Location

Address

Institute for Theoretical Physics
Winterthurerstrasse 190
CH-8057 Zürich
Switzerland
Phone: +41 44 635 58 11
Fax: +41 44 635 57 04

How to reach the campus

Reach us by Public Transport
Reach us by Taxi
Reach us by Car

a) Public transport from the airport or main train station

From the Zurich airport, follow the signs to regional buses and tram station and take the tram number 10 towards Zurich HB to the stop "Irchel (about 22 minutes).

All inter-city connections bring you into the Zürich main station ('Hauptbahnhof') of the swiss federal railways ('Schweizerische Bundesbahnen SBB'). A taxi to Irchel campus will cost about CHF 25. Public transport (tram) is excellent and takes only a few minutes longer.

At the Zurich train main station you can take the following trams to the Irchel-campus.

* from Bahnhofplatz/HB take tram number 10 towards Seebach to the stop "Irchel" (about 13 min).

* from Bahnhofquai/HB take tram number 14 towards Seebach to the stop "Milchbuck" (about 11 min). From there walk through the Irchel-parc to the Irchel-campus.

* from Bahnhofstrasse/HB take tram number 7 towards Stettbach to the stop "Milchbuck" (about 12 min). From there walk through the Irchel-parc to the Irchel-campus.

Purchase a ticket for "Zone 10". A return ticket is valid for 24 hours and costs less than two single rides.

At the Irchel-campus, look for building 36, the second-last building on your left, as you walk uphill through the campus.

b) Arriving by taxi

A taxi from Zurich airport ('Flughafen Kloten') costs about CHF 35.-
You will be dropped at the taxi pick-up, a dimly lit, uninviting underground parking place.
Enter the door and take the elevator to the top floor, H (The floors are denoted by letters).
Building 36 is the second-last building on your left, as you walk uphill through the campus.

Alternatively you can use public transport.

c) arriving by car

From the south or south-east (Motorway N3 from Chur, Sihltal from Gotthard, Luzern)
Follow the motorway N3 until the end. Then following the signs towards Winterthur, St.Gallen and Flughafen Kloten you will cross the Limmat River on the Escher Wyss Bridge and go straight up the hill to the top. There you should see a sign directing you to the right to "Uni Irchel - Parkhaus", the campus underground parking lot, where you can leave your car.

From the west (Motorway N1 from Basel, Bern)
Do not go into Zurich. Instead follow the north branch of the motorway towards Winterthur and St.Gallen. At the "Dreieck Zurich-Ost" take the branch towards "Zurich, Chur, Luzern" , leave the motorway at the "Zurich-Schwamendingen" exit and follow the white signs towards "Irchel" until you see a sign pointing towards "Irchel - Parkhaus", where you can park your car. These directions also apply if you come by rental car from Zurich-Kloten airport.

From the north (Motorway N1 from St.Gallen)
At the "Dreieck Zurich-Ost" take the branch towards "Zurich, Chur, Luzern". Leave the motorway at the "Zurich-Schwamendingen" exit and proceed as described above.