I will be working in Ziegelbrücke and I am trying to figure out where to live between Zurich (Kreis 2, 3, 4) or outside, on the way to Ziegelbrücke.
Thalwil
Horgen
Wadenswil
Pfaffikon
Lachen
I am thinking to commute mostly by train but I will have car as well. What do you suggest? How are the villages mentioned above? It is faisable to live in Zurich and work in Ziegelbrücke? I don't know the area at all and not familiar with distances and traffic.
Thanks in advance
www.sbb.ch is the rail website, do the calculation yourself for the other towns. Otherwise google maps for car distances, but then add time for traffic.
What do you want most from your town? I could live in any of them,
Well, I don't have family with me therefore I am happy if there is a sort of social life afterwork. I will be out in town mostly on weekends though.
As breezy stated, you can see and calculate the total commute and evaulate it using www.sbb.ch . I live in Horgen, and all these places, between Zurich and Ziegelbrücke, are nice & lovely. If you are coming from a big city, don't expect any social life action in these towns though. All the social life action is in Zurich. From Horgen you would be in Zurich in 18-20 minutes with the train. Another alterntive could be to live on the south bound of Zurich (Wollishofen, Rüschlikon).
Good luck!
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Roll on the microbrews.
Zurich to Ziegelbrücke only takes 42 mins on the Glarner Sprinter express train (every two hours at the mo, hourly from next year), 45 mins on the Interregio, and an hour on the slow stopping at all stations S2. Bear in mind tram connections too, though, if you live in the city. Because of train times, there is no benefit in living in any of the little towns on the lake unless the Interregio stops there (Wädenswil, Thalwil).
Consider also Rapperswil, quite close to Zieg with a regular train, and, as mentioned before, canton Glarus - although that would limit your late nights in Zurich somewhat.
PM me if you want more info on the Ziegelbrücke area. Good luck!
Wädi is well connected by trains ( up to 14 trains per hour includes the Inter-Regio and services to Brussels, Kiel, Hamburg, Schaffhausen, Chur etc. ).
Bus service runs all week, with slightly reduced service on Sundays. Has the best Chilbi and a "beach" by the lakeside.
City of Wädenswil is foreigner and family friendly. It is part of the Horgen Bezirk ( Horgen District ).
City Administration people speak English if required.
Rentals - slightly on the high side, but worth it considering the abundance of facilities, location and the mountains just at the back.
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I am planning to visit all these cities/villages then decide. Always lived in big cities (London, Rome, Milan, Paris, Moscow, Stockholm) don't know how is to live in a smaller community :-)