CH47.0°N · 8.0°EPhoto: Alagna · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsWestern Europe travel guide
Switzerland
Alpine peaks, lakes and trains that run on time
Switzerland is the Alps at their most accessible: cogwheel trains and cable cars reach glaciers and summits. Interlaken, Lucerne and Zermatt are the usual bases.
For Indian travellers. Many Bollywood films were shot in the Swiss Alps, and Mount Titlis has a life-size cut-out of Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol.
Places worth your time
Photo: Countdan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Jungfraujoch
Bernese Oberland
Europe's highest railway station at 3,454 m.
Photo: Chensiyuan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Matterhorn
Zermatt
Car-free village; the Gornergrat railway gives the best views.
Photo: CARLO FEDELE BARRI · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons Lake Lucerne and Mount Titlis
Central Switzerland
Old town bridges and a rotating cable car up to a glacier.
Photo: Daniel Schwen · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons Glacier Express
Zermatt to St. Moritz
Slow panoramic train across the Alps.
Know before you go
- A Swiss Travel Pass can save money on trains, boats and museums.
- Switzerland is expensive; supermarkets help for meals.
Key facts
- Official name
- Swiss Confederation
- Capital
- Bern
- Currency
- Swiss franc (CHF Fr.)
- Languages
- French, Swiss German, Italian, Romansh
- Calling code
- +41
- Area
- 41,284 km²
- Region
- Western Europe · landlocked
Who can get in easily
93 of 198 passports can enter Switzerland without arranging a visa in advance.
- Visa-free
- Visa on arrival
- eTA
- eVisa
- Visa required
Visa requirements for Switzerland by passport
IndiaVisa required
United StatesVisa-free90 days
United KingdomVisa-free90 days
United Arab EmiratesVisa-free90 days
ChinaVisa required
SingaporeVisa-free90 days
PakistanVisa required
BangladeshVisa required
Sri LankaVisa required
NepalVisa required
NigeriaVisa required
PhilippinesVisa required
CanadaVisa-free90 days
AustraliaVisa-free90 days
GermanyVisa-free
Pick any passport above to see the full requirements, or use the selector at the top.
Nearby countries
Austria
France
Italy
LiechtensteinSources: Wikipedia's "Visa requirements for … citizens" articles (CC BY-SA 4.0) for 199 passports; Passport Index Data (imorte), scraped from passportindex.org, published 17 Feb 2026 for the rest. Last checked 11 Oct 2026. Cover photo: Photo: Alagna · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons.