[1][2][3] Although the station is situated only 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) from the main terminal of Zurich Airport, it has been bypassed by the opening, in 1980, of a new line directly serving the Zürich Airport railway station in the basement of that terminal.

Kloten consists of a single island platform providing access to tracks 3 and 4.

[5] The main entrance and station building is located on Lindenstrasse on the north side of the tracks.

On the south side is a car and bicycle parking lot on Breitistrasse.

A pedestrian tunnel runs between Lindenstrasse and Breitistrasse, connecting the platform with the station building and parking lot.