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Train to WinterthurorIR36 to Baden?

The short answer

For one traveler the Train to Winterthur is cheaper by CHF 9.00. That does not change up to 8 travelers.

The Train to Winterthur is quicker: 14 min against 32 min. The IR36 to Baden varies between 32 and 34 minutes.

Train to Winterthur: 05:15–00:30. IR36 to Baden: 05:56–20:56.

Priced against each other

Whole-party totals · adult fares
What each costs for the whole party, in CHF. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row.
TravelersTrain to WinterthurIR36 to BadenDifference
1CHF 9.40CHF 18.40CHF 9.00
2CHF 18.80CHF 36.80CHF 18.00
3CHF 28.20CHF 55.20CHF 27.00
4CHF 37.60CHF 73.60CHF 36.00
5CHF 47CHF 92CHF 45
6CHF 53.60CHF 110.40CHF 56.80
7CHF 63CHF 128.80CHF 65.80
8CHF 72.40CHF 147.20CHF 74.80

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
regional · SBB, on a ZVV zone ticketTrain to Winterthur
From
Zürich Flughafen railway station, platforms 1 to 4 — any train whose destination lies beyond Winterthur: St. Gallen, Konstanz, Romanshorn, Chur, Weinfelden, Thayngen, Rorschach, Sargans
To
Winterthur, the main station in the middle of the city: 13 to 15 minutes non-stop by InterCity or InterRegio, 19 on the S24 via Bassersdorf, Effretikon and Kemptthal
Luggage
Mainline Swiss trains: racks and standing space by the doors.
Runs
05:15–00:30
Journey
13–19 min

Buy four zones, not three. Airport to Winterthur is CHF 9.40 (zones 120, 121 and 122, with 120 counting twice); the CHF 7.20 three-zone ticket that reaches Zurich is not valid on arrival. Enter "Winterthur" as the destination in the ZVV app or at the machine and the zones come out right.

Take whichever comes first. The IC1, IC5, IC8, IR13, IR75 and EuroCity run non-stop in 13 to 15 minutes; the S24 stops three times and takes 19. Same ticket, same platforms.

The ticket lasts two hours and includes Winterthur's zone, so the city bus from the station is covered without buying anything else.

The last train is the 00:30 IR13 and the first the 05:15 S-Bahn on weekdays, 04:18 at weekends. No train and no night bus between them: the N10 night bus from the airport goes to Zurich.

Six or more of you: one CHF 53.60 Multikarte covers six rides and may be shared — CHF 2.80 less than six singles. Coming back the same day, the CHF 18.80 24-hour ticket costs exactly two singles.

The 9 o'clock day pass is CHF 28.00 and covers every zone; it never beats a CHF 18.80 four-zone 24-hour ticket for this ride.

Train to Winterthur: price for every party size

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IR36 · SBB, on a point-to-point ticketIR36 to Baden
From
Zürich Flughafen railway station, platforms 1 to 4
To
Baden station, by the old town, in 32 to 34 minutes; via Zürich HB
Luggage
Mainline Swiss trains: racks and standing space by the doors.
Runs
05:56–20:56
Journey
32–34 min

The ticket is SBB's, not ZVV's: Zürich Flughafen to Baden, CHF 18.40 an adult, CHF 9.20 for a child of 6 to 15 or with a Half-Fare card, under-6s free. It is cheaper than the CHF 41.00 to Basel, which the same IR36 goes on to.

One an hour, at :56, from 05:56 to 20:56. After that take any train to Zürich HB and change; the ticket is valid all day on any train along the route.

The full fare is fixed; the "Supersaver" for one named train is cheaper, demand-priced and refused on any other train, so it is not priced here.

IR36 to Baden: price for every party size

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