as for the S-Bahn connection with the lines at the Lake Zurich's east shore up to Rapperswil.Its central location just next to Bellevue, the opera and the lake does not make it less important for both, the working people, as well asthe culture/fun commuters. In its underground you also find a small mall.

Zürich Hardbrücke, looks more like a people underpass, because it is located exactely below the  Hardbrücke, a street bridge

connecting Kreis 3 and  Kreis 4, otherwise by many train tracks seperated quarters, is another bottle neck in Zurich's S-Bahn network.Just next to Switzerland's tallest building and again a commuter's culmination point just about 4 km west of Zurich HB. During the dayit serves the evolving business quarter of the 1990ies, at evenings and especially at weekends, Zurich's most pulsating party area.

Zürich Altstetten  [30] (http://www.sbb.ch/content/dam/infrastruktur/trafimage/bahnhofplaene/plan-zuerich-altstetten-a4.pdf) in thewest of Zurich, serves an old blue collar quarter Altstetten, which already turned itself also into a more lively white collar businesscenter during working hours, is also on the capillary route to Bern - Lausanne - Geneva, Basel -

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Paris/Frankfurt/Hamburg/Berlin/Amsterdam, and Biel-Bienne/Neuchâtel (Swiss Jura).

Zürich Enge  [31] (http://www.sbb.ch/content/dam/infrastruktur/trafimage/bahnhofplaene/plan-zuerich-enge-a4.pdf) at theTessinerplatz in the south, west of Lake Zurich's shore, impresses with its old building from 1927 made of Ticino's granite and servesonly S-Bahn commuters mainly from Lake Zurich's west shore, but is on the major route to Chur/Davos/St. Moritz(Grisons/Graubünden), Salzburg - Linz - Vienna - Budapest/Beograd, Luzern, Arth-Goldau - St. Gotthard - Ticino (Bellinzona,Lugano) - Milano. It also provides a small 365-day shop.

The other railway stations within city borders are called (clockwise from south-west to south-east): Wollishofen  ( S8, S24), Leimbach(S4), Giesshübel  ( S4), Wiedikon (several S-Bahnen), Selnau  (the underground, below the Sihl  river station of the S4 and S10), Affoltern(S6 ), Seebach ( S6 ), Wipkingen (several S-Bahnen), Stettbach (several S-Bahnen), and Tiefenbrunnen ( S6 , S16 ).

The four stops within city borders of the S10 up to the Üetliberg : Bienz, Friesenberg , Schweighof , and Triemli (one of the cityhospitals). The three additional stops (within city border) of the S4 into the Shiltal  (valley): Saalsporthalle , Brunau, and Manegg . Thethree stops of the Forchbahn  S18 shared with the Tram No. 11 (within city border):  Hegibachplatz, Balgrist  (several hospitals), and

 Rehalp, besides its starting point Stadelhofen.

By car

Almost every highway in Switzerland leads straight into Zurich. This might be quite easy for tourists, but is also really painful if youhave to cross Zurich on a daily basis.

By bus

Long distance coach services (Swiss Standard German term: Car ) normally end at the coach terminal next to the main railway station,where the river Sihl flows into the river Limmat.

 Note: Do not confuse the blue/white ZVV buses, which are part of the local public transport system ZVV , with long distance coaches,mainly used by extreme low-cost travellers to and from traditional blue color countries.

Many coaches arrive there from other European cities, mainly southern destinations like the Western Balkans or Spain. There is a bi-weekly bus to Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina [32] (http://www.autoprevoz.org/engleski/redvoznje.php) (look for "Cirih").

By boat

As Zurich is located at the end of lake Zurich, it can be reached by boat from other lake villages, e.g. Rapperswil at the upper end of thelake.

Get around

Public transport

Zürich is famous for its highly efficient, clean and safe public transport system, owned by the several municipal transport agencies andmanaged by the Zürcher Verkehrsverbund  ( ZVV (http://www.zvv.ch)), which covers the entire canton of Zürich, plus somemunicipalities in bordering cantons for the passenger's convenience (in fact the 18x fare zones and some stops in zone 155). Thenetwork includes trams, buses (local city/municipality buses as well as the yellow bright Swiss PostAuto buses), suburban trains (S-Bahn), regular trains (SBB), cable cars and boats. The size and complexity of the network may be daunting at first, but you will soonrealize that there are dozens of ways to get from one place to another and following any of them will still be efficient. ZVV's transportsystem is coherently and comprehensively integrated (fare-wise and timetable-wise) into Switzerland's Federal Railways system SBB-CFF-FFS (http://www.sbb.ch), Swiss PostAuto bus network (http://www.postbus.ch), and any cities/area's local bus and tram system of the covered area (http://www.zvv.ch/en/routes-and-zones/).

Timetable information for any public transportation in Switzerland is available on sbb.ch (http://fahrplan.sbb.ch/bin/query.exe/en) or can be obtained using SBB's free smart Phone apps (http://www.sbb.ch/en/timetable/mobile-timetables/mobile-apps.html), which alsoinforms you about any train's position or delay in real-time. ZVV's own free app (http://www.zvv.ch/en/timetables/mobile_timetable/)delivers you timetable information and real-time updates about ZVV's transport system condition and any delays. All of them require aworking internet connection. The free Wemlin App (http://itunes.apple.com/ch/app/wemlin/id293648832?mt=8) gives you offline

access to timetable information and network maps for the canton of Zurich area without internet connection and is therefore ideally for on the go usage in case you do not want to use data roaming.

The system is divided into numerous fare zones (http://www.zvv.ch/en/routes-and-zones/fare-zone-plan.html), with the Zurich's citycentre and innermost suburbs being in zone 110 and the outer suburbs located in other zones (Winterthur is in  zone 120, for example),and the more zones you pass through, the more you will have to pay for your journey. There are single tickets, day cards, monthly cardsand annual cards. The monthly and annual cards are collectively referred to as  ZVV NetworkPass.

Tickets (http://www.zvv.ch/en/tickets/) must be purchased from a ticket vending machine (http://www.zvv.ch/en/tickets/automatic-ticket-machine/index.html) before boarding or from one of the ticket selling kiosks. The ticket vending machines are in German,English, French and Italian and offer almost all regular tickets available. They come along with a zone map on every machine as wellas clear instructions coming to your aid, so feel free to choose! Once you have got your ticket it gives you access to all modes of transport.

If you are staying for a longer period, consider a monthly ZVV NetworkPass (http://www.zvv.ch/en/tickets/tickets-and-prices/zvv-networkpass/index.html), because even though there are no regular tickets valid for something between one day and a month, it takesonly ten zone 110 day cards for a  zone 110 monthly card to be cheaper. When travelling in all zones, it takes only eight day cards for the monthly card to be cheaper. A 24-hour ticket (marketed as a Day Pass) for zone 110 costs the same as two single rides. Be aware of that the two zones for the city of Zurich (zone 110) and for the city of Winterthur (zone 120) count double in calculating the fare!

If you do not mind starting your travels after 9:00, the 9 o'clock-Pass (http://www.zvv.ch/en/tickets/tickets-and-prices/zvv-9-oclock- pass/index.html) is the best option. It is available as both daily, monthly and annual cards and will save you a lot of money compared toregular similarities, especially given that the 9:00 rule does not apply on weekends. It takes only 5 9 o'clock day cards for an all-zone 9

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Trams in Zurich

o'clock monthly card to be cheaper.

For travels between the canton of Zürich and the neighbouring cantons, you use a so-called Z-Pass(http://zpass.ch/en/zpass/index.html), available as daily, monthly and annual cards as well as single tickets. The Z-Pass system also hasits fare zones [33] (http://zpass.ch/en/zpass/zonenplaene.html), even in the neighbouring transport regions and can be used in ZVV'scovered area plus one of the neighbouring local transport regions/cantons (Aargau: A-Welle / zones 5xx, Schaffhausen:  Flextax / zones8xx, Schwyz and Zug: Schwyz-Zug  / zones 6xx, St. Gallen and Thurgau; OSTWIND / zones 9xx). Z-Pass tickets and cards cannot yet be bought from the ZVV ticket vending machines.The restriction is that you can only combine one additional transport region with ZVV. So if you are not going to one neighbouringregion more frequently than the others, you are probably better off with just an appropriate ZVV card and buying an additional Z-Passsingle ticket/daily card for the not covered zones of your ZVV card to your final destination's zone, which is often cheaper than buyinga single ticket all the way from your departing place.

Attention: your chosen vehicle of transport must have a stop in one of your ZVV ticket's valid zones. Its last stop within your ZVV'scard/ticket valid zones will then count as the point from where you have to add additional  Z-Pass zones, or buy a point-to-point ticket.This does not work with with all (inter-)regional (RE, IR) or most long-distance (IC, ICN, EC) trains, which do not usually stop in oneof your ZVV's card valid zones (except in Zurich HB, Zurich Airport, Winterthur, and sometimes Oerlikon and Thalwil), so you wouldhave to buy a normal point-to-point ticket. S-Bahn and R, however, are local trains and usually stop at every station, or at worst far more often, so your chances of getting a cheaper ticket are better. Z-Pass officially claims: "The condition is that the mode of transportused stops within one of the ZVV  fare zones given on the  Z-Pass ticket".

