zurich customs (planes, Rome, airport, flight)

[aweitzm1]

Does anyone know how long it will take to get through Zurich Customs? I have a meeting at 9:30 am that is about 10 KM from the airport. According to google maps it is about a 20 minute taxi ride. My flight lands at 8:00 am I am wondering if this is enough time.

[rational1]

I do not recall any significant delay at customs/ immigration in Zurich or Geneva.

But that is a tight schedule, especially if not flexible in case of delays (including air delays). I assume you will have no checked baggage?

Now if you were flying into Rome...maybe after lunch would be workable.

[Larry Siegel]

In my experience, customs and immigration are trivially easy in Zurich if you don't present any special issues (such as appearing to be Muslim) but traffic from the airport to the city at 8 a.m. is terrible. A 20 minute ride can turn into an hour. Also, planes can be late. You should budget more time.