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~A$250/day
Switzerland
Absurdly expensive and absurdly punctual, and the mountains earn it. A postbus will put you at a trailhead at two thousand metres to the minute.
When to go
Passport Pin guide · checked 22 Aug 2026Best time to visit Switzerland: Jan–Feb · Jun–Sep
Cities
Where people go in Switzerland
Landmarks
What people go to see in Switzerland
Basel· 6 landmarks
Basel Minster
Basel Paper Mill
Basel Town Hall
Fondation Beyeler
Kunstmuseum Basel
Museum Tinguely
Bern· 6 landmarks
Bärengraben
Bern Minster
Federal Palace
Old City of Bern · UNESCO
Zentrum Paul Klee
Zytglogge
Lausanne· 6 landmarks
Château d'Ouchy
Collection de l'Art Brut
Lausanne Cathedral
Olympic Museum
Photo Elysée
Place de la Palud
Lucerne· 6 landmarks
Altstadt
Chapel Bridge
Lion Monument
Mount Pilatus
Musegg Wall
Swiss Museum of Transport
Zürich· 6 landmarks
Bahnhofstrasse
Fraumünster
Grossmünster
Kunsthaus Zürich
Lake Zurich
Swiss National Museum
Geneva· 5 landmarks
CERN
Jardin Anglais
Jet d'Eau
Palace of Nations
St. Pierre Cathedral
Names and UNESCO status only. We hold no coordinate for a landmark — the stored position is its city’s centre — so these are listed under the city rather than pinned on a map. Passport Pin guide · checked 22 Aug 2026
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Fly to Switzerland
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The facts you look up on the plane
Driving
On the right
Wikidata · checked 19 Aug 2026
Plugs
C / J
IEC · World Plugs · checked 21 Aug 2026
Voltage
230V
Wikidata · checked 19 Aug 2026
Currency
CHF · Swiss franc
ISO 4217 · checked 22 Aug 2026
Hello
Grüezi
Passport Pin guide · checked 21 Aug 2026
Tipping
Not expected. Service is included; rounding up is plenty.
Passport Pin guide · checked 22 Aug 2026
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