Example 1: You have an all-zones ZVV card and want to travel from Zürich HB to Aarau. If using the S-Bahn S3, which stops atall stations, you need a ticket from Dietikon (the last station in the  ZVV  area) to Aarau, i.e. a 7 zones  Z-Pass A-Welle ticket.However, (inter-)regional (RE, IR) and long-distance (IC, ICN) trains run non-stop to Lenzburg or Aarau (both far beyondDietikon) so you would need a ticket all the way from Zürich to Aarau: a 9 zones  Z-Pass A-Welle ticket.Example 2: You have a valid all-zones ZVV card and want to travel from Zürich HB to Zug. If using the S-Bahn S2/S8/S24 andS21, you need a ticket from Horgen Oberdorf (the last station by S21 in the ZVV area) to Zug, i.e. a 4 zones  Z-Pass Schwyz/Zug ticket. If using the InterRegio (IR) you will need a ticket from Thalwil (the last call of the IR in the  ZVV  area) to Zug, i.e. a 5zones Z-Pass Schwyz/Zug  ticket (this is also valid for a  ZürichCard ). Long-distance trains (ICN, EC) run non-stop to Zug so youwill need a ticket all the way from Zürich HB: 7 zones Z-Pass Schwyz/Zug  ticket.Example 3: You have a valid ZürichCard  (valid for the zones 110, 111, 121, 140, 150, 154, 155) and you want to travel fromZurich Airport to Baden by using the the InterRegio (IR) to Basel. Then you only have to pay a ticket from Dietikon (last validstop by this InterRegio within ZürichCard's valid zones) to Baden, resulting in the purchase of a 3 zones  Z-Pass A-Welle ticket(valid for the zones 154, 184 (you get this zone for free, for convenience reasons), 572, 570). If you want to travel to Basel, thenyou have to buy a ticket from Dietikon to Basel.Example 4: Assuming you are living in Fischenthal (zone 173) and you are working in Rapperswil (zone 180) and you owntherefore a monthly/annual ZVV-pass for the three zones 173, 134, 180. Now you want to travel to Schmerikon (zone 995). If you travel via Rapperswil (S-Bahn) and then change there to the regional train (R) to Schmerikon, then you only have to pay aticket from Blumenau to Schmerikon, resulting in a 1 zone Ostwind  ticket for the zone 995. However, if you want to take the buses through the hills just for fun along Wald (zone 134) and Goldingen-Egligen (zone 994) and Eschenbach (zone 995), thenyou have to buy a 3 zones Tarifverbund ZVV-OST  ticket (valid for the zones 134, 994, 995).

For all details regarding fares, see zvv.ch/en (http://www.zvv.ch/en). Also, staffed service desks called Ticketeria are available at the

major tram hubs, if you need assistance in choosing the right travel pass for your needs. You can also ask the personel at the ticketcounters in any of the SBB-CFF-FFS  railway stations within canton of Zurich as they sell ZVV tickets as well.

The Swiss Pass by Swiss Travel System (http://www.swisstravelsystem.com/en/home.html) is valid on all public transport in Zurichand, if you are a tourist visiting most of Switzerland, this may be your best way to saving both money and time spent trying to figureout zones, routes, and fare options. Eurail passes are valid only on the S-Bahn and boats. Interrail passes are valid on the S-Bahn(although the ZVV website claims a "reduction" for other routes for Interrail holders). Nevertheless, you may find you do not need thetrams and buses if you do not mind walking around a little.

By tram and bus

Several tram lines and buses (most of them electrified) cover the city at street level. Like all other  public transport in Zurich, you purchase and validate tickets before  boarding, or risk a fine if theydecide to spot check. You can find a schedule at every stop which is accurate to the minute, and aremost of the time accurate. However these schedules can be missed, because of snow, wet leaves on thetracks during autumn, or exceptional traffic can mix up the schedule. But this does not really matter,since their frequency is that high (every 7 to 15 minutes) you just wait for the next. Check ZVV's freemobile app (http://www.zvv.ch/en/timetables/mobile_timetable/) for updated real-time infos, or listento the annoncements, available at many stops.

By S-Bahn

The S-Bahn  is Zürich's convenient and fast suburban rail system which covers nearly all suburbs of Zürich and beyond. All lines exceptthe rural ones pass through the Hauptbahnhof. The ZVV offers directions [34] (http://www.zvv.ch/en/leisure/) for a series of excursionson the S-Bahn.

You must have a validated ticket before you board. If you do not have a ticket you will be liable for an on-the-spot fine (around CHF100.-).

By boat

There are two types of boat-based public transport operated in Zürich: river buses and lake steamers. The river boats operate in thesummer months only and the lake boats operate on a much reduced schedule during the winter.

The river buses operate between the Landesmuseum (near the Hauptbahnhof) along the Limmat River and out in the Zürichsee (ZürichLake) to Tiefenbrunnen. There are several stops along the Limmat River.

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St. Peter Church from

Lindenhof 

The Zürichsee Schifffahrtsgesellschaft (ZSG) [35] (http://www.zsg.ch/) operates lake steamers which leave from Burkliplatz (at theend of Bahnhofstrasse). The ZSG's website provides information on destinations and ships. The ZSG offers a variety of tourist-orientedtrips (including Jazz Brunch, and historic restored steam ships), and a popular trip is to Rapperswil at the south end of the Zürichsee.The town has a beautiful castle overlooking the lake surrounded by a medieval town.

ZVV fares apply to both boat service lines.

Night buses and trains

Regular bus, tram and S-bahn service ends around half past midnight. Past that time, a bus and S-bahn based nighttime network 

(http://www.zvv.ch/en/timetables/nighttime-network/) is available on weekends and connects in 30-minute intervals the main hubswithin the city and the greater Zurich region. Passengers require a valid ZVV ticket plus a night supplement (CHF 5.-) to be purchased before you board . Tickets can be purchased from any ticket machine or by SMS from a swiss mobile number.

On foot

The main train station, old town and the lake promenade and all nearby tourist attractions are easily walkable. You may find that youdon't need transport for most of your tourist needs once you get into the city.

By bike

You can "rent" bikes, skateboards etc. for free from 7AM-9:20PM daily May-Oct at several places in Zurich and year-round at thecentral train station. All you need is your passport and a CHF 20 deposit as guarantee. This offer is called "Züri rollt" ( Zürich onWheels) [36] (http://www.zuerirollt.ch). You can get and return the bikes at several locations: the bikegate just next to the centralstation, next to the "Globus City" shopping centre, next to the opera, or at the Swissotel in Oerlikon. If you can't find these places, don'thesitate to ask some locals, they should know at least the bikegate at the central station. The Zurich Transit Company, VBZ also provides information about these bikes in English [37] (http:/ /www.vbz.ch/vbz_opencms/opencms/vbz/english/FreeBikes/). Nevertheless, you shouldn't count on it because sometimes the "rent" spots run out of bikes.

By car

Driving in Zurich is possible, but it is painful as the city centre is not easy to navigate by car by north-americans or Australians, whoare not used to such conditions. See also Switzerland's recommendations for driving.

View on the city from along river Limmat

See

Most of the interesting sights are in the old town around the river and lakefront.

Grossmünster, Zwingliplatz, [38] (http://www.kirche-zh.ch/). Old Romanesque church,symbol of reformed Zurich, where reformer Huldrych Zwingli was appointed the people's priestin 1519. Go up the tower for a great view of Zurich, though the stairs can be quite small andsteep. Tower 4CHF/2CHF students. edit

Fraumünster, Kämbelgasse 2, [39] (http://www.kirche-zh.ch/). Old Gothic church (former convent) with window paintings made by Marc Chagall. No photos or videos allowed inside.  edit

Landesmuseum, Museumstrasse 2, ☎ +41 44 218 65 11, [40] (http://www.musee-suisse.ch).Tu-Su 10AM-5PM and most public holidays including M. The biggest Swiss history museum.You can also learn about the various traditions of the cantons comprising Switzerland. 10CHF.  edit

Kunsthaus, Heimplatz, 2, ☎ +41 44 253 84 84, [41] (http://www.kunsthaus.ch). One of themajor Swiss art museums. Its specialities are modern sculpturer Giacometti and the surrealist18th Century painter Fuseli, both Swiss. Entry is free to the main collection Wednesdays. edit

Schanzengraben. A small canal that used to be part of the city fortifications between Limmat and Sihl. From the main station,go to Gessnerallee, find the stairways down to the tiny creek, and walk all the way to the lake. edit

