Campus and Community Resources
For maps of all campus locations and buildings.
To reserve a room, please use the reservations page.
Public Transportation
Many newcomers to Zurich often assume they need a car. While many people do own cars, it is very easy to get around on public transportation and a car is not a necessity, unless you live in the countryside. Public transportation in Zurich, and generally in Switzerland, is very good and is usually on time. While Zurich is a small walkable city, many residents use the excellent tram and bus network to get around.
Many people purchase a Zurich Transport Network external page (ZVV) month pass, which is valid on buses, trams and boats - depending on the zone. To travel beyond Zurich, residents of Switzerland often use the Swiss National Rail (SBB). All employees at ETH Zurich working at least 50% for a term of at least 6 months are eligible for a free half-fare travel pass (Halbtaxabonnement), or a discount of 15% on an annual travel ticket (Generalabonnement) wih the Swiss National Rail (SBB).
ETH also has a bus (ETH Link) that connects the central and Hönggerberg campuses, and which is free for everyone with an ETH ID card.
Driving
Whether or not you have a vehicle in Switzerland, you may still consider converting your driver's license so that you can legally drive in Switzerland. Depending on the country from which you have a license, you would have one year after becoming a resident to convert your license. Please refer to the "driving license" tab for more information.
Please note that ETH employees can receive a discount for car rentals as well.
Parking
ETH does have a number of parking spots for the various campuses. Please take a look at the parking info page for information about permits, prices and locations.
ISC – Info + Service Center
The buildings at ETH Zurich are divided into nine building areas. The teams for each building area, consisting of staff from the Info + Service Center (ISC), caretakers, technicians and cleaning staff, are there to deal with your concerns.
- Key management
- Electronic access and card validation
- Lost property office
- Loaning multimedia material
- Reporting faults
ETH has over 20 restaurants, cafeterias or cafes located on several campuses, and also works with food truck services - providing a variety of meal options for ETH community members and guests.
There are three price categories for meals: ETH students, ETH professors/employees (internal), External guests
To see upcoming menus and eating location options, please refer to the ETH Gastronomy page.
The menus are also featured on the ETH app (external page iPhone | external page Android)
Sports and leisure - with the Academic Sports Association of Zurich (ASVZ)
Find out more about the attractive and varied range of sports on asvz.ch or in the ASVZ app. There are over 120 sports, around 600 lessons a week and almost 1,200 courses, camps and events every year.
Take a look at the external page schedule for upcoming classes and sports events.
The Zurich area has a number of music groups and ensembles that one can join as a member of the academic community.
ETH also hosts a number of exhibitions on campus.
Take a look at upcoming concerts and plays in the Zurich area, for which students can receive discounts through the external page Kulturstelle portal.
The external page ETH Store is the first address for campus services including books, stationery and ETH merchandising.
The ETH Store operates several outlets on the ETH central and Hönngerberg campuses, supplying students, lecturers and other customer groups with study materials, books and official "ETH Zurich" products. In the Toni-Areal the ETH Store Genossenschaft in cooperation with ZHdK Zürich offers study materials, books, copy and packaging services.