# Switzerland **URL:** https://community.tourradar.com/c/destinations/switzerland/34.md [Latest](https://community.tourradar.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.tourradar.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.tourradar.com/tags.md) --- ## [About the Switzerland category](https://community.tourradar.com/t/about-the-switzerland-category/30529)
**Author:** [@admin](https://community.tourradar.com/u/admin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2025, 1:20pm UTC](https://community.tourradar.com/t/about-the-switzerland-category/30529 "2025-08-13T13:20:07Z")
Planning a Swiss adventure? Talk alpine hikes, scenic train journeys, city explorations, skiing and winter sports, organized tours, costs and budgeting (it’s pricey, let’s be real), transportation tips, where to stay, se… --- ## [Switzerland's scenic trains - is the Glacier Express worth it?](https://community.tourradar.com/t/switzerlands-scenic-trains-is-the-glacier-express-worth-it/52838)
**Author:** [@alexis](https://community.tourradar.com/u/alexis)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2026, 6:06am UTC](https://community.tourradar.com/t/switzerlands-scenic-trains-is-the-glacier-express-worth-it/52838 "2026-10-10T06:06:03Z")
Planning Switzerland around the scenic trains and trying to cut through the hype - is the Glacier Express actually worth the premium and the slow pace, or do the regular routes over the passes give the same views for les… --- ## [How do the high-altitude excursions feel on a Switzerland tour - any trouble with the thin air?](https://community.tourradar.com/t/how-do-the-high-altitude-excursions-feel-on-a-switzerland-tour-any-trouble-with-the-thin-air/49538)
**Author:** [@vincent](https://community.tourradar.com/u/vincent)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2026, 8:19pm UTC](https://community.tourradar.com/t/how-do-the-high-altitude-excursions-feel-on-a-switzerland-tour-any-trouble-with-the-thin-air/49538 "2026-08-07T20:19:17Z")
We’re keen on the mountaintop trips, but going from a valley to over 3,000 metres in a matter of minutes gives us slight pause. We’d like to know whether people actually feel the altitude up there and whether it’s all ge… --- ## [Worth pairing Switzerland with the Italian Lakes in one tour?](https://community.tourradar.com/t/worth-pairing-switzerland-with-the-italian-lakes-in-one-tour/50344)
**Author:** [@jacob](https://community.tourradar.com/u/jacob)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2026, 1:31pm UTC](https://community.tourradar.com/t/worth-pairing-switzerland-with-the-italian-lakes-in-one-tour/50344 "2026-08-07T13:31:38Z")
A lot of itineraries tack Lake Como or Lugano onto a Switzerland trip, and on paper it sounds a lovely contrast. I just can’t tell whether it enriches the fortnight or waters down the alpine bit we’re really there for. I… --- ## [Is a Switzerland tour built around the scenic trains worth it - Glacier Express, Bernina and the like?](https://community.tourradar.com/t/is-a-switzerland-tour-built-around-the-scenic-trains-worth-it-glacier-express-bernina-and-the-like/49977)
**Author:** [@tammy](https://community.tourradar.com/u/tammy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2026, 10:56pm UTC](https://community.tourradar.com/t/is-a-switzerland-tour-built-around-the-scenic-trains-worth-it-glacier-express-bernina-and-the-like/49977 "2026-07-22T22:56:10Z")
The panoramic trains are honestly the whole reason Switzerland appeals to us, and some tours string several of them together. We’re wondering whether that’s the dream it sounds, or whether one or two are plenty and the r… --- ## [Summer or early autumn for a Switzerland tour - which gives the clearer mountain views?](https://community.tourradar.com/t/summer-or-early-autumn-for-a-switzerland-tour-which-gives-the-clearer-mountain-views/49167)
**Author:** [@leah](https://community.tourradar.com/u/leah)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2026, 10:04am UTC](https://community.tourradar.com/t/summer-or-early-autumn-for-a-switzerland-tour-which-gives-the-clearer-mountain-views/49167 "2026-07-04T10:04:29Z")
The views are the entire point for us, and the thought of finally reaching a famous summit only to stare into cloud is the nightmare. We’re trying to choose between a summer and a September departure for the best odds of… --- ## [Does a tour take the sting out of Switzerland's prices?](https://community.tourradar.com/t/does-a-tour-take-the-sting-out-of-switzerlands-prices/48810)