Rietberg Museum, Gablerstrasse 15,☎

 +41 (0)44 206 31 31, [42] (http://rietberg.ch/en-gb/). One of Europe's best collections of Asian art (mainly Indian drawings). edit

Langstrasse. Red light ateliers and stylish bars start to coexist side by side to the about 15 strip clubs. edit

Zoo, Zürichbergstrasse 221, ☎ +41 44 254 25 05, [43] (http://www.zoo.ch/). With the new Masoala Rainforest Hall, the Zoo isreally worth a visit! edit

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Grossmünster in Zürich

Fraumünster windows by Chagal

Buildings on river Limmat

Lake Promenade. Especially during summer, the lake is a beautiful place to spend the evening or the weekend. Starting fromBellevue, the boardwalk goes for about three kilometers along the lake towards Tiefenbrunnen. About halfway from Bellevuethere is a meadow where you will find thousands of people on a sunny day. edit

Chinese Garden, ☎ +41 44 435 21 11, [44] (http://www.chinagarten.ch/). This small but beautiful Chinese garden was offeredto the city of Zurich by the Chinese city of Kunming as symbol of gratitude after Zurich helped Kunming with technicalknowledge. edit

Le Corbusier House, (near Chinese Garden), [45] (http://www.lecorbusier-r.com/). A beautiful, modern villa planned by thefamous Swiss architect. The visiting hours are very limited (i.e. one day / week only in the summer) and entry is expensive.Additionally, there is a legal battle between the city (owner) and the long time tenant. edit

Lindenhof . The hill in the heart of the old town. A beautiful view of the city and one time location of a Roman fort. edit

Niederdorf . The old town offers beautiful alleys, restaurants and shopping mainly aimed atyounger consumers. In the evenings, people visit the Niederdorf's many bars. edit

Bahnhofstrasse. One of the busiest and best known shopping streets in the world. Highlyrefined. Certainly a must-see for every tourist in Zurich! (see below). edit

Museum Buehrle, Zollikerstrasse 172, ☎ +41 44 422 00 86, [46] (http://www.buehrle.ch/). Arich private art collection worth visiting - although a little less rich after a recent brazen robberyin broad daylight. Call ahead, as it's currently not open during regular hours. edit

Jacob Coffee Museum, Seefeldquai 17, ☎ +41 44 388 61 51, [47] (http://www.johann-jacobs-museum.ch/index.php?id=146&L=3). An original museum which describes the evolution of coffee and different aspects of the culture that has developed around it. The museum is closedfor renovation until September 2013. edit

Zurich West. This modern quarter used to be an industrial one, but modern urbandevelopments made it into a centre of vibrant night life. Take the tram to Dammweg and browse the Viadukt food market before wandering through the many new boutique shopsunder the arches of an abandoned rail viaduct, finishing up at the famous Freitag tower. edit

Beyer Watch Museum, Bahnhofstrasse 31 - 8001 Zurich, ☎  043 344 63 63, [48](http://www.beyer-ch.com/museum/). Monday to Friday 2.00pm - 6.00pm. The Beyer Watchmuseum is located downstairs from the very fancy (and expensive) Beyer Store onBahnhofstrasse. It is small but fascinating. They have many watches dating back hundreds of years. Many are one-of-a-kind, beautiful examples of exquisite watch-making. OpenMonday-Friday 2-6 pm. CHF 8. edit

Do

Take the Polybahn, a 19th century funicular, up the steep hill for a fine view. Startsat tram station Central and goes up to the ETH. Zone 110 ZVV ticket is valid. Niceterrace up there. During the week, the student cafeteria below the terrace is also opento the public.Go skiing by train — Buy a snow'n'rail ticket (train & skipass) at the Hauptbahnhof during winter months, train out in morning, back in evening. Flumserberg is theclosest large ski-resort, popular with people from Zurich, with a good range of runsfor beginners and experts. Retreat to the right side of the resort if the rest gets busy.Take a trip on the Zürichsee  with one of the two old steam ships. There are a fewdifferent routes you can choose from, which will vary mainly in the distance. Or renta small rowboat.Go up Üetliberg, a hill overlooking Zurich. You can hike up, or take a train from themain station. Enjoy the 360 degree view from a tall viewing tower (not for vertigo sufferers!). This is also the start of theplanetenweg (planetary walk), an 8 mile walk along the ridge with models of the planets along the way. These are scaled downin true proportion to the solar system. To look at Zürich from the other hills, go to the Irchel (Tram station Milchbuck) or Käferberg (Bucheggplatz, walk up the hill and keep right of the forest).Go club-hopping — Zürich has proportionately the largest number of clubs per capita in Europe. Pick up a free copy of the 20

 Minuten (20 Minutes) paper and start exploring.

Go for a bike ride! You can get free bikes, skates or other fun transport at several stops throughout town. Beware though that biking within the city is only for the experienced, as trams and buses frequent the roads and tram tracks are a serious hazard toinexperienced cyclists.Go to a "Free Walk Tour Zurich" [49] (http://www.freewalkzurich.ch/) around the downtown of Zurich (every day at 11:00,Saturday and Sunday also at 13:00, meeting point before UBS building at Paradeplatz) or Zurich West. They usually offer to tryout Swiss food and take visitors to places with restricted access.The Grossmünster sometimes has organ concerts in the evenings. Check the front door for notices.Take a 45 min train ride to see the largest waterfall in Europe, the Rhine Falls. Take the train from the Zurich Airport or ZurichHB (central station) to either Winterthur then transfer trains to Schloss Laufen (from April-Oct) or Schaffhausen then take thecity bus #1 or #6 to Neuhausen Zentrum.

Events

Streetparade, [50] (http://www.streetparade.ch) — Currently the biggest open air techno rave in Europe. It happens one dayeach year on the second Saturday of August, during which trucks which function as mobile soundsystems ("Love mobiles") startdriving along the lake side, starting from the east at Utoquai and ending at the west at Hafen Enge. Every year this event attractsnearly a million visitors who dance in the streets to the music which you can hear from anywhere in the city. After theStreetparade the party doesn't stop, there are open air parties along the route until midnight and club parties at various locationsin town until late the next day, to keep the party going. Don't be surprised if the city's cleanliness isn't up to its usual standard thenext day.Swiss national day, 1. August — Celebrations are carried out in many cities in the evenings and fireworks are launched at night.

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Sprüngli

You may be disappointed to know that most of the cheap watches and clocks in Switzerland are imported from China and Japan for their cheap quartz movements (including most of the wall clocks and alarm clocks sold at department stores, for example). Don't purchase a "Migros Budget" clock for 8CHF thinking it is a Swiss clock! Nevertheless, real Swiss-made clocks are still well-known for their quality and reliability, and intricate mechanics. The following are true Swiss-made watches:

Swatch, possibly your best bet for a "cheap" Swiss watch (40-100CHF) and perhaps better suited for the younger generation.Available in their stores on Bahnhofstrasse and various other locations, or in department stores.M-Watch, based on both Mondaine and Migros and available in Migros Electronics stores such as the one on the 2nd floor of the Lowenplatz location. Also relatively inexpensive (40-100CHF). Do not confuse this with "M-Budget" which is an importedcheap watch.Mondaine is known for their use of the famous SBB railway clock face. You can buy a replica of the SBB clock as a watch or awall clock in most major railway stations, among other locations. However, you should note that most of them do not replicate

the hallmark smooth movement of the second hand for 58.5 seconds followed by the 1.5 second pause that is characteristic of real SBB railway clocks, but they do replicate the clock face. They are quartz, and the price may seem a little inflated to you(130-180CHF). The vast majority of SBB railway clocks are actually produced by Mobatime (Moser-Baer AG), not Mondaine,even though Mondaine's name appears on some of the larger clocks such as the Treffpunkt in Zurich HB. Mondaine's wall anddesk clocks, however, are only of "Swiss design" and are manufactured in China and Taiwan.Mid-range brands (100-500CHF) can be found at clock and watch stores throughout the city. Just walk in and have a look if you're interested.Upper-end watches and clocks, such as Rolex, are also sold, but you should probably do more research into them than you canfind here. If you just want to stare at some of the most expensive watches for sale, take a look at the Bucherer store window atBahnhofstrasse and see what a 25,000CHF watch looks like.

Swiss chocolate

Brands

Frey [64] (http://www.chocolatfrey.ch/)is the number one in the Swiss Chocolate market and is mainly sold in Migrossupermarkets. It is offering a premium quality for a customer friendly price. Having a market share of almost 35% it is wellestablished in the market.

It is 100% Swiss and produces as one of the few Swiss manufacturers from bean to bar. It also is present in more than 60 exportmarkets on all five continents. In export it is besides the Frey branded chocolates very often also available under Private Label offerssuch as those from Marks & Spencer, Loblaw, Tesco, Coles, Woolworths and many more.

