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The first stop out of the airport and the hub of the north of the city, four minutes away by any train.

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One way · 2 adults · All service hours · Totals for your whole group

Every train from the airport toward the city calls at Zürich Oerlikon four or five minutes after leaving, from 05:00 to 00:42, on the same CHF 7.20 ticket. Tram 10 reaches Sternen Oerlikon in 14 minutes. On Friday and Saturday nights the N10's last two departures, 04:09 and 04:39, end at Sternen Oerlikon — the only place in the city anything from the airport reaches between 03:39 and 05:00.

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SBB train to Zürich HB

regional · SBB, on a ZVV zone ticket
9–13 min rideEvery 5 min05:00–00:42
Zürich Flughafen railway stationZürich HB
Luggage space
CHF 14.40total for 2 adultsCHF 7.20 each2 × CHF 7.20 adult fareBuy ticketOn SBB, on a ZVV zone ticket
Hours, tickets & luggage

The ZVV three-zone single: CHF 7.20 an adult in 2nd class (CHF 11.80 in 1st), valid one hour; CHF 3.60 for children 6 to 15 and Half-Fare holders; under-6s free. A Multikarte of six rides is CHF 41.00 and can be shared. A 24-hour ticket for the same zones is CHF 14.40 — exactly two singles. Valid on every train from this station, S-Bahn and InterCity alike.

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

Hours. First departure 05:00 (S-Bahn, Zürich HB 05:12), last 00:42 (IR13, Zürich HB 00:53), on 363 of 364 days. The last S-Bahn is the 00:34 S24. About 219 departures a weekday, 182 on Saturdays; 12 or 13 an hour from 06:00 to 21:00.

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VBZ tram 10

tram · VBZ, on the same ZVV zone ticket
34–37 min rideEvery 8 min05:06–23:51
The tram stop "Zürich FlughafenZürich
Luggage space
CHF 14.40total for 2 adultsCHF 7.20 each2 × CHF 7.20 adult fareBuy ticketOn VBZ, on the same ZVV zone ticket
Hours, tickets & luggage

The same CHF 7.20 three-zone ZVV ticket as the train; the tram runs from zone 121 into zone 110 and nothing about it is cheaper. Its value is not price but where it stops: it threads through Oerlikon and the north of the city on the way to the main station.

Luggage. A street tram with low floors and no racks; fine for a case, slow with several.

Hours. From the federal timetable: 05:06 to 23:51 every day on 362 of 364 days. Every 7 to 8 minutes by day Monday to Saturday, every 15 on Sundays and in the early and late hours. Bahnhofplatz/HB in 34 to 37 minutes, Sternen Oerlikon in 14.

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Night only

N10 night bus

bus · VBZ, ZVV night network
27 min rideEvery 30 min01:39–03:39, Friday and Saturday nights only
The bus stop "Zürich FlughafenZürich
Non-stopLuggage space
CHF 14.40total for 2 adultsCHF 7.20 each2 × CHF 7.20 adult fareBuy ticketOn VBZ, ZVV night network
Hours, tickets & luggage

The ordinary CHF 7.20 three-zone ticket covers it — ZVV abolished its night supplement in 2020, so no extra fare applies. The ticket lasts one hour, so one bought for the last train won't still be valid.

Luggage. A city bus; no racks.

Hours. Runs only Friday/Saturday and Saturday/Sunday nights, and before public holidays — 108 nights a year, none Sunday to Thursday. Departures to Bahnhofplatz/HB at 01:39, 02:09, 02:39, 03:09 and 03:39; the 04:09 and 04:39 end at Sternen Oerlikon, short of the main station.

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From arrivals to Zürich Oerlikon

01

Find the stop

Zürich Flughafen railway station. Follow the signs from arrivals.

02

Choose SBB train to Zürich HB

Check the destination and departure board before boarding.

03

Arrive at Zürich Oerlikon

9–13 min. Continue to your accommodation or follow signs for onward transport.

What happens at Zürich Oerlikon?

Continuing by public transport?

Follow the station signs for your onward connection.

Walking to your stay?

Check the address and choose the nearest exit.

Before you travel

What if my flight arrives late?

Not everything runs around the clock: the SBB train to Zürich HB runs 05:00–00:42, and the VBZ tram 10 runs 05:06–23:51, and the N10 night bus runs 01:39–03:39, Friday and Saturday nights only. That night service runs on some nights only, so check the day you land; on the others nothing runs to the center in those hours.

How far is Zürich Oerlikon from the centre?

The first stop out of the airport and the hub of the north of the city, four minutes away by any train.

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