SBB train to Zürich HBorN10 night bus?

From

Zürich Flughafen railway station, platforms 1 to 4 — follow the train signs from arrivals

To

Zürich HB, the main station, in 9 to 13 minutes; every train calls at Zürich Oerlikon on the way

Luggage

Mainline Swiss trains: racks and standing space by the doors.

Runs

05:00–00:42

Journey

9–13 min

Take whichever train comes first. The S2, S16, S24, InterCity and InterRegio all reach Zürich HB in 9 to 13 minutes on the same CHF 7.20 ticket; there is no premium service and no supplement.

The last train toward the city is at 00:42, the first at 05:00. Between them no train runs, on any night of the week.

Buy a three-zone ticket, not a two-zone one. The city zone counts double, so airport to anywhere in Zurich is three zones; a cheaper ticket is not valid on arrival.

Coming back the same day? Buy the CHF 14.40 24-hour ticket instead of two singles. It costs the same and covers everything in the city in between.

Six or more of you: one CHF 41.00 Multikarte covers six rides and the tariff lets a group share it — CHF 2.20 less than six singles, and the only party-size saving Zurich has.

The airport says the ride takes 15 minutes and trains run every 10; the timetable says 9 to 13 minutes and 12 or 13 trains an hour. The airport's figure is the safe one for a connection.

The single is valid for one hour and the last journey must be finished inside it; the train plus a tram across town fits, a long wait does not.

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From

The bus stop "Zürich Flughafen, Bahnhof" outside the terminal, by the railway station

To

Zürich, Bahnhofplatz/HB in 27 minutes, via Sternen Oerlikon in 12

Luggage

A city bus; no racks.

Runs

01:39–03:39

Journey

27 min

Friday and Saturday nights only. On a Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday night this bus does not run and nothing else from the airport reaches the city between 00:42 and 05:00.

Even on the nights it runs there is nothing between the 00:42 last train and its 01:39 first departure, and nothing to the main station between 03:39 and the 05:00 first train.

The 04:09 and 04:39 go only as far as Sternen Oerlikon. From there tram 10 does not start until 05:06.

No night supplement: the same CHF 7.20 ticket as by day. Buy it in the ZVV app or at a machine before boarding, as the tariff directs.

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