Chocolat Frey is accessible by taking S-Bahn line S3 to Aarau (42 min) and then the local bus number 1 to the stop "Industrie" (8 min).At Easter 2014 Chocolat Frey opened its new visitor centre which takes you on an interactive journey through chocolate (open fromTuesday to Sunday, 10:00 am - 5:00 pm, groups of 10 or more are asked to register).

Lindt is available at the Coop and other supermarkets besides Migros for 2-2.50CHF, but Lindt chocolates are also sold at thefactory store[65] (http://www.lindt.com/1610/1612/3222/3650.asp), which is accessible by taking the S-Bahn S8 to Kilchberg(12 min) and then bus 163 to the stop "Lindt & Sprüngli" (2-3 min). Hours are limited (M-F 9AM-5PM). The factory store pricesare somewhat lower than supermarket prices (on the order of 10-20%), but there are some sale items, including factory rejects(for underweight chocolates, improper packaging, or filling showing through) that are sold for roughly half-price.

The Lindt factory used to offer tours and free samples, but this is no longer the case.

The larger Coop supermarkets carry many brands, including Lindt, Camille Bloch, Goldkenn, and others, including all sorts of alcohol-filled chocolates.

Confectioneries

Teuscher [66] (http://www.teuscher.com/) — An upscale confiserie that specializes in truffles. There are three stores in Zürich:Bahnhofstrasse 46, Storchengasse 9 and Jelmoli Department Store.

Sprüngli — A Zurich institution that offers a variety of sweet and savory goodies includinga wide variety of chocolates, from hand-made truffles to special chocolate bars. There arelocations throughout the city, including Bahnhofstrasse and inside Zurich HB. Somespecialities include the Luxemburgerli, a sort of soft macaroon resembling a hamburger in

looks but is actually completely pastry and cream, and comes in a variety of flavors; theTruffe du Jour, a chocolate truffle that is made daily from raw cream and is meant to beconsumed immediately; and the extraordinary Grand Cru Sauvage truffle, made from wildcacao beans from Bolivia. Most items are rather pricey but worth it. The flagship store on theParadeplatz is a very popular spot for breakfast, lunch and afternoon tea. Try their berry-filled muesli, it's like no other muesli you've ever had. There are two handy stores at theKloten airport for last-minute gifts to bring home.

St. Jakobs Confiserie, Badenerstrasse 41, [67] (http://www.st-jakob.ch/html/confiserie.php). The background organisation,Behindertenwerk St. Jacob, aims at providing jobs for disabled people.

Swiss handcrafts

Schweizer Heimatwerk , Uraniastr 1 (on the Limmat river ), [68] (http://www.heimatwerk.ch/). Also branches in theHauptbahnhof (main station), airport, and Rennweg 14 in the Bellevue area. Quality Swiss handcrafts and other Swiss-made products presented in a gallery-like sett ing. You won't find many cuckoo clocks and the like here (cuckoo clocks are not really

Swiss, they are from the Black Forest (Schwarzwald) in Germany!), the emphasis is on real traditional crafts and the work of modern craftspeople. You will find things like sleek modern hand-blown glassware and beautiful hand-carved wooden itemsfrom the Appenzell region. A worthwhile visit even if you just browse.

Swiss army knives

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Rösti

customised faceplates or engraving. Many other department stores also sell them.Any cutlery shop will probably carry both Victorinox and Wenger lines of products. However, do make sure they are notinflating the price. For example, a SwissChamp (possibly the most popular model) should cost around 78CHF.

Markets

Flohmarkt Bürkliplatz (Fleamarket), Bürkliplatz (in the Bellevue area near the Stadelhofen station). May-Oct Sa 6AM-3:30PM. Fairly relaxed yet large flea market with many interesting stalls.Flohmarkt Kanzlei (Fleamarket), Helvetiaplatz, [69] (http://www.flohmarktkanzlei.ch). Open Sa 8AM-4PM. A big fleamarketthat hosts up to 400 stalls on busy days.

Other

Pastorini Spielzeug, Weinplatz 3 (near the river ). A high-end toy store.There is an English language bookstore at the intersection of Bahnhofstrasse and Rennweg.

Eat

The quintessential Zürich dish is Zürigeschnätzlets, chopped veal in a cream and wine sauce, normally served with Rösti. Variouskinds of grilled Würste (sausages,  singular:  Wurst) are also popular. These are most often accompanied by boiled potatoes, or Rösti,a kind of hash-browns, just much better (boiled potatoes then grated, then pan fried in butter until crisp) or Chnöpfli (small noodledumplings, in Germany called Spätzle).

In general many kind of different meat (veal, beef, pork, lamb and mutton, chicken and other poultry meat, or even horse (considered to be very delicious and of high quality), and rabbit and venison during hunting season in autumn) you can find in many various dishes. Inquality-aware restaurants they originate from a personally known, local source and are normally served with fresh, local and seasonalvegetables, besides standard side dishes.

While Fondue (melted cheese in a central pot, dip bread into it) and Raclette (cheese melted insmall portions, served with potatoes and pickles) are not really local to Zürich (they originallycome from the western French-speaking Switzerland) and consumed by locals only during winter season, they are available at some restaurants aimed at tourists even in summer.

The bread available in Zürich is generally delicious. There are many varieties, and your best bet isto go to a bakery or a supermarket in the morning or just after work hours, when most people aredoing their shopping and bread is coming out fresh. A typically Swiss bread is the Zopf , a braidedsoft bread made from white flour, milk, eggs, butter and yeast that is commonly served on Sundays(the other name for it is Sonntagszopf , or in High German Butterzopf ), or its luxury versioncalled Buurezopf  (Farmer's Zopf) made with  Buuremehl  (Farmer's flour, a combination of wheatand rye) instead of white flour only.

Try grilled Bratwurst from street stands, served with a large crusty roll of sourdough bread and mustard, or sandwiches made withfresh baked Bretzeln (large, soft pretzels; an original Bavaria treat and just recently "imported" by a shop chain).

For breakfast, try a bowl of (Bircher-)Müesli, which was invented by Dr. Bircher as a health food in Switzerland. The Sprüngliconfectionery store tea rooms serve a deluxe version of this fiber-filled cereal with whole milk, nuts, fruits such as crushed berries andcream.

There are a huge variety of cheeses available at the supermarkets, specialty stores and markets, as well as all kinds of hams and driedsausages. Dairy products are generally delicious, especially the butter and yoghurts. Do not miss the supermarkets! You should take athorough look through Migros or Coop and maybe even assemble your own lunch or dinner some time. Even the cheap, budget prepackaged desserts in the supermarket exceed the quality of what you may be used to.

Generally, locals prefer local and seasonal produces, though the prices for them are usually higher. The demand of so-called Bio products (aka organic products) is so high that local farmers cannot fulfill it, and therefore a large part of organic produces is imported, but probably come along with less thorough quality checks than Swiss are usually used to.

For those with a sweet tooth, there's a huge variety of chocolates to enjoy, from the cheapest chocolate bar to individually hand-madetruffles. (See the Shopping section above). The chocolate bar displays at the supermarkets will overwhelm you! Also enjoy pastriesand cakes from the various Konditorei scattered around town. In pastry shops, you can also find special pastry from Zurich: The mostfamous of them probably is Tirggel, a rather hard pastry made of flour and honey. Although traditionally made and eaten during theWinter holidays, many pastry shops (including larger supermarkets) sell them throughout the year. Often, they've got sights of Zurich printed on the top, can be stored for months and thus make up a pretty good and cheap souvenir. Another famous type of pastry areLuxemburgerli exclusively sold by the confectionery chain of Sprüngli (part of the famous chocolatier Lindt & Sprüngli). A typicalcake is the Mandelfisch, an almond cake shaped like a fish.

Like most European cities, Zürich abounds with Cafés where you can enjoy a leisurely cup of coffee, glass of wine or other beverage,and watch the world go by.

There are many international dining options available, too. The current hot trend seems to be pan-Asian noodle/rice/sushi places.However, due to the far distance to the sea and the lack of original, well-trained Chinese/ Japanese cooks, the quality cannot live up tothat of the original countries. Instead, the Italian cuisine holds the highest popularity among the foreign restaurants. They can be foundthroughout the city and are relatively cheap. Turkish fast food restaurants are also a delicious, cheap option.

Vegetarian food is easy to find throughout the city. Vegans may have a little trouble because cheese is used generously in most food, but should be fine living off supermarkets at the very least. Hiltl, the first vegetarian-only restaurant in Europe, is also worth a visit.You choose from the buffet, where your meal is priced by weight or from a variety of à la carte menus, which are a bit more pricey, butinclude vegetarian/vegan versions of popular Swiss meals like Züri-Gschnätzlets or Beef Stroganoff amongst Indian food and classicvegetarian plates. Another vegan friendly restaurant is "Bona Dea", which is located directly at Zurich's main railway station.

