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For up-to-date rail information, contact Rail Europe (Tel 08705 848 848 www.raileurope.com). Note that the Switzerland Travel Centre can take reservations for Eurostar, TGV, and Swiss rail travel (Tel 020 7420 4934).

Under 26? Consider purchasing a Billet International de Jeunesse (BIJ), which enables discounts of up to 50% to be made on international rail journeys. Contact Rail Europe, 179 Piccadilly, London W1 (for telephone and email details see above).

Internet train times: To work out your rail journey through Switzerland in advance, log on to www.rail.ch, feed in details of the journey’s start, destination and date of travel, and you will receive all the information you require, including platform numbers where a change of train is needed, plus connecting bus services where appropriate. Also SBB Mobile is a very useful app which covers all public transport information.

Travel by Road

Should you prefer to drive to Switzerland, note that a vignette (sticker) must be purchased and displayed on your vehicle when travelling within the country. This is, in effect, a motorway tax, the current cost of which is CHF40. Valid for multiple entries during the licensed period shown on the sticker, the vignette can be bought at the Swiss border of entry, or in advance from the Switzerland Travel Centre (see Appendix A).