Winterthur

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Winterthur is Switzerland's 6th biggest city.

Understand

Get in

By train

There are direct trains from Zurich, Zurich Airport, Bern, St. Gallen, Schaffhausen, and Stuttgart. Winterthur is only 20 minutes from Zurich or 15 minutes from the Airport Zurich away.

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Timetables

Swiss Federal Railway (http://fahrplan.sbb.ch/bin/query.exe/en?) for national and international trains.
Public transport of the Canton Zurich (http://fahrplan.zvv.ch/?lg=te) (local buses, boats on the lake Zurich, trains)

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By car

Use the highway from Zurich, St.Gallen or Schaffhausen.

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Get around

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Public Transport

On Public Tranport in the canton of Zurich (http://www.zvv.ch/_tourist_e/default.asp) is useful information on getting around and what to do in the canton of Zurich. Use the Swiss Federal Railway Site (http://www.rail.ch/index_e.htm) for Public transport and its fares in Switzerland.

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Local car rentals

There is Mietauto AG (http://www.mietauto.ch/english/) in Töss take Bus 1 to the Endstation and then its about 10 minutes to walk and
Künzli Autovermietung AG (http://www.autovermietung-kuenzli.ch/) at the Railway-Station in Oberwinterthur
Hertz is right in the City-Centre at the Kasernengarage.

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See

There are 17 museums in Winterthur. Here (http://www.winterthurtourism.ch/default.asp?Sprache=E&Thema=0&Rubrik=0&Gruppe=3&Seite=0) you can find more.

Swiss Science Centre. A good place to spend a rainy day with kids. Lots of hands on experiments. http://www.technorama.ch
The Oskar Reinhart Collection (Am Römerholz). Comprises around 200 works by European artists spanning the period from late Gothic to the threshold of modern art, with particular emphasis on 19th century French painting.
Kyburg Castel. A castle, first mentioned in 1024. Now it's a museum.
Rhine Falls. Europe's largest waterfall. Take train S33 (Winterthur-Schaffhausen) about 30 minutes. From Easter to end of October get of the train at 'Schloss Laufen' otherwise leave the train at 'Neuhausen'. http://www.rhinefalls.com/

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Do

Lake Zurich. Boat trips on this nearby lake are enjoyable. http://fahrplan.zvv.ch/

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Learn

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Eat

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Budget

Try the Migros Restaurant (nice Wintergarden) at the Neuwiesencenter or the Coop Restaurant in the Manor Shopping Center on the 4th floor. Bouth self service and close to the railway station.

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