Switzerland airports - list of international airports in Switzerland

Swiss airports

In Switzerland, small in size, airports are popular with both locals and tourists - the saying about the smart and the mountain is especially relevant here! The easiest way to get from Russia to the country of alpine meadows and snowy peaks is by plane of Aeroflot or Swiss airlines. The first ones start daily from Sheremetyevo, and the second ones - from Domodedovo. Destinations are Geneva and Zurich. With connections in Switzerland, you can also find yourself with the help of other European carriers. The time spent on a direct flight will be a little over 4 hours.

Switzerland International Airports

Foreign tourists can fly to different air harbors of the country:

  • Geneva receives daily dozens of flights of the regional airline Swiss International Air Lines and its colleagues from around the world. Details of the schedule and work on the website - www.gva.ch.
  • Basel Airport is responsible for the border area with Germany and is located 6 km north-west of Basel and not far from the French Mulhouse and German Freiburg. All information is available on the website - www.euroairport.com.
  • The only terminal at Switzerland's international airport in Bern serves the country's capital. You can preliminary get acquainted with his work on the website - www.flughafenbern.ch.
  • The southern direction is supervised by the Sion air harbor. The city where the airport is located is known to fans of winter sports. A few kilometers away is the Crans-Montana ski resort. The easiest way to find out more is the website - www.sionairport.ch.
  • The largest airport in the country is Zurich. There are many connecting flights here, and therefore this air harbor is important not only for Swiss destinations. Airport website - www.zurich-airport.com.

We fly to Zurich

Switzerland's number one airport is located in Zurich and the main airline based there is Swiss International Air Lines. The new Terminal B for servicing foreign flights was opened in 2011 and since then Zurich Air Harbor has served up to 25 million passengers annually.
The list of the main air carriers represented in the schedule looks very impressive. Aircrafts of all European airlines fly here, Americans, Canadians and representatives of most countries of Asia and the Middle East.
Terminal B is used to check-in for flights both within the Schengen area and outside it, while Terminal A is intended only for passengers flying to the EU countries and to regional airports in Switzerland.

Transfer and services

The easiest way to get to the city is by electric trains running from the airport to the city with a frequency of ten times per hour. Travel time is no more than 15 minutes. The transfer is also available on tram lines 10 and 12 and by taxi cars. Car rental offices are located in the central arrivals area.
While waiting for flights, passengers can shop at duty-free shops, purchase local drinks, chocolates, cheeses and souvenirs, and exchange currency upon arrival..

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