Day pass for city of Zurich transit

  • Ajittipnis
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    22 December 2018 at 13:37:33 #819244

    Hi

    My 15 days STP will be expiring just a day before i leave Zurich.

    I need to travel around Zurich city only for a day, can you suggest any pass which will be economical to travel on bus train tram and boat?

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    22 December 2018 at 17:45:42 #900736

    Hi Ajittipnis,

    There is a local day pass you can buy for Zurich called the Zurich Card. More details here: http://www.myswissalps.com/zu rich/travel

    There is also a local transit card you can buy in Zurich at a local ticket machine (train station or at a tram stop). You can check out Zurich city’s transit website here: http://www.zvv.ch/zvv/en/home .html

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    23 December 2018 at 1:20:57 #900737

    The vast majority of European cities have day passes for local public transport, Zurich is no exception.

    Slowpoke
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    23 December 2018 at 2:56:52 #900738

    <<“There is also a local transit card you can buy in Zurich at a local ticket machine (train station or at a tram stop). You can check out Zurich city’s transit website here: http://www.zvv.ch/zvv/en/home .html”>>

    Also, check in at the ZVV office on the lower level of the main station in the new section. There you can talk with a real person. Useful, since there are several variations on the concept. You can include a trip to the airport on train, even the next day, if you get a 24 card for the right zones, within 24 hours of starting travel.

    Slowpoke

    Ajittipnis
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    23 December 2018 at 3:00:23 #900739

    Thanks dear all for your valuable feed back.

    Slowpoke
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    23 December 2018 at 14:04:42 #900740

    And, although I implied it, I did not make clear that the ticket machine can be confusing if you want to explore the options.

    I still sometimes have trouble making it put together the exact combination of validity times and fare zones, to include zones just outside the central zone….such as the airport,if I recall correctly.

    So, I walk the 100 meters or so the the ZVV office and talk with an agent, if I want anything more than 24 hour pass (card) for the central zone.

    There is a zone map near the ticket machines which say VZZ on them.

    Slowpoke

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