Zurich Airport

Zurich Airport (Flughafen Zürich) is located in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland. Passengers can fly to over 170 destinations serviced by some 88 airlines. The number of passengers that pass through Zurich Airport each year averages 20 million, with an impressive 80 flight movements an hour.

Location

The airport is 10 km north of Zurich city centre, and is also located at the centre of Switzerland’s road network with excellent connections to other cities in the country. Essentially, take any motorway heading towards Zurich, find your way onto the A1/A4 motorway, then join the A51 and follow the signs to Zurich Airport – the A51 passes directly past the airport.

Contact details

Official website: http://www.zurich-airport.com/

Facilities for disabled people

Zurich has quite a high standard when it comes to assistance for its disabled passengers. With various forms of assistance from wheelchair provision to guides for the blind, there is quite a network of help on offer for all of its passengers with reduced mobility.
Services for passengers with reduced mobility at Zurich Airport are provided by Careport.
Phone: +41 (0)43 812 62 35
Email: info@careport.ch
Website: http://www.careport.ch/en/home.html

Zurich Airport’s website has a dedicated section for passengers requiring special assistance.

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