Trains from Zurich to Basel
Zurich Hauptbahnhof
Trains from Zurich to Basel are a great way to travel between cities when you are visiting Switzerland.
Trains that run between the two Swiss cities depart from the Zurich Hauptbahnhof, which is the main train station in the city centre. Trains arrive at the Basel SBB, which is also the primary station. Both stations are located in the heart of their respective cities.
Trains from Zurich to Basel depart four times an hour throughout the day. Most departures take place at 00, 08, 34, and 36 minutes past the hour. Trains are a mix of InterCity, InterCity Express, TGV, EuroCity, and InterRegio. All trains are quick and efficient, and clean and nice.
The travel time on trains to Basel depends on what kind of train you take. Journey times range from 53 minutes on InterCity and TGV trains to 1 hour and 11 minutes on InterRegio trains.
Tickets for trains from Zurich to Basel cost from 15.50 CHF if you buy them online in advance of travelling. You can also buy train tickets at the station before you depart.
Hotel Helvetia in Zurich
Hotel Helvetia
Hotel Helvetia in Zurich
Address: Stauffacherquai 1, CH-8004 Zurich, Switzerland
Phone: +41 (0) 44 297 99 98
Hotel Helvetia is one of the best boutique hotels in Zurich. Located right on the river just a 10 minute walk from the main train station, the hotel is ideally situated for getting the most out of your visit to Switzerland.
The chic hotel offers several floors of guest rooms, each of which comes with luxury amenities like Kiehl’s bath products. Rooms have large, comfortable beds, tables and chairs, televisions, free WiFi, and ensuite bathrooms. They are decorated in soft, light tones conceived by famous interior designers Atelier Zurich. There are only 14 rooms and two business apartments in Hotel Helvetia, so guests are given a great amount of personal attention.
Hotel Helvetia also has a lively bar and restaurant on the ground floor that attracts locals and visitors alike. The restaurant serves Swiss-Mediterranean cuisine using fresh ingredients from the local markets. In the summertime the hotel’s rooftop bar in Zurich is the perfect place for an evening cocktail or an afternoon in the sunshine.
The hotel has a great focus on art, too. It has a relationship with the local Foundation for Constructive and Concrete Art, allowing it to feature the work of many artists in the restaurant, bar, and public spaces.
Room rates at Hotel Helvetia in Zurich start at 220 CHF per night for a small single room. Breakfast is not included.
Trains from Zurich to Liechtenstein
Trains from Zurich to Liechtenstein are a great way to get to the small landlocked country in Europe.
The best way to get from Zurich to Liechtenstein by train is to first take a train from Zurich to Sargans. The journey takes between 55 minutes and 1 hour, 7 minutes. Trains depart up to three times an hour.
Once you arrive in Sargans, you can take bus number 12 from there to Vaduz in Liechtenstein. Buses depart approximately every 20 minutes and are timed to meet arriving trains from Zurich. The journey takes 25 minutes.
Another way of taking the train from Zurich to Liechtenstein is to take a train to Buchs and then a bus to Vaduz. However, this can take longer than the first option.
Tickets for buses and trains from Zurich to Liechtenstein cost as low as 12 CHF to Sargans if you buy tickets online in advance, and 5.80 CHF for the bus.