Spring or Autumn visit to Switzerland better
A traveler is considering a trip to Switzerland and wants advice on the best season to visit, either Spring or Autumn. They initially planned to go in Winter but found many activities and accommodations closed. They are curious about the greenery and colors in Autumn compared to Spring.
- Both Spring and Autumn offer beautiful scenery, with Autumn providing stunning colors from falling leaves.
- Be aware that some cable cars may be closed for maintenance in Spring, affecting travel plans.
- Hiking trails in the mountains may be snow-covered until late June or even July, so plan accordingly.
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Hello all
Originally my friend and I wanted to travel through Switzerland in the middle of winter, however we’ve come across a number of stumbling blocks with hotels, activities, transport etc. being closed during this time, so we’re looking at other alternatives, being Spring or Autumn. Definitely do not want to go in the middle of summer – too tourist-heavy. I see that a lot of the photos taken in Spring are very green and pretty. I was just wondering if it would be the same in Autumn – along with all the obviously golden leaves on the trees, but would all the grassy areas still be as green in Autumn as they appear in Summer? Many thks.
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Hello Crazy Kiwi,
I personally am a great fan of spring AND autumn in Switzerland, whereas I would give autumn some more credit for colours. However this is my opinion, other might differ.
Check below links to get an idea of the seasons and the best time to visit.
– http://www.myswissalps.com/be sttimetovisit
– http://www.myswissalps.com/we atherIf you know your itinerary as well you will find helpful information about dates of operation of the mountain transportation on the corresponding page of our site. Like e.g. Schilthorn
Hope this provides you some helpful input.
Get back to us for further input.
Hi Crazy Kiwi
Where you plan to go and what you want to do can make a difference as well. There is maintenance work on some of the cable cars in springtime which would close them for a while. Also if you want to do any hiking in the mountains many of the trails will not be passable due to snow until June or rarely July. On the other hand there is not as much wildflowers in bloom in Autumn as in late spring or early summer.
Mark
Thanks for the info Steph, muchly appreciated.
Thanks for your reply Mark. Looks like I’ve got some serious decision-making ahead of me. Thanks again.
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