How do you get from Zurich airport into town?

Train 15 min, CHF 7.20. A day ticket on local transport is ZVV 24h airport + city CHF 14.40 (city-only CHF 9.40 does not cover the airport).

What does a day in Zurich cost, not counting the flight?

About £50.10 a person for the day, local transport, lunch, dinner and a drink. Paid attractions are listed separately because most people do one or none, and an average that includes them is a number nobody actually pays.

Is the flight price on this page the one I will pay?

The fare shown is the cheapest recently seen on this route, not a live quote for these exact flights. Check the airline or the booking link for the price you will actually pay.

Day trip to Zurich.
From London Gatwick, out and back.

Switzerland·Sat 21 Nov

190 kg

CO2e, return flights

No tracked trip from London Gatwick to Zurich on Sat 21 Nov. Nearest tracked trip is Mon 7 Dec

No same-day return from London Gatwick to Zurich in the next week that we can see.

Zurich already has a trip from London Luton, London Heathrow and London City.

What a day in Zurich costs

£50.10on the ground, per person

Transport for the day£13.00

Lunch£17.60

Dinner£19.50

Coffee or a pint£6.40

Prices checked 3 Oct 2026

Getting there

Train 15 min, CHF 7.20, ZVV 24h airport + city CHF 14.40 (city-only CHF 9.40 does not cover the airport) (10km)

Typical weather for this date

6°C

average high

0°C

average low

5 in 10

years it rained

This date is too far out to forecast. These are Zurich's actual figures for the same date across the last 10 years.

Christmas markets in Zurich

Polarzauber19 Nov - 24 Dec 2026
Works as a day trip
On Sundays with the 21:30 home to London Gatwick: you're in Zurich 12:10 to 19:15 and the market is open all of it. About 2.5 hours of that is after dark.
Over 100 stalls under a giant tree inside the main station hall.
Open: Every day, Mon-Wed 11:00-21:00, Thu-Sat 11:00-22:00, Sun 11:00-21:00
Shuts 16:00 on 24 Dec
Where: Main station hall, Zürich Hauptbahnhof
Zürcher Weihnachtsmarkt Münsterhof19 Nov - 24 Dec 2026
Works as a day trip
On Sundays with the 21:30 home to London Gatwick: you're in Zurich 12:10 to 19:15 and the market is open all of it. About 2.5 hours of that is after dark.
Local products and Zurich brands among historic facades.
Open: Every day, Mon-Sat 11:00-21:30, Sun 11:00-19:30
Where: Münsterhof
Weihnachtsmarkt Dörfli19 Nov - 23 Dec 2026
Works as a day trip
On Sundays with the 21:30 home to London Gatwick: you're in Zurich 12:10 to 19:15 and the market is open all of it. About 2.5 hours of that is after dark.
Old town lanes with crafts and a small free ice rink for children at Rosenhof.
Open: Every day, Mon-Thu 11:00-21:00, Fri-Sat 11:00-22:00, Sun 11:00-20:00
Closed by 24 Dec (last day 23 Dec)
Where: Niederdorf old town, Rosenhof
Bellevue Noël19 Nov - 23 Dec 2026
Not confirmed yet
The organisers have not published opening hours we can check.
The successor to the Wienachtsdorf in front of the opera house, with a walk-through Advent wreath and a large fondue chalet.
Closed by 24 Dec (last day 23 Dec)
Where: Sechseläutenplatz
The Singing Christmas Tree and Wiehnachtsmärt19 Nov - 23 Dec 2026
Not confirmed yet
The organisers have not published opening hours we can check.
Small market off Bahnhofstrasse where local choirs sing daily from a stage shaped like a Christmas tree.
Closed by 24 Dec (last day 23 Dec)
Where: Werdmühleplatz

To Zurich from other airports

London HeathrowEvery day
Mon out 06:00, back 21:10 · Tue out 06:00, back 21:05 · Wed out 06:00, back 20:55 · Thu out 06:00, back 21:10 · Fri out 06:00, back 21:10 · Sat out 06:00, back 20:55 · Sun out 06:00, back 21:10
Timetable only, fare not tracked yet
London CityMon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Mon out 07:05, back 19:15 · Tue out 07:00, back 19:15 · Wed out 07:05, back 19:15 · Thu out 07:00, back 19:15 · Fri out 07:05, back 19:15
Timetable only, fare not tracked yet
ManchesterMon, Thu, Fri
Mon out 06:30, back 17:00 · Thu out 09:05, back 20:35 · Fri out 09:05, back 20:55
Fare not confirmed yet

Zurich on a budgetShow

A day in Zurich costs £52.02 per person on the ground on a budget, before the flight, eating and drinking at the cheaper end of what places charge. At typical prices it is £64.89, and a day that does not watch the pennies runs to £92.68. The food and drink prices are real menu prices we read in Zurich on 22 Oct and 24 Oct, turned into pounds at the day's exchange rate, not guesses.

First 1,000 members