Travelling in Switzerland
Travelling in Switzerland is straightforward and supremely enjoyable. Short travel times and the famously reliable public transport system save you time and money. Spectacular and scenic drives or rail journeys are easy to integrate into any itinerary.
Facts about Basel
number of inhabitants: 171'017
official language: German
closest airport: EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg
nice to know: Home of Art Basel, famous for the pharmaceutical sector
Facts about Bern
number of inhabitants: 133'115
official language: German
closest airport: Bern Airport
nice to know: capital city of Switzerland and home of the Swiss parliament - the heart of Swiss democracy.
Facts about Crans-Montana
number of inhabitants: 866
official language: French
closest airport: Geneva Airport
nice to know: Roger Moore used to live in Crans-Montana
Facts about Davos
number of inhabitants: 11'136
official language: German
closest airport: Zurich Airport
Nice to know: Davos is the highest city in europe
Facts about Engelberg
number of inhabitants: 3'721
official language: German
closest airport: Zurich Airport
Facts about Flims Laax Falera
number of inhabitants: 4'750
official language: German
closest airport: Zurich Airport
nice to know: Europe's most spectacular freestyle event takes place in Laax: Laax Open
Facts about Geneva
number of inhabitants: 198'979
official language: French
closest airport: Geneva Airport
nice to know: Place of 42 international organizations and about 750 non-governmental organizations
Facts about Interlaken
number of inhabitants: 5319
official language: German
closest airport: Bern Airport or Zurich Airport
nice to know: Interlaken is placed between two lakes. The name comes from the latin language "inter lacus" (between the lakes)
Facts about Lausanne
number of inhabitants: 137'810
official language: French
closest airport: Geneva Airport
nice to know: Lausanne is the Olympic capital as it is home to the Olympic Committee and also the Olympic Museum
Facts about Lucerne
number of inhabitants: 81'592
official language: German
closest airport: Zurich Airport
Nice to know: The famous Kappelbrücke is the city's landmark. In 1995 a fire destroyed a large part of the bridge. The bridge where immediately rebuild. Even today the bridge is still an eye catcher.
Facts about Lugano
number of inhabitants: 63'932
official language: Italian
closest airport: Lugano Airport, Milan Malpensa Airport
nice to know: largest town in the southern part of Switzerland
Facts about Montreux
number of inhabitants: 24'520
official language: French
closest airport: Geneva Airport
nice to know: Home of the world famous Montreux Jazz Festival, Freddy Mercury lived in Montreux
Facts about St. Gallen-Lake Constance
number of inhabitants: 75'481
official language: German
closest airport: Zurich Airport
nice to know: The FC St. Gallen is the oldest still existing football club in Switzerland (founded in 1879). It is the pride of the inhabitants.
Facts about Zurich
number of inhabitants: 402'762
official language: German
closest airport: Zurich Airport
nice to know: Home of Dadaism, largest city in Switzerland, famous for the financial sector