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Restaurant in Zurich

Budget

Baba's take-away part of the Restaurant Pumpstation [70] (http://www.pumpstation.ch/) is located direct at the lake promenade(south of Banhof Stadelhofen). During the summer (April-October) serves fresh grilled sausages, ribs, and chicken for about 6 to10 Francs.Lee's take-away, Preyergasse 8 (in the Niederdorf ). Stand-up place serving excellent large portions of Asian food. Specialstudent dishes under 10CHF.Pizzeria Molino, Limmatquai 16 (near Stauffacher ), +41 044 261 01 17. Pizzas and pastas in a relaxed setting.Ah-Hua, Ankerstrasse 110 (next to Helvetiaplatz) offers delicious Thai dishes to budget prices. Great pit-stop in a Langstrasse pub crawl.

Gambrinus, Langstrasse 103 (near Helvetiaplatz) is a typical Swiss restaurant with good food and cold beer. It is located in theRed Light District (Langstrasse) of Zurich and is not the ideal place to bring children or acquaintances. Gambrinus looks like a pub more than anything else,but the staff are friendly and speak English. Try the Zürigschnätzlets mit Rösti or the Fondue (oneof the best in Town). Prices are from CHF 14 onwards.Rheinfelder Bierhalle, Niederdorfstrasse 76 (at the beginning of the Niederdorf, near Central ), +41 44 251 57 09. In this hugeand boisterous restaurant you get good-value food and rich portions (only try the Jumbo Jumbo Cordon-Bleu when reallyhungry). Cheap beer.Millennium Restaurant, on Limmatplatz (Limmatstrasse at Langstrasse) (right across the X-tra bar ). Offers great pizzas, largehamburgers, spicy kebabs and other Italian and Turkish dishes at reasonable prices. Staff is very friendly and service is great.Perfect for lunch or a late-night snack.Vorderer Sternen Grill, 22 Theaterstrasse. Zurich's most famous sausage stand near Bellevue tram stop. Red or white sausagefor 6CHF, piece of bread and (hot!) mustard is included. Currently located across from the Globus between Bellevue andStadelhofen train station in a silver travel trailer.

Food courts

The Migros  and Coop supermarkets (several branches all over the city) are good places toassemble an inexpensive and delicious picnic lunch consisting of freshly baked bread, cheeseor ham and fresh fruit. Migros Gourmessa  is the 'gourmet' takeaway counter, available inlarger Migros stores including the Migros City branch at Löwenstrasse. The CoopBahnhofbrücke branch near the main station also has a small fast-food restaurant. Note: theMigros branch in the main station is open on Sundays when most other stores are closed, andalso until 9PM on weekdays, whereas the Coop Bahnhofbrücke is open 7 AM to 10 PMevery day except Sunday.Jelmoli, St. Annahof  and Manor department store restaurant for a cheap buffet lunch, goodsalad and vegetable stands. All located at Bahnhofstrasse and open during the dayIn the basements of the Jelmoli and Globus department stores you find mostly excellent, butalso highest priced food, which can make your self-prepared meals equally expensive as arestaurant visit.

Mid-range

Rosalys, Freieckgasse 7 (near Bellevue), +41 044 261 44 30. Typical Swiss food including Älplermacrone (pasta with apple purée). Excellent cocktail bar, too.Commercio, Mühlebachstrasse 2 (near Stadelhofen station, Mühlebachstrasse) +41 044 250 59 30. Excellent pasta and a busyatmosphere.Commi-Halle,Stampfenbachstrasse 8 (near Central ), +41 044 250 59 60. Italian food served late.Swiss Chuchi, Roseng 10, (in the Niederdorf ), +41 044 266 96 66 . A kitchy place serving up classic Swiss fare, mainly for tourists. Serves fondue year-round.Zeughauskeller, Bahnhofstrasse 28a (near Paradeplatz), +41 044 211 26 90. Offers hearty sausages, stews, rösti potato etc. in aBrauhaus-like setting. Touristy, but good and large portions. Housed in a historical building, built in 1487. Open 11:30AM-11PM.Bierhalle Kropf , In Gassen 16 ( just down the street from the Zeughauskeller ), +41 044 221 18 05. Offers beer hall fare such assausages and pork shanks in a somewhat refined setting. The restaurant features a beautiful painted ceiling.Globus Bellevue — This relatively new branch of the Globus department store in the Bellevue near the Stadelhofen station istotally dedicated to food. There is a large eatery on the ground floor that serves various fusion-type foods (decent noodle bowl)and a passable sushi bar. The ground floor has a gourmet food market, and upstairs there are kitchen wares.

Sprüngli Paradeplatz, at Paradeplatz. The flagship store of the Sprüngli confectionery store chain has a beautiful turn-of-the-century style dining room upstairs that is extremely popular for breakfast, lunch and afternoon tea. Choose from the menu or from the gorgeous display case filled with beautiful cakes, tarts, open-face and regular sandwiches. Try the muesli! Great peoplewatching too, since this is the place for an after-shopping snack for the rich ladies of Zurich.King's Kurry, Freyastr 3, (next to Bahnhof Wiedikon), +41 43 268 48 28. Offers a good value daily Indian lunch buffet.Masala, Stauffacherstrasse 27, (near Stauffacher ), +41 44 240 03 61. Tasty Indian cuisine.Hiltl, Sihlstrasse 102 (behind Jelmoli department store), +41 044 227 70 00, [71] (http://www.hiltl.ch/). The oldest vegetarianrestaurant in Europe (from 1890). Reopened in March 2007 after renovation work.

Tibits, Seefeldstrasse 2 (behind the Opera house), ☎ 044 260 32 22, [72] (http://tibits.ch). The fast-food outlet of Hiltl, Europe'soldest vegetarian restaurant. Offers a nice self-service buffet of fresh veggies and fruit and a surprising variety. Try the freshlysqueezed juices. Buffet: 3.60 for 100g. edit

Outback Lodge, Stadelhoferstrasse 18 (at Bahnhof Stadelhofen), +41 44 252 15 75. Unrelated to the U.S. Outback Steakhousechain. Enjoy Aussie tucker like ostrich, kangaroo, and crocodile, as well as more conventional fare. Popular with locals as wellas expats. Has a hopping bar scene (see Drink section). There's also a branch in Winterthur.

Iroquois, Seefeldstrasse 120, +41 44 383 7077. Tex-mex food in the trendiest part of town, with the best margaritas in Zurich.Tiffin's, Seefeldstrasse 61 (between Kreuzstrasse and Feldeggstrasse), +41 44 382 18 88. Great place for Asian food. Crowded,closed on Sundays.Lily's, Langstrasse 197, (between the railway and Limmatplatz), +41 44 440 18 85. Great Thai and other Asian food. The curriesare particularly good and come in huge portions. Come before 7PM or after 9PM if you don't want to wait.Manzioni Bar, Bahnhofstrasse 87, +41(0)44 227 77 00. The „Manzoni“ is an authentic Italian Coffee and Aperitif Bar thatoffers clients over 20 different coffee specialties and a vast take away menu. The concept was created by the Manz brotherstogether with Francesco Illy, the most famous Coffee brand in Italy. For those looking for the “italianità” from morning till

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evening the “Manzoni” caters to everything.Nooba, Kreuzplatz 5, +41 43 243 60 06. Pan-Asian noodle bar, a short walk up the hill from Stadelhofen station. Stylish setting,attentive and multi-lingual service and a broad selection of freshly prepared noodle, rice and curry dishes.Nooch, Heinrichstrasse 267 (opposite the Cinemax movie multiplex), +41 43 366 85 35 [www.nooch.ch]. Yet another Pan-Asiannoodle, rice and curry joint. Also has a sushi bar.Ristoranto Toscano, Schmidgasse 17, [73] (http://www.ristorante-toscano.ch/). A very good Italian restaurant in the old part of the city (Niederdorf). You should try the Spaghetti al Bacio! Closed for lunch on Saturday and all day on Sunday.Restaurant Eisenhof , Gasometerstrasse 20. Has the warm feel of an old pub. The house specialty is horse steak, served on a hotstone with fries.Blinde Kuh, Mühlebachstrasse 148, [74] (http://www.blindekuh.ch/). Restaurant in complete darkness, served by blind people.An amazing experience.

SplurgeMesa Restaurant, Weinbergstr. 75, 8006 Zürich, ☎ +41 (0) 43 321 75 75, [75] (http://www.mesa-restaurant.ch/). 17 points fromGuide Gault Millau and one star from Guide Michelin proves that traditional kitchen with catalan influences as one of the bestrestaurants in Zurich edit

Kronenhalle, Rämistrasse 4 (at Bellevue), +41 44 262 99 00. The city's most famous restaurant where all the glitterati go to seeand be seen. Good Swiss food and heavenly chocolate mousse are one reason to go, the opportunity to dine among originalartwork by famous Swiss and European artists (who payed in paintings instead of money) the other. Dress nicely, and treatyourself to a drink at the classy bar before or after your meal. Mains 30-65CHF.

