Switzerland Travel Information

The currency of the Swiss Confederation is the Swiss franc (CHF OR SFR), 1 CHF = 100 centimes; there are coins of 5, 10, 20 and 50 centimes, coins of 1, 2 and 5 Swiss francs, as well as bills of 10, 20, 50, 100, 500 and 1000 Swiss francs.

Automatic Teller Machines (ATM)
To find out the locations of ATMs in Switzerland , click on the link to your credit card: Visa, Mastercard or American Express

Business hours

Banks open from Monday to Friday from 8. 30 AM to 4.30 PM.

Transportation

Road
The car registration sticker is compulsory in order to use Swiss highways. It is available at border posts, post offices, police stations. It is imperative to use snow tyres as soon as the weather requires it. In the event of an accident, call the police. The car insurance is compulsory. It is better to subscribe a good insurance policy since car repairs are very expensive.

Rail
It is well developped throughout the country and enables to go everywhere in excellent safety and punctuality conditions.

Internet

The Internet suffix is: .ch

Basic conversation guide

Yes = Ja
No = Nein
Thank you = Danke
Hello = Guten Tag
Good morning = Guten Morgen
Goodbye = Auf Wiedersehen
I do not understand = Ich verstehe nicht
How much does this cost ? = Wieviel kostet das?
I would like to buy. please = Ich möchte kaufen.
Do you accept the credit card? = Akzeptieren Sie Kreditkarten? Nehmen Sie Kreditkarten?
Where is...? = Wo ist?
Airport = der Flughafen
Train station = der Bahnhof
Post office = die Post
bank = die Bank
Police station = Polizeiwache
Pharmacy = die Apotheke
One ticket to. please = Eine Fahrkarte nach,
Would you have any available rooms for tonight ? = Haben Sie noch ein Zimmer frei?.

Languages spoken

Official language: German. In Switzerland, the languages used are German (63.7 %), French (19.2 %) and Italian (7.6 %). Other foreign languages are spoken by 8.9 % of the population. It is important to note that German is not necessarily the only language spoken in the German-speaking part of Switzerland. Indeed, there are many regional dialects.