Country guide · Central Europe & the Alps
Switzerland
18 places across 7 regions, how to get there, the entry rules for your passport, and day-by-day plans priced in your currency.
- Trip from ₹2,64,052 per person · 5 days from Delhi in Nov, visa included, for two at mid-range ·
- Visa before you fly on an Indian passport, up to 90 days · ₹12,290 fee (other passports below)
- Best Jun–Sep · month by month
Classic routes
Flying in
Flights from India
- Zurich (ZRH) · from 6 Indian cities, from ₹32,000 one way
- Geneva (GVA) · from 3 Indian cities, from ₹34,000 one way
Entry rules
Visa needed before you fly for up to 90 days, about ₹12,290
Book a Schengen visa appointment with VFS Global for Switzerland (Swiss Embassy, New Delhi, and its consulates) up to 6 months and at least 15 days before you travel; April to September slots go fast, so book 6-8 weeks ahead. Apply to Switzerland if it is where you spend the most nights.
Checked 2026-10; confirm with the embassy before you fly.
🏙️ Zurich & Northern Switzerland
The German-speaking north: Zurich and its lake, where the flights from India land; Basel's museums on the Rhine at the French and German border; the Rhine Falls by Schaffhausen; and the painted houses and cliff-face inn of Appenzell. Fast, frequent trains and short distances.
ZurichOld Town Lanes, Lake Swims and the Main Gateway2 days · best May – September
BaselArt Museums and the Rhine Where Three Countries Meet1 day · best May – September
Rhine Falls & SchaffhausenEurope's Biggest Waterfall by Volume1 day · best May – September
AppenzellPainted Houses, Cheese and the Cliff-Face Inn1 day · best May – October
🚂 Graubünden (St. Moritz & Davos)
The large, thinly peopled south-east, where Romansh is still spoken: St. Moritz and the Engadine lakes, Davos, and the narrow-gauge Rhaetian Railway whose Albula and Bernina lines are a UNESCO site. The Bernina Express runs to Tirano in Italy and the Glacier Express to Zermatt.
🌴 Ticino
Italian-speaking Switzerland south of the Gotthard, two hours from Zurich through the base tunnel: Lugano and its lake, palms, piazzas and lakeside villages, with Locarno on Lake Maggiore nearby. The mildest weather in the country, good from spring to autumn.
🌉 Lucerne & Central Switzerland
Lake Lucerne and the mountains round it: the Chapel Bridge, paddle steamers, Pilatus and Rigi from Lucerne, and Titlis with its revolving cabin and year-round snow above Engelberg. The heart of most first trips to Switzerland.
🏔️ Bern & the Bernese Oberland
The arcaded capital and the Alps south of it: Interlaken between its two lakes, Jungfraujoch at 3,454 m, the waterfall valley of Lauterbrunnen with car-free Wengen and Mürren, Grindelwald under the Eiger, and the chalet luxury of Gstaad. The busiest region for Indian travellers.
BernThe Arcaded Capital in a Loop of the Aare1 day · best May – September
InterlakenBetween Two Lakes, Below the Jungfrau3 days · best May – September
Lauterbrunnen & WengenThe Valley of 72 Waterfalls and Its Car-Free Villages2 days · best June – September (summer); December – March (snow)
GrindelwaldUnder the Eiger North Face2 days · best June – September (summer); December – March (snow)
GstaadChalet Luxury and the Glacier 3000 Peak Walk2 days · best June – September (summer); December – March (snow)
🗻 Valais (Zermatt & Saas-Fee)
The high valleys of the south-west, with most of Switzerland's four-thousand-metre peaks: car-free Zermatt under the Matterhorn, start of the Glacier Express, and car-free Saas-Fee among its glaciers. Both are reached from Visp, by train to Zermatt and by PostBus to Saas-Fee.
⛲ Geneva & Lake Geneva
The French-speaking west round Lac Léman: international Geneva with its fountain and the UN, Lausanne's cathedral and Olympic Museum, the Lavaux vineyard terraces, and Montreux with Chillon Castle and the July jazz festival. Geneva is the second airport, one stop from India.
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