Restaurant Helvetia, in the Hotel Helvetia, a beautiful traditional restaurant with a modern touch.

Widder Hotel, Rennweg 7, +41 44 224 2526 High-class food in a cool setting. The hotel has a trendy bar, great piano music,cool red leather decor, and halogen lighting. Mains 20-50CHF.

Zunfthaus Zur Waag, Münsterhof 8, (near Bahnofstrasse), +41 44 216 99 66. Very authentic Swiss high end restaurant. To

ensure your meal does not get cold, they split your order into 2 plates and bring you one at a time. Mains 25-50CHF.Le Dezaley, Römergasse 7 ( Near the Grossmünster Cathedral in a street connecting Limmatquai and the Niederdorf ), ☎ +41 44251 61 29, [76] (http://www.le-dezaley.ch/). Traditional French-Swiss food from the French-speaking Kanton Waadt (Vaud).One of many fondue restaurants in Zurich. Mains 25-40CHF. edit

Blaue Ente, Seefeldstrasse 223, (at the far end of tram 2 and 4 near Bahnhof Tiefenbrunnen), +41 44 388 68 40 [77](http://www.blaue-ente.ch). Romantic cuisine in a beautiful building.Coco Grill & Bar, Bleicherweg 1A (next to Paradeplatz), ☎ +41 (0) 44 211 98 98, [78] (http://www.restaurant-coco.ch/). Mo-Fri 10 AM-2:30PM & 5PM -Midnight, Sa 5:30-Midnight. Grill restaurant that offers set menus for lunch and a menu surprise for dinner (either fish or meat). Also has a good wine selection and very nice in the summer due to a small garden edit

Drink 

Zurich has a lot of places to go out. There are a lot of clubs (around 80 at weekends), restaurants, Cafés, bars (around 500) but alsomany museums and theaters, one opera and two classical concert halls. The most common drinks in Zurich/Switzerland include: Beer (consumation in CH in 2011: 4.6 mill. hectoliter (hl) [79] (http://www.bier.ch/deu/kennzahlen-marktaufteilung-ch.html)) and wine (2.7mill. hl, 1/3 white and 2/3 red [80] (http://www.eav.admin.ch/dokumentation/00445/00582/index.html?lang=de&download=NHzLpZeg7t,lnp6I0NTU042l2Z6ln1acy4Zn4Z2qZpnO2Yuq2Z6gpJCDdYF9gmym162epYbg2c_JjKbNoKSn6A--)).

During the last 20 years, virtually all of the large Swiss breweries have been closed by or sold to huge, foreign owners. Nevertheless, asa kind of counter-mouvement, numerous tiny and small regional breweries have been founded and are extremely successful, especiallyin Zurich (such as: TurbinenBräu , Amboss ( Back und Brau), or Hirnibräu [81](http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z%C3%BCrcher_Brauereigeschichte)[82] (http://bovbeers.wordpress.com/2011/05/02/bier-braucht-heimat-und-das-lohnbrauen-syndrom/)). Another well known Swiss beer and quite well known in Zurich is Vollmond  by  Brauerei

 Locher, Appenzell .

There are many different sites at which local wine is being cultivated and produced (Lac Léman (a majority of white wine: 68%Chasselas), Valais, Ticino (mainly red ones), around the three lakes of Neuchâtel/Biel/Murten, Grisons in order just to name a fewmajor sites). Local productions are almost exclusively consumed locally, only 1-2% are being exported. In avarage, a Swiss citizen

drinks 50 bottles of wine every year [83] (http://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/leben/essen-und-trinken/Ein-Schweizer-konsumiert-50-Flaschen-Wein-im-Jahr/story/24777877). Because of the high local request, prices can be quite high. About 170% of the local production quantity is being imported from different areas: France and Italy (34% each), Spain (14%), and Germany (4%), but as wellas from Portugal or South Africa [84] (http://www.eav.admin.ch/dokumentation/00445/00582/index.html?lang=de&download=NHzLpZeg7t,lnp6I0NTU042l2Z6ln1acy4Zn4Z2qZpnO2Yuq2Z6gpJCDdYF9gmym162epYbg2c_JjKbNoKSn6A--). There are countless many local culinary products you can enjoy, often depending on where you are: [85](http://www.kulinarischeserbe.ch/default.aspx?page=ucSearch).

At Apéro time (after work, but actually meaning: informal meeting normally accompanied with alcoholic beverages and some snacks),you will find many people drinking a Cüpli (Swiss German term for a glass of Champagne).

Bars

Centre

Bierhalle Wolf , Limmatquai 132 ( At the northern end of the old-town, facing the river ), ☎ +41 44 251 01 30 ( info@bierhalle-wolf.ch), [86] (http://www.bierhalle-wolf.ch/). A lively beer hall often with live music. In addition to the beer selection, theyserve great local food. edit

Federal, Main Station (Tram 3,4,6,7,10,11,13,14, Bus 31, Main Station). A big Brasserie-like bar inside the Main Station with achoice of 100 Swiss-only beers. edit

Nachtflug, Stüssihofstatt 4 ( Niederdorf ). Stylish, coffee and some snacks during the day, large choice of drinks at night.

Outback Lodge Stadelhoferstrasse 18, ( at Bahnhof Stadelhofen), +41 44 252 15 75. Australian in theme, drinks and food, but

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also well visited by the locals.

Blue Note, Stockerstrasse 45. Jazz club, quite expensive but great atmosphere.

James Joyce bar, Pelikanstrasse 8. Where the writer himself used to go. Now mostly frequented by bankers.

Oliver Twist, Rindermarkt 6. An Irish/British style pub with a good atmosphere, and many English-speaking foreigners.

Öpfelchammere (apple chamber), Rindermarkt 12. Not a real pub or café, they only serve wine or water. But if you succeed inclimbing over the roof beams, you get a free glass of wine to drink hanging upside down and you can mark your name into thewood afterwards.

Widder Bar, Widdergasse 6. By far the best stocked whiskey bar in town, with a separate whiskey menu containing 250 single

malts. In the famous hotel of the same name.

Corazón, Zähringerplatz 11, +41 44 261 09 59. A Spanish themed bar with a good selection of wines and excellent service.

Bohemia, Kreuzplatz ( just up from Stadelhofen), (bohemia@bohemia.ch ), [87] (http://www.bohemia.ch). Trendy place popular for its coffee during the day and an even better nightlife. Usually a popular place for college students. edit

Barfussbar, Stadthausquai (a 3 minutes walk from Bürkliplatz along the Limmat river ), [88] (http://www.barfussbar.ch). 20h-24h Wed, Thu, Sun, summer only. During the day this is a public bath for women only. But at night (after 8 o'clock) men are alsoallowed. It is a beautiful place to spend a warm summer night with a great view of Zurich. edit

Rimini, Schanzengraben (Go down Badweg from Talstrasse), [89] (http://www.rimini.ch). 7:30PM-12AM, Sa 5PM-12AM, onlyin summer and only when it's not raining. Another open air bar. This one is at the men's public baths. Really cool atmosphere because of the nice colored lights and the straw mats and pillows. edit

El Lokal, Gessnerallee 11 on the Sihl [90] (http://www.ellokal.ch/). Bar, restaurant, and intimate gig venue attracting alternative

crowd, "soccer vs elvis vs che guevara" themed.Ebrietas, Zähringerstrasse 39 [91] (http://www.ebrietas.ch/). Rock and Metal bar with live music every Wednesday, where new bands play in the downstairs bar. Offers comparatively cheap beers and mead. Especially downstairs hard and quite loud music.

Wings, Limmatquai 54 [92] (http://www.wings-lounge.ch/). Airline themed bar founded by former employees of bankruptairline Swissair. Walls are decorated with memorabilia and seating is provided by recycled airline seats.

Kreis 2 (Wollishofen)

Shamrock Irish Pub, Studackerstrasse 1 (end station of the 7, Wollishofen), [93] (http://www.shamrock-irishpub.ch/). Open toMidnight everyday. Irish Pub with regular event & good crowd (food served) edit

Kreis 4 (Langstrasse)

Casablanca, Langstrasse 62, (near Helvetiaplatz), +41 44 241 60 00. Cool, modern setting.

New Velvet, Ankerstrasse 116, (near Helvetiaplatz); nice little brazilian bar with cool music and cooler people. Closed onsunday.Xenix, Kanzleistrasse 56 by Helvetiaplatz [94] (http://www.xenix.ch/7_ueberuns/index.php). Small art house cinema with a busy beer garden in summer. There's a mixture of students, bohemians, and bicycle messengers posing with their fixies.Total Bar, Tellstrasse 19, (a block east of the Langstrasse). Tiny bar serving a range of Zurich's microbrews. There's alwaysgood music.Acapulco, Neugasse 56, (near Langstrasse). Bar with comfortable seats and on week-ends quite crowded. Every Sunday iskaraoke evening.Riffraff , Neugasse 57, (near Langstrasse), +41 44 444 22 00, [95] (http://www.riffraff.ch). Cinema bar attracting a largelyalternative crowd.Langstars Cafe-Bar & Backpacker-Hostel Langstrasse 120, ( at the famous party-mile), +41 43 317 96 55. Cool cafe-bar witha lot of live music and very easy to meet up with people.

