Zürich: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Zürich is a city of 415,367 people in Switzerland (Zurich), 429 m (1,407 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 10 km (6 mi) from the centre. Our booking partner lists 645 places to stay.
Key facts
Daylight in Zürich runs from about 8 h 31 min a day in late December to 16 h 1 min in late June (computed for 47.37° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Zürich is served by 5 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Zürich Airport (ZRH), 10 km (6 mi) from the centre, whose 12,139-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft. The alternatives are Bodensee Airport Friedrichshafen (FDH, 80 km), EuroAirport Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg (BSL, 82 km), Sankt Gallen Altenrhein Airport (ACH, 77 km), Bern Airport (BRN, 94 km).
Flights to Zürich: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Zürich · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 645 places to stay in Zürich. Of the 411 with a star rating, the largest group is 3-star (199), and 15 are five-star. Across 264 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.1 out of 10. Guests have left 441,713 reviews in total.
Hotels in Zürich: the full picture, and book
Our booking partner lists 11 hostels in Zürich, out of 645 places to stay of every kind — 1.7% of everywhere it lists in the city, around the middle of the range for the cities we hold figures for. Across 5 hostels with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 7.4 out of 10, 0.7 below the 8.1 its hotels average. Guests have left 20,298 reviews across them.
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Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Munich, 242 km (Germany) — flights · tours
- Milan, 217 km (Italy) — flights · tours
- Turin, 264 km (Italy) — tours
- Frankfurt am Main, 306 km (Germany)
- Stuttgart, 164 km (Germany) — buses · car rental · tours
- Genoa, 331 km (Italy)
- Lyon, 335 km (France)
- Nuremberg, 298 km (Germany) — tours
- Bologna, 385 km (Italy)
- Bonn, 389 km (Germany)
Common questions
Which airport serves Zürich?
Zürich Airport (ZRH), 10 km (6 mi) from the centre, plus 4 other airports with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Zürich?
About 415,367 people live in Zürich (GeoNames).
What time zone is Zürich in?
Europe/Zurich, currently UTC+2.
What currency is used in Zürich?
The Franc (CHF). Traffic drives on the right.
Are there hostels in Zürich?
11 of them, bookable on this site. Hostels in Zürich.
How many hotels are there in Zürich?
Our booking partner lists 645 places to stay in Zürich, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Zürich?
Munich (242 km), Milan (217 km), Turin (264 km), Frankfurt am Main (306 km), Stuttgart (164 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.