Zurich is conveniently located in ‘the center’ of Europe and well connected by trains from many European cities. Zurich’s main station is only about 20 minutes from the conference venue, either on foot or by public transport.

There are numerous day train connections, e.g., from Paris (direct train 4:38h), London (9h), Utrecht (8h), Hamburg (direct train 9:37h), Berlin (direct train 8:32h), Vienna (8-9h), Milano (direct train 3:22h), Rome (about 7h). In addition, several cities are connected to Zurich by direct night trains, including Amsterdam, Berlin, Hamburg, Graz, Vienna, and others.

To help keep emissions as low as possible, we kindly encourage you to avoid air travel whenever feasible and instead travel by train or long-distance bus.

Travel options:

Train: You can find connections to Zürich at sbb.ch. This website and app, are also very helpful to navigating public transport within Zurich. All conference participants will be provided with a free public transport card (details below).

For an overview on night train connections in Europe, please visit: Night Train Map 2026 – Back-on-Track

Long-distance bus: European long-distance bus options can be found here: BlaBlaCar, FlixBus: Affordable Global Bus Travel, etc.

Plane: If you travel by plane, Zurich airport is the closest (about 40 min by public transit to the conference venue). However, flights to Zurich are often more expensive compared to nearby airports such as Basel or Geneva.