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St. Moritz in August
Great month: August is in the middle of the recommended season (June – September (summer); December – March (snow)).
The season runs to the end of September, next month.
2 days in St. Moritz in August · from ₹63,587 for two
Stay, food & local travel; getting there extra
Before you book August
Closures, crowds and rules at St. Moritz this month.
Heads up
Glacier Express: Reserve Early
Summer Glacier Express trains sell out: seat reservations (CHF 54 a person on top of the fare or Swiss Travel Pass) open 93 days ahead. Book as soon as your dates are fixed, or take the regular trains on the same line.
What it costs
For two sharing a room; 2 days on the ground, getting there not included.
Budget
₹63,587 for two
- Room a night₹22,040
- Food a day, each₹6,786
- Main sight entry, each₹4,640
Mid-range
₹1,24,019 for two
- Room a night₹40,600
- Food a day, each₹15,660
- Main sight entry, each₹4,640
Luxury
₹2,86,365 for two
- Room a night₹1,04,400
- Food a day, each₹36,540
- Main sight entry, each₹4,640
What August does to prices
- Summer Glacier Express trains sell out: seat reservations (CHF 54 a person on top of the fare or Swiss Travel Pass) open 93 days ahead.
Totals cover the room (taxes included), food, local transport, entry and a 10% buffer: the figures the planner opens on. These are typical rates; Tourisma has no month-by-month rates for Switzerland yet, so they don't move with the month.
Getting there
Fly into Zurich (ZRH), 139 km away
Then: Train · 3h 24m (SBB + Rhaetian Railway over the Albula line (UNESCO), change at Chur)
Flights from India: from 6 cities, one way from ₹32,000
Fly into Geneva (GVA), 285 km away
Then: Train · 6h 12m (SBB + Rhaetian Railway, changes at Zurich and Chur)
Flights from India: from 3 cities, one way from ₹34,000
Routes compared
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.
- At the centre, give fingerprints and a photo and pay the €90 visa fee (₹9,600) and the VFS service charge (₹2,690). Expect a decision in about 15 days, longer in summer.
- At your first Schengen airport, immigration registers your fingerprints and photo in the Entry/Exit System; the visa allows up to 90 days in any 180 across the Schengen area.
Carry: Passport issued within the last 10 years, valid at least 3 months after you leave the Schengen area, with two blank pages; Completed Schengen visa application form and two recent photos to Schengen specifications; Travel medical insurance covering at least €30,000, valid in every Schengen state for the whole trip; Return flight reservation and hotel bookings for every night; Day-by-day itinerary and a covering letter; Bank statements for the last 3-6 months and income tax returns (ITR) for 2-3 years; Employment letter with approved leave, or business or college documents.
Switzerland is in Schengen but not the EU, so one Schengen visa covers it and its neighbours. Since 2024, Indians who have used two Schengen visas properly in 3 years can be given a 2-year, then a 5-year, multiple-entry visa. The ₹ amounts follow the Swiss Embassy's April 2026 price list; confirm them, and the appointment wait, on the VFS Switzerland India site before you apply.
Checked 2026-10; confirm with the embassy before you fly.
Elsewhere in Switzerland in August
Also in season this month.
- Appenzell · great month
- Lugano · great month
- Basel · great month
- Bern · great month
- Davos · great month
- Engelberg · great month
- Geneva · great month
- Grindelwald · great month
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