HI Katie-
<<"Hi Slowpoke...I am a map-aholic...and had played a little with the topo site...but LOVE the one you have set up for hikes and transportation stops...perfect! And thanks for the geologic link!">>
Mapsearch.ch is good for trains and transport stops. Also, other menu items. The problem is that it does not show altitudes.
SwissTopo gives altitudes, fine detail, and color codes the hiking trails according to convention. If you go to the home page,they will tell you about all of their products, including paper maps and a smartphone app.
Another option is to use Switzerland Mobility's website -
map.wanderland.ch/?lang=de&route=all&bgLa yer=pk&resolution=20&X =808720&Y=183640&layer s=Wanderland
The header at the top helps with different modes of transportation.
In addition to the good topo details, the site will allow you to find hiking trails in various parts of Switzerland. Sometimes a bit awkward to search, but when you get a hike, you get an altitude profile, accommodations, things to see.....
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<<" wasn't comfortable posting exact days we will be gone for security purposes...though I know some buses/trains only run on certain days.">>
I'm only asking to make sure that you are not trying to go into high altitudes before July 1.
The weather in June can be very changeable, and although it gets more summer like toward the end, the middle of June can still have trails closed due to snow. The automobile roads over the passes usually open in the first week of June. Late June is usually OK.
<<"Truly...you think if we arrive at 6:10 am we could be through all the lines in ZRH by 7ish? I had no idea & was giving it at least 2 hours...it would be WONDERFUL if they are as efficient at that as they are everything else!">>
You said 6AM. ;-)
Probably depends as much as anything else on where you are sitting on the plane. Baggage transfer to the carousels is fast enough that my bags often beat me to the carousel when I come in from the USA. I do have Delta's "Sky Priority" status which gets my bags out early, but they are still fast with baggage.
I certain that you can make it well within an hour after you are off the plane especially since you will have a Swiss travel pass. Buying tickets from the ticket machines is pretty fast, but there can be lines at the ticket counter.
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Avoid Travelex, their rates are highway robbery. ... there are ATM machines, such as from Credit Suisse, in the baggage claim area and just outside in the hall outside security where you can meet people, etc.
Also, in the extensive first lower level of Zürich main station, the main banks have substantail locations with multiple ATM machines, in case you miss your connection and have time there.
If you don't make the timing at ZFH, there is a substantial food hall on the ground floor of the railway station building just across the street from the exit hall from baggage claim and customs.
Some trains from the airport come in at lower levels of the station. Signage is excellent, but it may take a few minutes longer to get to main platform from tracks 32 or 41 than from 3 through 18 which are on the main platform..
Luggage carts are available if you have 2 CHF (or maybe 1 Euro) coin available to unplug the carts from the queue. You get your coin back when you put your cart back in another queue on the platform. They are free at tyhe airport. All go up and down escalators. Don't overload, or your bags might fall of when they tilt on the escalators.
The trains for Landquart ( direction Chur) all depart from the main platforms..variable track numbers such as 10, 11, 12....
<<"We have found (so far) if we stay awake doing things until about 7-8 pm then sleep about 11-12 hours, we are good to go with our internal clocks reset.">>
That works for me, but it helps me to stay up late enough if I can catch a quick nap after arrival.
Slowpoke