**Author:** [@rebecca](https://community.tourradar.com/u/rebecca)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2026, 7:27pm UTC](https://community.tourradar.com/t/does-a-tour-take-the-sting-out-of-switzerlands-prices/48810 "2026-07-02T19:27:27Z")
Everyone warns us how eye-watering Switzerland is once you add up the trains, the meals and the mountain excursions. We’re wondering whether a packaged tour with the rail and excursions bundled in actually works out bett… --- ## [Which mountain excursion is worth it on a Switzerland tour - Jungfraujoch, the Matterhorn or another?](https://community.tourradar.com/t/which-mountain-excursion-is-worth-it-on-a-switzerland-tour-jungfraujoch-the-matterhorn-or-another/48405)
**Author:** [@kenneth](https://community.tourradar.com/u/kenneth)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2026, 8:31pm UTC](https://community.tourradar.com/t/which-mountain-excursion-is-worth-it-on-a-switzerland-tour-jungfraujoch-the-matterhorn-or-another/48405 "2026-06-26T20:31:35Z")
The high-mountain trips look glorious but also pricey and very much at the mercy of the weather. If a tour gives us the choice or a free day, we’d like to spend it on the right one. Which summit lived up to it for you, a… --- ## [Switzerland trains are SO expensive](https://community.tourradar.com/t/switzerland-trains-are-so-expensive/41601)
**Author:** [@gary](https://community.tourradar.com/u/gary)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2026, 7:33am UTC](https://community.tourradar.com/t/switzerland-trains-are-so-expensive/41601 "2026-05-16T07:33:18Z")
Hello y’all. I’m trying to plan our transport for a week in Switzerland and my jaw dropped at the train prices. Is the Swiss Travel Pass actually worth the $400+ per person if we are mostly just staying in the Jungfrau … --- ## [Zurich hotel near Hauptbahnhof for a 1 night stop](https://community.tourradar.com/t/zurich-hotel-near-hauptbahnhof-for-a-1-night-stop/44695)
**Author:** [@ray](https://community.tourradar.com/u/ray)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2026, 7:56am UTC](https://community.tourradar.com/t/zurich-hotel-near-hauptbahnhof-for-a-1-night-stop/44695 "2026-05-03T07:56:45Z")
We are flying into Zurich late (arriving around 10pm) and catching an early train to Interlaken the next morning. I just want to roll off the train, drag my bags maybe 5 minutes, sleep, and roll back on. Anyone have a sp… --- ## [Hotels Lucerne Switzerland - side trip from Geneva](https://community.tourradar.com/t/hotels-lucerne-switzerland-side-trip-from-geneva/38744)
**Author:** [@nicholas](https://community.tourradar.com/u/nicholas)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2026, 11:19am UTC](https://community.tourradar.com/t/hotels-lucerne-switzerland-side-trip-from-geneva/38744 "2026-04-16T11:19:17Z")
Hello Travellers! I’m visiting my best friend in Geneva for a couple of days and she suggested I also go for a couple of days to Lucerne to see a different part of Switzerland. Does anyone have ideas for a good hotel in … --- ## [Paragliding in Switzerland](https://community.tourradar.com/t/paragliding-in-switzerland/41537)
**Author:** [@EnlightenedSilistra](https://community.tourradar.com/u/EnlightenedSilistra)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2026, 5:48pm UTC](https://community.tourradar.com/t/paragliding-in-switzerland/41537 "2026-03-25T17:48:37Z")
I am wanting to do paragliding in Switzerland. Does anyone know if there is a company that picks you up and drops you off at the original pick up point? Most I’ve found leave from one area and end at the landing zone, th… --- ## [Where to change money?](https://community.tourradar.com/t/where-to-change-money/33745)
**Author:** [@luis](https://community.tourradar.com/u/luis)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2025, 11:27pm UTC](https://community.tourradar.com/t/where-to-change-money/33745 "2025-11-27T23:27:34Z")
I am travelling in December to Switzerland and I was wondering where I can change my money to their local currency? Should I do it in Canada or upon arrival? --- ## [Day trips by train from Geneva](https://community.tourradar.com/t/day-trips-by-train-from-geneva/33604)
**Author:** [@theresa](https://community.tourradar.com/u/theresa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2025, 3:03pm UTC](https://community.tourradar.com/t/day-trips-by-train-from-geneva/33604 "2025-09-30T15:03:11Z")
Hi everyone, I’m looking for some advice about visiting Switzerland. I’ll be travelling with my husband and we’re planning to go in early to mid December. We want to base ourselves in Geneva as we’re visiting friends, bu…