Representing AV-MAVT, we aim to leverage the available know-how on sustainable technologies at our department to ensure we satisfy the net zero target set by ETH. AV-MAVT is represented with two votes in the D-MAVT sustainability commission, where we want to push for fair measures which ensure satisfaction of the given target but do not over-proportionally affect the employees represented by AV-MAVT. At the same time, we are pushing for unified ETH-wide measures through the AVETH sustainability initiative.
Making our department, as well as ETH and the academic world in general, sustainable is a joint effort by all memebers, and thus requires awareness, discussion, and education. We intend to support this process by organizing information and networking events.
Please contact us in case you have questions, ideas, feedback, etc. Current AV-MAVT sustainability representatives are:
- Carl Hemprich (chemprich@ethz.ch)
- Simon Muntwiler (simonmu@ethz.ch)
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Interesting resources:
- The website of ETH sustainbility provides many interesting resources
- The website of the ETH air travel project provides interesting information about air travel
- The routeRank tool can be used to compare the impact of different modes of travel and virtual conference participation
- The calculator of atmosfair allows to estimate CO2 emissions of air travel
- The LEAF program allows you to calculate and reduce the footprint of research laboratories
Train travel:
Duration by train and general information
- ÖBB (https://fahrplan.oebb.at/ ) can display several connections, also outside of Austria)
- Rail.cc (https://rail.cc ) is a great source of information about train connections in Europe
- Seat sixty-one (https://www.seat61.com ) is also very informative, for Europe and beyond
- Interrail (www.interrail.eu) for international and one-country travel passes and also good to find international train connections (note that on certain connections, there is a seat contingent for Interrail pass holders)
Night trains
- Night train map: https://back-on-track.eu/night-train-map/
Where to buy tickets?
- The trainline: https://www.thetrainline.com
- SBB (Switzerland): https://www.sbb.ch/en/home.html
- ÖBB (Austria): https://www.oebb.at/en/ (also for most of the night train connections from Switzerland)
- DB (Germany): https://www.bahn.com/en
- SNCF (France): https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-ch/
- Trenitalia (Italy): https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- MAV (Hungary): https://jegy.mav.hu (can be used as a trick: by starting or ending a journey in Hungary, it can be up to 50% cheaper than the above)
- Eurostar (London – France, Belgium, Netherlands): https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- National Rail (UK): https://www.nationalrail.co.uk
- SNCB (Belgium): https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- NS (Netherlands): https://www.ns.nl/en
- CFL (Luxemburg): https://www.cfl.lu
- Slovenian Railways (Slovenia): https://potniski.sz.si/en/
- CD (Czech Republic): https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- ICCC PKP Intercity (Poland): https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- PKP (Poland): https://www.pkp.pl/en/
- DSB (Denmark): https://www.dsb.dk/en/
- SJ (Sweden): https://www.sj.se/en/
- Renfe (Spain): https://www.renfe.com/es/en (also works for some connections within France at very cheap prices!)
Especially for night trains
- Nightjet: https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home (for most of the night trains departing from Zurich)
- Snälltåget (to Sweden): https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Other resources
- Terran (https://terran.ch/) for inspiration on sustainable travel and also long distance train journeys (German only)
Discount cards
The following discount cards offer reductions on fares in 2nd class:
| Country | Card | Age | Discount* | Card cost | Worth from ticket price |
| Austria | ÖBB Vorteilscard Jugend | 15 – 25 | 50% | 19,00 EUR | 38,00 EUR |
| ÖBB Vorteilscard 66 | 26 – 64 | 50% | 66,00 EUR | 132,00 EUR | |
| France | Carte Avantage Jeune | 12 – 27 | 30% | 49,00 EUR | 163,33 EUR |
| Carte Avantage Adulte | 28 – 60 | 30% | 49,00 EUR | 163,33 EUR | |
| Germany | My Bahncard 25 | 19 – 26 | 25% | 36,90 EUR | 147,60 EUR |
| My Bahncard 50 | 19 – 26 | 50% | 69,90 EUR | 139,80 EUR | |
| Bahncard 25 | 27 – 64 | 25% | 59,90 EUR | 239,60 EUR | |
| Bahncard 50 | 27 – 64 | 50% | 244,00 EUR | 488,00 EUR | |
| Italy | Green Card | 12 – 26 | 10% | 40,00 EUR | 400,00 EUR |
*on the largest train lines