street traffic

The city of Zurich is connected to all major Swiss motorways.

Despite the good connections the streets at rush hour are often clogged. 

Zurich has a ring highway around the city

The A1, A3 and A4 motorways pass close to Zürich. The A1 heads west towards Bern and Geneva and eastwards towards St. Gallen; the A4 leads northwards toSchaffhausen and southwards to Altdorf connecting with the A2 towards Chiasso; and the A3 heads northwest towards Basel and southeast along Lake Zürich and Lake Walen towards Sargans. The A51 connect Zurich with the Airport and Bülach and the A53 connects Zurich with the suburbs Dübendorf, Volketswil and Uster.