Lounge ZRH [merged Q&A thread]
Jul 24, 2018, 6:45 am
#1336
Join Date: May 2009
Location: SIN (with a bit of ZRH sprinkled in)
Posts: 9,455
I wouldnt worry about train schedules. Use the SBB App (or website) when you get landside to check your next connections. If travelling without heavy baggage, changing in Zürich HB isnt worrysome (but its a huge station and a direct train more relaxing of course)
Jul 29, 2018, 2:32 am
#1338
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: FRA
Programs: LH SEN**, IHG Diamond Ambassador
Posts: 669
Had planned a 2.5 hour connection on my GVA-ZRH-BKK (LX2811/LX180) and was hoping to visit the new F lounge in A (and maybe have a brief look at the new A SEN lounge) before spending some time at the F lounge in E. As for almost all LX flights that I took this year, annoyingly, LX2811 was delayed almost 2 hours (the earlier GVA-ZRH was delayed even more and landed at the same time) due to the 'Bise' winds in Zurich (strangely all other flights were only mildly delayed). Flight was packed with with 170 pax and only 3 rows of C (there were food and drinks as normal, but strangely no chocolate?!). One of the TAs told me that that only 7 pax had no connections. Among the ~25 connecting flights, 15 connections were missed and I guess a lot of people had to spend a night in ZRH. I was among the lucky ones that made my connection, but only had 40 minutes left. Still, as F pax no direct transfer. So I rushed to the new F lounge after finding the hidden landside entrance and walking though the deserted entrance corridor. Just spend 3 minutes there until the not very accommodating staff had organised the van transfer to E for me. Lounge was very busy and from my superficial impressions, was not impressed (as discussed and mentioned by many others before: lounge seemed dark and quite small with a lot of wasted open space, few calm corners, noisy around the bar area). At least I was driven directly to my departure gate in E46 and I boarded ~10 minutes before the doors were closed.
F service on the ZRH-BKK flight was once again impeccable!
F service on the ZRH-BKK flight was once again impeccable!
Aug 2, 2018, 3:12 pm
#1339
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Florida
Programs: UA 2MM
Posts: 1,917
You‘ll have access to all Business and all SEN Lounges, the Arrival lounge is reserved for LX status and J/F pax only. (you can still try).
Best option would be to visit the SEN Lounge in E as both your flights arrive and depart from there. There are showers and it’s probably one of the nicest lounges in ZRH (before the F Lounge).
You could also check out the Sen Lounge in A but for that you‘d have to go through passport control.
As you have 12 hours of layover, why not upon arrival shower, get some breakfast in the lounge and then head in to the Citaaay! Zurich is a very nice place to check out and only ten minutes away by train. For long layovers like yours there is even a dedicated thread: Idea: The ZRH long layover Meetup thread
Best option would be to visit the SEN Lounge in E as both your flights arrive and depart from there. There are showers and it’s probably one of the nicest lounges in ZRH (before the F Lounge).
You could also check out the Sen Lounge in A but for that you‘d have to go through passport control.
As you have 12 hours of layover, why not upon arrival shower, get some breakfast in the lounge and then head in to the Citaaay! Zurich is a very nice place to check out and only ten minutes away by train. For long layovers like yours there is even a dedicated thread: Idea: The ZRH long layover Meetup thread
- Land in ZRH and proceed through security to the departure area for my ZRH-JNB flight, then
- Visit the SEN Lounge for shower and food, then
- Leave the SEN Lounge and proceed to the city for a look around
This last step would require me to be able to exit the departures level then pass through passport control to enter Switzerland. I want to make sure that I'm not stuck in the departure level for ZRH-JNB flight once I enter there to access the lounge..
Aug 2, 2018, 10:26 pm
#1340
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Geneva
Programs: LX SEN, AFKL Platinum, BA Bronze,
Posts: 5,641
There is no departure level in ZRH, so you can leave airside and get back very easily.
Arriving from ORD you should not have to clear security to get to the lounge in E - or A, for that matter, though to get to A you will go through passport control first.
If you exit the E lounge to go to town you will have passport control before exiting the terminal. If you go to the A lounge, you can exit without a second passport control.
Coming back, upon entry you will have a security check and passport control again.
Arriving from ORD you should not have to clear security to get to the lounge in E - or A, for that matter, though to get to A you will go through passport control first.
If you exit the E lounge to go to town you will have passport control before exiting the terminal. If you go to the A lounge, you can exit without a second passport control.
Coming back, upon entry you will have a security check and passport control again.
Aug 3, 2018, 5:25 am
#1341
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Florida
Programs: UA 2MM
Posts: 1,917
There is no departure level in ZRH, so you can leave airside and get back very easily.
Arriving from ORD you should not have to clear security to get to the lounge in E - or A, for that matter, though to get to A you will go through passport control first.
If you exit the E lounge to go to town you will have passport control before exiting the terminal. If you go to the A lounge, you can exit without a second passport control.
Coming back, upon entry you will have a security check and passport control again.
Arriving from ORD you should not have to clear security to get to the lounge in E - or A, for that matter, though to get to A you will go through passport control first.
If you exit the E lounge to go to town you will have passport control before exiting the terminal. If you go to the A lounge, you can exit without a second passport control.
Coming back, upon entry you will have a security check and passport control again.
Aug 7, 2018, 3:25 pm
#1344
Moderator: SAS
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: BLL & CPH & ZRH
Programs: LX, SK EBD (*G)
Posts: 3,153
You will arrive in Terminal E. There you can check out the Swiss Business Lounge E (it has a great view). After you have done that you'll head down and take the Skymetro to Terminal A/B where you will pass passport control. Once you have passed this control you are in the shengen zone and can access the new Swiss Business Lounge Center A (It's really nice!). To get to your gate you'll have to walk for 5 min from the lounge with no additional control. ZRH is very easy to transfer so I hope you enjoy your time there!
Aug 13, 2018, 4:51 pm
#1347
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: San Francisco, CA and everywhere else
Programs: VX Gold, UA MM, SPG Plat
Posts: 707
Hey, folks-
In a few weeks, we are flying through ZRH continuing on to SFO on LX 38. We have:
In a few weeks, we are flying through ZRH continuing on to SFO on LX 38. We have:
- Two paid F tickets for my spouse and me
- Two paid Y tickets for my infant daughter (18 months old) and her nanny
- I assume we will have no trouble bringing our daughter in, since she could just as easily have been a lap infant. Is that right?
- Will we be able to sweet talk our nanny into the lounge with us? I assume she is not entitled to access, but as a family traveling together, will they be more French than German on admitting her?
Aug 13, 2018, 11:47 pm
#1350
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: EDKA, STR, ZRH
Programs: LH SEN, A3*G, IHG plat, DB Comfort, SPG gold
Posts: 964