Oerlikon ice rink 2026/27: usually closed at 4 pm on weekdays, open and free until 10 pm on 4 Wednesdays
✓ Checked at the source · as of 8 November 2026
At Oerlikon you skate outside: the outdoor rink belongs to everyone, the indoor hall with its stand belongs to the clubs. If you come with small children, you get a piece of it to yourselves on Sunday mornings.
On Saturdays public skating ends, and half an hour later the ice reopens. For whom? 🕐 Opening hours — season 2026/27
Public skating day by day, as the operator publishes it.
Kunsteisbahn Oerlikon
✓Saturday, 17 October 2026 – Sunday, 7 March 2027 · 142 days
| Monday | 9 am–4 pm |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 9 am–4 pm |
| Wednesday | 9 am–4.45 pm |
| Thursday | 9 am–4 pm |
| Friday | 9 am–4 pm |
| Saturday | 12 pm–7 pm |
| Sunday | 10 am–6 pm |
Special opening times: Sun 8 Nov 10 am–7 pm · Wed 11 Nov no public skating · Sun 7 Feb 10 am–7 pm
- Organiser
- Sportamt der Stadt Zürich
Source: stadt-zuerich.ch · checked on 8 November 2026
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🏒 Drop-in hockey at Oerlikon: Saturday night belongs to the puck
On Saturdays public skating ends at 7 pm; at 7.30 pm the «Chneble» starts and runs until 9.30 pm. It is the only slot of the week.
«Chneble» is Zurich dialect for drop-in ice hockey: no club, no sign-up, whoever turns up plays. During public skating the puck stays in the bag, hence the half-hour break between the two:
- Saturday · 7.30 pm–9.30 pm · outdoor rink
You can hire a hockey stick for CHF 5 plus deposit. If you want to play on a weekday, there is no slot here; Heuried is where to go.
🅿️ Oerlikon car park: the tariff, and when it beats Heuried
The first three hours cost CHF 2 each, every further hour CHF 4. Three hours therefore cost CHF 6, against CHF 4 at Heuried; Oerlikon only becomes cheaper from hour 8.
The tariff is not on the rink's page but in the City of Zurich's fee regulations (annex 1). The ConvivaPlus car park comparison (ConvivaPlus Parkhaus-Vergleich) puts both tariffs side by side, hour by hour:
| Parking time | Oerlikon | Heuried |
|---|---|---|
| 1 hour | Fr. 2 | Fr. 1 |
| 2 hours | Fr. 4 | Fr. 2 |
| 3 hours | Fr. 6 | Fr. 4 |
| 4 hours | Fr. 10 | Fr. 6 |
| 5 hours | Fr. 14 | Fr. 9 |
| 6 hours | Fr. 18 | Fr. 12 |
| 7 hours | Fr. 22 | Fr. 18 |
| 8 hours | Fr. 26 | Fr. 28 |
| 9 hours | Fr. 30 | Fr. 38 |
| 10 hours | Fr. 34 | Fr. 48 |
For an afternoon on the ice Heuried is cheaper; for a full day of training or a tournament, Oerlikon. There are no free minutes here. A ramp leads from the car park to the rink entrance, step-free for wheelchairs.
👨👩👧 Parent-and-child ice: Sunday mornings on a third of the outdoor rink
The moment the rink opens on Sundays, a third of the ice belongs to the youngest: until 12 pm it is reserved for parents with children.
Children from 6 pay CHF 4. For first steps there is the «Rutscherli» and skating aids at CHF 3 each plus deposit, and a helmet for toddlers free against a deposit.
🎉 Free skating at Oerlikon: 6 days in the season
Remember the first Wednesday of the month: then the daytime rink stays open until 10 pm for Afterwork on Ice, with free entry. On the 2 «Gratis aufs Glatteis» Sundays skate hire is free too.
- Sun 8 Nov · Gratis aufs Glatteis · 10 am–7 pm
- Wed 2 Dec · Afterwork on Ice · 6 pm–10 pm
- Wed 6 Jan · Afterwork on Ice · 6 pm–10 pm
- Wed 3 Feb · Afterwork on Ice · 6 pm–10 pm
- Sun 7 Feb · Gratis aufs Glatteis · 10 am–7 pm
- Wed 3 Mar · Afterwork on Ice · 6 pm–10 pm
Here Afterwork on Ice only starts on 2 December 2026. On «Gratis aufs Glatteis» days entry and hire are free all day.
