How to Find Us
On the campus
Once you arrive on campus, the first building on the right side is the HCI building, where we are located (see the map below). Follow first the underpass and then up a ramp all along the HCI building until you reach the entrance to the Department of Materials. The entrance to the Department of Materials is on the right-hand side, on the back of its fifth finger (see map above).
Inside the building
Right inside the Department of Material's building, go downstairs to the "E" floor. Walk along the corridor to your right (behind glass door) and enter the first (grey) door to the left. You will enter a lounge and at its far end there is a glass door, behind which you will find our offices.
Arrival by plane
Coming from Zurich Airport, you can easily reach us by public transportation. At the airport, follow the signs to the train station. There are various train connections from Zürich Flughafen to Zürich Oerlikon (railway station). A ticket from Zürich Airport zu Zürich Oerlikon can be bought at the ticket machines, and must be bought before boarding the train. The train journey takes approximately 5 min. Arriving at Zürich Oerlikon, follow the signs to bus No. 80. Bus No. 80 will take you to the campus ETH Hönggerberg in approximately 10 min. The ticket from Zürich Airport to Zürich Oerlikon is also valid on this route, and no new tickets must be bought. During normal trading hours there is a bus approximately every 8 min. The ticket costs CHF 6.80.
Alternatively, you could take a taxi. Please note that taxis in Zürich are quite expensive.
Arrival by train
If you arrive at Zurich main station Zürich Hauptbahnhof (Zürich HB), there are three short ways to get to the campus ETH Hönggerberg:
- Take a train to Zürich Altstetten (approx. 5 min.), where you can change to bus No. 80 with direction to Bahnhof Oerlikon. In approximately 10 min. you arrive on the campus ETH Hönggerberg.
- Take a train to Zürich Oerlikon (approx. 5 min.), where you change to bus No. 80 with direction to Triemlispital. In approximately 10 min. you arrive on the campus ETH Hönggerberg.
- In front of the main station entrance, take tram 13 (direction Frankental) or bus 46 (direction Rütihof, 15 minutes) to Meierhofplatz. There, change to bus 80 (direction Oerlikon, 3 minutes) and get off after two stops (ETH Hönggerberg).
Arrival by car or truck
If you decide to visit us by car, the best option is to use your route guidance system and set it to the street Albert-Einstein-Strasse. Follow the road until you see an "airport like" ramp which is the way to the entrance of the underground carpark "P1". Following the ramp, you get to a roundabout, where you drive straight into the tunnel ("ETH-Anlieferung"). At the end of the tunnel there are two ramps which brings you to the parking decks 1 and 2 (both are okay). Please don't forget to buy a parking ticket (the ticket machines are at the entrance of each parking deck). One hour of parking costs CHF 3.00 (7AM - 5PM), motor bikes are free.
For delivery: Please follow "Ramp no. 4".