St.Gallen is only one hour away from Zurich by car and is also easy to reach by public transport. Austria and Germany are also nearby. Distances: Zurich 1 hour, Munich 3 hours, Stuttgart 3 hours, Milan 4.5 hours.


By car
Take the motorway exit St.Gallen/Kreuzbleiche and head towards the centre. Once you have gone through the tunnel, move into the left lane and follow the sign to "Universität".


By public transport
Trains run from Zurich’s main train station and Zurich airport to St.Gallen every 30 minutes. The journey takes about 1 hour. There are also direct express trains from Berne (2 hours), Geneva (4 hours) and Munich (3.5 hours) to St.Gallen. At St.Gallen’s main train station, take bus no. 5 towards "Rotmonten", which runs on platform I. The buses run every 10 minutes. Get off at the "Universität/Dufourstrasse" bus stop and cross the main road. Or you can also take bus no. 9 towards "Schuppis Nord" where you have to get off at the "Universität/Gatterstrasse" bus stop (See Map of the Campus below).This bus also runs on platofm I at St.Gallen main train station The timetable is available on the website: www.sbb.ch.