The address for the Alphotel, where all classes will be held, is:

Alphotel Biel-Kinzig
Biel 4, 6463 Bürglen UR

 

Directions to Alphotel from Zurich Airport

1.Once you arrive in Zurich and collect your luggage, follow signs to the trains. We recommend booking tickets in advance via the SBB App. You can buy a ticket to Bürglen-Brügg (Bürglen UR), which includes trains to Altdorf UR and a bus to the gondola station. Alternatively, you can get a ticket to Altdorf UR, stop at the grocery store in town, and take a later bus to the gondola.

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Map showing a train route from Brugg (Bürglen UR) to Zurich Airport, passing through various stations including Arth-Goldau, Wäldenswil, Thalwil, and Zürich HB in Switzerland.
SBB APP
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2.Once you arrive in Altdorf, there will be buses from the train station to Bürglen-Brügg. The ride will be about 15 minutes long.

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Electronic departure information display at a train station showing upcoming train departures to Altdorf UR, Bahnhof, with times, lines, destinations, track numbers, delays, and times of departure.

3. When you get off the bus, you will see signs for several gondolas. Please take the Biel-Kinzig gondola (the yellow/tan building on the right). Do not take the Eierschwand/Ruogig gondola.

To reach the top, you will first take the gondola from the valley station (Talstation) to the middle station (Mittelstation). You will need to press the button to signal that you would like to ride.

At the Mittelstation, you will change to the second gondola to the mountain top (Bergstation). You will also purchase your ticket there at the booth (cash and credit cards are both accepted).

The gondola normally departs from the bottom station three times per hour, at :00, :20, and :40 (see below for the full schedule). Outside regular operating hours, you can still use the gondola by scanning the QR code posted on the wall and paying by credit card.

Tip: it is cheaper to buy a round-trip ticket. A one-way trip up the gondola costs CHF 14.

Gondola Times
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Information display panels and equipment related to a cable car station, including a self-service QR code sign, schedule, and emergency communication devices.

4.MPIMC will meet you at the top of the Gondola to show you to your housing (Alphotel or Chalet).

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