Europe
Getting around Switzerland
Between cities
Getting around Switzerland
Trains run on time and reach nearly every valley, with connecting buses, boats and cable cars. Fares are high; the Swiss Travel Pass or Half Fare Card cuts costs.
Key facts
- Ride-hailing apps: Uber, Bolt.
- Driving: on the right. Foreign licences valid 12 months; IDP needed unless in German, French, Italian or English. Motorway vignette CHF 40.
- SBB Swiss Federal Railways
- SBB rail passes for visitors
Getting around by place
Sources
- SBB Swiss Federal Railways
- SBB rail passes for visitors
- US State Department travel advisory
- State Secretariat for Migration (SEM)
- Swiss e-vignette (Via portal)
- European Commission: Entry/Exit System
- Speedtest Global Index: Switzerland
- World Bank open data
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