Airport Zurich (Zürich)-Kloten ZRH
Zürich Airport, formerly Zürich-Kloten, is the most important airport in Switzerland. It is managed by Unique (Flughafen Zürich AG) and for years has been voted as one of the most popular passenger airports on the European continent.- URL: Official website
- Parking: Yes; paid parking – open air and space for more than 10000 vehicles in parking garages.
- Nearby cities: Zürich (11 km), Basel (72 km), Freiburg (79 km), Mülhausen (97 km)
- Directions by car: Highway 1 and A51 or the national carriageway 4
- Stations: InterCity, EuroCity, ICN, InterRegio; SBB airport station Zürich with connections to Zürich main station etc.
Location
First in use in 1948, the airport is by the town of Kloten, about 12 km or 8 miles north of downtown Zürich. Motorist can reach the airport on the highway A51 or the national carriageway 4.
There is an undergound airport train staiton at the airport, the "SBB Flughafen Zürich", with its own independent connection to the Swiss railway network. The regional S-Bahn routes S2 and S16 and the tram line 10 that goes to the main station (Glattalbahn) also stop at the airport.
13 regional bus services stop at the airport and link the airport to surrounding towns and cities such as es Glattal, Tösstal, Sihltal, Glattbrugg, Opfikon or Winterthur.
Zürich is the hub of Swiss, Helvetic Airways, airberlin partner Belair and Edelweiss Air as well as being an important hub of Lufthansa.
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- Airport code:
- ZRH
- Country:
- Switzerland (CH)
- Latitude / Longitude:
- 47°27'52"N / 8°32'57"E
- Altitude of runway:
- 432 m
Most frequent connection from Zurich
Alternative routes to Switzerland
- Flight Newark - Geneva from 362 $
- Flight New York - Geneva from 362 $
- Flight Washington DC - Geneva from 459 $