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Bernina Express near Pontresina

The Bernina Express on its way from Switzerland to Italy.

Flowers along the Aare in Thun

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Cable car to Piz Nair

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Train near the Jungfrau

HOW TO TRAVEL

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Insider tips about the Swiss Alps

  • The weather varies by the season, day, time, location and especially altitude. You'd best dress in multiple thinner layers so you can adjust to the local circumstances.
  • The Swiss train system is safe, clean and easy to use. In most cases, it's a much better choice than a road trip.
  • Nearly all public transport can be found in one single online timetable.

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At the forum

Itinerary opinions wanted
My husband and I are planning a 10 day train/sightseeing Swiss trip in the second half of April, entering Switzerland from Chamonix. Would appreciate comments on whether this will work? 2 nights Montreux, exploring locally on and around lake. To Interlake on GoldenPass Line 2 nights Interlake, expl...
Jungfrau pass or not ?
hi we are family of 4 traveling from Australia - 2 adults 2 kids (8 & 3 yrs) our plan is : 1 day Zurich , 1 Day lucern, 3 days across Grinderwald + Jungfrau , Interlaken n Spiez we were planning to take a car to travel but we are rethinking it vs swiss pass. Question I have is 1. we are planning t...
Zermatt’s e-buses
I know there are 2 e-bus routes for Zermatt. 1. Which is more scenic or should I ride both? I will have time on the Sunday morning while waiting to meet up with my friends who will be going up to Gonergrat. I’m not joining them due to the risk of altitude sickness. 2. For a single ticket on the bus, ...
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Advice on 4-day Trip: Paris-Zermatt-Jungfrau
Hello, we are traveling from Paris to Switzerland on June 3, 2019. We read that the most scenic train route to Switzerland is through Geneva. We thought about staying one night there, but have a 14-year-old traveling with my husband and I, and a friend told us to maybe just stop ...
Suggestions for day trips from Lucerne
Hi all. I’m visiting Switzerland for the first, the last week of May. I have 13 days from 27th May to 9th June,2019. I’m flying into Zurich and plan to take a train to Lucerne to stay with a friend. I’ve planned to keep Lucerne as my base and use 3 days for Lucerne. I...
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