Schaffhausen
Discover Schaffhausen
Schaffhausen is a city in north-eastern Switzerland on the river Rhine, next to the German border. Its prime tourist attraction are the Rhine Falls, Europe's largest waterfalls. Schaffhausen is a city-canton which entered the Swiss Confederation in 1501. It is Switzerland's northernmost canton and is mostly agricultural land.
Taste of Schaffhausen...
Doner/Kebab stands are spread all over the city, restaurants are easy to find in the old city too.
Essential Information
Getting There
Multiple OptionsFrom Zürich Hbf an hourly S-Bahn suburban train, line S16, runs towards Thayngen, stopping at Winterthur among others and taking 57 minutes to Schaffhausen. A single ticket costs Fr. 9.30; however, if you have an all-zone Zürich day/monthly/annual pass, this is reduced to Fr. 3.60. Look up time tables or other train routes on the Swiss Federal Railways website. Special conditions apply for visitors to the Rheinfall, see below From Zurich: Take the A4/E41 direction north. It will lead you right into the city. Note that you need a vignette for all Swiss motorways. The old town is small and pedestrianized; to go further afield or to the Rheinfall, one may use the local buses. They depart every 20 minutes, in busy times every 10 minutes. For Fr. 10.00 you can get a "Tageskarte" (day ticket) which allows you to use all buses for a whole day. "Chatzezüngli", (en: kitten tongues) are a speciality of Schaffhausen....
Getting Around & Staying
Getting Around
The old town is small and pedestrianized; to go further afield or to the Rheinfall, one may use the local buses. They depart every 20 minutes, in busy times every 10 minutes. For Fr. 10.00 you can get a "Tageskarte" (day ticket) which allows you to use all buses for a whole day. "Chatzezüngli", (en: kitten tongues) are a speciality of Schaffhausen. You can get a box of this chocolate either in the confectionery at the Vordergasse or at their shop inside the train station. Doner/Kebab stands are spread all over the city, restaurants are easy to find in the old city too.
Money & Budget
"Chatzezüngli", (en: kitten tongues) are a speciality of Schaffhausen. You can get a box of this chocolate either in the confectionery at the Vordergasse or at their shop inside the train station. Doner/Kebab stands are spread all over the city, restaurants are easy to find in the old city too.