Transit time from landing at Zurich Int Airport to train station

Yes, if there are no flight delays and you are using the airport train station. You will be quite tired coming off that flight. Would it be possible to spend a day in Zurich and head to Paris the next day? That would also help with connections.

The train only takes 10-15 minutes to get from Zurich’s airport to Zurich’s downtown train station from where the TGV trains depart.

Thanks so much. Never having travelled a lot on trains, do we need to be on the train a certain amount of time before departure or is it just before doors close?

Just board with your ticket. You can buy them online in advance at www.SBB.ch The best thing is, in my experience, Swiss trains are always on time and pull out of the station precisely on the minute they’re due to depart.
Have a great Trip!

On Swiss trains doors close automatically once they detect that there are no longer people boarding. That may be before departure time. But you can still open them. Look for a button with green illuminated ring around it. Press it and doors open again. Doors will only be locked at departure time, and not a second earlier.

At the ZRH train station any train from platform 3 or 4 will get you to the main station. It is all very well signposted, so do not worry. It is not that different from taking a train in Australia.

Thanks everyone. This is so helpful.

In my experience, Swiss trains pull out the SECOND they are scheduled to leave. So if a train is schedule to leave at noon, it pulls out at 12:01; if you get to the platform at 12:59, you are staring at the back of the train in the distance!

The doors lock exactly at departure time, not before. The train will move within 20 seconds after the doors were confirmed as locked. That's the procedure.

Not all trains are punctual, though. In Switzerland, a train that is up to 3 minutes late is still considered on-time.