Zurich Airport Arrivals (ZRH)

Flight Arrivals at Zurich Airport

The city of Zurich is located just 10 km away from Switzerland's busiest international airport. In 2017 Zurich Airport handled nearly 30 million passengers, an increase of 6.3% on 2016. The airport is managed by Flughafen Zurich AG under the supervision of the Swiss Federation.

Having previously been voted Europe's leading airport and best for food and drink, the airport has gone from strength to strength with regard to passengers services offered to arrivals at Zurich Airport as well as looking after passengers using departures.

Zurich Airport offers domestic and international connections to Istanbul, Helsinki, London, Amsterdam, Düsseldorf, Copenhagen, Vienna, Warsaw and Singapore among many others. Some of the word’s best known airlines operate from this airport, such as Air France, Air Berlin, Aer Lingus, Air Malta, Air Canada, Austrian Airlines, Aeroflot, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, EasyJet, Germanwings, Iberia, Nikki, Lufthansa, Finnair, Scandinavian Airlines, Emirates and Vueling.

Swiss people also refer to Zurich Airport as Kloten Airport, since the airport is partially situated in the districts of Kloten, Oberglatt, Winkel, Opfikon and Rümlang in the canton of Zürich.

Arrivals at Zurich Airport have a variety of onward travel options open to them. There are no fewer than 13 regional bus services, which transport Zurich Airport arrivals from the airport to locations within the city and beyond. These buses depart from the airport's own bus terminal situated close to the main airport compound.

The Glattalbahn tram service number 10 is another public transport option that Zurich Airport arrivals can take to reach the main railway station (Hautpbahnhof), from where onward train travel via mainline services is possible. Service 12 also runs into the city center. Both tramlines offer tram services at 7 to 15 minute intervals.

Switzerland is famous for its excellent winter sports resorts and during the skiing season there are winter sport coaches that shuttle arrivals at Zurich Airport directly to the ski slopes in the Swiss Alps and also the neighbouring countries Germany, Austria and France. These services can be boarded at the main bus terminal in the airport complex.

Mainline trains can also be boarded directly, as Zurich Airport has its very own railway station with access underneath the terminal buildings. Zurich Airport arrivals can board train connections to Basel, Winterthur, St. Gallen, Lucerne and Bern in Switzerland as well as take long distance trains to other European destinations, such as Munich and Konstanz in Germany for example.

Arrivals at Zurich Airport can also take metro trains, which link the airport with the city via S-Bahn trains (lines S2 and S16). There are two terminal buildings, namely Terminal A, where mainly European routes and international TWA flights are processed and Terminal B, where not only charter flights are being handled but all other international flights not taken care of by Terminal A. More than 29 million passengers pass through the gates of Zürich Airport per annum and the numbers are growing.

Arrivals at Zurich Airport who have made advance bookings for car hire will find the major car rental companies located at the Car Hire Center in the Airport Center on Level 1. Here the rental stations for suppliers such as Avis, Budget, Europcar, Hertz, National and Sixt can be found.

Zurich Airport arrivals with a taxi or chauffeur driven limousine requirement will find there is a rank located in front of Arrival Halls 1 and 2. The cost for a single journey into Zurich city center will be around EUR 49.00 or CHF 60.00. Taxi reservations can be made by telephoning (41) 848 850 852.

Limousine services can be found at curb side Arrival 1, where companies such as Alliance Limousines, Airport Taxi and Chauffeur Drive Limousine Services have their stations. The latter also offers minibuses with a driver to arrivals at Zurich Airport, who travel in a group.

At the Airport Center passengers will find award winning dining facilities in a variety of snack bars, restaurants and cafes. Shopping is also taken care of with anything from grocery and supermarket stores, fashion outlets, watches, sunglasses and other accessories and jewelry being offered as well as electronics and mobile phones.

Arrivals at Zurich Airport who need assistance should head to the information desks, where assistance with onward travel and free hotel booking services can be found. It is also possible to purchase the ZürichCard at the information desks, which entitles Zurich tourists to great discounts on all public transport in the city and a reduction on entrance fees to the main tourist attractions.

For more information about Zurich Airport arrivals, please visit the official airport website at www.zurich-airport.com.