Check-in and baggage drop-off at the Airport

Opening hours of the check-in & baggage drop-off counters

Please arrive at the airport in good time. We recommend arriving approximately 2 hours before departure for short-haul flights and around 3 hours before departure for long-haul flights. Check-in counters are continuously open during the times listed below. Please allow for possible waiting times.

If you have already checked in and are in possession of your boarding pass, please proceed directly to the baggage drop-off counter for your booked travel class.

 

Airport area

Who is it for?

Check-in counter

Check-in 1

  • Economy Class
  • Business Class
  • HON/SEN/FTL/Star Alliance Gold members
  • Children travelling alone
  • Travellers with animals in the hold
  • Travellers with reduced mobility
04:00 - 22:00 (daily)

Check-in 2, row 5

Travellers who have already checked in and wish to drop off their baggage at the self-service counters with their home printed baggage tagOnly independent baggage drop-off possible

Check-in 3

  • Economy Class (only for travellers who have already checked in)
  • Business Class
  • HON/SEN/FTL/Star Alliance Gold members
  • Travellers with reduced mobility
04:30 - 17:30 (daily)

Check-in the day before

You can check in your baggage at Zurich Airport as of 23 hours before departure at the baggage drop-off counter. If you are travelling to the USA or Kosovo, all corresponding passengers must be present at the counter with their valid travel documents.

Check-in information for another departure Airport

Information on check-in from another departure airport can be found in the drop-down menu below.