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I am travelling with my family for 6 days in Switzerland. Our hotel bookings and swiss rail pass is already paid for. We have a Visa card that we would use that has no foreign transaction fee. How much swiss franc should we carry in cash? What are the situations where cash may be needed? Our expected expense would be food, shopping, and train tickets to Jungfrau.
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Hello GreenEye,
Have, say, CHF 200 with you for your six days. If it’s too much spend it at the end of your stay instead of using your credit card. If it’s not enough, well, there are ATMs all over the place.
Also, check this out:
Snowman is correct, as long as you go to the well traveled places.
Visa cards are widely accepted.
In the less touristed places, cash may be required.
Rarely, now, but it happens.
Slowpoke
Hallo Greeneye,
Keep in mind that when you use a credit card, the merchant has to pay a fee which to some degree eats into his profits. Sometimes when you are at a family-run establishment, it is nice if you can pay them in CHF. They will appreciate your gesture. Just a thought. And like Slowpoke says, if you are in places that are not as touristy as others, say at some sort of fête or market, cash could be necessary. I think that CHF 200 could go pretty quickly. Mind you, Snowman has mentioned ATMs, so you can always get more, although they too are not everywhere off the beaten path.
Hello GreenEye,
See below threads for more input about the Swiss Franc and how much to carry when traveling:
– http://www.myswissalps.com/fo rum/topic/cash
– http://www.myswissalps.com/fo rum/topic/paying-for-mtn-transportation-and-other-things
– http://www.myswissalps.com/fo rum/topic/currency-to-carry-minimum-for-a-13-day-tripBest,
Steph
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