Discover Zürich, Lake Constance & the Northeast - Discover Switzerland: Experience the Best of Switzerland - page 448

ZürichCard (adult/child per 24hr Sfr20/14,per 72hr Sfr40/28) Available from the tourist office and the airport
train station, this provides free public transport, free museum admission and more.

Tourist information
Zürich Tourism (

044 215 40 00; www.zuerich.com ; Hauptbahnhof; 8am-8.30pm Mon-Sat &

8.30am-6.30pm Sun) For hotel reservations through the tourist office, call

044 215 40 40.

Getting There & Away

Air
Zürich Airport ( 043 816 22 11; www.zurich-airport.com ) is 9km north of the centre, with
flights to most European capitals as well as some in Africa, Asia and North America.

Train
Direct trains run to Stuttgart (Sfr64), Munich (Sfr95), Innsbruck (Sfr48) and other interna-
tional destinations. There are regular direct departures to most major Swiss towns, such as
Lucerne (Sfr23, 45 to 50 minutes), Bern (Sfr47, 56 minutes) and Basel (Sfr31, 55
minutes).

Getting Around

To/From the Airport
Up to nine trains an hour go to/from the Hauptbahnhof between around 6am and midnight
(Sfr6.40, nine to 14 minutes).

Boat
Lake cruises ( 044 487 13 33; www.zsg.ch ) run between April and October. They leave
from Bürkliplatz. A small circular tour (kleine Rundfahrt) takes 1½ hours (adult/child
Sfr8.20/4.10) and departs every 30 minutes between 11am to 7.30pm. A longer tour