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How to reach us

by public transportation | by bus | by car | by rental car | on foot

A taxi from Zurich airport takes 30 to 40 minutes and costs approximately CHF 100 (CHF 50 from downtown Zurich).

It is considerably less expensive (CHF 9 to 16) by train, see the maps and directions below.

A bus from Zurich B�rkliplatz takes you almost to the door of the R�schlikon site, see details below.

By public transportation

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You can find information about public transportation around Zurich at the ZVV website (http://www.zvv.ch/_tourist_e/default.asp). Please make sure you have a valid ticket before you board a train, tram or bus. You can get these tickets from ticket vending machines, or from ticket counters at the Zurich Airport and Zurich HB. (On buses with 3-digit numbers you can buy a ticket from the driver if there is no ticket machine at the bus stop). It is not possible to purchase tickets on S-Bahn trains (S2, S8, S24, designated by a yellow eye ), but conductors check tickets on a random basis. You will be fined 80 CHF (plus the ticket) if you are caught travelling without a valid ticket—no exceptions made for foreigners.

To use the blue ticket vending machines, you have to enter the zipcode of your destination. These machines take only coins and 20 CHF notes, and they give change.

Ticket to	Zipcode	Cost from the airport	Cost from Zurich HB
Horgen	8810	9.60 CHF	7.80 CHF
Rüschlikon	8803	7.80 CHF	6.00 CHF

(Prices are set to rise slightly in December 2008).

Timetables for public transportation for all of Switzerland can be found here: http://www.sbb.ch/.

Directions to the IBM Zurich Research Laboratory

To go directly to the Zurich Research Lab (ZRL), get a one-way ticket to Rüschlikon (code 8803). This ticket is valid for one hour on the local trains and buses described below.

From the Rüschlikon train station, you can either take Bus165 to the Säumerstrasse stop or walk (approx. 15 minutes uphill).

Train connections from Zurich Airport to Rüschlikon – you have to change trains in Zurich.

Departing Zurich Airport	hh:20	hh:51	Train S2
Arriving Zurich HB – change trains	hh:33	hh’:05
Departing Zurich HB	hh:44	hh’:14	Train S8
Arriving Rüschlikon - train station	hh:57	hh’:27
Departing Rüschlikon - bus stop	hh’:07	hh’:37	Bus 165
Arriving Säumerstrasse – IBM ZRL	hh’:11	hh’:41

hh: hour (runs every hour on the same schedule)
hh': the subsequent hour (e.g. when you take the S2 leaving Zurich Airport at 12:51, you will arrive in Rüschlikon, Säumerstrasse at 13:41).

You can also take S24 from Zurich HB to the Rüschlikon train station, but this train does not have a good bus connection to the IBM ZRL site.

Departing Zurich Airport	hh:13	hh:43	Train IC / ICN
Arriving Zurich HB – change trains	hh:23	hh’:53
Departing Zurich HB	hh:32	hh’:02	Train S24
Arriving Rüschlikon - train station	hh:45	hh’:15

From the Rüschlikon train station to the Zurich Research Lab

Go back about 200 m (towards Zurich). Pass under the tracks and under the Nidelbadstrasse. Here you can either wait for the bus (the bus stop will be on your left), or continue walking up the hill via Vordergasse (a small street just before the bus stop). Cross Alte Landstrasse and continue up Burain lane. Take the right-hand fork as you get close to the top. Continue along the path and up the steps to reach Säumerstrasse, turn right and continue to the IBM site.

By bus

Bus No. 165 takes you from Zurich Bürkliplatz at the lake to Rüschlikon "Säumerstrasse" bus stop, see maps. Note that this bus is only convenient if you are already in downtown Zurich. From the main train station, take tram 11 towards "Rehalp" to get to Bürkliplatz. (Get off at "Börsenstrasse" or "Bürkliplatz" to change to bus 165. The bus stop is located in Bahnhofstrasse just off Bürkliplatz.)

See schedules:

·	From Bürkliplatz to Säumerstrasse
·	From Säumerstrasse to Bürkliplatz

By car

Coming from the airport or downtown Zurich:
Follow green signs "Zurich" � "Transit" � "Chur" to freeway A3. Take 2nd exit "Thalwil / R�schlikon". At end of ramp, turn left onto Eggstrasse. Continue for about 700 m. At the next large intersection, turn right. At the next intersection, turn left onto Säumerstrasse.

Coming northbound on freeway A3:
Take exit "Thalwil/Rüschlikon/Adliswil". At end of ramp, turn right, following signs to "Adliswil/Rüschlikon". Cross over the freeway, and continue for about 1 km (on Eggstrasse). At the next large intersection, turn right. At the next intersection, turn left onto Säumerstrasse.

By rental car

Rental cars: Note that all cars using Swiss freeways (motorways) have to display a permit called a "vignette" attached to the windshield. One can buy these vignettes for CHF 40 (approx. US$25) at border crossings and customs offices as well as at gas stations throughout Switzerland. They are valid for the calender year. This means that, although it is no problem to take, for example, a German rental car into Switzerland, you will most likely have to buy/attach one of these vignettes yourself, because German cars do not normally have them. Please also note that most car rental companies charge a considerable additional fee (approx. US$200) if you return a German rental car in Switzerland.

Here is information about the Swiss freeway "vignette".

On foot: Walking directions

To walk up the hill from R�schlikon train station to IBM's site, pass under the tracks and Nidelbadstrasse approx. 200 m north of train station, then take the steps uphill. (Not recommended on icy days or for guests with luggage.) Cross "Alte Landstrasse" and continue up Burain lane, taking the right-hand fork almost at the top. Continue along the path and up the steps to reach S�umerstrasse, turn right and continue to the IBM site.

Approx. 15 minutes uphill.