Post Albisriederplatz: opening hours 2026, Mon-Fri to 7pm
It's 6:40pm, you've just left work – and the parcel has to go out today. Most of Switzerland's post offices closed long ago. Not the one at Albisriederplatz: Monday to Friday until 19:00, Saturday 09:00–16:00, and the My Post 24 machine around the clock – Sundays included. The reliable neighbourhood post office in District 3, when everywhere else the shutter is already down.
🕐 Regular opening hours 2026
Make a note of the address for the next time the clock is against you: the post office at Albisriederplatz at Albisriederstrasse 5, 8003 Zurich, right in the Sihlfeld (District 3) neighbourhood. Its trump card over most local branches: it's open until 19:00 – late enough that you can still make it after a normal working day. And if you can only manage late evening or on a Sunday, the My Post 24 machine waits for you around the clock at the entrance. Want all of Zurich's postal hours at a glance? They're in the opening-hours overview.
📦 My Post 24: parcels around the clock
Counter closed, parcel needs to go – no drama. The My Post 24 machine by the PO boxes runs around the clock, 7 days a week, Sundays and holidays included. Collect parcels (PickPost), send them, drop off returns, redirect shipments – all by QR code, Post app or DigitalStamp, with no queue at all. Back from the gym at 10pm or leaving at 6am? The yellow machine is always awake. If you absolutely need a staffed counter on a Sunday, the Sihlpost by the main station is the nearest address – the only Zurich branch open on Sundays.
Counter vs. My Post 24: what's possible where?
| Service | Counter | My Post 24 |
|---|---|---|
| Collect parcels | ✅ | ✅ |
| Send parcels | ✅ | ✅ |
| Registered mail | ✅ | ✅ (with app) |
| Frank letters | ✅ | ✅ |
| Payments | ✅ | ❌ |
| Advice/Service | ✅ | ❌ |
| Returns | ✅ | ✅ |
| Opening hours | Mon-Fri 08-19, Sat 09-16 | Around the clock (24/7) |
📅 Holidays 2026: when the post office is closed
On most holidays the counter is closed. The My Post 24 machine, however, stays accessible around the clock (24/7). Here are the key dates for 2026 in the canton of Zurich:
🛎️ Services & offerings
At Post Albisriederplatz you can handle everything a full-service branch should do: drop off and collect parcels and letters, registered mail, payments, stamps, returns. The regular counter is there for you Mon–Fri from 08:00 to 19:00 and Saturday from 09:00 to 16:00. Important for businesses: the business customer counter only opens in the afternoon – Mon–Fri 15:00–18:00.
One detail that makes all the difference day to day: watch the cut-off time. Letters and parcels to be processed the same day are dropped off Mon–Fri until 19:00 and Saturday until 16:00. After that the My Post 24 machine does accept your shipment around the clock – but it only enters the system the next working day. Anyone relying on speed in the canton of Zurich is better off planning ahead.
📍 Getting there & location
The post office sits right on Albisriederplatz, one of the most important tram hubs in western Zurich. Trams 2 and 3 as well as buses 33, 72 and 83 stop practically at the door – you step off and you're almost at the counter. By car, as everywhere in District 3, parking is tight; public transport is clearly the calmer choice.
🏙️ Albisriederplatz: neighbourhood hub in District 3
Albisriederplatz has been a tram junction since 1923 and has carried its name since 1927: this is where Badenerstrasse, Albisriederstrasse and Hardstrasse meet, the living hinge between the Sihlfeld, Wiedikon and Albisrieden neighbourhoods. A dense, lively quarter where tens of thousands of people live, all needing the same thing: a post office still open when they get home from work. That's exactly the role the 8040 Sihlfeld branch plays.
While Swiss Post has been thinning its network for years – from over 3,000 to around 800 staffed locations today – Albisriederplatz holds its ground as a full-fledged neighbourhood branch with a counter, advice and long hours. For such a densely populated quarter that's anything but a given: many comparable neighbourhoods had to make do long ago with a postal-agency corner in the supermarket.
What makes the branch so practical today is the combination of a staffed counter until 7pm and the My Post 24 machine around the clock. Personal advice during the day, self-service in the evening and at weekends – you choose what suits you. It's precisely this mix that makes Albisriederplatz a reliable point of contact when your day doesn't fit the 9-to-5 counter schedule.
Why opening until 7pm is worth its weight in gold
Do the maths: a classic office day ends at 5 or 6pm – and most neighbourhood post offices close exactly then. A branch open until 19:00 gives you the crucial window to calmly drop off a registered letter or collect a parcel after work. That a branch may open until 7pm and on Saturdays is governed in Switzerland by the Labour Act (ArG) and the cantonal Zurich shop opening hours act – overseen by SECO. On Sundays the counter does stay closed – then the My Post 24 machine takes over, or you head to the Sihlpost by the main station, the only Zurich branch open on Sundays. That way the cluster covers every gap.
Sihlpost or Albisriederplatz? Which one when
Which Zurich post office and when? Simple: for a staffed counter late in the evening or on a Sunday, the address is the Sihlpost by the main station (Mon–Fri until 8pm, Sat+Sun 10am–6pm). For your everyday life in District 3 – quick after work, without crossing the city – Albisriederplatz is unbeatably practical. And for everything that doesn't need a person at the counter, the My Post 24 machine runs around the clock here. The complete overview of Zurich's postal hours is in the opening-hours overview.
💡 Insider tips: what only locals know
An hour longer than most neighbourhood post offices – and a machine that never sleeps. For everyone in District 3 who only has time after work, Albisriederplatz is the no-fuss lifesaver address.
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We placed Post Albisriederplatz within the Zurich postal cluster – against the Sihlpost by the station and the opening-hours overview. The ConvivaPlus verdict: for everyday life in District 3 it's the most practical address – counter until 7pm, open on Saturdays, plus a My Post 24 machine that never sleeps. Anyone who needs a staffed counter on a Sunday goes to the Sihlpost; for everything else during the week, you're done faster here. Others think, others guess – we checked the hours against post.ch.
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Albisriederplatz is one of the most important tram hubs in western Zurich – trams 2 and 3 plus three bus lines stop right in front of the post office.
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Geschäftskundenschalter erst ab 15 Uhr – das hat mich erst geärgert, bis ich's gecheckt habe. Jetzt komm ich einfach am Nachmittag, dann ist's auch ruhiger.
Schade ist nur, dass sonntags der Schalter zu ist. Für ein Einschreiben muss ich dann doch zur Sihlpost beim HB.
Stimmt, Sandra – sonntags mit bedientem Schalter geht in Zürich nur die Sihlpost. Für reine Paketsachen reicht aber auch sonntags der My Post 24 am Albisriederplatz.
Wohne im Sihlfeld, Tram 3 hält praktisch vor der Post. Praktischer gaht's nöd – schnell ab em Tram, Päckli abge, witer.
Der My Post 24 hat mich schon oft gerettet, wenn ich erst spät heimkomme. Code aus der App, Fach auf, Paket raus – 30 Sekunden.
Komm fast immer erst um halb 7 nach der Arbeit – mega, dass hier bis 19 Uhr offen ist. Die Post in meinem alten Quartier hat um 18 Uhr zugemacht, das war ein Krampf.
Genau dafür ist die Filiale Gold wert, Daniel! Wenn's mal später wird: Der My Post 24 nimmt deine Pakete rund um die Uhr an – auch nach Schalterschluss.
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