Center for Theoretical Astrophysics and Cosmology
From Scattering Amplitudes to Gravitational-Wave Predictions for Compact Binaries
Accommodation
Please book hotel rooms on your own. Here is a list of hotels within reasonable distance from the venues.
Hotel Krone Unterstrass
Hotel Sternen Oerlikon
Hotel Rex
Hotel Swiss Star Irchel
Hotel Züri by Fassbind
Leonardo Hotel Rigihof
Swiss Youth Hostels (Schaffhauserstrasse)
Swiss Star Apartments (Oerlikon)
Accademia Apartments
Travel Information
Conference venue
The first week of the workshop will take place at the Irchel Campus of the University of Zurich (postal address: Winterthurerstrasse 190, 8057 Zurich). Rooms: Y21 F62/68/60.
The second week of the workshop will take place at the Hönggerberg campus of the ETH Zürich (postal address: Wolfgang-Pauli-Str. 27, 8093 Zürich). Rooms: HIT E 41.1 / HIT E 51.
Travel to Zurich
Zurich can be reached by plane, train, international bus, or car. The international Zurich Airport (ZRH) is located about 8 km from the conference venue. Trains, trams and buses arrive at Zurich main station (Zurich Hauptbahnhof), located in the city center, about 4 km from the conference venue. To find train connections, go to the website of Swiss railways: www.sbb.ch. For international buses, you can check: www.checkmybus.com.
Arrival from the airport
When you arrive at Zurich airport, look out for signs to the bus/tram station. Depending on which terminal you arrive at, this will be 5-10 mins walking. There will be blue ZVV ticket machines there and you can buy a one-way ticket to Zurich for 6.80 CHF. The ticket machines take cards and coins, but no banknotes. You need to take the tram no 10 in direction "Zürich, Bahnhofplatz/HB" until the stop called "Universität Irchel" (takes ~20 mins). From the tram stop, you need to cross the park to get to the campus.
Arrival from the main station
If you arrive at Zurich main station, you can take tram 7 or 14 to the stop called "Milchbuck" (takes about 10 mins) and then cross the park to get to the campus. Single tickets cost 4.40 CHF and can be purchased at the blue ZVV machines that accepts cards and coins (again, no banknotes). Up-to-date information about local transportation system is available here: www.zvv.ch.
