Locations
The professorships and research groups of the Department of Environmental Systems Science are located in several buildings on the ETH Zurich Zentrum campus. ETH Zurich Zentrum campus is in walking distance from Zurich Main Station.
From the «Bahnhofstrasse/HB» stop: Tram no. 6 (towards the Zoo) as far as the «ETH/Universitätsspital» stop. Journey time: approx. 6 minutes
From the «Bahnhofplatz/HB» stop: Tram no. 10 (towards the Airport or Oerlikon station) as far as the «ETH/Universitätsspital» stop or Tram Nr. 3 (towards Klusplatz) as far as the «Central» stop (1 stop), from «Central» by Polybahn (departs every three minutes) to the Polyterrasse. Journey time: approx. 8 minutes
You will require a ticket that is valid for zone 110 (city of Zurich).
By tram: From the «Zurich Airport» tram stop take Tram no. 10 (towards Bahnhofplatz/HB) as far as the «ETH/Universitätsspital» stop. The tram runs every 7 to 15 minutes between 6 o’clock in the morning and 11 o’clock at night. Journey time: 30 minutes
By rail: If you wish to travel from the airport to the city centre (Zurich Main Station), you are recommended to use the S-Bahn or mainline services. The trains depart from the «Zurich Airport» station. Journey time: approx. 10 minutes
You will require a ticket valid for 3 zones. If you are spending the whole day in Zurich, it is worth buying a day pass (valid for 24 hours). A 24h ticket costs only twice as much as a regular one-way ticket.
The ETH HG car park on Karl-Schmid-Strasse is open again since 7 November 2022, for the time being, however, only for ETH members.
The following maps show where you can park at ETH Zurich:
DownloadParking map Zentrum (PDF, 112 KB)
DownloadParking map Hönggerberg (PDF, 79 KB)
Please note that, with the exception of personally allocated parking spaces, we cannot guarantee that free parking spaces will be available at any given time.
Important information for wheelchair users
Visitors arriving by car can park and find barrier-free, signposted access to each campus:
- ETH Zurich, Zentrum, main building, in the passage underground “Leonhardstrasse”, on the left-hand side of the bus stop.
- ETH Zurich, Hönggerberg, on level A (lowest level) of the P2 multi-storey car park.
Further information on parking at ETH Zurich is availbable here.