Kreis 5 (Zürich West)

4. Akt, Heinrichstrasse 262, (near Escher-Wyss Platzfor 

), +41 44 271 03 68. Teens and tweens love this place.Hard One, Hardstrasse 260, (near Escher-Wyss Platz), +41 44 444 10 00. A roof lounge on top the Cinemax complex. Older crowd, very expensive, but stylish.Moods, (in the Schiffsbau near Escher-Wyss Platz), +41 44 276 80 00, [96] (http://www.moods.ch/). Jazz club in the Schiffbaucomplex, concerts on Saturdays.

Clubs

Zurich has proportionally more clubs than any other city in Europe. You will find anything from very "fancy" clubs to places you can just chill. If you want, you can go to a club every night. There is always a Club that has a party going and Zurich's young make sure tosplash all their income on going out. A lot of clubs are located in the so called Zurich West (District 5). The internet site usgang.ch[97] (http://www.usgang.ch) is a good place to look up what's up.

Rohstofflager ( raw material storage), Toni-Areal, Förrlibuckstr 109, [98] (http://www.rohstofflager.ch). This club also hasconcerts. Sadly closed as of September 2010. edit

X-Tra, Limmatstrasse 118, [99] (http://www.x-tra.ch). Probably the biggest Club near the Limmatplatz. Free admission on

Mondays. edit

Hive Club, Geroldstrasse 5, +41 76 321 32 16, [100] (http://www.hiveclub.ch/). Many rooms to wander through and listen toDJ's from Switzerland and abroad.K5-Club, Hardturmstrasse 171, +41 44 440 04 90.Indochine, Kaufleuten [101] (http://kaufleuten.ch), St. Germain, and Mascotte are the more fancy clubs in Zurich.Zukunft [102] (http://www.zukunft.cl), Abart [103] (http://www.abart.ch), and Helsinki [104] (http://www.helsinkiklub.ch) arefor a more alternative and artsy crowd.

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CHF 128 for a double room, including tax, breakfast and free wifi.

Mid-range

Park Inn by Radisson Zurich Airport Hotel, Flughofstrasse 75, CH-8153 Rümlang, ☎ +41 (0)44 828 86 86( Info.Zurich@RezidorParkInn.com), [118] (http://www.parkinn.com/airporthotel-zurich). Whether in transit or on vacation,guests can relax at this hotel near the Zurich Airport. Twelve kilometres away from the city centre, the hotel is close to excitingattractions such as Hallenstadion and the World Trade Centre. This hotel’s renovated rooms include top amenities such asEuropean Ecolabel Elite beds and smartphone docking stations. Enjoy delicious dining options and convenient meal hours at thehotel’s on-site restaurant. Versatile meeting rooms featuring modern technical equipment have a maximum capacity of 150guests. 126-206CHF. edit

Holiday Inn Express Zurich Aiport, Hofwisenstrasse 30, CH-8153 Rümlang, ☎ +41 (0)44 8093 400(reservations@hiexzurich.ch ), [119] (http://www.hiexzurich.ch). Located in Rümlang, just a five minute free shuttle ride fromZurich airport. The hotel offers 163 modern and comfortable rooms. For the early birds there is even a complimentary breakfast buffet every day from 04.00am to 10.00am. . from 120 CHF. edit

Ambassador à l'Opéra, Falkenstrasse 6, CH-8008, ☎ +41 044 258 98 98 ( welcome@ambassadorhotel.ch , fax: +41 (0)44 25898 00), [120] (http://www.ambassadorhotel.ch). Four star boutique hotel situated in the town centre, opposite the Opera Houseand only 10 min away from the main station Hauptbahnhof and 30 minutes from the Zurich airport. Newly renovated andexquisitely decorated. Single room from 220CHF, two-person room from 390CHF in the low season. edit

Hotel Adler, Rosengasse 10, ☎ +41 (0)44 266 96 96 ( info@hotel-adler.ch, fax: +41 (0)44 266 96 69), [121] (http://www.hotel-adler.ch/). Clean rooms and breakfast is included in the price. They have a terrific restaurant attached and associated with thehotel that has delicious fondue. The hotel is in a great area for foot exploration. With many bars, restaurants, and cafes all withina few minutes. They have a single computer on the seond floor with free internet access. 110-230CHF single room; 180-310CHFdouble. edit

Ambassador à l'Opéra, Falkenstrasse 6, CH-8008, ☎ +41 044 258 98 98 ( welcome@ambassadorhotel.ch , fax: +41 (0)44 258

98 00), [122] (http://www.ambassadorhotel.ch). Four star boutique hotel situated in the town centre, opposite the Opera Houseand only 10 min away from the main station Hauptbahnhof and 30 minutes from the Zurich airport. Newly renovated andexquisitely decorated. Single room from 220CHF, two-person room from 390CHF in the low season. edit

Claridge Hotel Zurich, Steinwiesstrasse 8-10, ☎  +41 44 267 8787 ( info@claridge.ch, fax: +41 (0)44 251 24 76), [123](http://www.claridge.ch). Four star hotel located within 5 minutes walking distance from the Bahnhof Stadelhofen. The theater and the museum of art are just around the corner. Single room from 190CHF, double room from 230CHF. edit

Helmhaus, Schifflände 30, ☎ +41 44 266 95 95 ( hotel@helmhaus.ch , fax: +41 (0)44 266 95 66), [124](http://www.helmhaus.ch). Three tram stops with tram number 4 from the main station. Located directly next to the Limmat inthe old town of Zurich. Very traditional four star hotel with first-class service, style and modern comfort. Single room from230CHF, double room from 300CHF. edit

Rex, Weinbergstrasse 92, ☎ +41 44 360 25 25 ( rex@zuerich-hotels.ch, fax: +41 (0)44 251 24 76), [125] (http://www.zuerich-hotels.ch). Three star hotel, 5 minutes by tram number 7 from the Hauptbahnhof. All rooms are non-smoking. Single room from158CHF, twin room from 194CHF. edit

Wellenberg, Niederdorfstrasse 10, ☎ +41 043 888 44 44 ( reservation@hotel-wellenberg.ch, fax: +41 (0)43 888 44 45). The four star Art Deco Hotel Wellenberg with its idyllic inner court terrace is in the car-free old town of Zurich, 10 walking minutes fromthe Hauptbahnhof. The rooms are modern and elegant. One-person room from 290CHF, two-person room from 370CHF. edit

Palais Kraft, Kraftstrasse 33, +41 44 388 84 85, Fax +41 44 388 84 86, email: welcome@palaiskraft.com, [126](http://www.palaiskraft.com/). Three luxury rooms in Zurich's most prestigious residential building. Located 2 kilometers fromthe centre, above the university district at Toblerplatz (Trams 5 and 6, direction Zoo), in the heart of Zurich's prime residentialarea. The rooms come with a large well-stocked fridge, kitchenette, 32" or bigger flat screen TV, wireless internet access, andopen to the terrace of the Palais Kraft. Beginning at 385 CHF per room/night, including continental breakfast, soft drinks, snacks,internet, local calls, and all taxes. 330CHF double-bed guest room with bath and kitchette.

Designer Hotel Greulich, Herman-Greulich-Strasse 56, ☎ +41 (0)43-243 42 43 ( mail@greulich.ch , fax: +41 (0)43-243 42 00),[127] (http://www.purpleslug.com/Europe/Switzerland/Greulich/Default.aspx). Located in the heart of Zurich's vibrantAussersihl district, the stunning Hotel Greulich is a haven of style and comfort with a renowned gourmet restaurant. Online booking. edit

NH Zurich Airport, Schaffhauserstrasse 101. 8152 Glattbrugg, ☎  +41.44.808.5.000, [128] (http://www.nh-hotels.com/nh/en/hotels/switzerland/zurich/nh-zurich-airport.html). This modern hotel offers 140 rooms, function rooms, and afitness room and sauna. There is a free shuttle service to take you to and from the airport. Rooms from 155CHF. edit

Hotel St. Gotthard Zürich, [129] (http://www.swissinternationalhotels.com/hotel-pages/zurich/), Bahnhofstrasse 87 8021Zürich Switzerland, +41(0)44 227 77 00. One of the leading business hotels today in Zurich. A five-floor building, with 143spacious rooms, 11 of which are Suites, comfortable lobby and three restaurants, the Hotel Gotthard meets all the expectations of the demanding traveller. The Hotel Gotthard lies directly in the heart of the city, located on the world famous Bahnhofstrasse,within 10 minutes walk from sightseeing, the business district and Lake Zurich.

