How to find us

Public transportation from Zurich Main Station (Zürich HB):
At Zurich main station, take tram no. 11 (direction "Auzelg") to tram stop "Bucheggplatz". Change at "Bucheggplatz" to connecting bus no. 69 to "ETH Hönggerberg". The terminal bus stop is on campus. The total journey time is around twenty minutes.

external page Timetable to ETH Hönggerberg
external page Where to find tram no. 11 at Zürich HB

Public transportation from train stations Zürich Oerlikon or Zürich Altstetten:
At the train station Zürich Oerlikon take bus no. 80 at the bus stop "Oerlikon Nord" (behind the train station), direction "Triemlispital". Leave the bus at the stop "ETH Hönggerberg" on campus (after about 10 min).

At the train station Zürich Altstetten take bus no. 80 at the bus stop "Bahnhof Altstetten" (in front of a dental clinic), direction "Bhf. Oerlikon Nord". Leave the bus at the stop "ETH Hönggerberg" on campus (after about 15 min).

external page Timetable to ETH Hönggerberg

Public transportation from Zurich Airport:
After the baggage claim follow the signs "Bahn/Railway" to ticket counters and machines. Buy a ticket to "Zurich City". The ticket is valid for 2 hours for any train to Zurich as well as for the trams and buses within the city. If you plan to stay the whole day, a day pass (valid 24 hours) is more suitable.

Take any train in the direction of "Zürich HB" that stops at train station Zürich Oerlikon (e.g., the trains S2 or S16 or some IR- and RX-​trains). The train ride to Zürich Oerlikon takes about 5 min from the airport. At the train station Zürich Oerlikon change to the connecting bus no. 80, direction "Triemlispital". The bus stop is behind the train station and is called "Oerlikon Nord". Leave the bus at the stop "ETH Hönggerberg" on campus (after about 10 min).

external page Timetable from Zurich Airport
external page Where to find bus no. 80 at train station Zürich Oerlikon

If arriving by taxi, make sure to tell the taxi driver that you want to go to ETH Hönggerberg specifically. In the past, many people have been delivered to the ETH campus in the city center instead.

Highway "Autobahn" from Bern or Basel:
Drive on "Zürich NORDRING" in the direction of "St. Gallen/Schaffhausen" through the tunnel "Gubrist" and leave the highway at the exit "Affoltern-​Regensdorf".

Highway "Autobahn" from St. Gallen or Schaffhausen:
Stay on the highway called "Zürich NORDRING" in the direction of "Bern/Basel", ignoring all exits called "Zürich City". Leave at the exit "Affoltern-​Regensdorf".

From the exit "Affoltern-​Regensdorf":
Follow the sign "Zürich Affoltern", then drive straight ahead (along the street called Wehntalerstrasse). At the 2nd traffic light (it is on a plaza called "Zehntenhausplatz"), turn right following the sign "ETH/Höngg" into the Schauenbergstrasse.

Follow the street up the hill, then turn again right in the direction of the traffic sign "ETH Hönggerberg". Always straight ahead until you reach the parking garage HPG. Please leave your car there (buy parking ticket at the machine) and follow the sign "Hauptausgang" (= Main Exit).

GPS: the street address is Vladimir-​Prelog-Weg 10
(note: for older GPS devices the street address is Wolfgang-​Pauli-Strasse 10)