Zurich Airport allows transit without a transit visa or a Schengen visa to many countries, including India, South Africa, and Bhutan. A Schengen visa is needed only if you intend to step outside the airport.
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In most, not all, countries if you are transitting you remain airside and do not pass immigration. Therefor, you do not need a visa. In the US, however, if you are transitting and change planes, you have to clear customs and immigration, collect your baggage and check in again.
Exemptions from Schengen Airport Transit VisaYou already have a valid Schengen visa. You have a valid residence permit issued by an EU or EEA Member State. You have a valid visa issued by an EU or EEA Member State, Canada, Japan or the United States.
If both of the countries are within the Schengen Zone, you can skip customs and immigration. For instance, when travelling from France to Mexico with a layover in Spain. Customs and immigration formalities need only be completed once, upon arrival in Mexico.
While the Airport Transit Visa allows its holder to travel through the international zone of the Schengen Country Airport without entering the Schengen Country Area the Transit visa which allows its holder to transit within no more than 5 days through more than one Schengen country by car, coach or plane on the way to ...
Zurich Airport allows transit without a transit visa or a Schengen visa to many countries, including India, South Africa, and Bhutan. A Schengen visa is needed only if you intend to step outside the airport.
You will NOT go through immigration or customs in Zurich, as your final destination is outside of Switzerland, you will go through these formalities in Italy only. Your bags will be transferred to your Helevtic flight, you will not see them. When you get off your flight, look for signs saying “transit/transfer”.
Do I need a visa? The vast majority of foreign travellers benefit from the “transit privilege” - if during a stopover at a German airport, you do not leave the International Airport Area and if the destination is not in a Schengen country, you do not need a transit visa.
You need an Airport Transit Visa for Italy if you are stopping at an Italian airport to catch another flight and continue your travel to a destination outside the Schengen area. However, not everyone needs an Italy Airport Transit Visa.
Yes, for any transit in the US you need a visa or ESTA if you don't have a US or Canadian passport, even for just a few hours, even if you don't plan to leave the airport.
Transfer desks are located in every terminal where boarding passes can be issued if you do not have one. Thanks to the airport's compact size and the famous Swiss efficiency, the minimum connection time between flights is just 40 minutes.
Overall, passengers usually have to re-clear security for connecting flights, though there may be some exceptions depending on the airport and flight itinerary. To make this process easier, checking with the airline or airport ahead of time is recommended.