Radisson Blu Hotel, Zurich Airport, CH-8058 Zurich-Airport, ☎ +41 44 800 40 40, [130] (http://www.radissonblu.com/hotel-zurichairport). Good location really close to the terminals edit

Splurge

Hotel Widder, [131] (http://www.widderhotel.ch/), Rennweg 7, +41 44 224 25 26. Best hotel in town, known for excellent

service and unique location in the old town, but just 1-2 min from Bahnhofstrasse. Prices from from 600CHF single room up to1500CHF for 1 bedroom suite.Mövenpick Zurich Airport Hotel, [132] (http://www.moevenpick-hotels.com/en/europe/switzerland/zuerich/hotel-zuerich-airport/overview/), Glattbrugg, +41 44 808 88 88. 5 Star hotel minutes from Zurich Airport offering accommodation, 3restaurants, meeting & conference facilities and a gym.Mövenpick Hotel Zurich Regensdorf , [133] (http://www.moevenpick-hotels.com/en/europe/switzerland/zuerich/hotel-zuerich-regensdorf/overview/), Im Zentrum 2, Regensdorf, +41 44 871 51 11. The Mövenpick Hotel Zurich Regensdorf is a family

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Consulates

  Grenada (Honorary Consulate), Clarindenstrasse 22, ☎ 043 817 64 40 ( honconsul.grenada@bluewin.ch , fax: 043 817 6441). edit

Get out

Short excursions from Zurich:

Rapperswil — Pretty town on the other end of the Zurichsee, accessible by S-Bahn S5, S7 or S15 (35-40 min), or boat (tip),famous for its rose gardens, beautiful old-town with castle and many lake-side restaurants and cafés.

Winterthur — Since in winter there is little to do outdoors, people flock to this city, the city of museums. It can be reached bytaking regular trains (26 min), or by S-Bahn S7 (34 min), S8 (28 min), S12 (21 min, fastest) or S16 (30 min).The Rheinfall, a large-volume waterfall - the largest in Europe. Take any regular train, or S-Bahn S7, S8, S12 or S16 toWinterthur, and from Winterthur take S-Bahn S33 to Schloss Laufen am Rheinfall. This station is within the ZVV area, but onlyserved between 08:00 and 16:30 (18:30 during summer). If you are going to the Rheinfall outside of these hours, you should getoff at Dachsen, the station before Schloss Laufen am Rheinfall, and take the bus no. 634 to the stop Schloss Laufen, Rheinfall.Attention: The following stops Neuhausen and Schaffhausen are not covered by a ZVV ticket/card, since they are located outsideof ZVV area!Schaffhausen — Pretty town located very near the Rheinfall. It is not located within the ZVV area. You can travel either viaWinterthur or via Bülach. If you already have an all-zones ZVV  card and  you are using the S-Bahn S16 (takes an hour), youshould buy a 4 zones Z-Pass FlexTax ticket. If you take the S33 from Winterthur ( and  you have a all-zones  ZVV  card), you onlyneed a 2 zones FlexTax ticket. Another option are regular trains (RE, IR, IC) from Zürich HB (only 38-41 min), or a combinationof S5/S22 (change at Bülach, although in the peak, the S5 is instead extended to Schaffhausen), which all travel via Bülach andEglisau to Schaffhausen. If you do not own any ZVV  card/ticket (e.g. as a tourist), then this option is even cheaper: you then only pay a 9 zones Z-Pass FlexTax ticket, instead of a all-zones  Z-Pass FlexTax ticket for the journey via Winterthur.Stein am Rhein — A pretty town, accessible by S-Bahn S29 from Winterthur, where S7, S8, S12, S16 and regular trains connect

from Zürich, or via Schaffhausen. It is not located within the ZVV area. If you have an all-zones  ZVV  card and  you will travelwith the S29 from Winterthur (total time from Zürich is 65 min), then you only need a 2 zones OSTWIND ticket.Baden. A cosy town just outside Zurich. Accessible by by S-Bahn S6 (38 min), or S12 (28 min). It is not located within the ZVVarea. If you have an all-zones ZVV  card, you should additionally buy a 3 zones  Z-Pass A-Welle ticket. If you do not have anyZVV ticket/cards (e.g. as a tourist), you should consider to take the much faster half-hourly and direct IR train which takes only15 minutes to Baden. Then you pay a 5 zones Z-Pass A-Welle ticket.Flumserberg [144] (http://www.flumserberg.ch/winter/en/home) — Famous ski resort with 65 km of skiing at various levels anda peak altitude of 2222 metres. During ski season, mainly on weekends, but also weekdays during the highest peak season, the S-Bahn S2 has direct connections (3 each, in the morning and afternoon, 75-80 min) between Zürich and Unterterzen (via theregular S2 terminus at Ziegelbrücke), from where a gondola lift connects to the resort (12 min). You could also take the faster  IRtrain bound for Chur, and change at Ziegelbrücke for a local train (also bound for Chur) to Unterterzen (62 min). TheSnow'n'Rail  promotional offer gives you 20% on the train fare, a reduced 1;- or 2-day ski pass, and 15% discount at IntersportRent. Info at [145] (http://www.sbb.ch/en/leisure-holidays/day-trips/snownrail.angebotdetail.tagesausfluege-snownrail-glarusostschweiz-flumserberg.html). The offer is available from any railway station of origin. This means if you have an all-zone

 ZVV  card, you can buy the Snow n Rail ticket with Pfäffikon SZ (last ZVV station) as the origin, thereby reducing the fare. Thisworks both with the S-Bahn and IR trains which all stop at Pfäffikon. If your ZVV card does not reach Pfäffikon but does reach

Thalwil, Horgen, Wädenswil or Richterswil, you can buy a Snow n Rail ticket from these stations, but note that the IR trains onlystop at Thalwil and Wädenswil before Pfäffikon, which means if you're buying a Snow n Rail ticket from Horgen or Richterswil,you need to use the S-Bahn.

Other further away easy excursions from Zurich include:

Sankt-Gallen — Famous for its convent and extremely ornate Stiftsbibliothek. Also the point of access for the Appenzeller Bahnsystem, which can take you to the pretty town of Appenzell where there is a cheese factory you can visit.Solothurn — A very pretty baroque town in the northern metropolitan area of Berne, accessible by frequent ICN trains.Lucerne (Luzern) — Pretty city, home of the transport museum, and further excursions possible. It can be reached by IR train in45-50 minutes.Basel — Near the triple point between France, Germany, and Switzerland. IC train takes you there in 53 minutes.Berne — The capital of Switzerland, nice looking city, 56 minutes away by IC train.

Access to most other parts of Switzerland is extremely easy, thanks to the efficient and frequent SBB train system. Other locationseasily accessible from Zurich worth a complete visit in their own right include:

Chur and Landquart — Although not so much to see within these cities, they are your starting points for exploration of thenature-rich and mountainous canton of Graubünden and the Rhaetische Bahn system which runs over naturally scenic routes.Interlaken — Your gateway to the Berner Oberland, an incredibly scenic part of Switzerland with some of the highest peaks inthe Alps. You can continue from there using the (also incredibly touristy) Berner Oberlandbahn to the Lauterbrunnen valley and beyond, or get off somewhere and hike away from the touristyness if you are fit for it. The fastest route to Interlaken is taking anIC train to Bern and then another IC to Interlaken (this takes 1 hour 55 min). You can also taking an IR train to Luzern and thenanother IR train to Interlaken (Golden Pass or Zentralbahn, takes 2 hours 51 min). It is a much more scenic route.Jungfraujoch, if you feel ok to spend most of the time in a train (4:20h for one way) you can take a day trip from Zurich,although there is so much more that the Berner Oberland offers that you will be missing if you do not spend more time there.

From Interlaken, take the Berner Oberland Bahn to Lauterbrunnen, then Wengernalpbahn to Kleine Scheidegg and finally thesubmountain railway Jungfraubahn.

Lausanne is 2 hours and 10 minutes away by train and is a gateway to the Lavaux vineyard region.Geneva is 2 3/4 hours away.The Italian-speaking region of Ticino, including the fortified city of Bellinzona are up to three hours away.The canton of Valais includes the famed Matterhorn in Zermatt and other gorgeous scenery, and you can reach it in 3 hours and11 minutes with one change.The Schwarzwald (Black Forest) of Germany is also easily accessible from Zurich. IC trains run every two hours during the dayto Stuttgart, stopping at Rottweil where you can find decent connections to most places in the Black Forest. There is also theBodensee ("Lake Constance") which you can reach by good connections to Konstanz.

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Zurich is also extremely well-connected to the rest of Europe by train, with direct trains to as far as Paris, Barcelona, Belgrade,Amsterdam, Hamburg, Vienna, Budapest, Zagreb, Bari, Milano and Rome, just to name a few.

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