Turn of the year 2022/2023
Special opening times and operating hours apply at ETH Zurich around the holidays.
Reduced services
All ETH buildings will be closed from Saturday 24 December 2022 until Monday 2 January 2023.
At the turn of the year, all customer counters will be closed – and will not respond to telephone calls or emails. You can still enter the buildings using your key or ETH card.
Help to save energy at ETH over Christmas:
- switch off electronic devices
- turn thermostats to level 1
- turn off taps and close windows
If you have any questions, please contact us by e-mail: .
What is the procedure for special incidents or emergencies?
For incidents concerning persons, buildings and infrastructure, the ETH Emergency Desk is at your service over the holiday period.
Emergency Desk
To contact the Emergency Desk, dial 888 for internal calls or +41 44 342 11 88 for external or mobile phone calls.
Availability of services
For more information, please visit the Student Services web pages and submit any requests online.
You can find up-to-date information and the opening hours on the external page external pageASVZ website.
Sports Centre Polyterrasse
- 24.12.2022 to 02.01.2023:
sports centre and front desk closed
Sports Centre Irchel
- 24 and 25.12.2022:
closed - 26 to 30.12.2022:
9 a.m. to 5.45 p.m. individual training and Christmas special as per schedule; then closed - 31.12.2022:
9 a.m. to 1.15 p.m. individual training and Christmas special as per schedule; then closed - 01.01.2023:
closed
Sports Centre Hönggerberg
- 24 and 25.12.2022:
indoors closed - 26 to 30.12.2022:
10 a.m. to 5.45 p.m. individual training and Christmas special as per schedule; closed from 6 p.m. - 31.12.2022:
10 a.m. to 3.45 p.m. individual training and Christmas special as per schedule; closed from 4 p.m. - 01 and 02.01.2023:
indoors closed
Other ASVZ sports centres
All other sports centres are closed over the holiday period. external pageASVZ offers videos for home workouts.
From 3 January 2023, all sports facilities will be open again during regular opening hours.
The ETH Library, special libraries, Collections and Archives will be closed from 24.12.2022 up to and including 02.01.2023.
Research and information on the ETH Library website.
The ETH eLink shuttle bus will continue to operate normally until 23.12.2022. After that, the service will be suspended until 02.01.2023. From 03.01.2023 the Downloadregular timetable (PDF, 451 KB) will apply again.
The Service Desk operated by IT Services will not be staffed from 24.12.2022 up to and including 02.01.2023.
If you have serious technical problems with IT infrastructure, please contact the Emergency Desk.
Campus Info
Central contact points for information and services as well as any questions about ETH Zurich.
Campus Info at Zentrum and Hönggerberg, and the telephone switchboard will provide a full service up to and including 23.12.2022. They will be closed from 24.12.2022 until 02.01.2023.
Print and Publish
The large-format printing systems in the self-service areas and the Print and Publish webshops will not be in operation from 24.12.2022 up to and including 02.01.2023. Open orders will be delivered from 04.01.2023.
Post
ETH internal mail for delivery by Logistics by the morning of 23.12.2022 must be dropped off at the postal delivery points by the evening of 21.12.2022.
From 24.12.2022 up to and including 02.01.2023, there will be no mail collection or delivery. The normal postal service will restart on 03.01.2023.
A-Post and PostPac Priority items handed in at Campus Info by 22.12.2022 will be delivered throughout Switzerland in time for Christmas. For deadlines for items destined for Europe, please follow this link: external pageChristmas mailing deadlines | Swiss Post. Last collection from the postboxes at Campus Info is on 23.12.2022: HG 3.30 p.m., HIL 4.30 p.m..
You can find the opening times of the various ETH Zurich gastronomy outlets on the website.
You can find the special opening times for other services, such as the Coop at Hönggerberg, on the website of the respective company.
Contact points for the Facility Services department – general information, lost property office, key management
All Info + Service Centres (ISC) will be open until 5 p.m. on 23.12.2022. After that, the counters will be closed up to and including 02.01.2023.
From 12 noon on 23.12.2022 to 02.01.2023, the Workshop platform will not process any requests. Please submit orders to be scheduled this year in good time.
Maintenance of buildings, facilities and outdoor areas
The Emergency Desk is staffed 24 hours a day throughout the holiday period. Dial +41 44 342 11 88 for external and mobile phone calls, or 888 for internal calls.
The ETH card (electronic identity card) allows access to the student workstations and offices in many of the ETH buildings. You can find more information about this at 24-hour access to student working places. Buildings without an electronic door system may be accessed with a key as usual.
The Hönggerberg underground car parks are accessible throughout the holiday period. In an emergency, please contact the Emergency Desk on +41 44 342 11 88 or 888 (internal calls).
A full winter service will be carried out for the roads on ETH premises, but only limited snow clearing and gritting for footpaths between 24.12.2022 and 02.01.2023.
Winter services for the student housing buildings at the Hönggerberg site are provided by the operators MIBAG Property Managers AG (HWW) and Livit FM Services AG (HWA, HWB, HWC).