🎟️ Tickets and passes: one pass for three Zurich rinks
Single ticket CHF 8. The Sportabo Winter (CHF 110) pays off from visit 14 and is valid at Oerlikon, Heuried and the Dolder, there without the ice discos.
| Category | Adults (20+) | Young people (16+) | Children (6+) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single ticket | Fr. 8 | Fr. 6 | Fr. 4 |
| Kombi6 | Fr. 40 | Fr. 30 | Fr. 20 |
| Kombi12 | Fr. 80 | Fr. 60 | Fr. 40 |
| Sportabo Winter persönlich | Fr. 110 | Fr. 70 | Fr. 35 |
| Sportabo Winter übertragbar | Fr. 125 | Fr. 80 | Fr. 40 |
Calculated by ConvivaPlus: come once a week from the first day of the season and the Sportabo has paid for itself after 14 weeks, 6 weeks before the season ends. The Kombi6 saves only CHF 1.33 per entry. If you switch between Oerlikon and Heuried you still need just one pass, and even the privately run Dolder accepts it.
🚌 Getting to Oerlikon ice rink: bus, stop, address
The stop is not named after the rink but «Zürich, Hallenbad Oerlikon». Bus 61 and Bus 62 stop there, about 140 metres from the entrance at Siewerdtstrasse 80.
It is named after the Oerlikon indoor pool. After skating, eat at the Stadiönli restaurant by the rink. By car: car park, tariff in the section above.
⚖️ Heuried or Dolder? The three Zurich rinks side by side
Same ticket, same pass, and still three different rinks: what differs is the clock. After work, on four weekdays, you skate at the Dolder (until 10.30 pm) or on Wednesdays at Heuried (until 10 pm).
The ConvivaPlus ice rink comparison (ConvivaPlus Eisbahn-Vergleich) applies the same eight criteria to all three Zurich rinks, each line read at its operator's source:
| Rink | Run by | Adult ticket | Skate hire | Mon–Fri usually until | Free hockey per week | Parking | Free days | Source · checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kunsteisbahn Oerlikon | City of Zurich sports office | Fr. 8 | Fr. 6 | 4 pm | 1 | Fr. 2 / 1 h · Fr. 6 / 3 h | 6 | stadt-zuerich.ch · Sun 8 Nov |
| Sportzentrum Heuried | City of Zurich sports office | Fr. 8 | Fr. 6 | varies by day | 3 | Fr. 1 / 1 h · Fr. 4 / 3 h | 7 | stadt-zuerich.ch · Tue 3 Nov |
| Dolder Eis & Bad | private (Dolder Eis & Bad AG) | Fr. 8 | Fr. 8 | 10.30 pm | occupancy plan | charged, tariff not published | 2 | doldereisundbad.ch · Tue 3 Nov |
How the ConvivaPlus comparison works: entry = adult single ticket · weekdays = closing time that applies on at least three of five weekdays, otherwise «varies by day» · drop-in hockey = slots per week · parking = published tariff for 1 and 3 hours · free days = days of the 2026/27 season without entry fee. Each line checked with its operator (date in the last column), no judgement of the operators.
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At Heuried, with a published tariff per lane and hour, entry and equipment included. For Oerlikon the sports office lists no Eisstock tariff of its own.
Three hours cost CHF 4 there, and the first minutes are free. The full tariff is on the Heuried page.
Go to the Oerlikon indoor pool, which gives the bus stop its name, and outdoors at Seebad Utoquai for winter swimming.
The ConvivaPlus verdict
Our verdict: come in the daytime, on Sunday morning with the kids or on Saturday with your stick. A family with two children and four pairs of hired skates pays CHF 48 here, and nothing on «Gratis aufs Glatteis» days. If you can only go after work, take the Afterwork Wednesdays.
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- ◆Renting the ice: Zurich city sports clubs rent a whole surface for CHF 38 an hour, two hours for the price of one at weekends.
- ◆Bring a padlock: the lockers need your own padlock.
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According to the ConvivaPlus calendar, this rink has 6 free days this season, each counted on the operator's own page.
Every detail read at the operator's own source; the date stands next to each source. Times, prices and free days checked with the city on 8 November 2026. If the city closes the rink on a given day, it shows in the box on today's status above.
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For schools from the city of Zurich, entry and skates at Oerlikon are free. Schools from elsewhere pay CHF 3.30 entry per child.
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